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Pro-Beijing committee to elect some Hong Kong legislators

Beijing:  A senior Chinese official says the largely pro-Beijing committee that currently elects the Hong Kong's leader will also elect some members of the...

Indian-Americans taking over US, says President Biden as they keep getting key positions

Washington:  Indian-Americans are "taking over the country", US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, referring to the large number of "incredible" professionals from the...

PLI scheme likely to boost India’s manufacturing output by USD 520 bn in 5 yrs: PM

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said production linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which is aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and exports, is...

Surge in daily COVID-19 cases, India records over 17,000 new infections

New Delhi: The daily new cases of COVID-19 in India were recorded above 17,000 after a little over a month taking the total?tally of...

China hikes defence budget to USD 209 billion, 6.8 per cent increase

Beijing:China on Friday hiked its defence budget to USD 209 billion, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per...

New J&K govt employees cannot draw salary without CID clearance

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday made security clearance from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) mandatory for drawing salary and allowances of...

LG takes Covid vaccine

Jammu: J&K Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Government Medical College hospital (GMC) here on...

Army launches community radio station ‘Radio Chinar’ in Sopore

Srinagar: The Army on Thursday launched the first-of-its-kind community radio station in north Kashmir’s Sopore town, an official said. With the tagline “Radio Chinar 90.4,...

Army soldier found hanging inside post in Srinagar

Srinagar: An Army man was found dead here on Thursday in a suspected case of suicide, officials said. Rifleman Anup Kumar (28), who was posted...

Srinagar ‘least liveable city in India’

New Delhi: Bengaluru was adjudged the most liveable among 111 cities in India in the government’s “Ease of Living Index” on Thursday, followed by...

No restrictions on Mirwaiz’s movements anymore: Aide

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Thursday lifted restrictions on the movement of moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who was placed...

IT raids on Pannu, Kashyap, others find Rs 650 cr ‘irregularities’

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has detected financial irregularities of over Rs 650 crore after it raided two film production companies, two talent...

Hopeful membership of INSTC project will be expanded: Jaishankar

New Delhi: India has proposed the inclusion of Chabahar port in the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) route, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar...

Iran to meet with UN technical experts over uranium find

Berlin: Iran has agreed to sit down with international technical experts investigating the discovery of uranium particles at three former undeclared sites in the...

UN: 38 died on deadliest day yet for Myanmar coup opposition

Yangon: Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a...

Few OTT platforms at times show pornographic content, says SC, asks Centre to place regulations

New Delhi: Some over-the-top (OTT) platforms at times show pornographic contents and there should be a mechanism to screen such programmes, the Supreme Court...

Wipro to buy Capco for $1.45 bln

New Delhi: IT services major Wipro on Thursday said it has signed an agreement to acquire London-headquartered Capco, a global management and technology consultancy,...

Fourth Test: Ashwin, Axar bundle out England for 205 as India take control on Day 1

AHMEDABAD: England's batsmen lost the battle of both mind and skills in yet another shoddy performance to surrender the momentum to India with Axar...

IPL 2021: Dhoni in Chennai; CSK training camp likely from March 9

CHENNAI: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has landed here to take part in the team’s training camp likely to begin on March...

J-K border residents heave sigh of relief week after India-Pakistan agreement on ceasefire

Kamalkote (JK):A week after the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control, residents along the border have heaved a sigh...

EPFO fixes 8.5 pc interest on EPF deposits for 2020-21

New Delhi:  Retirement fund body EPFO on Thursday decided to retain 8.5 per cent rate of interest on provident fund deposits for the current...

J&K LG gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Jammu:  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Government Medical College hospital (GMC)...

Taj Mahal vacated after hoax bomb call

New Delhi/Agra:  The Taj Mahal complex in Agra was vacated on Thursday morning following a hoax bomb call, officials said. They said an unidentified person...

Bangladesh government to decide on waiving Zia’s sentences, relaxing bail conditions

Dhaka:  Bangladesh will decide on relaxing the bail conditions and waiving the 17-year sentence of former prime minister Khaleda Zia due to her failing...

China releases high-resolution Mars images from its Tianwen-1 probe

Beijing:  China's national space agency on Thursday published high-resolution images of Mars captured by the country's Tianwen-1 probe, which is currently orbiting the Red...

Surge in daily COVID-19 cases, India records over 17,000 new infections

New Delhi:  The daily new cases of COVID-19 in India were recorded above 17,000 after a little over a month taking the total tally...

Dissent not sedition: SC dismisses PIL against Farooq Abdullah

Also imposes Rs 50 thousand fine on petitioners New Delhi: Observing that expression of a view which is dissent from a decision taken by the...

LG asks Forest dept to focus on increasing Hangul population at Dachigam

Jammu: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday asked the forest department to focus on increasing the Hangul (Kashmiri stag) population at Dachigam National...

Crime branch files charge sheet in Jammu land fraud case

Jammu: The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday filed a charge sheet in a court here against the accused in the...

CBI arrests patwari for accepting bribe

New Delhi: The CBI arrested a patwari allegedly while receiving a bribe in a mutation case, official said on Wednesday. This is the first trap...

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