BENGALURU — Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures climbed $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 per barrel by 0051 GMT, while […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday alleged that senior leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) have been issuing threats to PDP leader Yasir Reshi and sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah into the matter. In a post on X, Iltija Mufti claimed that […]
DUBAI — India on Sunday reclaimed the No.1 position in ICC men’s T20I rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe in the ongoing three-match series at Harare. The reigning T20 world champions regained the top spot from England, who had dethroned Shreyas Iyer’s side after their 4-0 series win recently. India had also […]
NEW DELHI — A group of blind students from South Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area set up a camp on one of the routes of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi on Saturday. Around 15-20 blind students gathered on the route of Apollo hospital holding banners and chanting slogans ‘Nafrat Chodo, Bharat Jodo’ […]
RAJOURI — A man was arrested for murdering his wife in Khawas village of Rajouri district on December 21, police said here on Saturday. In a statement, a spokesperson said that on December 21, an information was received through reliable sources that during intervening night throat slit body of a lady namely Shameena Koser (26) […]
SRINAGAR — Intensifying the crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), State Investigation Agency (SIA) is carrying out raids at many locations in central and south Kashmir on Saturday morning as part of its investigation of a case registered at SIA and some properties belonging to banned Jamaat-e-Islami have been attached. Reliable sources told news agency Kashmir Dot […]
SRINAGAR — Severe cold wave continued to grip Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir during the last 24 hours, the MeT office said on Saturday. Forecasting a dry, cold weather with clear sky, an official of the MeT department said, “Cold, dry weather with clear sky is expected during the next 24 hours in J&K and […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two militants of The Resistance Front (TRF) from Bandipora district in North Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. Police in a statement said that Bandipora Police along with 26 AR & CRPF have arrested two militants of (TRF) LeT along with arms & […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency on Friday filed a chargesheet against three accused persons in a case related to cross border trade and militancy funding. in a statement, that the chargesheet was filed under sections 120B of IPC and sections 17, 20, 21, 39 and 40 of UA(P) Act against Tanveer Ahmad Wani of […]
NEW DELHI — New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy on Friday said they have decided to transfer most of their shares in the news network to Adani Group. Roys will sell 27.26 per cent out of their 32.26 per cent shareholding in the news broadcaster to Adani Group while retaining […]
LUCKNOW — The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Live Law reported. This order paves the way for his release, three months after the Supreme Court had granted him bail in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu based Cricketer Vivrant Sharma has brought cheer for his fans as the all-rounder has been bought by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) for a whopping 2.6 crore rupees from a base price of mere rupees 20 lac, during the ongoing coveted Indian Premier League (IPL) auctioneering. The 23-year-old left-handed strike batter Vivrant made a […]
NEW DELHI — Sixteen Indian Army personnel including three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCQs) were killed in a road accident when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge while negotiating a sharp turn at Zema in North Sikkim, the Army said. It said four injured soldiers have been air evacuated. “In a tragic […]
