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 […]
NEW DELHI — Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of using students’ concerns for political gain and attempting to disrupt Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session. In a post on X, Pradhan alleged that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress staged a protest outside Prime Minister […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility (which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme) for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The 32-year-old had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A local militant, affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit has been killed in an encounter in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Friday. The encounter broke out between a joint team of forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF and militants at Chotigam village in the district during early hours today. […]
CHANDIGARH — Foreign-made weapons, about 300 cartridges, Rs 5 crore cash and more than 100 liquor bottles have been recovered during searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate against former INLD MLA Dilbag Singh and his associates, official sources said on Friday. The central agency had launched raids against the former legislator and Congress MLA from […]
NEW DELHI — The mosque committee has moved the Supreme Court challenging a recent Allahabad High Court order that allowed a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah adjoining the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The high court, on December 14 last year, had agreed to the appointment of a court commissioner to oversee the survey […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Chotigam village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Friday. Reports said, a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Chotigam village in the district following the inputs about presence of militants […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested Hizbul Mujahideen operative Javed Ahmed Mattoo, a native of Sopore in Baramulla district, from the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway, marking the conclusion of a 13-year chase for the ‘A++’ militant. The classification ‘A++’ is used to refer to a militant who is on the “most […]
NEW DELHI — Gold prices are likely to move towards a new high of Rs 70,000, as per a report by ICICI Direct, while silver, remaining supported amid rising industrial demand, may edge higher towards Rs 85,000. Gold prices are likely to rise further on the back of weak dollar and decline in US treasury […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday ordered massive reshuffle in the administration with immediate effect. The Department has ordered transfers and postings of 56 officers including top Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, “Mr. Alok Kumar, IRS: […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The militants have managed to give slip to government forces in an encounter at Hadigam village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Thursday. The encounter had broke out between government forces and militants at Hadigam village of the district on Wednesday evening. However their was complete lull after the initial exchange […]
JAMMU — Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will skip the convocation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology on Thursday as the aircraft ferrying him could not land in Jammu due to adverse weather conditions, officials said. The vice president is heading to Kathua to inaugurate the Biotech Startup Expo at the Biotech Park in […]
JAMMU — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, they added. The earthquake, with its epicentre near Kishtwar, occurred at 12.38 am, the National Centre for Seismology said. The quake hit […]
