NEW DELHI — Elon Musk on Sunday confirmed that the new Twitter Blue subscription service with verification (blue badge) for $8 will be available in India in less than a month. The company has already started testing Twitter Blue subscription plan for Apple iOS users, which provides verification and other benefits. When a Twitter follower […]
MELBOURNE — India set up a semifinal showdown with England in the Men’s T20 World Cup after a 71-run thrashing of Zimbabwe in their final Group 2 match in Super 12 stage in front of a huge crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. After K.L Rahul gave India a good start with his […]
ADELAIDE — Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s four-wicket haul helped Pakistan confirm their semifinal spot in the Men’s T20 World Cup with a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their final Group 2 match of Super 12s at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. The unpredictable nature of the tournament meant that this clash became a virtual […]
ADELAIDE — The Netherlands caused the biggest upset of the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating South Africa by 13 runs in their last Super 12 Group 2 game and showing the Temba Bavuma-led side the exit door at the Adelaide Oval here on Sunday. The result means India, even if they lose their last Super […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was inclement in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Sunday that widespread light to moderate rain/snow is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. “Widespread light to moderate rain/snow is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an office of the MeT […]
ANANTNAG — A youth was arrested in Anantnag district following a video in which he was seen thrashing a school-going girl went viral on social media on Saturday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a Class 11th student (name withheld), a resident of Zadipora Khanabal has been arrested by Anantnag Police […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has granted promotion to the next rank to 625 head constables and constables, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. “On the recommendations of Departmental Promotion Committee, ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has approved the promotions of 206 Head Constables and 419 Constables to the rank of ASI and Selection grade […]
SYDNEY — England held their nerves to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets and qualify for the semifinals of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, here on Saturday. With this win, England also knocked out defending champions Australia from the tournament. On the other hand, Sri Lanka were already out […]
JAMMU — Two sisters, reported missing from their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, were rescued from Punjab and four people allegedly involved in their abduction arrested, police said on Saturday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Poonch, Rohit Baskotra had constituted a special investigation team following a complaint lodged by the mother of the duo […]
KULGAM — Police in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have booked five notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS act and have been lodged in Baderwah and Rajouri district jails. In a statement, a spokesperson said that in its continuous offensive against drug peddling and its propagators, to eradicate the menace of drugs completely from the society, […]