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 […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan cricket reached its lowest ebb on Tuesday while nosediving to a six-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the second Test here, and the stalwarts termed the 0-2 series defeat as “hurting.” It was Pakistan’s sixth defeat in their last 10 Tests at home and this was also the first time Bangladesh have beaten […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday ruled out any tie-up with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, while asserting that government formation after the assembly polls would not be possible without the inclusion of her party. Hitting out at the National Conference (NC), she claimed the party wants to contest elections just for […]
JAMMU — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday, kickstarting the Congress’ campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls being held after a gap of 10 years. These rallies are part of the campaign for the party’s candidates contesting in […]
JAMMU — Amidst the preparations of the forthcoming assembly polls, the Election Commission conducted the training of the polling staff in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir while the administration tightened the security measures in the region. The training was conducted on Monday at the Government Degree College in Udhampur district. The Senior Superintendent of […]
SRINAGAR — A man and his mother were injured in a gas cylinder blast in Elahi Bagh area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said. An official said that the blast occurred this morning, leaving two Punjab residents injured. He said that soon after the incident the duo was shifted a nearby hospital for treatment […]
ISLAMABAD — The country continues to experience increased terrorist attacks as a total of 59 terrorist attacks occurred across the country in August 2024 compared to 38 such attacks in the previous month. These incidents included 29 attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 28 in Balochistan and two in Punjab, killing 84 people and 166 others injured, […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force on Tuesday destroyed a rusted mortar shell found in a border village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. BSF troops noticed the mortar shell in an open field during patrolling at Chachwal village in the Ghagwal sector around 8 am, they said. The mortar shell was […]
NEW DELHI — The government on Monday notified the constitution of the 23rd Law Commission for a period of three years, with a provision to appoint serving Supreme Court and high court judges as its chairperson and members. The term of the 22nd law panel ended on August 31. According to a law ministry order […]
GAZA — Hamas has warned Israel that its “insistence” on getting hostages released through military pressure “will result in them returning to their families in coffins”. “New instructions have been issued to the fighters charged with guarding the prisoners regarding how to deal with them if the Israeli army approaches the detention site,” Abu Obeida, […]
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes. Seeking to attract voters in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, the pair met union members in Pittsburg before standing side-by-side to […]
