SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose on Monday after shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed while talks between US and Iranian officials in their first meeting under an interim peace deal were off to a bumpy start. Brent crude futures climbed 54 cents or 0.67%, to $81.11 a barrel by 0030 GMT, after touching a […]
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LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes and Test team-mate Gus Atkinson were both withdrawn from their respective County Championship fixtures on Sunday in what appears to be an indication they will be available to play in next week’s series finale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 […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Thursday established a Public Grievance Cell regarding passport verification cases, services and other related matters at CID headquarters, near Government Arts Emporium in Srinagar. They said the general public having grievances with regard to passport cases or related matters can visit every Tuesday from 12 pm onwards. The general public can […]
SRINAGAR — The Director Law Enforcement J&K, Mohammad Ilyas Khatib along with the team of Enforcement Officers inspected various pesticides, fertilizer dealers in south and central Kashmir districts including Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Anantnag, Budgam and Srinagar. During the inspection, the team seized 25 metric tonnes of non-standard vermi compost from Pulwama district. Sale Stop notice […]
NEW DELHI — Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Thursday appointed the 51st Chief Justice of India. He will take oath on November 11, a day after incumbent Justice D Y Chandrachud demits office on attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud took over as the CJI on November 8, 2022. Justice Khanna will have a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A man from West Bengal was found dead in the fields of the Gangbugh area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Thursday. “Police received information telephonically that an unidentified male body was lying in the fields of Gangbugh, Srinagar. Upon receiving this information, a team from Police Station Batamaloo reached […]
GAZA — Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday that Israel aims to “empty” the Gaza Strip of Palestinians, especially in the northern part where it launched a sweeping assault this month. “It has been a full year since the greatest catastrophe that the Palestinian people experienced after the Nakba of 1948, which is the Israeli […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court (SC) today set aside a High Court’s decision to accept the date of birth mentioned in the Aadhaar Card to determine the age of the victim in a motor accident compensation case. The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Ujjal Bhuyan was not inclined to accept the suitability of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Minister for Jal Shakti, Javed Ahmed Rana, today said that we have a collective responsibility towards welfare of people and should work towards achieving that goal in a transparent manner while involving community at the local level. He made these remarks during a comprehensive maiden review meeting of the Jal Shakti department […]
RAWALPINDI — England fought back to reduce Pakistan to 73-3 at close on the opening day of the series-deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday, with home spinner Sajid Khan grabbing six wickets. Sajid finished with 6-128 and Noman Ali grabbed 3-88 after a rearguard 89 by Jamie Smith enabled England to post 267, having […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This is Omar Abdullah’s first meeting with PM Modi after being sworn in as the Chief Minister of J&K. It was also Omar’s first visit to Delhi after becoming the Chief Minister. On Wednesday, Omar Abdullah […]
ISLAMABAD — Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, is finally out of prison on bail after remaining behind bars for around nine months. The release from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail comes a day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted her bail against surety bonds worth Rs1 million in the new […]
