19.5 C
Srinagar
Monday, July 27, 2026

AUTHOR NAME

Press Trust of India

33557 POSTS
0 COMMENTS

Afghan NSA: Taliban will have no reason to continue with violence anymore

New Delhi:  The "big picture" arising out of the decision by US President Joe Biden to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan is that the...

WHO chief calls growth in virus cases ”worrying”

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation said coronavirus cases are continuing to rise globally at worrying rates and noted that the number of...

SC issues norms for early disposal of cheque bounce cases, asks Centre to amend laws

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court Friday came out with a slew of directions to ensure speedy disposal of cheque bounce cases and asked the...

Pakistan suspends services of social media platforms following violent protest

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday temporarily suspended the services of social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp to stop their use to organise demonstrations...

Monsoon to be normal this year, says IMD

New Delhi:  The Southwest monsoon, which brings more than 75 per cent of rainfall to the country, is expected to be normal this year,...

US to continue push Pakistan on supporting diplomatic efforts to ensure peace in Afghanistan: Burns

Washington:  The US will continue to push Pakistan hard on supporting the diplomatic efforts to ensure peace in Afghanistan as it has an interest...

China’s GDP surges to record 18.3 per cent in Q1

Beijing: China's GDP jumped a record 18.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, riding on strong domestic and foreign demand and aided...

COVID-19:Highest-ever single day spike in India with 2,17,353 fresh cases

New Delhi: A record single-day rise of 2,17,353 new coronavirus infections took India's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,42,91,917, while active cases surpassed...

Former CBI director Ranjit Sinha is dead

New Delhi:  Former CBI director Ranjit Sinha died here on Friday morning in what is believed to be a COVID-19 related death, senior officials...

China poses single biggest geopolitical test for US in 21st century, says CIA Director

Washington:  China poses the single biggest geopolitical test for the US in the 21st century, CIA Director William Burns has said, stressing that this...

Declare journalists frontline workers, get them vaccinated on priority: EGI to govt

NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India on Thursday urged the Government of India to declare journalists as frontline workers and ensure priority vaccination...

UAE played role in bringing down tension between India and Pakistan: senior Emirati diplomat

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates played a role in bringing down the tension between India and Pakistan and getting their bilateral ties back to...

Biden announces complete withdrawal from Afghanistan before September 11

Washington: Declaring that the war in Afghanistan was never meant to be a "multigenerational undertaking," President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops...

WPI inflation spikes to over 8-year high

New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation shot up to over 8-year high of 7.39 per cent in March on rising crude oil and metal...

Indian army hands civilian who inadvertently crossed LoC to Pak authorities

Jammu: A man, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control was on Thursday sent back to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) on humanitarian grounds,...

India records highest-ever spike with over two lakh COVID-19 cases, 1,038 die in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI: India added a record over 2 lakh new COVID-19 infections in a day pushing the total tally of cases to 1,40,74,564, while...

Europe surpasses 1 million COVID-19 deaths, situation remains ‘serious’: WHO

GENEVA: A top official from the World Health Organisation says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains "serious," with...

US, NATO troops pulling out of Afghanistan will raise tremendous concerns for India, say experts

WASHINGTON: After the withdrawal of the US and NATO troops from Afghanistan by September 11, India will have tremendous concern on the resurgence of...

Long-term arrangements needed to fight Covid-19, says Gadkari

NAGPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday stressed on making long-term arrangements for fighting COVID-19 and dubbed the pandemic situation as very serious. The Lok...

‘No tests, beds, ventilators’: Rahul mocks Modi government’s ‘vaccine festival’

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government over the handling of the COVID-19 situation and alleged that it is only...

WPI inflation spikes to over 8-year high of 7.39% in March

New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation shot up to over 8-year high of 7.39 per cent in March on rising crude oil and metal...

Ultimate goal remains Olympic podium: Manpreet Singh

BUENOS AIRES: The Indian men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh considers the recent success against reigning Olympic champions Argentina a big confidence-booster, but insists that...

Tata Steel unveils multi-million-pound plan for tube making site in UK

London: Tata Steel on Thursday unveiled its transformation plans for a steel tube making site in the UK's East Midlands, which the Indian steel...

Kohli named Wisden Almanack’s ODI cricketer of the 2010s

India captain Virat Kohli has been named Wisden Almanack's ODI player of the 2010s, while England all-rounder Ben Stokes was declared the 'Cricketer of...

Gold jumps Rs 159; silver gains Rs 206

New Delhi: Gold jumped Rs 159 to Rs 46,301 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday reflecting recovery in international precious metal...

Over 2 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases in India, 1038 new fatalities

New Delhi:The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 2 lakh infections being reported in a day,...

US President Biden announces complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11 this year, thus bringing to end...

India, Pakistan among others with stake in stable future of Afghanistan, says US president Biden

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said India, Pakistan, Russia, China, and Turkey have a significant stake in the stable future of Afghanistan and these...

US, NATO troops pulling out of Afghanistan will raise concerns for India, say experts

Washington:  In the aftermath of the US and the NATO withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, India will have tremendous concern on the resurgence of...

China increasingly a near-peer competitor, posing multiple challenges: Top US intelligence officer

Washington: China is increasingly becoming a near-peer competitor of the US, posing challenges in multiple domains, while pushing to revise global norms in ways that...

Latest news