Jammu: Dogras and Kashmiri Pandits on Monday continued their protests demanding that employees from the two communities posted in Kashmir be relocated here in the wake of the targeted killings of minorities in the Valley. Dogra employees assembled under the banner of “All Jammu-based Reserved Categories Employees Association” at Panama Chowk here for the sixth […]
Dubai: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Afghanistan on Monday joined several Muslim nations to condemn the controversial remarks of a BJP leader against Prophet Mohammed (SAW), stressing the importance of respecting all religious beliefs. In a statement, Saudi Arabia’s foreign affairs ministry expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the statements made by the BJP spokesperson, saying […]
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that it has summoned the Indian charg d’affaires to convey its categorical rejection and condemnation of the controversial remarks by two BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammed (SAW). The Indian diplomat was told that these remarks are totally unacceptable and have not only deeply hurt the sentiments of the people of […]
New Delhi: Amid growing criticism by the Islamic countries over controversial remarks made by now-suspended and expelled BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad, India on Monday slammed the comments by OIC as “narrow-minded” and “motivated, misleading and mischievous”. New Delhi also hit back at Pakistan after its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reacted sharply on Twitter to […]
Jammu: Rescue teams will be deployed along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway to provide help to pilgrims during the upcoming Amarnath yatra, police said on Monday. The decision to deploy the rescue teams on the highway, especially in slide-prone areas, was taken at a security review meeting chaired by Superintendent of Police, Ramban, Mohita Sharma, a […]
Jammu: The government on Monday ordered a 21-day summer holiday for college students in Jammu region starting from June 10, officials here said. It is hereby ordered that the government degree colleges of union territory of J&K falling under summer zone (Jammu division) shall observe summer vacation with effect from June 10 to 30, both […]
Vienna: The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Monday to cooperate with his inspectors amid a standoff over its atomic program and a threat by Western nations to censure Tehran over its noncooperation. “We have to recognize that we have not been able to get the results we were expecting,” Rafael […]
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software. The justices are considering NSO’s appeal […]
Moscow: The Russian foreign minister has warned the West that if it provides Ukraine with long-range rockets, Moscow will respond by taking over larger areas of Ukraine. Speaking during an online news conference Monday, Sergey Lavrov said that the longer the range of weapons you supply, the farther away the line from where neo-Nazis could […]
Kathmandu: Nearly 34 tonnes of waste have been collected from four mountains, including the world’s highest peak Mount Everest, in Nepal as part of a cleaning campaign that concluded on World Environment Day, the Nepal Army said on Monday. A team led by the Nepal Army collected 33.8 tonnes of garbage during the Safa Himal […]