WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered the military to be prepared to launch strikes against Iran if the Iranian government carried out or attempted an assassination of the president. “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he feels honoured to have received a “love letter” in the form of a legal notice from the BJP as it proves that he is a political force they cannot ignore. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Monday served a […]
LONDON — Brendon McCullum has been sacked as head coach of England’s test team after four years in the role, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday. McCullum, who was appointed in 2022 just after Ben Stokes was made test captain, helped transform England’s red-ball fortunes with a swashbuckling brand of play […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Friday issued summons to news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) on a copyright infringement and plagiarism case filed by rival Asian News International (ANI). Justice Mini Pushkarna asked PTI to file its response and listed the case for further hearing on August 9. ANI has moved […]
LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on Friday, conceded defeat after the exit poll showed his Conservative Party getting trounced and the Labour Party heading to a landslide victory, bringing the curtains down on his party’s 14-year run governing Britain. “Today power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner with goodwill on all […]
JAMMU — Over 1.25 lakh Yatris had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave since the Amarnath Yatra started on June 29 while another batch of 6,919 pilgrims left for Kashmir on Friday. Officials of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) which manages the affairs of the Yatra said, “Another batch of 6,919 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatra […]
ALIGARH/HATHRAS — Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Pilakhna village in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh on Friday and met the families of the victims of the Hathras stampede that claimed the lives of 121 people and left over a dozen injured. Rahul Gandhi met the families and inquired about the incident and the help they had received. […]
LAHORE — The Punjab government in Pakistan has sent recommendations to the Federal Interior Secretary to ban social media from 6th to 11th Muharram to control hate material, misinformation to avoid sectarian violence, Dunya News reported. According to the details, the Punjab government has decided to ban the social media along with tightening the security […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — Kehkashan Anjum, State Engagement Officer for the National Skill Development Corporation under the Ministry of Skill Development, Government of India, visited IGC Lassipora Pulwama, the largest industrial estate in J&K. Her visit was aimed at raising awareness among skilled and unskilled laborers about the various central government schemes designed for […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — A Grievance Redressal Camp organised by National Commission for protection of child rights supported by District administration pulwama at Circuit house in South kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Dr. Divya Gupta, a member of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, emphasized the urgent need for improved facilities for […]
NEW DELHI — Parts of northwest, east and northeast India are likely to witness heavy rainfall in the next 4-5 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The monsoon trough is near normal position at mean sea level and a cyclonic circulation is lying over southeast Pakistan and a trough is running from southeast Pakistan […]
SRINAGAR — Former J&K Minister Syed Basharat Bukhari on Thursday rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which he had left in 2019. Bukhari was a minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government headed by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and later his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti. After leaving the PDP in 2019, he joined the People’s Conference (PC) headed […]
NEW DELHI — BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah gifted a special ‘NAMO’ India jersey to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after meeting him at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Thursday. PM Modi hosted the Rohit Sharma-led T20 World Cup-winning team at his residence upon their arrival from Barbados. The members of the Indian […]
