NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced that any country “doing business” with Iran will have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on its trade with Washington, a move that could impact Tehran’s major trading partners such as India, China and the UAE. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic […]
JAMMU — Taking cognisance of concerns raised by members across party lines over online smear campaigns, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday assured a separate half-an-hour discussion on the issue during the ongoing budget session. The issue was raised in the House amid allegations that fake social media accounts and politically […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s cricket team will play its T20 World Cup match against India on February 15 upon the orders of its government, reversing its earlier decision to boycott the game against its old rival, citing geopolitical tensions. “The government of Pakistan hereby directs the Pakistan team to take the field on February 15, 2026, […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 31 people were killed and 169 wounded in a bombing at a Shiite mosque near Islamabad, as Pakistan faces a surge in extremist violence. A bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital killed at least 31 people and wounded at least 169 others during Friday prayers, officials […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday presented a Rs 1.27 lakh crore Budget for 2026-2027 in the Legislative Assembly, asserting that the financial plan aims to lay a strong foundation for sustainable growth, social harmony and economic prosperity in the Union Territory. He said his government is committed to transforming […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out searches at the Government Medical College in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the “white collar” terror module busted in November last year. Officials said a team of NIA sleuths arrived at the GMC Anantnag and carried out searches. They […]
SRINAGAR — At least nine houses and a bakery unit were damaged in separate incidents of fire in Srinagar city on Friday, officials said. They said a fire broke out in a house at Shampora in Nowhatta area of the city and the blaze quickly spread to adjoining houses in the densely populated area. Fire […]
CHANDIGARH — Punjab Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead on Friday outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar’s Model Town by unidentified assailants, police said. The incident took place in the morning, a senior police official from Jalandhar said over the phone, adding that he was rushed to a hospital in an unconscious state […]
NEW DELHI — A delegation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) said it visited “victims of hate crime” in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun, and have also written to President Droupadi Murmu drawing her attention to what it said was a rising trend of attacks and violence across the country against religious minorities. In a statement […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reiterated in the budget session of the assembly that his government remains committed to restoring the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Winding up the discussion on the Motion of Lieutenant Governor’s Address in the assembly, Abdullah said Article 370 was not specifically mentioned in the address […]
JAMMU — The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir’s real Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is estimated to grow at 5.82 per cent, according to the Economic Survey Report 2025-26. The report said that Jammu and Kashmir achieved a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.47 per cent in real GSDP during 2019-20 to 2024-25, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that he will raise the issue of closed tourism destinations with Home Minister Amit Shah during his upcoming visit to the Union Territory. Responding to a supplementary question of Congress MLA Nizam Uddin Bhat, Abdullah said it is correct that some tourist destinations […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said that more than two lakh dog bite cases were reported across the Union Territory in 2024 and 2025, with the Jammu district recording the highest number of over 1.26 lakh incidents. This was revealed in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Minister for Health Sakina […]
