WIPL Team Bid: BCCI set for another 4000 cr windfall

New Delhi: The BCCI is all set to get richer by up to Rs 4000 crore with some of the top business houses set to bid aggressively for the five Women’s IPL (WIPL) teams that would be auctioned on Wednesday. According to market experts, the teams are expected to shell out in the “range of […]

Cong distances itself from Digvijaya’s remarks on surgical strikes

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday distanced itself from party leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks questioning the 2019 surgical strikes, saying the views do not reflect the position of the party which supports all military actions that are in national interest. “The views expressed by senior leader Digvijaya Singh are his own and do not reflect […]

China wants to reduce India’s influence in Indian Ocean region, say papers submitted at DGPs’ meet

New Delhi:Chinese activities and influence in India’s extended neighbourhood have grown increasingly with the sole purpose of keeping New Delhi constrained and occupied in facing the resultant challenges, according to papers submitted at a key security meet here. The papers presented by Indian Police Service officers at the just concluded conference of DGPs and IGPs […]

Gunman kills 10 near Lunar New Year festival in California

Monterey Park (California): A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid Lunar New Year celebrations and then probably tried but failed to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An urgent search was underway across the Los Angeles area for the suspect. LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said the shooting at […]

Erdogan announces Turkish elections to be held on May 14

Istanbul: Turkey’s president has announced May 14 as the date for the country’s next parliamentary and presidential elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who plans to seek reelection, made the announcement during a Saturday youth conference in northwestern Bursa province. A video of the event was released Sunday. “I thank God that we are destined to […]

Special NIA team visits Narwal twin-blast site

Special NIA team visits Narwal twin-blast site

Jammu: A special team of the National Investigation Agency on Sunday inspected the scene of the twin blasts here, officials said. Back-to-back blasts in Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu City had left nine people injured on Saturday. Police suspect that improvised explosive devices were used to carry out the twin explosions in an SUV […]

Rahul-led BJY reaches Samba amid tight security

Rahul-led BJY reaches Samba amid tight security

Samba (J&K): The Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress reached Samba in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday afternoon, after covering 21 kilometres in more than six hours from adjoining Kathua amid heightened security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu. The Congress said the foot march, being led by party leader Rahul Gandhi, will […]

Restoration of democracy in J&K serious issue: Ramesh

Restoration of democracy in J&K serious issue: Ramesh

Samba/Jammu: A day after twin bomb blasts rocked a busy locality here leaving nine people injured, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said there will be no compromise on the security of Rahul Gandhi who is leading the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Jammu and Kashmir. The Yatra entered Kathua district Thursday evening via Punjab. […]

Bomb scare in Rajouri

Rajouri/Jammu: An electronic device with blinking lights was found lying in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, causing panic among people who mistook it for an IED, officials said. The bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot after getting information about the suspicious device at Jaglanoo village in Kandi area, […]

White meadows calling: Tourists make beeline for snow-capped Gulmarg

White meadows calling: Tourists make beeline for snow-capped Gulmarg

Gulmarg: A white carpet of otherwise green meadows greets tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s “mini Switzerland”. The recent spells of snowfall in the Union Territory have brought the resort — at an altitude of 8,000 feet, 50 km north of the summer capital Srinagar — to life with the place brimming with visitors. Soumya Srivastav, […]