New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India has released a total of Rs 7.22 crore as an out of pocket allowance for as many as 2,509 Khelo India athletes across 21 disciplines, including para sports, for the months of January to March. “A financial assistance of Rs 6.28 lakh is allocated for each residential athlete […]
Doha: A World Cup buildup laced in controversy and geopolitical undertones has conjured up the most politically charged of matchups on the field in Qatar. Just like at the FIFA showpiece in 1998, the United States will play Iran with diplomatic relations yet to be restored between the nations since being severed in the 1970s. […]
Islamabad: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that Pakistan shares a “long and excellent” strategic relationship with the US but it does not believe in “camp politics” and the country’s bilateral relations with its partners are not at the expense of its relationships with other nations. Bajwa’s comments came a day ahead […]
New Delhi: India and Australia on Saturday signed an economic cooperation and trade agreement under which Canberra would provide duty free access in its market for over 95 per cent of Indian goods such as textiles, leather, jewellery and sports products. The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement was inked by Commerce and Industry Minister […]
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were on Saturday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 12 days to Rs 7.20 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 102.61 per litre as against Rs 101.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs […]
Jammu: Security forces on Friday recovered 20 kg of commercial grade explosives from a house in Kishtwar district, officials said. Based on specific input regarding the presence of explosives, a joint search operation was carried out by the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Malipeth area and they recovered the explosives, Rs 1,20,000 […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for early cessation of violence in Ukraine and expressed India’s readiness to contribute to the peace efforts to resolve the conflict, during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. According to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the visiting Russian Foreign briefed Modi […]
Says democracy best suited for diverse country like India New Delhi: CBI’s credibility has come under deep public scrutiny with the passage of time as its actions and inactions have raised questions in some cases, Chief Justice N V Ramana Friday said and called for creating an “independent umbrella institution” to bring various investigating agencies […]
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Friday said people hesitate to approach police in times of despair as its image is tarnished due to corruption, excesses, lack of impartiality and close nexus with the political class. Ramana, who was delivering the 19th D P Kohli Memorial Lecture organised by the CBI […]
Banihal/Jammu: Police have detained 12 Rohingya Muslims in Jammu’s Ramban district, officials said on Friday. They had arrived at Dar village in Gool tehsil as part of a Tablighi group, the officials said. The 12 members were then sent to jail in Hiranagar area of Kathua district, where most of the Rohingyas Muslims, who had […]