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 […]
JAMMU — Former senior National Conference (NC) leader and now BJP leader Devender Singh Rana claimed that Omar Abdullah met with BJP leaders Amit Shah and Ram Madhav in 2014 to request the formation of a government with NC. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devender Singh Rana, on Monday, told ANI, “Omar Abdullah is trying […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Vice President Omar Abdullah said that ideology keeps changing as elections are approaching referring to several politicians joining the Mehbooba Mufti-led People’s Democratic Party. “I won’t go into that, ideology keeps changing. Elections are here, they are ready to contest. Whenever we faced elections, they (PDP) gave […]
BANIHAL — A man was washed away in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Monday evening, officials said. The incident took place in the Bankoot area of Banihal tehsil, when a cloudburst caused flash floods that washed away a JCB machine along with its operator, they said. Officials […]
ISLAMABAD — Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Monday dismissed rumours about negotiations with the Pakistan government, saying he will hold talks only with the powerful establishment to end the political impasse in the country. “Whenever the topic of negotiations arises, they start making noise about May 9 (violence). We are always ready for talks. […]
KABUL — A suicide bomber detonated explosives in the Afghan capital on Monday, police said, killing six people and wounding 13 more. “This afternoon, a person wearing explosives on his body detonated,” Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran posted on social media platform X. “Unfortunately six civilians, including a woman, were killed and 13 others were […]
SHOPIAN — Acting tough against the violations of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines, a Lumberdar was today placed under suspension by the authorities in Herman Shopian. Lumberdar namely Bilal Ahmed Sheikh of Village Hind-Sitapora of Tehsil Herman Shopian was found violating the MCC guidelines by participating and facilitating the political party meetings and was […]
SRINAGAR — In order to uphold the sanctity of the electoral process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has laid down various guidelines for the print, electronic and social media ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024. These guidelines have been issued in the interest of transparency, the Commission said. The ECI reiterated […]
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Monday in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official visit, in which he is to meet Tuesday with Mongolian leader Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, is Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant […]
SRINAGAR — PDP spokesperson Tahir Sayeed resigned from the party on Monday, ahead of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Sayeed, who was appointed as media analyst in the chief minister’s office by Mehbooba Mufti during her tenure at the helm of Jammu and Kashmir, announced his resignation through a post on social media. “With […]
SRINAGAR — A Joint Surprise Check (JSC) was conducted by J&K Anti Corruption Bureau into the allegations that work for construction of a U-shaped RCC drain at Industrial Estate Khrew was illegally allotted by the Estates Manger, SICOP to M/S Ubaid Rashid Wani at cost of ₹108 lakh and further extended by adding huge quantum […]
