SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the U.S. and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures climbed 58 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.57 a barrel at 0207 GMT while U.S. West Texas […]
SRINAGAR — Congress MLA from Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, alleged that a National Conference MLA’s brother and supporters attempted to assault him during an official meeting on Friday. Jalal Akbar Lone, brother of Sonawari MLA Hilal Akbar Lone, and his aides disrupted the meeting held to review development works and use of funds in Bandipora, resorted […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]
JAMMU — The outcome of the Delhi Assembly polls is a lesson for all, especially those who believe that they can fight against the BJP-RSS combine alone, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress said on Saturday. The BJP cleaned out the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and returned to power in Delhi after more […]
SRINAGAR — Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday said the party will continue to fight for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood with constitutional guarantees. “The Congress party shall continue to fight for rights of the people and full statehood with constitutional guarantees to restore the dignity of J&K. We will […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — ANN News has shot a legal notice to Facebook Page administrator ‘Kashmiri Blasters’ seeking Rs. 25 lakh compensation for making infringement of its copyright. The notice has asked the Facebook Page administrator to delete the replication of TV show namely Spin and Win and tender written apology within seven days. ANN News […]
RAJOURI — Soldiers on patrolling duty were fired upon from a forest across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, prompting retaliation by the Indian troops, security officials said. There was no casualty in the brief firing but an alert has been sounded to maintain strict vigil, […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has written a “second open letter” to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, stressing that the country’s biggest political party is being “targeted”. “I wrote an open letter to the Army Chief (you) with sincere intentions for the betterment of the country and the nation, […]
JAMMU — Stressing the historical ties between Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday reaffirmed that administrative reorganisation would not alter the deep-rooted relationship between the two regions. Ladakh was carved out as a separate Union Territory from Jammu and Kashmir on October 31, 2019, following abrogation of Article 370 and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday passed a snide remark on opposition parties as the BJP was heading for a decisive victory in the Delhi assembly polls. “Aur lado aapas mein!!! (Keep on fighting each other),” Abdullah posted on X with a meme. He was referring to the trends emerging […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP has secured a majority in the Delhi Assembly elections, winning 38 out of 70 seats, according to the Election Commission. The saffron party is also leading in 10 seats, while the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has secured a total of 17 seats and is leading in five more, the EC data […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers have been arrested in Multan and Muzaffarabad as the party holds rallies nationwide to mark February 8 as ‘Black Day,’ the anniversary of last year’s controversial elections. In Multan, PTI leaders Meher Bano Qureshi, Zahid Bahar Hashmi, and Dalir Meher were detained by police at Pull Chatta […]
JAMMU — Days after Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq met members of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits to discuss their return to the valley, Panun Kashmir – a prominent group representing the community – on Saturday dismissed the reconciliatory efforts as “meaningless”. The group said the struggle for a separate homeland within Kashmir where Kashmiri […]
