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) — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Anantnag district unit on Friday suspended the primary membership of nine party office bearers and removed them from all organisational posts with immediate effect for allegedly organising and participating in an unauthorised Tiranga rally held at Khanabal in Anantnag on August 5. According to an office order […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that the PGTI golf tournament, J&K Open, that concluded on Friday, will be an annual event from here on and the effort is to make the union territory the golfing capital of the country. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the Professional Golf Tour of India […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United Arab Emirates briefly on Friday, where he is likely to discuss long-term energy supply deals and seek support to expand his country’s strategic oil reserves, three sources said. The UAE will be Modi’s first stop on a five-nation tour from May 15 to 20, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat on Thursday issued a stern warning to Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti for “pumping narcotics” into India, saying he, along with his associates, will be hunted and hounded, and his evil infrastructure will be decimated. “A warning to Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti who is ISI’s acolyte and partner […]
TEHRAN — Iranian media reported Thursday that naval forces had allowed a group of Chinese ships to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz since the night before. Iran has largely blocked shipping through the strait since the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28. In peacetime, the route accounts […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested two drug peddling suspects, including a woman, with alleged links to an interstate narco-trafficking network, an official said on Thursday. Qazigund police station in Kulgam district busted the narcotics trade after a naka team deployed at Churrat near Kund Mode apprehended a suspicious person identified as Shakoor […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thursday attached a Hizbul Mujahideen terror handler’s immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, an official said. In continuation of its sustained crackdown on the terror ecosystem, Sopore Police attached a land measuring 10 Marlas, valued at approximately Rs 20 lakh, situated at the Kehnusa area of Bandipora district in […]
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that missteps on Taiwan could push their two countries into “conflict”, a stark opening salvo as they met in Beijing on Thursday at a superpower summit. Trump had arrived in China with accolades for his host, calling Xi a “great leader” and “friend”, […]
LUCKNOW — At least 89 people were killed after a strong storm and heavy rain pounded several districts of Uttar Pradesh, uprooting trees and electric poles and damaging houses, according to the Relief Commissioner’s office. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the loss of lives and damage caused by the unseasonal rain, thunderstorms and […]
NEW DELHI — A woman was allegedly raped by the driver and the conductor of a sleeper bus inside the vehicle in Delhi, police sources said on Thursday. The two accused have been arrested in connection with the incident that took place on the night of May 11, the sources said. Delhi Police has not […]
NEW DELHI — India has banned the export of sugar till September 30 this year, according to a government notification. The notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on May 13 said this order does not apply to sugar being exported to the European Union and the US under the tariff rate […]
NEW DELHI — Major dairy brands Amul and Mother Dairy on Wednesday announced an increase of Rs 2 per litre in milk prices, effective from May 14, citing rising input and procurement costs. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand, said the prices of fresh pouch milk have been […]
