Melbourne: Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star’s appeal against a deportation order. Three Federal Court judges upheld a decision made on Friday by the immigration minister to cancel the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds. The decision likely means […]
New Delhi: India added 2,71,202 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,71,22,164, including 7,743 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The country saw 1,702 new cases of Omicron variant, the highest in a single day so far, and an […]
Jammu/Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday imposed “complete restriction on non-essential movement” during weekends in the Union Territory amid a surge in Covid cases that rose by 2,456 a day earlier. District authorities swung into action immediately, closing down markets and asking people to return to their homes. Announcing the decision of the […]
New Delhi: The Indian Army’s message is clear that it will not let any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo along the country’s borders succeed, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane said on Saturday. In his address at the Army Day Parade here, he said last year was extremely challenging for the Army and […]
Jammu: A Pakistani national was arrested shortly after he inadvertently crossed into the Indian side along the International Border (IB) in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, a senior BSF official said. Deputy Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), S P S Sandhu said the intruder was repatriated within six hours of […]
Srinagar: Six militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested from Sopore and Bandipora areas this week and arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession, police said on Saturday. Three of them were arrested on Tuesday at a checkpoint in Bomai area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, a police spokesperson said. Security forces deployed […]
Srinagar: The intense cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir as the minimum temperature settled several degrees below freezing point, officials said here on Saturday. The night temperature was several degrees below the normal for this part of the season. The mercury in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at minus 4.5 degrees […]
NEW DELHI: India registered 2,68,833 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. With 402 more deaths, the number of people who have succumbed to the viral disease has risen to 4,85,752. The case fatality rate was […]
NEW DELHI: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Election Commission on Saturday extended its ban on physical rallies and roadshows until January 22 in the five poll-bound states. However, the poll panel granted a relaxation for the political parties to the extent that indoor meetings of maximum 300 persons or 50 per cent of […]
Nasir Dhillon, who runs his YouTube channel with over 531,000 subscribers, says the Punjabi Lehr’s aim is “to bridge a gap between the peoples of East and West Punjab, created by Partition.” LAHORE: Much like the landmark Kartarpur Corridor that connects India and Pakistan, Punjabi Lehr, the Pakistan-based YouTube channel that brought together two brothers […]