NEW YORK — The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at $97.89 […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed ur Rehman Para has raised concerns over the new laws introduced by the Jammu and Kashmir government, alleging that they could weaken planning regulations, allow commercial activities in residential areas and increase the risk of flooding. In a post on X, the MLA said […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
LUCKNOW (UP) — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday took a strong stance against the Congress and the National Conference, condemning their call to reinstate Articles 370 and 35A. The chief minister was addressing an event organized by the All India Bhojpuri Samaj at Laxman Mela Ground here on the auspicious occasion of […]
JAMMU — Police arrested a constable posted in the Crime Branch and his two wives during a raid on their house here on Thursday, and seized 33 grams of heroin and more than 2.5 lakh cash from their possession. The raid, conducted at constable Parwaiz Khan’s residence in Janipur, also led to the recovery of […]
ISLAMABAD — Foreign policy experts in Pakistan believe that the victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election is unlikely to trigger any change in the tough stance adopted by Washington towards Islamabad over the past many years. Analysts maintain that the US policy towards Pakistan was never based on good personal terms and […]
CANBERRA — Australia’s prime minister on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was “doing real harm to our kids”. The tech giants would be held responsible for enforcing the age limit and face hefty fines if regulators notice young users slipping […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP on Thursday termed the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking restoration of special status as an “attempt to divide India” by the INDIA bloc parties and asserted that it will not let them succeed in their effort. Coming down heavily on the ruling National Conference […]
ISLAMABAD — Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Thursday advised Pakistan ace batsman Babar Azam to take a break to rediscover his form as India’s Virat Kohli did earlier this year and in 2022 as well. Talking in the ICC Review podcast, Ponting suggested Babar adopt “the Virat Kohli approach” to remedy his troubles and […]
SRINAGAR — The opposition BJP in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said it was “unfortunate” that the ruling National Conference has “compromised the integrity” of the assembly, and made a “joke” of democracy by bringing a resolution that questions a decision of the country’s Parliament. “This is a fraud, a drama, that has been attempted […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP on Thursday came down heavily on the Congress over the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking restoration of special status, and asked the party leadership if it stands for terrorism. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, senior party leader Smriti Irani also […]
JAMMU — Four people, including a minor, died and two others were injured when a vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Thursday, officials said. An SUV skidded off the road, rolled down a hill, and plunged into a deep gorge in the Ganjote […]
JAMMU — The Gorkha community in Jammu held a protest against the resolution seeking the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status passed in the assembly, and burnt effigies of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary. The protesters demanded a separate state for the Jammu region, saying it would allow them to have their own […]
