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 […]
NEW DELHI — Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said that the cycle of bloodshed and violence did not stop even after the killing of 7,000 people in Gaza. She said that out of these 7,000 people, 3,000 were innocent children. “Even after the killing of 7,000 people in Gaza, the cycle of […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the final result for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) Examination (I) 2023. A total of 628 candidates have been declared qualified on the basis of the written examination held on April 16, 2023. To check the list of qualified candidates, […]
JAMMU — Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and a woman were injured after Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy firing and shelling along the International Border (IB) in Arnia and Suchetgarh sectors of Jammu district. The unprovoked firing was started by Pakistan Rangers on Border Security Force (BSF) posts at around 8:00 pm on Thursday. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha inaugurated the two-day National Workshop of Smart Cities Mission on ‘Streets & Public Spaces’ in Srinagar, today. In his address, Sinha expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for organizing the national workshop in Srinagar. He […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha presented the 2nd International Film Festival of Srinagar awards in various categories at Tagore Hall, today. The second edition of The International Film Festival of Srinagar (TIFFS) was dedicated to Dev Anand Sahib, an icon of Indian Cinema. In […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday re-elected Ms Mehbooba Mufti as the President of the party for the fourth time for the period of three years. Mehbooba was elected through a voice vote, in which senior leaders of the party participated at the party headquarters in Srinagar. The party’s general secretary Ghulam […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps on Thursday organized a special function to honour the Women Achievers of Kashmir. Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor (LG) of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was the Chief Guest who gave away the certificates and medallions to the achievers in a solemn ceremony at Badami […]
NEW DELHI — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday has urged the cricket fraternity and fans to support the Babar Azam-led side in the ongoing 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup following criticism over three back-to-back defeats in the tournament, including an eight-wicket loss to Afghanistan. Pakistan, the 1992 champions, are currently placed at fifth […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least five militants who were affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed in an anti-militancy operation at Machil Sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir. Two militants were killed after encounter was started on specific information provided by Kupwara Police. “Based on a specific information provided by Kupwara Police, an encounter […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today said that the J&K Administration has significantly enhanced its machinery and other related equipments which will ensure substantial improvement in addressing snow clearance and other critical winter-related challenges than the previous years. The Advisor made these comments while chairing a high level meeting to […]
