Srinagar: One of the most wanted militant and Chief of Al-Badr outfit Gani Khawaja was killed on Tuesday in an encounter at Tujjar area of Sopore in North Kashmir. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told GNS that Chief of the Al-Badr Gani Khawaja has been killed. IGP further said that it’s a major […]
One militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Tujjar area of Sopore in North Kashmir. Official sources told GNS, that one militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight, however identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Earlier, reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a […]
Amid protests by newly elected members of district development councils in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said that bureaucrats will never facilitate democracy and they will see any elected member as a threat to them. Sajad Lone tweeted that the protocol and powers given to the newly elected DDCs […]
Oil prices pressed higher on Monday after strikes on major facilities in Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter, shook energy markets already rattled by a decision by producers last week to not lift output. Brent crude, the international standard, surpassed $70 per barrel for the first time in over a year, gaining $1.14 to $70.47 […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the Election Commission’s decision to conduct assembly elections over eight phases in West Bengal and seeking to bar the BJP and its leaders from using “Jai Shri Ram” as a slogan during the campaign. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde initially told the […]
LAHORE: All six franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) have asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to hold the remaining 20 matches of Covid-19-hit sixth edition of the league either in April or June, even at the cost of rescheduling Pakistan team’s tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe, scheduled for March-April. The proposal […]
Yemen’s Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Sunday, including a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura vital to petroleum exports, in what Riyadh called a failed assault on global energy security. Announcing the attacks, the Houthis, who have been battling a Saudi-led coalition for six years, […]
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death is forging ahead with jury selection, even though a looming appellate ruling could halt the case and delay it for weeks or even months as the state tries to add a third-degree murder count. Prosecutors are asking the Court of Appeals to […]
Chief Economist of the IMF Gita Gopinath on Monday said that India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and “really stands out” in terms of its vaccine policy. She hailed the country for playing a very important role during the crisis by manufacturing and shipping the Covid-19 vaccines to several nations. […]
The Editors Guild of India has expressed shock at the “casual manner” in which editors of Kashmir-based publications are detained for their reporting or editorials. “The case in point is the recent detention and subsequent release-after many hours-of the editor of a Srinagar based publication The Kashmir Walla,” a statement issued by the Editors Guild […]