BENGALURU — Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures climbed $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 per barrel by 0051 GMT, while […]
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 — India beat England by 270 runs as the first women’s test match in the history of Lord’s cricket ground concluded on Monday with the hosts being all out for 186 while chasing a target of 457. Lord’s, cricket’s most iconic ground, has been hosting international matches since 1884, and staged its first women’s […]
LUCKNOW — The bomb threat mails sent to schools in Lucknow on May 13, were the handiwork of a group of minor school children who ‘accidentally’ forwarded the mails during a chatting session, officials said. The Lucknow police and the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) wings of the Uttar Pradesh Police have worked out the case. Deputy […]
GAZA — At least 24 people were killed overnight when the Israeli army targeted two houses in northern and central Gaza, the media reported. A total of 16 Palestinians, including 10 children, were killed and several others injured after the Israeli army shelled a house in the center of Gaza City on Wednesday night, Palestinian […]
TEHRAN — The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces has released the first report on the causes of a recent helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage. Following the crash, a senior investigation committee composed of experts, specialists, and technicians arrived at the scene on Monday morning, […]
JAMMU — An evening spell of rain at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and its surroundings brought much-needed relief to pilgrims from the scorching heat. The moderate winds in the evening also helped lower the temperature in Jammu to 32 degrees Celsius. The rains lashed the Trikuta hills area, where the cave shrine is located, […]
JAMMU — Five individuals were detained after a clash between two families resulted in minor injuries to two persons and gunfire on the outskirts of the Jammu city on Thursday evening, officials said. The incident took place between the families of Mohammad Siraj and Dil Mohammad over a vehicle parked in front of a gate […]
SRINAGAR — The high-pitch electioneering for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls ended in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the campaigning for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency came to a close in the evening. The newly-carved out Lok Sabha seat in the south Kashmir-Pir Panjal region is scheduled to go to polls on Saturday, marking the conclusion […]
JAMMU — Women stopped the Vande Bharat train on Thursday by staging a protest at a railway station here against water crisis compounded by heatwave conditions. The demonstrators threatened to block all incoming and outgoing trains if the water crisis in their colony was not addressed urgently. Scores of women and some children from the […]
JAMMU — A man and his son were killed when a truck hit them in here on Thursday, officials said. Residents of the Korepunnu village blocked the border road and held a protest against the duo’s death. The duo were on their way to their house at the Nagari village, when a fast-driven truck crushed […]
JAMMU — Multi-layer security has been put in place in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, particularly along the Line of Control (LoC), part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency that goes to polls on May 25. These measures include increased deployment of security personnel, area dominations in hill regions, additional checkpoints and […]
KISHTWAR — Two persons have died when a load carrier met with an accident at Margan Top near Warwan area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that the vehicle was in way from Anantnag to Marwah when it fell into a deep gorge near Naribaran, resulting in the death of two […]
