BSF kills intruder along IB in Samba

BSF kills intruder along IB in Samba

Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was on Tuesday gunned down by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border in Samba district, officials said. He was shot dead when he ignored the repeated warnings by BSF personnel and tried to sneak into this side from across the border in Ramgarh sector this evening, they said. […]

Match-Fixing: ICC bans UAE players Naveed and Shaiman for eight years

DUBAI: The ICC on Tuesday slapped eight-year bans on United Arab Emirates (UAE) cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt for their alleged role in trying to fix matches in the T20 World Cup qualifier in 2019. The bans are backdated to October 16, 2019, when they were provisionally suspended for attempting to corrupt matches […]

Gritty Indian Arrows beat Aizawl FC 2-1 in I-League

KOLKATA: The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) developmental side, Indian Arrows showed great determination to notch up a thrilling 2-1 win over Aizawl FC in an I-League match on Tuesday. Parthib Gogoi’s (11th) early strike was cancelled out by a wonder goal from Malsawmtluanga (22nd), but the Arrows showcased their never-say-die attitude as Lalchhanhima Sailo’s […]

Parliament passes bill to raise upper limit for abortions to 24 weeks in special cases

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to raise the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks for “special categories of women” including rape survivors, victims of incest, minors and the differently-abled. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy […]

32.31 lakh people in JK given domicile certificates, govt tells LS

New Delhi:  A total of 32.31 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir have been given domicile certificates, while 2.15 lakh applications have been rejected, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. Reddy also said in Lok Sabha that as per the information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, […]

No information on leak of WhatsApp chat on Article 370 scrapping: Govt to LS

New Delhi:  The central government has no information on the leak of WhatsApp chat related to confidential and sensitive information, including scrapping of Article 370, which surfaced during the investigation of TRP scam by the Mumbai Police, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. A 500-page transcript of a purported WhatsApp conversation, containing details of Balakot […]

N Korea warns US not to ’cause a stink’ before Seoul meeting

Seoul:  In North Korea’s first comments directed at the Biden administration, Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister on Tuesday warned the United States to refrain from causing a stink if it wants to sleep in peace for the next four years. Kim Yo Jong’s statement was issued as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence […]

Govt always makes efforts to revive PSUs that can be revived: Javadekar in Lok Sabha

New Delhi:  Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the government always makes efforts to revive public sector undertakings that can be revived. During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Javadekar said the effort always is to utilise full capacity of PSUs. “There is always an effort to ensure […]