Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested a man who was on the run for the last nine years after he was booked for duping people on the pretext of arranging government jobs, an official said. Bilal Ahmad Handoo alias “Doctor Sahib”, a resident of Bemina locality in Srinagar, was […]
Keran (JK): India’s “first” post office bearing PIN code 193224 is located on the banks of the Kishanganga river, the de facto Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district with Pak just across the stream at a stone’s throw. It was known as the last post office of the country until recently, when […]
Samba/Jammu: A 24-year-old labourer was electrocuted during the laying of electric cables in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Thursday, officials said. The death of Sabir Hussain, a resident of Nagrota area of Jammu, at Bari Brahmana sparked protests by his relatives who blocked the Jammu-Pathankot highway for over two hours in the evening, resulting […]
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a new Bill seeking to regulate the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, saying it is a “blatant attempt” at making the poll watchdog a “total puppet in the hands of the prime minister”. While the Aam […]
New Delhi: DCW chief Swati Maliwal slammed Union minister Smriti Irani for her lack of outrage over women being paraded naked in Manipur or over the release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists on Independence Day. Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Maliwal said Irani “does not get angry” against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who […]
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday left its key interest rates unchanged for a third straight meeting but signalled tighter policy if food prices continue to drive inflation higher. The monetary policy committee, which has three members from the central bank and a similar number of external members, held the benchmark repurchase […]
New Delhi: The government said “disclosure or disclaimer” is must for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers while endorsing as health experts or medical practitioners as it issued additional guidelines on Thursday. Even medical practitioners, health and fitness experts holding certifications from recognized institutions are required to “disclose” that they are certified health/fitness experts and medical […]
New Delhi: Amazon India on Thursday said it has cumulatively digitised 62 lakh micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and enabled exports worth USD 8 billion. As part of its 2025 pledge for key focus areas of job creation, exports, and digitising MSMEs, the company has created 13 lakh direct and indirect jobs out of […]
New Delhi: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) collected more than 900 dope samples from athletes of various sports, with a whopping 199 coming from track and field, in June and July ahead of the upcoming Asian Games. The national anti-doping watchdog collected 914 samples, mostly urine though few are of blood, from June 1 to […]
New Delhi: Skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said India are “desperate” to break their ICC trophy drought in the upcoming World Cup and are armed with “inner “confidence” and “self-belief” to win the title. India have gone without a trophy in ICC events for a decade now, with their last major win coming in the […]