ISLAMABAD — Iran has handed over its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States to mediators in Pakistan, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. The U.S. and Pakistan did not immediately confirm receiving the new proposal. There was no word on what details are included in the plan submitted late Thursday, according to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday accused the BJP, National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of colluding in “match-fixing” during the Rajya Sabha elections. Recalling his experience from the 2015 Rajya Sabha polls, Lone said, “I remember in 2015 I cast my […]
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 […]
TEL AVIV — The Israeli Defense Forces Spokesperson revealed new footage on Saturday evening documenting the death of Hamas leader and mastermind of the October 7 attacks Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar and two other terrorists were killed in a chance encounter with Israeli soldiers in Rafah on Thursday. His body was taken to Israel and positively […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who ran a half marathon on Sunday, expressed hope that the Kashmir Marathon would become one of the top athletic events in the world in the coming years. “I am thankful to the people of Srinagar for the way they came out to encourage the runners. […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday flagged off Kashmir Marathon, the first international athletic event to be held in the valley. Abdullah was accompanied by Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty at the flagging ceremony of the marathon in which around 2000 athletes from across the country and abroad took part. The participants included top […]
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu, Anand Jain visited the border district of Poonch on Saturday to review the operational preparedness of the force and discuss various policing and security-related issues, a police spokesperson said. As part of the visit, a series of meetings and interactions were held with senior officers, station […]
JAUNPUR (UP) — A unique cross-border wedding ceremony took place in this Uttar Pradesh district, when a BJP leader’s son married a Pakistani girl through an online “nikah”. Tahseen Shahid, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator, had arranged the marriage of his elder son, Mohammad Abbas Haider, with Andleep Zahra, a resident of Lahore. Despite […]
JAMMU — Several delegations from various districts of Jammu region on Saturday met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his official residence here and raised developmental concerns in their respective areas, an official said. Abdullah was in Jammu for a party function, from where he went to his residence. This marks his first visit to Jammu […]
JAMMU — A man aged around 30 years died after he fell off a running train here, a Government Railway Police (GRP) officer said on Saturday. The body of the man with the head crushed was found on the railway tracks near the overhead bridge at Channi on the city outskirts late on Friday night, […]
JERUSALEM — Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday more than 400 Palestinians were killed in the north of the territory over the past two weeks during an ongoing military assault Israel says is aimed at preventing Hamas militants from regrouping. The military launched a sweeping air and ground assault targeting northern Gaza on October 6. […]
SRINAGAR — The resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, urging the Union Government to restore statehood to J&K, has been cleared by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The Cabinet had met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday and passed a unanimous resolution for restoration of statehood “in its original form”, […]
NEW DELHI — More than 30 flights of various Indian airlines, including Vistara, Air India and IndiGo, received bomb threats on Saturday, according to sources. Flights of Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air, Vistara, SpiceJet, Star Air and Alliance Air have received the threats, the sources said. So far this week, at least 70 flights of […]
