Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit to be held in Johannesburg next week, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson. The two leaders will discuss bilateral relations and cooperation within the BRICS framework. The 10th BRICS summit is scheduled to take place from July 25 to […]
Hamas announced early Saturday that a ceasefire has been reached between Palestinian resistance movements and Israel. “A ceasefire has been reached between the [Israeli] occupation and the Palestinian factions under the mediation of Egypt and international sides,” Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said in a written statement. The statement did not provide further details. Three Palestinians […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a dig at the “unwanted hug” he received from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in Parliament, and said the coming together of many parties against the BJP will only help the ‘lotus’ bloom. Modi’s reference was to the coming together of several opposition parties in support of the no-confidence motion […]
Srinagar: At least nine people, including five women, were injured in a road mishap on Saturday in Boohu area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said a loaded truck (JK02AA-1625) collided with a light passenger vehicle (JK03C-8378), resulting in injuries to nine passengers. The injured have been identified as Parvez Ahmad Sheikh, […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has revealed that her MLAs were being threatened to leave her party or face NIA raids. Mehbooba during an interview alleged horse-trading in the state without naming any party. “I’m not saying that New Delhi is doing it but I did talk to some people in […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Saturday attacked a CRPF party at Bumzoo Mattan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The Suspected militants attacked the security forces by opening fire upon them at the Bamzoo area of Mattan in south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said the attack was repulsed by the forces and there are […]
SRINAGAR : Anganwadi workers and Helpers Association today called off their strike after meeting with Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai. Presidents of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association, Jammu and Kashmir chapter respectively called on the Advisor Ganai to apprise him of their long pending demands. The Advisor assured them that their genuine demands shall […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea by Muslim groups of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute seeking reconsideration by a larger bench the observations made by it in a 1994 verdict that a mosque was not integral to Islam. M Siddiq, one of the original litigants of the Ayodhya […]
Srinagar, : Since the imposition of Governor’s Rule, from 20th June till 19th July, 2018, the Grievance Cell received 5,901 complaints/grievances, of which 5,365 have been disposed of/forwarded to the concerned quarters for their timely redressal; and 1,156 complaints/grievances are under process. During this period, Governor’s Secretariat received 1,922 complaints/grievances, of which 1,784 complaints have been […]
Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman became Pakistan’s first double centurion in one-day internationals, when he smashed 210 off 156 deliveries against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Friday. The 28-year-old pushed on after registering his third ODI century to surpass Saeed Anwar’s previous record of 194 against India at Chennai in May 1997. Zaman smashed 24 boundaries and […]