TOKYO — Oil prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday after the U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iran and reimposed crude sales sanctions, raising fears their fragile truce was unravelling and Middle East supplies could be disrupted again. The U.S. airstrikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait […]
SRINAGAR — More than 150 civil society representatives unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday, urging the Centre to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir without further delay. The resolution was adopted at a meeting convened by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here. “More than 150 representatives from various sections […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
DHAKA — People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic transition of power. Yunus, 84, on Thursday took oath as the head of an interim government, replacing Sheikh Hasina who abruptly resigned […]
PARIS — History-making Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem is quite pleased that his rivalry with Indian superstar Neeraj Chopra is becoming as talked about as the cricketing battles between the two feuding neighbours as he believes it will fuel the sporting ambition of youngsters in both the nations. Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time […]
NEW DELHI — Elated for her son’s silver medal, Neeraj Chopra’s mother Saroj Devi also expressed happiness for Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who broke the Olympic record to beat the Indian defending champion in Paris, saying that the latter is also like her “child”. Chopra clinched the silver medal at the Paris Games with a season’s […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police Special Cell has apprehended Rizwan Ali, a wanted militant with alleged links to the ISIS module, just days before the Independence Day celebrations in the national capital, an official said. Rizwan was arrested on August 8, 2024, at around 11 pm near Ganga Baksh Marg, Delhi, based on secret […]
SRINAGAR — In a distressing incident from Kupwara district, a local man has lost approximately ₹28 lakh due to online gaming, leaving him in such dire financial straits that he is now considering selling his kidney to settle his debts. Speaking to Rising Kashmir under the condition of anonymity, the man revealed that he once […]
JAMMU — The BJP announced a 132-member State Election Management (SEM) committee on Thursday for the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Three-time MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, who was recently appointed as a whip in the Lok Sabha, has been nominated as the chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election campaign committee, a spokesperson […]
SRINAGAR — The Zojila Tunnel Project, a crucial infrastructure development designed to provide an all-weather link between the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, has reached a major milestone. Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari reported in the Lok Sabha that the project is currently 52.13% complete. The ambitious project involves constructing a 13.153-kilometer tunnel […]
KABUL — Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said Thursday in his latest edict enforcing an austere interpretation of Islam. Since the 2021 Taliban takeover Akhundzada has overseen sweeping restrictions on society — shutting many women and girls out of education, ordering male […]
PARIS — Defending champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in men’s javelin throw but the night belonged to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who destroyed competition by setting a new Olympic record for his country’s maiden individual gold at the showpiece. Nadeem managed an astonishing […]
SHOPIAN [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — The Central Reserve Police Force’s 14th Battalion organized a free medical camp for the local population in the Reshi Nagri area of Shopian district. Hundreds of people benefited from the camp, receiving care from expert doctors from both the CRPF and the civil sector. The camp was inaugurated by senior […]
