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 […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the party has expanded its nationwide campaign against examination paper leaks to all 20 districts of the Union territory, and alleged that the Centre has failed to safeguard the future of students. He said the Congress high command had announced 28 pilot […]
ISLAMABAD — Former skipper Babar Azam has been named to return as captain as Pakistan revealed their Test squads for upcoming ICC World Test Championship assignments against the West Indies and England. Babar replaces Shan Masood in the role and will lead the side for two Test in the Caribbean from July 25 and a […]
BARAMULLA — Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid has strongly dismissed allegations that he serves as a proxy for the BJP and asserted that his electoral success in the general elections was a reflection of the public’s sentiments against the Modi government’s ‘Naya Kashmir’ initiative. In an interview with PTI videos, Rashid, popularly known as […]
JAMMU — The Congress would release its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections within two days, senior leader Bharat Singh Solanki said on Sunday while terming the BJP’s poll promises “hollow”. Exuding confidence that the Congress-National Conference alliance would come to power in Jammu and Kashmir, he hit out at the BJP, saying it […]
ISLAMABAD — Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan’s ruling coalition and the country’s institutions, incarcerated prime minister Imran Khan compared the current situation with the era of military ruler Yahya Khan and alleged that the country’s institutions are being “destroyed.’ Condemning the crackdown on PTI, the former premier called the current ‘establishment’ as “Yahya Khan […]
JAMMU — A Body of 36 old-man was found on Sunday in a Mysterious conditions at Gakhtrote area of Rajouri district. Officials told GNS that today some locals saw a deadbody lying in a nallah in suspicious condition in Gakhrote area. He has been identified as Ghulam Mustafa (36) son of Mohd Sadiq resident of […]
KARACHI — At least three passengers travelling to Karachi were suspected of monkeypox in a single day at the Jinnah International Airport, Geo News reported on Sunday citing sources. All three passengers were returning to Pakistan from Middle Eastern countries, the sources added. According to the insiders, all three passengers have been shifted to Sindh […]
NEW DELHI — In a major move, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that he will resign from the position of Chief Minister after two days and won’t sit on the chair of CM, until the public of Delhi declares him “honest.” Kejriwal further said that if the public […]
GANDERBAL — Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah on Sunday targeted the BJP-led coalition government, saying those who once raised “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans now align with the party. Replying to allegations that the unrest in Kashmir was a result of the 1987 election rigging, Dr Farooq Abdullah […]
RAJOURI — As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for the assembly elections, National Conference MP Mian Altaf Ahmed said that the environment in the state amidst the assembly election preparations is in the favour of the National Conference (NC). He further said that a lot of people gathered on the streets in support of NC. […]
SRINAGAR — Dr Kalimullah, the Jamaat-e-Islami-backed independent candidate for the Langate constituency, on Saturday defended the constitutional rights of Kashmiri Muslim women who marry outside their religion. “Such marriages are protected under Indian law, and no one has the right to object,” he said while addressing his first public meeting in the Ananwan village of […]
BUDGAM — The daughter of jailed Sarjan Barkati on Saturday said they had sought support from the Er Rashid-led Awami Ittehad Party but received no assistance to submit her father’s nomination papers for the Langate constituency. Talking to reporters in Beerwah Main town, Sugra expressed her gratitude to the residents of the Beerwah Assembly Constituency […]
