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Thousands of families in J&K survived lockdown by stitching masks: Official

Jammu: Thousands of families in Jammu and Kashmir earned their livelihood by stitching face masks during the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said on Sunday. Many...

Large part of me becoming captain has to do with Dhoni: Kohli

New Delhi: Virat Kohli Saturday said his elevation to captaincy has a lot to do with Mahendra Singh Dhoni keenly observing his cricket smarts...

Cricket under new COVID-19 guidelines will ‘look weird’ but no better option: Sangakkara

NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan batting great Kumar Sangakkara says it will look "really weird" and "off-putting" to play cricket under the strict guidelines laid...

Sahal to be next big scorer after Chhetri retires: Bhutia

KOLKATA: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia on Saturday picked Kerala Blasters youngster Sahal Abdul Samad to be the next big scorer for the country...

India expels two Pakistan High Commission officials on charges of espionage

New Delhi: India on Sunday declared two officials of the Pakistan High Commission here as persona non grata on charges of espionage and ordered...

Spanish PM wants state of emergency extension

Madrid, May 31 (AP) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S nchez says he will ask Spain's Parliament for a final two-week extension of the nation's...

Lockdown: CISCE allows class 10,12 students to change exam centre, appear for boards later

New Delhi, May 31 The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has allowed students to appear for the pending board exams from...

CRPF to get over 40k bullet proof jackets, 170 armoured vehicles for Kashmir, anti-naxal ops

New Delhi: Over 40,000 bullet proof jackets and 170 armoured troop carriers have been sanctioned by the Union home ministry for the CRPF for...

After China’s security law, Hong Kongers hit panic button; Big spike in immigration inquiries

Beijing/Hong Kong: The promulgation of new security law for Hong Kong by China has resulted in a sharp increase in inquiries for immigration from the...

Lockdown restrictions extended in JK until June 8

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown until June 8 and said the Centre's new guidelines on some relaxations require...

Delhi govt seeks Rs 5,000 crore from Centre to pay employees’ salaries: Sisodia

New Delhi, May 31 The Delhi government has demanded Rs 5,000 crore assistance from the Centre to be able to pay salaries to its...

Senior IAS officer tests positive for COVID-19 in J&K

Jammu: A senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer has tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir following which several bureaucrats and doctors, who...

Thousands of people take to streets in NY to protest death of George Floyd

New York, May 31  Thousands of protesters took to the streets in New York to demonstrate against the killing of African-American George Floyd by...

Encounter breaks out between security forces and militants in south Kashmir

Srinagar, May 31 An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. A cordon-and-search...

Pak shells areas along LoC in Poonch, man injured

Jammu, May 31 A 25-year-old man was injured in overnight mortar shelling by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in...

US violence: 1,400 arrests in 17 cities during protests

Los Angeles: Police have arrested nearly 1,400 people in 17 US cities as protests continue over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died on Monday...

COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 8,380 cases; death toll climbs to 5,164

New Delhi: India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking...

Trump postpones G7 summit, wants India, others to join group

Washington:  US President Donald Trump on Saturday postponed the "outdated" Group of Seven summit that he planned to hold in June at the White...

Police station in Kathua declared ‘out of bounds’ as three cops test positive

Jammu: A police station in Kathua district of Jammu was declared ‘out of bounds’ on Saturday after three policemen posted there tested positive for...

Deserted Tulmulla, no Kheer Bhawani mela this year

Srinagar: In a low-key affair, only the priests offered prayers at the Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district on Saturday after the annual Kheer...

Modi lists Article 370 abrogation among key achievements of 2nd term

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday listed abrogation of Article 370, settlement of the Ram Temple issue, criminalisation of Triple Talaq and...

Army seeks to purchase 129 kanals in Pattan

Srinagar: After the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status with the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution last August, the Army has...

Talks at military, diplomatic levels on to resolve Ladakh standoff: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: As Indian and Chinese troops remain engaged in a tense border standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that the government...

Prosecuting officer suspended after being caught with contraband in Rajouri

Jammu: A prosecuting officer was placed under suspension on Saturday after he was caught with eight grams of contraband substance by police in Rajouri...

Burglars loot cash from Srinagar Gurdwara

Srinagar: Burglars struck a gurdwara in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and decamped with some cash, police said on Saturday. They broke...

Elections for five non-permanent members of UNSC next month; India assured of seat

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly has decided to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council next month under the...

PM Modi shares ‘vikas yatra’ of his second term in office with people

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a document with the people detailing the "vikas yatra" or glimpses of development, empowerment and...

Year of disappointment, disastrous management and diabolical pain: Congress on Modi govt anniversary

NEW DELHI: The Congress described the first year of the Modi government as a "year of disappointment, disastrous management and diabolical pain." Congress leader K...

Donald Trump says US terminating relationship with WHO; takes steps against China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that America is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization as he blamed it and...

COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 265 deaths, 7,964 cases

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country registering a...

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