Says India has to create conducive environment in Kashmir for meaningful dialogue Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Thursday that it was time for India and Pakistan to “bury the past and move forward” as he asserted that the peace between the two neighbours would help to “unlock” the potential of […]
Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said there was grassroots-level development deficit in Jammu and Kashmir which could be addressed by empowering the District Development Councils (DDCs) in a true sense. He was in Noorabad area to pay homage to party stalwart and former speaker Wali Mohammad Itoo on his 27th death […]
New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday said 226 militants were killed during operations in Jammu and Kashmir since 2020, while 296 were apprehended. CRPF Director General (DG) Kuldiep Singh said stone-pelting incidents in the Kashmir Valley have “reduced drastically”, although they have not stopped completely. The stone-pelting incidents have now been […]
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday recorded 35,871 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day rise in over 100 days, which took the infection tally to 1,14,74,605, according to Union health ministry data. Registering an increase for the eighth consecutive day, the active caseload reached 2,52,364, which accounts for 2.20 per cent of the total infections. The […]
NEW DELHI: The government is serious about reducing road accidents as more people died from such mishaps in the last one year than from Covid19 infection, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. During the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Gadkari said the government is very much concerned about road accidents and will […]
NEW DELHI: A “properly framed” All India Judicial Service (AIJS) on the lines of other all-India services such as IAS and IPS is important to strengthen the overall justice delivery system, Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The service will give an opportunity for induction of suitably qualified fresh legal […]
NEW DELHI: His squad packed with youngsters, India head coach Igor Stimac wants his players to play fearless football when the team faces more fancied Oman and United Arab Emirates in the international friendlies next week. India play Oman and UAE in Dubai on March 25 and 29 respectively their first matches after more than […]
RAIPUR: Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends defeated West Indies Legends by 13 runs to storm into the summit clash of the Road Safety World Series T20. Tendulkar (65) led the way with a half century after Virender Sehwag’s entertaining cameo and Yuvraj Singh’s six-hitting spree to post 218 for three in last night’s semi-final clash. Chasing […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani is optimistic about hosting India in the Asia Cup in 2023 and hopes the political relations between the two neighbouring countries would improve by then. Mani informed that Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup in 2022, ruling out any chances of the continental event being staged this […]
New Delhi: Gold rose by Rs 105 to Rs 44,509 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 44,404 per 10 gram. “Spot gold prices for 24 carats in Delhi were up by Rs 105 reflecting overnight rally in […]