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 […]
JAMMU — BJP national president Nitin Nabin will visit Jammu on July 6 and 7 on his first visit to the Union Territory after assuming charge of the party earlier this year, a senior party leader said on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Sharma announced at a meeting of party office bearers here, […]
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 […]
ISLAMABAD — Amid stringent measures put in place by the Pakistan government to thwart the protest march on Sunday, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party is all set to hold its much-hyped march towards Islamabad as he called on the masses to unite to “break the shackles of slavery”. Pakistan on Saturday closed down […]
NEW DELHI — total of 1,574 players will go under the hammer in the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday which includes 1,165 Indian players and 409 overseas players, all competing for a place in the world’s premier T20 league. The comprehensive list of registered players features 320 […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday extended a warm invitation to people from across the country to visit the Union Territory for a unique experience, saying “we look forward to welcome you with open arms”. Abdullah was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a J&K Day event at the India […]
ISLAMABAD — The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has warned of a potential terrorist attack targeting former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest march here, said media reports. The alert, issued on Thursday but revealed in the media on Saturday, cited intelligence from “multiple sources” indicating that terrorists belonging to the […]
BEIRUT — At least 34 people were killed and 80 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, media reported. According to the official National News Agency (NNA) on Saturday, 24 people were killed, and 44 others were injured in eastern Lebanon. The casualties were reported in the towns of Bodai, Shmustar, Hafir, […]
ISLAMABAD — Amid the ongoing violent clashes between the tribal groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, 16 more people were killed over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 30, police said on Saturday. At least 20 others sustained injuries during the fierce armed clashes between the rival tribes that took place in […]
JAMMU — A “notorious” Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the terrorists was booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, police said. Abdul Qayoom alias “Punjabi”, a resident of Jajote Kandu village of Darhal, was booked under the PSA and sent to jail to curb his “anti-national” activities, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man accused of raping a woman here from his home state Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. Mohd Ali, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, was on the run after he was booked for rape on the complaint of a woman at Pacca Danga […]
SRINAGAR — The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) Saturday appealed to the Members of the Parliament to raise their voice for the release of fellow parliamentarian and party chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid. Addressing a press conference here, AIP vice president G N Shaheen said Rashid alias Engineer Rashid “was summoned to Delhi and detained under false […]
PESHAWAR — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Aftab Alam on Saturday dismissed the media reports regarding an attack on the provincial government’s helicopter in Parachinar. “No incident of firing at helicopter took place and entire delegation is completely safe,” Aftab Alam told Geo News. Earlier, it was reported that a helicopter carrying a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government […]
