Sports

Lungi Ngidi leaves IPL game in ambulance after head injury

NEW DELHI — Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi was rushed to hospital after sustaining a head injury during an Indian Premier League game on Saturday, but the South African is stable and will soon be discharged, organisers said. Chasing a skier offered by Punjab Kings batter Priyank Arya, Ngidi back-pedalled from his mid-off position but […]

Politics

PDP alerts over cash crunch, unpaid pensions, and stalled dues in J&K

SRINAGAR — Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar on Wednesday expressed grave concerns over the severe cash crunch affecting Jammu and Kashmir’s government treasuries. He warned that the crisis is leaving contractors, government employees, and pensioners in dire financial straits. In a statement, Akhtar highlighted the plight of pensioners, whose […]

India

Darul Uloom Deoband opposes changes to Waqf Act

NEW DELHI — India’s oldest Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Wednesday opposed the proposed changes to the existing Waqf law during a meeting with the Parliamentary panel examining the bill. Maulana Arshad Madani, the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, appearing before the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired by BJP member Jagdambika […]

Kashmir

Union home, tourism ministries holding discussion on allowing satellite phones for trekkers in J&K

SRINAGAR — Discussions between Union home and tourism ministries are at an advanced stage on allowing satellite phones for trekkers in no-network zones in the Kashmir valley, Tourism Director Raja Yaqoob Farooq said here on Wednesday. “The tourism ministry, Government of India, has already taken up (the issue) with the MHA for different states, because […]