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 — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday hit out at Uttar Pradesh government for targeting Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, saying chief minister Yogi Adityanath should learn a lesson from the Jantar Mantar protests. “Destroying an institution of learning like Jauhar University displays nothing but hatred and vengeance,” Mehbooba said in a post on X. […]
DUBAI — India on Sunday reclaimed the No.1 position in ICC men’s T20I rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe in the ongoing three-match series at Harare. The reigning T20 world champions regained the top spot from England, who had dethroned Shreyas Iyer’s side after their 4-0 series win recently. India had also […]
MEERUT — Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani has asked members of the Muslim community to open separate schools for girls after Class 8, on the ground that they were being targeted in co-educational institutions. Madani made the remarks during a conference of west Uttar Pradesh office-bearers in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoband on Tuesday. He […]
NEW DELHI — Sahara Group Chief Subrata Roy died of cardiorespiratory arrest on Tuesday, according to a company statement. He was 75. According to the company statement, he passed away at 10.30 pm due to cardiorespiratory arrest following an extended battle with complications arising from metastatic malignancy, hypertension, and diabetes. He was admitted to Kokilaben […]
SRINAGAR — In a major operation, police on Tuesday recovered around Rs 45 Lakh cash and 4.2 kg Charas in Mehloora area South Kashmir’s Shopian district. SSP Shopian Tanushree said that on a specific input, police raided suspected spots in Mehloora and recovered around Rs 45 Lakh cash and 4.2 kg Charas from the residence […]
JAMMU — A man has been arrested for allegedly posing as an Army officer and attempting to rape a class 12 student in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The accused has been identified as Sham Lal from the Ramgarh area in the district, they said. According to a complaint filed by the girl, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered transfers and postings in Tourism Department with immediate effect. According to an order, Mr. Jahid Azad is posted as Assistant Director (Tourism), Pahalgam while Mr. Bilal Ahmad Mir is posted in Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir. “Mr. Jahid Azad, Jr. Scale JKAS, awaiting orders […]
JAMMU — The family members of three men killed in a ‘staged’ encounter in Amshipora village of Shopian district in South Kashmir in July 2020 have dubbed as ‘grave injustice’ the suspension of the life sentence of the Army captain and the grant of bail to him in the case. As the news of the […]
NEW DELHI — The armed forces tribunal here has suspended the life sentence of an Army captain who was found guilty of killing three men in a “staged” encounter in Amshipora village of Shopian district in South Kashmir in July 2020. The tribunal also granted conditional bail to Captain Bhoopendra Singh and directed him to […]
JAMMU — The first cradle baby reception centre (CBRC) named ‘Palna Greh’ has been set up in Jammu to provide care to abandoned children until they are placed for adoption. In collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the centre is now operational at the government district hospital in Gandhi Nagar in Jammu […]
LAHORE — Former South African pacer Morne Morkel on Monday resigned as the Pakistan cricket team’s bowling coach two days after the team’s elimination from the World Cup in India. The Babar Azam-led Pakistan lost five of the nine matches in the ODI showpiece event, losing the last match to England by 93 runs in […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the international community over the death of 10,000 people, including 5,000 children, in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, saying there was no shock to the conscience of those supporting the genocide. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress general secretary […]
