NEW YORK — The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at $97.89 […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said the democracy in the country is “beginning to breathe” while referring to the protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, and demanded that all polls held under his supervision be “revisited and reviewed”. He also criticised the crackdown on protesters in Delhi during […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
NEW DELHI — Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist and former Health Minister of Iran, on Saturday, won the 14th presidential election by beating his rival, Saeed Jalili, local media reported. Masoud Pezeshkian got 16,384,402 of the total 30,573,931 votes in the runoff, reports Iran International News. The voter turnout, however, stood at 49.8 per cent, relatively […]
NEW DELHI — The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has hit out at “the attempt to saffronise the education system”. A resolution was passed at the Jamiat’s governing council’s two-day meeting that concluded here today. “The Jamiat strongly condemns the attempt by the Central and State Governments to saffronise the education system and compel students to engage in […]
JAMMU — More than 1.50 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in the last seven days as another batch of 5,871 devotees left for the Valley on Saturday. Officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), which manages the affairs of the annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine, said that over […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary (CS) Atal Dulloo on Friday instructed the officials to allot furnished flats to Pandit employees forthwith and ensure the early completion of their transit accommodations. The CS also enquired about the status of blocks raised at each of the 12 locations in different districts of the Valley. He […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan have unveiled the fixture list for a busy home and away international season for 2024-25. Bangladesh, England and West Indies are set to travel to Pakistan to play seven Tests in total, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday, 5 July. In addition, Pakistan will host an ODI tri-series with New […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a policeman arrested for allegedly killing an “innocent” man and dubbing him a “terrorist” 18 years ago. Justice Atul Sreedharan passed the order on July 3, saying, “This is a clear cut case of violation of Article 21 on account of […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has denied bail to a government official who was recently arrested for taking bribe in Ramban district, observing that cheating, corruption and other white collar offences are impossible to be committed without serious premeditation. Mohd Ishaq Bhat, who was posted as an qanoongo (revenue officer) […]
JAMMU — The Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a meeting with District Election Officers (DEOs) on July 10. As per a notification issued in this context by the Joint CEO, J&K, the meeting, that will be held through video conferencing mode, will address key election preparations, including issues from district-level political parties, updates […]
LAHORE — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday said no decision has been made on Babar Azam’s future as captain yet, and the future course of action will be taken after consultation with former players and head coach Gary Kirsten. Naqvi said he will meet head coach Kirsten and his assistant Azhar […]
NEW DELHI — Jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who were granted parole to take oath as members of the Lok Sabha, were sworn in as MPs on Friday, amid heavy deployment of security personnel in and around the Parliament complex. While Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, is […]
