As India rolls out the red carpet to receive US President Donald Trump next week, rough spots that have arisen in the wake of the Modi government’s decisions on Kashmir and the subsequent passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act will need diplomatic resolution. The Modi government’s sudden dilution of the provisions of Article 370 in […]
Agitators carrying placards against CAA, NRC and NPR, besides the Indian flag, converged at Chepauk as part of their original plan to lay seige to the Tamil Nadu Assembly and protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). A large number of anti-CAA protesters, majority of them Muslims, held a massive protest against the amended Citizenship […]
The source of a toxic gas leak in Karachi’s Keamari area remained unclear on Tuesday as officials from the Sindh health department confirmed the death toll had risen to at least 14, two days after residents from adjoining areas rushed to hospitals complaining of breathing difficulties. Meanwhile, dozens of protesters, belonging to residential areas close […]
JAMMU – The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday booked a man for fraudulently obtaining permanent resident certificate (PRC) in connivance with revenue department staffs, officials said. The Crime Branch registered a criminal case against the accused, identified as Mohinder Pal Singh of R S Pura (Jammu), for fraudulently obtaining PRC in connivance […]
The Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad is well on its way to become the largest cricket stadium in the world as it will 110,000 spectators, more than doubling its previous capacity of 54,000. US President Donald Trump is expected to inaugurate the stadium and the pictures of the venue has already created a lot […]
New Delhi: The prices of generic drugs in India are likely to go up due to the country”s excessive dependence on the imports of active ingredients from China, which has been hit by the novel coronavirus epidemic. While noting that Indian imports are highly dependent on China, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in its […]
Bengaluru, Feb 19: Jammu and Kashmir is no longer what it was for decades, and is changing and readying itself for investments to spur growth and development, a top official said. “The overall situation in J&K has changed after August 5, 2019. Things are getting better. As a new Union Territory (UT), we are rolling […]
Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of a shopkeeper from Ganderbal district, who was booked under the Public Safety Act, holding that the detainee was not supplied the material evidence relied upon by the magistrate concerned while considering the grounds of his detention, reported The Tribune. According to report published by The […]
SRINAGAR – Police on Tuesday detained a man who was working as a domestic help at the residence of ailing separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, official sources said. Sirajuddin Ganaie was taken into custody outside Geelani’s house and shifted to a police station for questioning, they said. Ganaie, a resident of Tral in Pulwama district, […]
Srinagar: At least three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police officials said today. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tral area of Pulwama district late Tuesday night following information about presence of militants there, a police official said. He said during searches, […]