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 […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday claimed several leaders and workers of her party were placed under house arrest to prevent them from protesting against the government over the issue of “backdoor” appointments. “The NC government repeatedly hides behind the excuse that the police department is beyond its control whenever questions of accountability […]
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 […]
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 […]
ISLAMABAD — Australia beat Pakistan by two wickets in a nail-biting fixture in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday. Chasing a modest 204-run target set out by the Green Shirts, the Kangaroos had to fight their way against the Pakistani bowling unit to secure a 1-0 lead in the three-match […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the high voter turnout in the assembly polls reflected the enduring faith of the people in the democratic process, but the aspiration for the return to statehood remains strong. In his maiden address to the first-ever legislative assembly of the Union territory of […]
