New Delhi: Accusing the BJP of showing a “disturbing willingness to flirt with anti-national forces”, the Congress on Tuesday questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on the alleged links of two arrested militants with the ruling party. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged the BJP was indulging in “fake […]
Jammu: PDP on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration here against the BJP over alleged association of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Talib Hussain with the saffron party and demanded a high level probe against the leadership for facilitating his entry without verification of his antecedents. Dozens of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) activists led by General Secretary Amrik […]
Jammu: Amid tight security, the sixth batch of over 6,300 Amarnath pilgrims on Tuesday left for the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, officials said. A total of 6,351 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 239 vehicles amid heavy security of CRPF, the officials said. Of these, […]
MECCA: White-robed worshippers from around the world have packed the streets of Islam’s holiest city Mecca ahead of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic began. Banners welcoming the faithful, including the first international visitors since 2019, adorned squares and alleys, while armed security forces patrolled the ancient city, the birthplace of the Prophet […]
New Delhi/KarachI: SpiceJet’s Delhi-Dubai flight was on Tuesday diverted to Karachi as the fuel indicator started malfunctioning, officials of the aviation regulator DGCA said. This is at least the sixth incident of technical malfunction happening on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the Tuesday’s incident, […]
WELLINGTON: A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again. It’s been an unusual journey already for the Capstone satellite. It was launched six days ago […]
BIRMINGHAM: India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday blamed his side’s defeat to England in the rescheduled fifth Test here to the batting failure in the second innings, saying they let the match slip away from their hands after dominating major parts of it. England rode on Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow’s majestic centuries to […]
WIMBLEDON: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic advanced to the Wimbledon mixed doubles semifinals with a hard-fought win over fourth seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and John Peers. Mirza and Pavic, seeded sixth, eked out a thrilling 6-4 3-6 7-5 win over Canadian-Australian duo in one hour 41 minutes on court 3 […]
NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy on Tuesday regained his place in the world’s top 20, riding on his consistent show in the international circuit this season. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who had played a pivotal role in India’s monumental Thomas Cup win in May, improved two places to 19 in the men’s singles […]
Islamabad: The chief of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI has issued strict orders to all commanders to stay away from politics following directives from Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to offset a smear campaign against the military by ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s party, according to a media report on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, […]