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 […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to defer the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG examination, scheduled for September 12, saying it does not want to interfere with the process and it will be “very unfair” to reschedule it. A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said if students wanted to appear in multiple […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti Monday said that treatment meted to the body of veteran separatist leader, Syed Ali Geelani was uncalled for, and said that one can fight with living person, but the dead body must not get indifferent treatment. Talking to the media persons, Mehbooba […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has denounced the filing of an FIR against Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s family by the Jammu and Kashmir police with regards to the late leader’s death. In a statement, APHC said the details shared by Geelani’s son to the media stating that the authorities took the body of […]
SRINAGAR — Tourists from Karnataka and Bengaluru who visited Kashmir last week were stuck there due to the unexpected curfew. Phone network and internet was snapped and they had no way to reach out to their families or move from one district to another, following the death of the separatist, Sayed Ali Shah Geelani on […]
SRINAGAR: More than two years after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, the administration of Ladakh, one of the two UTs, has issued an order to temporarily define who is a resident of the UT for non-gazetted government jobs. According to Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021, only […]
SRINAGAR — Taking the security agencies by surprise, foreign militants outnumber local militants in north Kashmir — comprising three districts of Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara — in a changing trend, according to official figures. The sudden spike in numbers has forced the police to restrict the movement of mainstream leaders and elected grassroots representatives because […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police have arrested a gang of four economic offenders allegedly involved in an insurance fraud case targetting veteran army officials. The group was cheating the veterans in the name of facilitating release of outstanding insurance of maturities and bonus. The fraudsters were demanding money from their targetted persons. According to […]
SRINAGAR — Three days after the death of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday registered an FIR against his family for draping his body in Pakistani flag and resorting to anti-India sloganeering. A police official said FIR No 227/ 2021 under section 353 of Indian penal code, 13 Unlawful […]
KABUL — Ariana Afghan Airlines resumed some flights in Afghanistan between Kabul and three major provincial cities on Saturday, the carrier said, after a technical team from Qatar reopened the capital’s airport for aid and domestic services. Flights between Kabul and the western city of Herat, Mazar-i Sharif in northern Afghanistan and Kandahar in the […]
SRINAGAR — Police and security forces detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device at Bemina area of Srinagar on Saturday. A senior Police told that the device was found on roadside in Hamdania Colony of Bemina. Later, a bomb disposal squad reached the spot and defused the IED without any damage to life or property. […]
