Banihal/Jammu: Two youths from Kupwara were found dead inside a load carrier at Banihal on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which remained closed for vehicular traffic for the second day on Sunday following snowfall, officials said. Shabir Ahmad Mir (22) and Majid Gulzar Mir (30), both residents of Kralpora village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, were […]
Shopian: The Army captain involved in the fake encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district last July and two other civilians accused haven’t provided any information about the source of weapons planted on the three slain youths and had also attempted to destroy the evidence, the police charge sheet filed in the case says. Captain Bhoopendra Singh […]
New Delhi: After a gap of over two-and-a-half months, the Indian and Chinese armies on Sunday held another round of Corps Commander-level talks with an aim to move forward on disengagement of troops from all friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources said. The military talks began at around 10 am at Moldo border point on […]
New Delhi: India took only 6 days to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as the number of beneficiaries who have received the anti-coronavirus shots inched close to 16 lakh. The UK took […]
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload has gone up to 1,06,54,533 with 14,849 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,03,16,786, according to the health ministry. The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 1,53,339 with 155 more fatalities, the ministry’s data […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Indian scientists have done their duty by developing the Covid-19 vaccine and “now we have to fulfil ours” by defeating through the right information every network spreading lies and rumours. Addressing NCC cadets, NSS volunteers and artists who would be participating in the Republic Day parade, […]
LONDON: A nasal spray which can prevent a coronavirus infection for up to two days is being prepped for mass production by scientists at the University of Birmingham with the hope of having them available over-the-counter in pharmacies in a few months, a UK newspaper report said on Sunday. Dr Richard Moakes, the study’s lead […]
NEW YORK: Over a thousand large dams in India will be roughly 50 years old in 2025 and such aging structures across the world pose a growing threat, according to a UN report which notes that by 2050, most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of dams built in the 20th […]
TIRUPUR: Continuing to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his second day of campaign in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged Chinese troops have occupied Indian territory and the man with “56 inch-chest” cannot even utter the name of the neighbouring country. Addressing meetings here and in neighbouring Erode as part of […]
NEW DELHI: Lambasting Jonny Bairstow’s omission from the England squad for Tests against India, former skipper Kevin Pietersen said that it will be disrespectful to the host team if the visiting team does not put on field its best XI in the marquee series. Not only Bairstow but all-rounder Sam Curran and pacer Mark Wood […]