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Petrol price at 2-yr high of Rs 83 per litre, diesel at 73.32

New Delhi:  Petrol price on Saturday breached the Rs 83 per litre-mark in Delhi for the first time in more than two years after...

IAS officer on election duty for UP Legislative Council polls dies of heart attack

Lucknow: An IAS officer on election duty for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls in Varanasi died after suffering a heart attack, an official said...

Cross border firing in Kathua

Jammu:Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said on Saturday. Firing from...

COVID-19: 36,652 new cases take India’s virus tally to 96,08,211

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 96.08 lakh with 36,652 new cases in a day, while 90,58,822 people have recuperated from the disease...

Chinese state TV reports 18 coal miners killed by lethal gas

Beijing: China's state TV says at least 18 coal miners have been killed by high levels of carbon monoxide in the country's southwest. One miner...

Dineshwar Sharma passes away at 66

New Delhi: Administrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma passed away on Friday due to lung-related complications, officials said. He was 66. Sharma, a former director of the...

Roshni scam: CBI initiates 4 preliminary enquiries to probe complicity of JDA officials with encroachers

New Delhi: Widening its probe in Roshni scam cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the CBI has registered four preliminary enquiries into the alleged non-compliance...

Waqf Boards to be soon established in J&K, Ladakh: Naqvi

New Delhi: Waqf Boards will soon be established in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and the process for it has already started, Minority Affairs...

Vaccination drive will begin as soon as scientists give nod: Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 would begin as soon as a go-ahead from scientists is...

UGC grants six months extension to MPhil, PhD students for thesis submission

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted a six-month extension for submission of thesis to MPhil and Phd students in wake of...

COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 95.71 lakh with 36,595 new infections

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 95.71 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 90 lakh...

COVID-19 vaccine to be first given to about one crore health workers: Government at all-party meet

NEW DELHI: COVID-19 vaccine will be first given to about one crore health workers from both the public and private sectors, and then to...

COVID-like pandemics can pose threat to country’s internal security: Ghulam Nabi Azad

NEW DELHI: COVID-like pandemics can pose a threat to the country’s internal security and policy makers should address this challenge, senior Congress leader Ghulam...

US Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe says China is top threat to America

WASHINGTON: China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John...

Bangladesh moves ahead with Rohingya refugee relocation

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by...

SC dismisses plea seeking appointment of govt nominees in trust for building mosque in Ayodhya

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea which had sought directions for nominating central and state government representatives to the ‘Indo...

India vs Australia: ‘Concussion Sub’ Chahal trumps Australia, India win first T20I by 11 runs

CANBERRA: Yuzvendra Chahal turned out to be the perfect concussion substitute after an injured Ravindra Jadeja did his part with the bat as the...

COVID-like pandemics can pose threat to country’s internal security: Ghulam Nabi Azad

New Delhi:  COVID-like pandemics can pose a threat to the country's internal security and policy makers should address this challenge, senior Congress leader Ghulam...

India summons Canadian high commissioner; Issues demarche over remarks by PM Trudeau, other leaders on farmers’ protest

New Delhi:  India on Friday summoned the Canadian High Commissioner and conveyed to him that the comments made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Waqf Boards to be soon established in J&K, Ladakh: Naqvi

New Delhi: Waqf Boards will soon be established in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and the process for it has...

Gold falls Rs 136; silver declines Rs 346

New Delhi;  Gold prices fell Rs 136 to Rs 48,813 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday amid a rupee appreciation and...

COVID-19 vaccination drive will begin as soon as scientists give nod: PM

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India's vaccination programme against COVID-19 would begin as soon as a go-ahead from scientists is...

COVID-19 vaccine to be first given to about 1 cr health workers: Govt at all-party meet

New Delhi:  COVID-19 vaccine will be first given to about one crore health workers from both the public and private sectors, and then to...

US approves sale of USD 90 mn worth of military equipment and services to India

Washington:The US has approved the sale of USD 90 million worth of military hardware and services in support of its fleet of C-130J Super...

NIA to probe Nagrota encounter case

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe the recent encounter at Nagrota in the Jammu region in which four militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed...

SC dismisses plea seeking appointment of govt nominees in trust for building mosque in Ayodhya

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea which had sought directions for nominating central and state government representatives to the 'Indo...

RBI expects positive growth in second half of 2020-21

Mumbai:  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it expects the economy to record positive growth in the second half of the current...

COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 95.71 lakh

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 95.71 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 90 lakh...

Treat journalists who succumbed to virus as ‘COVID warriors’: PCI to GoI

Calls for group insurance scheme for journalists NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India has urged the Government of India (GoI) to include journalists, who...

Grenade found in Rajouri

Jammu: A live hand grenade was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police,Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said that...

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