NEW DELHI: Harbhajan Singh is still playing because he “wants to” and he “will”, asserts the veteran off-spinner, as combative at 40 as he was in his heydays and least bothered by the people questioning his willingness to carry on. One of India’s greatest spinners is back in IPL this year with the Kolkata Knight […]
New Delhi: Gold prices declined by Rs 49 to Rs 43,925 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday reflecting overnight selling in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 43,974 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver also registered a fall of Rs 331 to […]
New Delhi: A special NIA court here has sentenced a Pakistani LeT militant to 10 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to carry out militant attacks at different places in India, including Delhi, after crossing over to Jammu and Kashmir following instructions from his handlers across the border, an official said on Wednesday. Bahadur Ali, the Pakistani […]
Gevena: An international team behind a long-awaited study of the possible origins of COVID-19 with Chinese colleagues on Tuesday called it a first start, while the United States and allies expressed concerns about the findings and China trumpeted its cooperation. Team leader Peter Ben Embarek of the World Health Organization presented the team’s first-phase look into […]
Washington: A group of powerful Republican senators has introduced a legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used to buy solar panels from companies based in China, allegedly using forced labour in Xinjiang. The Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act’ requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards and guidelines […]
New Delhi: As many as 53,480 fresh infections pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to 1,21,49,335, while 354 new fatalities, the highest single-day spike so far this year, took the death toll to 1,62,468, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The country had recorded 355 deaths on December 17. The active caseload increased to […]
Washington: The recent actions of the Myanmar military against its own civilians are reprehensible, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Over 500 people have been reportedly killed in a violent crackdown on protesters by the security forces ever since the junta overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup […]
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, saying creation of an “enabling environment” is imperative for a constructive and result-oriented dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India, in particular the Jammu and Kashmir issue. Khan’s letter was in reply to Prime Minister Modi’s letter […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s textile ministry headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan has recommended the lifting of a ban on the import of cotton from India to bridge the raw material shortfall the country’s textile sector was facing, according to a media report on Tuesday. The Ministry of Textile Industry has sought permission from the Economic Coordination […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president G A Mir on Tuesday called for meaningful dialogue with Pakistan, saying talks are the only way forward in heralding lasting peace in the region. “Peace will remain elusive until the two neighbours (India and Pakistan) sit together and work towards ending their differences in an amicable […]