WASHINGTON: The US would be better served by maintaining its open trade system rather than imposing new punitive duties on Chinese goods, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, adding that Washington and Beijing should work together to resolve their trade tensions. IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack told a regular news briefing that such trade restrictions […]
BANGKOK: The Women’s World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at a FIFA congress Friday marked by debate about the onslaught in Gaza. After the success of Australia and New Zealand in 2023, which earned a record $570 million in commercial […]
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup starting June in the USA and the Caribbean. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will play Bangladesh in their sole practice match ahead of the marquee tournament on June 1. The venue for the game is yet to […]
NEW DELHI: Sunil Chhetri will retire with his legacy secured as a man who made history in multiple ways, He has been the face of Indian football for many years. Not just in terms of numbers, he was often been an elder brother to younger players in India, who would put an arm around their […]
NEW DELHI: Portugal’s star forward Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to perform at the top level as he closes on to the 900-goal mark in his illustrious career. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is destined to go down in the history books for the contribution he has made in his 22-year career. Ronaldo has netted 763 […]
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a two-day visit to Srinagar. Shah arrived at a Srinagar hotel where he is scheduled to meet local BJP leaders ahead of the remaining two phases of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. A local BJP leader said Shah’s visit to Kashmir is not political. “The Union home […]
SRINAGAR : Security forces foiled an infiltration bid in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, official sources said on Thursday. The bid was foiled in the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara last night when the Army deployed along the Line of Control (LOC) noticed the suspected movement of infiltrators. “The infiltrators were challenged, and they opened fire, which […]
SRINAGAR: PDP candidate from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Waheed Para has been booked for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by holding a road show without prior permission in south Kashmir’s Pulwama last month, officials said on Thursday. The Srinagar constituency went to polls on May 13, registering about 38 per cent voter turnout which […]
Nashik: In a veiled swipe at the country’s first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and the Congress, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India lost its hold on Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) due to “someone’s weakness or mistake”. Jaishankar made the remarks while addressing a programme event titled ‘Vishwabandhu Bharat’ To a […]
Jammu: Going full steam with its efforts to destroy the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached as many as seven immovable properties of a top terrorist belonging to the banned Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist organisation. A statement issued by NIA said that terrorist Sartaj Ahmed Mantoo’s properties, […]