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 […]
NEW DELHI — On Thursday, X (formerly Twitter) run by Elon Musk faced a major outage globally, including in India, with users complaining that they were not able to see any comments, view any profiles, tweets, and others. According to the outage monitor website DownDetector, over 64 per cent of people reported problems while using […]
NEW DELHI — The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) floor leaders will hold a march from the main gate of the old Parliament building to the Vijay Chowk on Thursday against the suspension of 143 MPs for the remainder of winter session. According to the Congress leaders, the INDIA bloc floor leaders will first […]
LAHORE — The residence of Saqib Nisar, former chief justice of Pakistan, in Lahore was targeted in a grenade attack on Wednesday evening, resulting in injuries to two policemen. Nisar, recounting the incident via phone to a private TV channel said, “My family members and I were sitting in the drawing room when a powerful […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Cyber Police Kashmir has released a detailed statement on a concerning money-doubling scam involving ‘Curative Survey Private Limited.’ The fraudulent company enticed individuals with promises of substantial returns for participating in surveys, ultimately causing non-payment issues for victims. In response to the mounting complaints, Cyber Police Kashmir initiated an investigation by […]
LUCKNOW — In a heartwarming gesture, a group of lawyers in Lucknow granted bail to the Kashmiri vendors day after being detained by the Lucknow Police The vendors had been challaned under section 151 CrPc for selling items on the VIP stretch between 1090 and Samta Mulak Crossing. Anas Ahmad, a lawyer from Tanveer Law […]
JAMMU — Four persons were arrested and many others booked on Tuesday as the police launched a major drive to identify those providing shelter to the illegally settled Rohingya immigrants in different districts of Jammu region, officials said. Three persons were arrested in Poonch and one in Rajouri, while 10 others were booked in Doda […]
JAMMU — In a special drive to check on the activities of foreign nationals, police have registered three FIRs against nine Rohingyas, one Bangladeshi national for illegally procuring Indian identity documents like, domicile certificates, Aadhaar cards, ration cards, voter ID cards and PAN cards etc and illegally staying in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
BEIJING — At least 111 people were killed after a massive earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck China’s Gansu province, authorities said on Tuesday. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake occurred at 11.59 p.m. on Monday night and had a focal depth of 10 km, reports Xinhua news agency. The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least seven earthquakes of moderate intensity hit Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territory on Monday. The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.5, struck Zanskar, Kargil, at 3:48 PM, followed by a 3.8 magnitude tremor at 3:57 PM with the same epicentre. Two more earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 3.6 […]
NEW DELHI — The Central Government has called upon States to stay vigilant in response to the increasing COVID-19 cases and the identification of India’s first case of the JN.1 variant. In a letter to the States and Union Territories, Union Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant commended the sustained efforts and collaborative actions between the Centre […]
