India registered a record jump of 8,909 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,07,615 on Wednesday, while the toll rose to 5,815 with 217 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mounted 1,01,497 and 1,00,302 people have recovered, while one has […]
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that the PSL is facing an economic crisis and some of the owners are looking to sell their teams. Appearing on a television show, Akhtar also claimed he didn’t see the Pakistan Super League (PSL) taking place for the next 16 to 18 months. “I know some people […]
Srinagar, June 03:(GNS) Three militants were killed and a army soldier injured in an ongoing gunfight with government forces in Astan Mohalla Kangan area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Director General of Police Dilbag Singh told GNS that three JeM militants have been killed in the ongoing operation. However, he said, the identity of […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration Tuesday approved a new media policy — ‘Media Policy-2020’ — that it said would help create a “sustained narrative on the functioning of the government in media” and promote the highest standard of journalism in the union territory. The administration said the policy, among other things, will also thwart […]
Mumbai/London/Hon Kong: Three of the largest Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are in advanced talks to invest in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s digital arm, people familiar with the matter said, potentially adding to the roster of marquee investors that have piled into the business. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. is nearing a deal to invest about $1 […]
At the 2019 informal summit between India and China at Mamallapuram, on the periphery of Chennai, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping decided to celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations in 2020 by deepening exchanges at all levels — between the legislatures, political parties, cultural and youth organisations, even the militaries of […]
Cyclone Nisarga, the tropical storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday, is currently 165km south-southwest of Alibaug, 215km south-southwest of Mumbai and 440km south-southwest of Surat in Gujarat. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its 7am bulletin that it is expected to make landfall very close to Alibaug, a resort town in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, between 12pm […]
In a departure from precedent, New Delhi Tuesday said US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the “situation on the India-China border”. The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, said the border situation figured in the phone conversation between the two leaders when Trump called up Modi, two days after he said he would […]
Srinagar, June 02, KNT: A 4-year-old boy drowned to death into a Nallah due to Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains in Dangam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Reports said that the deceased identified as Hazim Rafiq Malik (4) son of Rafiq Ahmad Malik of Dangam slipped into the Tongri Nallah. […]
New Delhi: A mob on Tuesday disrupted the funeral of a COVID-19 victim and forced his family members to flee with the half-burnt body, prompting intervention by the administration which later ensured the cremation at another place as per protocol. A 72-year-old man, native of the Doda district, became the fourth victim of coronavirus in […]