WASHINGTON — The US Treasury Department authorized the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil on Monday, a move promised under an agreement reached by Washington and Tehran last week. The general license, announced as the two sides continue talks aimed at reaching a final peace deal, allows the production, delivery and sale of crude […]
SRINAGAR — Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he felt “positives” during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir and there was encouraging progress towards normalcy in the Union Territory. Tharoor, who was here for Nalanda Dialogues, made these remarks in a post on X after meeting Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes and Test team-mate Gus Atkinson were both withdrawn from their respective County Championship fixtures on Sunday in what appears to be an indication they will be available to play in next week’s series finale against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. The pair were dropped from the ongoing second Test […]
JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his rented accommodation here on Monday, officials said. Nitish Kumar (33), a resident of Pathankot in Punjab, was found hanging from the ceiling in his room at the Paloura locality in the outskirts of the city, they said. The officials […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Kashmir Muhammad Umar Farooq has strongly condemned the actions of the Government for placing him under house arrest and preventing him from attending a pre-scheduled condolence gathering for the late Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Ahmad Shah Sahib, son of the Muhaajir-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Yusuf Shah (RA) and brother in law of shaheed […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party Leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed Para on Monday said that he that he is taken aback by Omar Abdullah’s recent alteration in his stance on Article 370. Speaking to reporters, Para said that the statehood that LG has talked about, the same statehood that the Home Minister has discussed, is […]
MELBOURNE — Australian pacer Mitchell Starc overtook legendary compatriot Brett Lee to become the fastest bowler to achieve 100 ODI wickets in his country. Starc accomplished this feat during the first ODI against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the game, Starc delivered a fine performance with the ball. He took three wickets […]
ISLAMABAD — A court in Pakistan on Monday witnessed emotional scenes when jailed former premier Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi burst into tears, expressing her utter helplessness against the inefficient justice system and her husband’s “unjust sentencing”. The former first lady appeared before Islamabad District Magistrate Afzal Majoka’s court to acquire bail for her husband […]
JAMMU — Newly-elected Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Sharma on Monday vowed to fight all forms of anti-national narratives and committed himself to equal development of both the Jammu and the Kashmir regions of the Union Territory. Soon after taking over the party responsibility in Jammu, Sharma told IANS, “Our 28 MLAs and party […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the newly elected government of the Union Territory “will make all efforts for the restoration of full statehood” and it would be a “befitting reciprocation” of the faith reposed by people in democratic institutions. In his maiden address to the first-ever […]
JAMMU — The Rashtriya Bajrang Dal (RBD) held a protest march here on Monday against against the National Conference (NC) over the recent remarks by ruling party president Farooq Abdullah. The Dal also protested against the increasing terror incidents and also against Pakistan for aiding and abetting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah had recently […]
NEW DELHI — Indian Air Force (IAF) has said it has ordered an enquiry hours after a MiG-29 aircraft crashed after encountering a system malfunction near Agra in Uttar Pradesh. There was no loss of life or property reported in the incident. “A MiG-29 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Agra during a routine training […]
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistan high court on Monday issued a notice to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeking a response from the probe body to a bail application filed by jailed former premier Imran Khan in the Toshakhana II case. Islamabad High Court judge Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb presided over the case. Khan has requested […]
