Beijing: The departing US ambassador on Tuesday defended a tough approach to China that has riled relations between the world’s two largest economies, saying the Trump administration has made progress on trade and that he hopes it will extend to other areas. Terry Branstad, the longtime Iowa governor who was chosen by President Donald Trump to […]
New Delhi:Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the new farm laws will have to be opposed not just for farmers but for the future of the country, as he alleged that they were like a “stab in the farmers’ hearts”. Interacting with a group of farmers from across the country, he said the GST […]
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on those opposing the farm reform bills, saying they do not want farmers to have the freedom of selling their produce in the open market. Without naming the Congress, he said the frustration of a party, which ruled for four generations, was at the […]
Leh: Forty-nine more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the number of confirmed cases in the union territory to 4,152, while 32 such patients were discharged after successful treatment, officials said on Tuesday. There was no report of any COVID-related death during the past 24 hours, the officials added. The number of active […]
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to respond to Iltija Mufti’s amended plea challenging the detention of her mother and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the J-K Public Safety Act, saying detention cannot be forever and “some via media” should be explored. A bench of justices S […]
New Delhi: The present security scenario along our northern frontiers is at an uneasy “no war no peace” status, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday, referring to the prolonged border row with China in eastern Ladakh. In an address at a conference, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said the Indian Air […]
Indore,: Religious places have reopened in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district after nearly six months, and devotees have been asked to strictly follow all guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In an order issued late Monday evening, district Collector Manish Singh asked devotees and priests to wear masks properly covering the nose and mouth and […]
Jammu: The Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, a defence spokesman said. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, he said. “At about 0430 hours today, the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by […]
New Delhi: Daily COVID-19 cases in India dropped below 75,000 and deaths under 1,000 were reported after nearly a month, while total recoveries crossed the 51 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Tuesday. The total coronavirus cases in the country mounted to 61,45, 291 with 70,589 new infections, while the death […]
Srinagar: After indictment of its own men, the army has begun Summary of Evidence, a step before a possible court martial, in July’s Amshipura encounter in Shopian district, during which all civilian witnesses would also be cross examined, officials said here. The Court of Inquiry, which completed its probe earlier this month, had found “prima […]