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Govt to gain Rs 1.6 lakh cr this fiscal from record excise duty hike on petrol, diesel

NEW DELHI: The cash-strapped this fiscal from a record increase in excise duty on petrol and diesel, that will help make up for revenue...

Lt Governor extends Buddha Purnima greetings

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has extended his greetings to the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious...

Man arrested for sensitive post on FB

BANIHAL/JAMMU: Police on Tuesday arrested one person for posting sensitive and objectionable comments on facebook in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials...

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday,...

Reyaz Naikoo: From a maths teacher to a Hizbul militant

Srinagar: From a maths teacher to a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Reyaz Naikoo had a lucky run for eight years before he was killed by...

34 new coronavirus cases in J&K, total 775

Srinagar: The novel coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir reached 775 on Wednesday as 34 more people tested positive, officials said. The number of active...

9 cr people have downloaded Aarogya Setu app: Govt

New Delhi: Close to nine crore users have downloaded the Aarogya Setu mobile application and it has been made mandatory that government and private...

First Hindu youth joins Pakistan Air Force

Islamabad: In a first, a Pakistani Hindu youth has become the first person from the minority community to join the Pakistan Air Force. Rahul Dev...

China asks Pompeo to show ‘enormous evidence’ of COVID-19 originating from Wuhan lab

Beijing: China on Wednesday dared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to show the "enormous evidence" he claimed to have to prove that the...

Mobile phones and internet suspended in Kashmir

Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen's chief Reyaz Naikoo, on the run for eight years, was killed on Wednesday by security forces in his village in Kashmir's...

Don’t use Naikoo’s death to provoke violence, protest: Omar

Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen commander Reyaz Naikoo's death must not be used as an excuse by some to put more people in "harm's way by...

Trump admin ignored concern over hydroxychloroquine import from in India, Pak: Fired US scientist

Washington: A fired American scientist has alleged that the Trump administration ignored the concern of doctors in the US over the importation of hydroxychloroquine...

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday,...

Govts imposing taxes in times of distress ‘cruel’ : Chidambaram

New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) Governments must borrow to meet their deficits and not impose higher tax burdens when economic activity has ground to...

Top Hizb commander killed in South Kashmir village

Srinagar, May 6 (PTI) A top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, on the run for eight years, was on Wednesday killed in an encounter with security...

Top Hizb commander killed in South Kashmir village

Srinagar, May 6 (PTI) A top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, on the run for eight years, was on Wednesday killed in an encounter with security...

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

New Delhi:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday,...

Aggressive behaviour by China in South China Sea: US Defense Secretary

Washington:  The Chinese Army is indulging in aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea and the Chinese Communist Party has ramped up its disinformation...

COVID-19: US now in next stage of battle, has flattened curve, says Trump

Washington: Asserting that the United States has flattened the curve on coronavirus, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the country is now in the...

Militant killed in ongoing Pulwama encounter

Srinagar:  A militant was killed in an encounter with government forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. Government forces launched...

No community transmission of COVID-19 yet: Harsh Vardhan

NEW DELHI: India has so far been able to stave off community transmission of COVID-19, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, expressing the hope...

Covid-19 curve remains flat but rise in cases at steady rate a cause of concern: AIIMS director

NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 curve has remained relatively flat so far but the continued rise of cases at a steady rate is a cause...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,568 in India; cases climb to 46,433

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,568 and the number of cases climbed to 46,433 in the country on Tuesday,...

‘None of us is safe until all of us are safe’: UN chief Antonio Guterres on coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that overcoming the coronavirus pandemic will require the most massive public health effort in history since...

Israel makes ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing antibody against coronavirus

JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has said that scientists at the country’s main biological research institute have made a “significant breakthrough” in developing...

Evacuation of stranded Indians to begin from May 7

NEW DELHI: The Indian government will begin from this week the evacuation of thousands of Indians stranded in US due to the coronavirus-linked global...

86% Indians fear losing jobs as coronavirus scare mounts: Survey

MUMBAI: survey has found a vast majority of the citizens—86 per cent of those polled to be precise—are worried about losing their jobs and...

Shoaib Akhtar keen on becoming India bowling coach; says can groom faster, more aggressive pacers

New Delhi: Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar says he is interested in becoming India's bowling coach if there is an offer, asserting that he...

Sports ministry invites nominations for National Sports Awards via e-mail

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Tuesday told aspirants for this year's National Sports Awards to e-mail their nominations in view of the lockdown...

Warne suggests weighted ball to solve shining dilemma

MELBOURNE: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has offered a unique answer to the question of how to swing the ball without using saliva or...

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