Domestic benchmark indices on Monday were trading over 2% lower, dragged down by financials as they tracked global markets amid a rise in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases and worries over a second wave of infections in China. The S&P BSE Sensex was trading over 750 points or 2.23% lower at 33,026.20 levels and the Nifty50 index was […]
LAHORE: Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan believed young Babar Azam should not be compared to Indian captain Virat Kohli, saying the Lahore-born cricketer has his own class. “It is unfair to compare Babar with Kohli because the latter has been playing international cricket for more than a decade, whereas Babar has only played just about […]
WASHINGTON: “We are done dying,” declared the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) as violence re-erupted across America on Sunday over death of yet another African-American man, this time by police shooting. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot dead by police on Friday night outside a Wendy’s outlet in Atlanta, Georgia, after he […]
Pulwama- District Administration on Monday suspended a senior Animal Husbandry Officer Pulwama over alleged dereliction of duties and mismanagement of a COVID care centre situated in the district headquarters. The officer was designated as the Nodal Officer of the facility and already cautioned against any laxity on his part, said a senior officer of the administration. […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that the central government is trying to stop the outflow of “India’s share from three of six rivers in ‘Akhand Bharat’ flowing into Pakistan”. Addressing virtual ‘Jan Samvad‘ rally of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Nagpur in Maharashtra, Mr. Gadkari further added that after this model, the water will […]
New Delhi: India saw a jump of 11,502 novel coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Monday, taking the total number of infections to over 3.32 lakh, while the toll rose to 9,520 with 325 more deaths, the health ministry said. There are 1,53,106 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 1,69,797 people have […]
(Agencies) Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on July 31 in Pakistan as per calendar of the Ministry of Science and Technology”, said Pakistani Science and Technology Minister minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday. Taking to Twitter, Chaudhry said that the moon for the month of Zilhajj will be seen in Karachi and its surrounding areas on July 21. He […]
An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Monday, but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The quake occurred at 4.36 am at a depth of five km. There were no reports of any damage due to the tremors, the officials said. PTI
NEW DELHI: 29 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday, taking the count of positive cases in the security force to 620. “29 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in CRPF, taking the total number of positive cases to 620, of which 189 are active and 427 have […]
Srinagar: An 18-year-old boy from north Kashmir’s Handwara area of Kupwara district has become the youngest victim to die from COVID-19 in the valley. The deceased was admitted to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital a couple of days ago, where he died this morning. Medical Superintendent of SMHS Dr. Nazir Chaudhary while talking to The Kashmir Walla […]