JAMMU — Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with different quantities of heroin in Doda and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. A police team intercepted a vehicle at a checkpoint in Doda town and subjected its two occupants to frisking, leading to the recovery of 53 grams of heroin […]
HONG KONG — Oil prices tumbled and stocks soared Monday after the United States and Iran said they had reached a deal to end their war that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sending a wave of relief through global markets. The two sides confirmed an announcement from mediator Pakistan, with a signing ceremony set […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran said they reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, but offered little indication on the thorny question of Tehran’s nuclear programme. Washington and Islamabad said the agreement was to be signed on Friday in […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said safeguarding the annual Amarnath yatra is the duty of Kashmiris, and an opportunity to build harmony in times of growing hate and polarisation. The 57-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas is set to begin on July 3. The former chief minister, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district of South Kashmir and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession. According to a police statement, in the first operation, a team from Police Post Sherbagh intercepted a suspicious individual during […]
SINGAPORE — Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $3.58, or 4.10%, to $83.75 a barrel by 0004 […]
TEHRAN — The United States and Iran agreed a peace deal and an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, mediator Pakistan said, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in Middle East. Pakistani Prime Minister Shebhaz Sharif posted on X that a peace deal “has […]
TEHRAN — Iran said on Sunday there was “no point” in peace talks with the United States, accusing it of failing to uphold its commitments and casting doubt on a deal that Donald Trump had insisted would be signed imminently. The latest hurdle came hours after Israel — which launched the war alongside the US […]
BEIRUT — Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, killing three people, in response to what it said was Hezbollah fire at northern Israel, while its military also carried out broader strikes on southern Lebanon. The latest escalation came amid expectations that a deal between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed all private water filling stations operating across Jammu division to register themselves with the authorities concerned within 10 days. The directive aims to create a credible registry of private water filling stations and strengthen oversight of water distribution services in the region, Minister for Jal Shakti, […]