Mian Qayoom to be released but can’t travel to Kashmir before August 7

Mian Qayoom to be released but can’t travel to Kashmir before August 7

Srinagar: Decks have been cleared for the release of Mian Abdul Qayoom after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta accepted the Supreme Court’s suggestion that former High Court Bar Association president will not issue any statement and stay in Delhi till August 7. On Monday, a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul had suggested that Qayoom should […]

Army porter killed in Ceasefire violation in Uri

Army porter killed in Ceasefire violation in Uri

An army porter was killed on Wednesday after Armies of India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire along line of Control in Uri Sector of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The deceased was identified as Altaf Hussain 25 Meanwhile a police officer have also confirmed the killings of Army porter in the Ceasefire violation. This is the developing […]

Iran batters dummy US aircraft carrier in Gulf exercises

Iran batters dummy US aircraft carrier in Gulf exercises

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards blasted a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier with missiles on Tuesday during military exercises in sensitive Gulf waters, state television reported. The exercises — dubbed “Prophet Mohammed 14th” — were held near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of global oil output. The US Navy […]

Umar Akmal’s ban reduced to 18 months from 3 years

Umar Akmal’s ban reduced to 18 months from 3 years

The independent adjudicator of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced its decision on a disciplinary case involving middle-order batsman Umar Akmal and reduced his three-year ban to 18 months. Adjudicator retired Justice Faqir Mohammad Khokhar conducted the hearing at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore. The batsman had submitted an appeal against a three-year […]

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 15-lakh mark

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 15-lakh mark

New Delhi;  India’s COVID-19 tally went past 15 lakh on Wednesday, two days after it crossed the 14-lakh mark, with 48,513 fresh cases recorded in a day while the recoveries surged to 9,88,029, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases climbed to 15,31,669, while the country’s death toll due to the disease […]

Six more die due to COVID-19, J&K toll 341

Six more die due to COVID-19, J&K toll 341

Six more people died due to covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir since last night, officials said on Wednesday. They said that two deaths were reported at SMHS hospital here this morning and include a 52-year-old woman from Budgam and a 75-year-old man from Wazirbagh Srinagar. “Both had comorbidities with Community Acquired Pneumonia,” a senior doctor […]

Qatar eyes $1.5 bn stake in JioFiber

Qatar eyes $1.5 bn stake in JioFiber

MUMBAI : Sovereign fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is in advanced talks with Reliance Industries Ltd to invest around $1.5 billion (about ₹11,200 crore) in an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) that holds the company’s fibre-optic assets, two people aware of the development said on condition of anonymity. After raising more than $20 billion through stake sales in […]