Police solve theft case in Handwara within 24 hrs; 1 arrested, stolen property recovered

Srinagar: Police in Handwara have solved a theft case by arresting an accused person involved in the commission of crime within 24 hrs and recovered stolen property from his possession. On 02/04/2023, Police Station Handwara received a complaint to the effect that some unknown thief/thieves have stolen batteries from Govt. Higher Secondary School Warpora Magam, […]

Union Secy hails e-transformation of JK’s Public Distribution System

JAMMU: Union Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Sanjeev Chopra, has appreciated the reforms introduced by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), J&K for holistic transformation and streamlining of the public distribution system. Interacting with the officers of the FCS&CA Department here today, the Union Secretary hailed the commendable efforts […]

No dearth of political will, officers should act against corrupt, however powerful: PM

No dearth of political will, officers should act against corrupt, however powerful: PM

New Delhi: There is no dearth of political will today to act against corruption and officers should take action against the corrupt, however powerful, without any hesitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Addressing a gathering at the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the prime minister said the agency’s […]

Rahul Gandhi gets bail; hearing on Apr 13

Rahul Gandhi gets bail; hearing on Apr 13

Surat: A sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat city on Monday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he filed an appeal against his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his 2019 “Modi surname” remark in which he has been sentenced to two years in jail, a lawyer said. The court of Additional Sessions […]

Restore railway fare concession for senior citizens: Kejriwal to PM

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the railway fare concession for senior citizens, saying no society and country can progress without the blessings of its elderly. In a letter to the prime minister, he said the Centre has a budget of Rs 45 lakh crore and […]

Shortage of electronic components likely to impact production in FY24: Maruti Suzuki

New Delhi: The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said its production volume could be hit in the current fiscal with the supply situation of electronic components remaining unpredictable. The auto major said the shortage of electronic components had some impact on the production of vehicles in the last financial year as […]

Iran: Yoghurt attack on unveiled women goes viral, raises tensions

Iran: Yoghurt attack on unveiled women goes viral, raises tensions

Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled women in a shop in a town near the northeastern city of Mashhad. In live remarks on state television, Raisi said: “If some people say they don’t believe […]

Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, chief says

Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, chief says

Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday. “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels. Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to US Secretary of […]

Egypt’s el-Sisi visits Saudi Arabia amid financial pressure

Jeddah: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the kingdom’s Red Sea city of Jeddah as Cairo tries to navigate through an acute financial crisis. The two leaders met on Monday to discuss joint cooperation and regional developments, Saudi state-run SPA news agency reported. El-Sisi arrived in […]

Russian stocks hit 7-month high as oil prices jump on output target cuts

Moscow: The rouble steadied on Monday and Russia’s benchmark stock index surged to a near seven-month high after OPEC+ oil producers announced further oil output target cuts of about 1.16 million barrels per day (bpd) that saw oil prices jump. By 0804 GMT, the rouble-based MOEX Russian index was 0.9% higher at 2,472.4 points, reaching […]