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 […]
New Delh: India exported defence items and technology worth a record Rs 13,000 crore in 2021-22, an impressive 54.1 per cent rise over the previous year, a top defence ministry official said on Friday. The country’s defence exports are chiefly to the US, the Philippines and other countries in the South-East Asia, the Middle-East and […]
BIRMINGHAM: Star India batter Virat Kohli would be desperate to come out of his prolonged lean patch when he makes his T20 return after five months with the second game against England, here on Saturday. Kohli, who last played a T20 international in February, has featured in only two games since India’s underwhelming campaign in […]
Says J&K administration has establisheddecisive domination over militancy Srinagar: The administration in Jammu and Kashmir has established a decisive domination over militancy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. “Today, under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Jammu and Kashmir is on the path of […]
Jammu: Amid tight security, the eighth batch of over 5,700 pilgrims left from here on Thursday for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. A total of 5,726 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 242 vehicles amid heavy security […]
New Delhi: Days after China and Pakistan voiced concerns over reports of India planning to hold events relating to G20 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that there is no need to speculate on the issue at this stage. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said a large number of […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi the need for an early resolution of all outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, and asserted that bilateral ties should be based on mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest. At a one-hour meeting […]
Udhampur/Jammu: Two persons were killed and 37 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, official sources said. The bus, which was on its way from Ramnagar to Chhitredi village, met with an accident near the village, they […]
Jammu: An army porter was injured in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. The blast occurred in Dallan sector, leaving Tanveer Hussain injured, they said. He was admitted to the military hospital at Poonch for treatment, they said. —PTI Press Trust of Indiakashmirreader.com
Jammu: A soldier who was injured in an accidental firing during a training exercise in Poonch district succumbed to his injuries, officials said on Thursday. The soldier was identified as Sepoy Rishkesh Choubey of the Army’s Mahar Regiment, they said. Choubey was among two soldiers who suffered splinter injuries during a training exercise at the […]