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 — Washington has no business interfering in internal matters of other countries, National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi said Saturday, questioning Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s meeting with the US envoy despite violence in Palestine and Iran perpetrated by the United States and its ally Israel. “If I were to receive legitimacy from […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
DUBAI — Captain Babar Azam (68 not out off 52 balls), wicketkeeper-opener Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out off 55 balls) scored half-centuries as Pakistan crushed India by 10 wickets in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 contest at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Earlier, Virat Kohli scored a crucial half-century (59 off 47 […]
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the government of India is working to ensure that “no civilian gets killed in the violence in Kashmir.” Addressing a rally in Jammu, Shah, whose visit comes amid a spate of civilian killings in the Valley, said: Government is working to ensure that no […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha Sunday warned those who incite people to trigger violence, saying the government does not believe in “buying peace” but is firm on ensuring peace on the ground. Sinha made these remarks at a public rally with Union home minister Amit Shah who is on his first […]
JAMMU — Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Jammu and Kashmir government was ensuring equitable development of both regions of the Union territory. He noted a new era of development has started in the UT. Shah arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on a three-day visit on Saturday for the first time after […]
JAMMU — An arrested Pakistani militant was killed, while three security personnel were injured on Sunday when militants opened fire on a joint search party of the Army and police inside a forest in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Heavy firing and explosions were reported from Bhatta Durrian forest of Mendhar which […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday charged that “repression” was the Government of India’s only method to deal with the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting to the remarks by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat warning of further curbs in Kashmir to tackle the recent violence, Mehbooba also said his statement […]
NEW DELHI — PhonePe, the Walmart-owned digital payments company, has started levying transaction fees on certain transactions including UPI. The company had recorded over 165 crores UPI transactions on its platform in September. The company is the first digital payment app to start charging for UPI-based transactions. This service is being provided free of cost […]
NEW DELHI — General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff said that restrictions imposed following the scrapping of Article 370 may return to the Kashmir Valley at the cost of freedom of movement because of militancy related activities, The Hindu reported. Rawat accused Pakistan of carrying out a proxy war to “create fear-mongering” because […]
KULGAM — The body of a 15-year-old youth was found near a Water channel in Badroo area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. An official told that some passersby spotted the body lying at the water channel and informed the police about it. “Later, a team of police reached the spot and […]
SHOPIAN — A civilian was on Sunday morning killed near CRPF camp in Babapora area of Zainapora hamlet in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official told that a civilian, identified as Shahid Aijaz from Anantnag was killed in a firing incident at Babapora area of Shopian. Meanwhile, a top police official informed that he was […]
