UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday that he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060. Rafael Grossi said in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the U.N. General Assembly that this will be driven by electrification, data centers powered by artificial intelligence […]
JAMMU — NC supremo Farooq Abdullah’s remark regarding Pakistan has sparked protests against him here on Monday, with a BJP MP asking him to either apologise to the people of India or consider living in the neighbouring country. The protests followed Abdullah’s remarks in Baramulla, in which he said Pakistan is protecting Kashmiris, triggering strong […]
RAWALPINDI — England captain Harry Brook smashed the fastest double century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket history, but his record-breaking knock went in vain as Sri Lanka chased down a mammoth target to beat England by two wickets in the ongoing tri-series in Rawalpindi. Brook scored 202 off just 116 balls, surpassing the previous record […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that the BJP was following the Hindu Mahasabha’s concept of two nation theory by implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Implementing the CAA, even when the matter is pending before the Supreme Court, was an attempt to divert attention from the government’s failures, the former chief […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday assigned the charge of the post of Director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura to Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah. Shah, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is also holding the post of Administrative Secretary in Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department […]
NEW DELHI — Hours after the Government of India (GoI) notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), protests erupted on the Jamia Millia Islamia Campus while the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issued an advisory appealing to students to remain vigilant and maintain peace and harmony on campus, PTI reported. A group of students […]
SRINAGAR — A minor girl was mauled to death by a leopard at Khansahib area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. A 9-year-old girl namely Rabiya Nisar was attacked by a leopard near her residence at Samsan village in Khansahib area of Budgam district. Soon after the incident, she was immediately rushed to hospital […]
NEW DELHI — The Government of India (GoI) on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which aims to facilitate the granting of citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The law enables granting of citizenship to citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist […]
NEW DELHI — Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned on Saturday, days before the expected announcement of the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His tenure was till December 2027. According to a law ministry notification, Goel’s resignation has been accepted by President Droupadi Murmu with effect from Saturday. It was not immediately known why […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was elected as Pakistan’s 14th President on March 9, becoming the head of state for a second time. Mr. Zardari, 68, was the joint candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) while his rival Mahmood Khan Achakzai, 75, was the […]
JAMMU — After PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti expressed unhappiness over the National Conference’s decision to contest all three Lok Sabha constituencies in Kashmir, NC president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said both parties are part of the INDIA coalition and the NC will win the seats for the alliance. Mehbooba Mufti had on Friday said that […]
SRINAGAR — Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir should be held soon after the Lok Sabha election as the people of the Union Territory cannot wait anymore. He also said said Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood would be restored. “We have been waiting for […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Friday authorised all states and Union Territories to take action against three banned Jammu and Kashmir-based groups under the UAPA. The three groups are the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction), Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) and Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir. In three identical notifications, the […]
