The rupee appreciated 30 paise to 75.65 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday tracking positive opening of domestic equities and weakness in the American currency. Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit, while sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over coronavirus outbreak weighed on the local unit. […]
Srinagar : A senior Srinagar-based cardiologist has alleged that he was stopped and thrashed by the local police while he was on his way to attend medical emergencies at a hospital. He said he was also detained for hours. The police in turn registered a case against the doctor, alleging he “manhandled” a policeman on […]
The rate of infection of the coronavirus disease has been increasing in the country, an analysis of the infection data by Hindustan Times’ Hindi language publication Hindustan shows. Nearly 7,000 cases were reported on Monday, taking the overall tally to 1,38,845. The infection has been steadily rising in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi due to […]
Seeking the release of its alumnus and ex-IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal, the world-renowned Harvard University has started a campaign. The Harvard University is a champion of the basic principles of democracy such as “freedom of expression” and “due process of law”, the varsity’s paper further says, “We as a community, should not tolerate suppression of […]
Indian and Chinese troops remained engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in several disputed areas along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, signalling that the confrontation could become the biggest military face-off after the Doklam episode in 2017. Top military sources said India has further increased its strength in Pangong Tso and Galwan Valley […]
OLDER children of Classes 9, 10, 11, and 12 are expected to be back in schools first as they are better able to comply with rules on masks and social distancing, The Indian Express has learned. The HRD Ministry is working with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on devising basic guidelines for reopening of […]
Poonch, May 26 (GNS) : At least half a dozen animals were killed, many houses damaged as Indo Pak armies exchanged heavy gunfire along line of control (LOC) in Poonch district on early Tuesday. Official sources told GNS , many residential houses damaged and a dozen animals were killed after Pakistan army heavy shelled […]
Srinagar, May 25, KNT: Daysays after the killing of top Hizb Commander Junaid Sehrai, Peoples Democratic Party senior leader Engineer Nazir Itoo visited the residence of Hurriyat Chairman Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai in Barzulla Srinagar here and expressed grief over the demise of his militant son. Junaid was the youngest son of Hurriyat leader Muhammad […]
The pending class 10 and 12 board exams will be conducted by CBSE at 15,000 centres across the country instead of 3,000 centres planned earlier, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said on Monday. The exams, which were postponed due to a nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25 to contain the spread of COVID-19, will […]
Back in the autumn of 2012, a senior faculty member at the Mhow-based Army War College published a paper on the China’s war zone campaign (WZC). Beijing would, the army officer argued, seek to coerce smaller adversaries into acceding to China’s demand through graded threat of force or actual use of force till its ends […]