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5 security forces injured in firing along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Five government forces were injured in firing by the Pakistan Army along the LoC in Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. The unprovoked ceasefire...

Suspended police officer Davinder Singh sent to further custody till April 10

New Delhi: Suspended Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu...

Coronavirus deaths in India rise to 56, cases at 2,301

NEW DELHI: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,301 in the country on Friday while the death toll rose to 56, according to...

WHO says coronavirus is spread by respiratory droplets, not through air

BEIJING: The virus that causes the COVID-19 disease is primarily transmitted through "respiratory droplets and close contacts", and does not seem to stay long...

Countrymen showed unprecedented discipline and sense of service during lockdown: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked the countrymen for showing “unprecedented discipline” and “sense of service” by following the COVID-19 lockdown. “My...

PM seeks support of top sportspersons for Covid19 awareness campaigns

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the the rapidly-growing threat of the Covid19 pandemic with India's top athletes, including cricket icon...

IPL can surely wait as life is most important now: Suresh Raina

NEW DELHI: The IPL can wait till millions of lives, which are at risk due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is "most important",...

4 ‘OGWs’ arrested in North Kashmir

Sringaar : Security forces Friday said they have apprehended four overground workers of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit from Handwara and Sopore areas of Jammu and Kashmir. An...

Light up lamps on Sunday night to display collective strength to defeat coronavirus: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged people to switch off lights of their homes at 9 pm for nine minutes on April...

No democracy is fighting pandemic by gagging its media: Editors Guild of India

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India has said it is "deeply perturbed" over the government blaming the media in the Supreme Court for causing...

Focus on testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine: Modi tells CMs

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told chief ministers to focus on Covid-19 containment measures -- testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine --...

Pakistan protests new J&K domicile law

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday accused India of "illegally changing the demographic structure" of Jammu and Kashmir, saying the new domicile rules were in "clear...

About 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members, primary contacts quarantined in country: MHA

NEW DELHI: About 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined till now across the country in view of the coronavirus...

World could face food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO

PARIS: The heads of three global agencies warned Wednesday of a potential worldwide food shortage if authorities fail to manage the ongoing coronavirus crisis...

‘Domestic violence cases on the rise since lockdown’

NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women has received over 250 complaints since the country-wide lockdown was imposed to control the spread of coronavirus...

Govt under-funding fight against coronavirus: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday alleged that the government is “under-funding” the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and asked the...

Woolmer thought I was wrong in declaring early in 2005 Bangalore Test, says Inzamam

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq says that ex-coach Bob Woolmer had doubted his decision to declare early in the 2005 Bangalore...

US cheers Indian engineers for building low-cost ventilator

Washington:   Cheering the Indian engineers for building a low-cost ventilator, the US hopes that this invention succeeds and can eventually be mass produced as...

N. Korea insists it is free of coronavirus

Seoul:  North Korea remains totally free of the coronavirus, a senior health official in Pyongyang has insisted, despite mounting scepticism overseas as confirmed global...

Israel’s health minister has virus, top officials to isolate

Jerusalem:  Israel's health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials, has the new coronavirus, the Health...

Russian plane lands in US with medical supplies to combat coronavirus

Washington: A Russian cargo plane carrying 60 tonnes of medical supplies, including ventilators, masks and other protection gear, needed to treat the patients with...

Coronavirus cases top 900,000 worldwide: AFP tally

Paris:  More than 900,000 cases of coronavirus have been officially detected worldwide since the pandemic emerged in China late last year, according to an...

US wages all-out war to defeat “horrible” coronavirus: says Trump, as death toll crosses 5,000

Washington: America continues to wage an all-out war to defeat the "horrible" coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said, as the US reported over 5,000 deaths...

Six-week-old baby dies of coronavirus in US

New York:  A six-week-old baby girl has died of coronavirus in the US state of Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont said on Thursday, stressing that...

Perks of former JK CMs withdrawn

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers have lost all perks after the government of India repealed or amended 138 legislations of the...

Political parties oppose law, say it is ‘unacceptable’

Srinagar: The J&K domicile law cleared by the government of India on Wednesday drew sharp criticism from the political parties in Kashmir. National Conference, Peoples...

55-year-old man shoots himself to death using son’s gun in Bhadarwah

Bhadarwah/Jammu: A 55-year-old man committed suicide by allegedly shooting himself using a gun belonging to his son, who is a Village Defence Committee (VDC)...

Ready to help India to procure ventilators, but scaling-up production a challenge: China

BEIJING: China on Wednesday said it is ready to help India procure the much-needed ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, but underlined that Chinese firms...

‘RR open to shortened IPL among Indian players only’

NEW DELHI: Even a shortened IPL with just Indian players would be good enough in these "extraordinary times", Rajasthan Royals Executive Chairman Ranjit Barthakur...

AIFF donates Rs 25 lakh for fight against COVID-19 pandemic

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday pledged to donate Rs 25 lakh to the PM Cares Fund for the country's...

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