NC set to fight multi-front battle: Abdullah

NC set to fight multi-front battle: Abdullah

Jammu: Batting strongly for collectivism and better coordination at all levels in the party, National Conference president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday said the party is set to fight a multi-front battle in Jammu and Kashmir. The Srinagar MP also exhorted party functionaries to amplify their efforts to reach out to wider […]

It’s for EC to decide J&K poll schedule: Jitendra

Jammu: Asserting his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ever ready for elections, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday it was for the Election Commission to decide when assembly polls would be held in Jammu and Kashmir. As far as the BJP is concerned, it is always ready for any election, be it panchayat, assembly […]

SC grants interim bail to journalist Zubair in UP Police FIR but he will be in custody in a Delhi case

SC grants interim bail to journalist Zubair in UP Police FIR but he will be in custody in a Delhi case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted five-day interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with an FIR lodged against him in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious sentiments but he will remain in custody as per the order of a Delhi court in another case. The top […]

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated

KASHIHARA: Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech. The murder of the 67-year-old, who had been Japan’s longest-serving leader, stunned the nation and prompted an international outpouring of grief and condemnation. It was all […]

Leaders from South Asia express shock over former Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination

Leaders from South Asia express shock over former Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination

Colombo/Islamabad: Prominent South Asian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, expressed shock and anguish over the assassination of Shinzo Abe, hailing the former Japanese prime minister for his contributions towards bolstering bilateral ties and regional economic development. Abe, 67, one of his nation’s most powerful and influential […]

China demands end to US-Taiwan military ‘collusion’

China demands end to US-Taiwan military ‘collusion’

BEIJING: China has demanded the US cease military “collusion” with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two countries whose relationship has grown increasingly fractious. Gen. Li Zuocheng told Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday that China had “no room for compromise” on issues affecting its “core interests,” which include […]

Russia’s Foreign Minister walks out of G20 talks as West presses Moscow on Ukraine

BALI: Russia’s top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Washington and allies condemned Russia’s assault ahead of the meeting before Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov faced what US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called a barrage of Western […]