CHENNAI — At least 39 people were killed and over 50 injured on Saturday in a stampede at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu said. “So far, 39 people have died, including 13 men, 17 women, 4 boys, and 5 girls — while […]
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his country was ready for a “composite, comprehensive and result-oriented” dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, as he criticised New Delhi over the situation in Kashmir. In his address to the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Sharif […]
OSLO — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her fight against dictatorship in the country. Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer and leader of the liberal opposition party Vente Venezuela, was barred in 2024 by Venezuela’s courts from running for president and challenging […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the sanctioning of 5,061 houses in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir that were damaged in recent natural calamities. He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving the special project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday he has ordered the reopening of 12 tourist spots in Jammu and Kashmir which were closed in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack in April this year. The LG administration shut down nearly 50 tourist spots following the deadly terror attack at Baisaran in the Pahalgam area […]
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his country was ready for a “composite, comprehensive and result-oriented” dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, as he criticised New Delhi over the situation in Kashmir. In his address to the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Sharif […]
LEH — Police arrested climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood and Sixth Schedule status left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory. Wangchuk was taken into custody by a police party led by Ladakh Police chief S D Singh Jamwal at 2:30 pm, officials said, […]
JAMMU — In its first programme in Jammu, YASHODA AI—the flagship digital literacy initiative of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Future Shift Labs—conducted a special workshop at Central University, Jammu. The event educated students on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), while raising awareness about cyber safety, digital rights, and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the arrest of climate activist Soman Wangchuk was unfortunate, and accused the BJP-led NDA government of backtracking on its promises. “This (Wangchuk’ arrest) is unfortunate. The way the Central government was after him since yesterday, it seemed they would do something like this,” […]
LEH — “He was treated like a criminal without any reason,” was an angry outburst from Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested from his village Ulyaktopo two days after violent protests in Leh over demands for statehood and constitutional safeguards, leaving four people dead and 59 others injured. Wangchuk […]
LEH — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested Friday by a police party here, two days after violent protests by supporters of the movement for statehood and extension of Sixth Schedule of Constitution left four persons dead and 90 others injured, officials said. Wangchuk was taken into custody by the police party led Ladakh DGP […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Friday once again placed Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest, preventing him from offering congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid Srinagar for the third consecutive week. In a statement on X, Mirwaiz said police informed him in the morning that he would not be allowed to visit Jamia Masjid. “What […]
WASHINGTON — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by Field Marshal Asim Munir, met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday during his visit to the United States for the 80th United Nations General Assembly session. He made a brief visit to Washington from New York for the meeting with Trump on […]
