BJP devaluing vote of people of J&K: PDP

BJP devaluing vote of people of J&K: PDP

Srinagar: The PDP on Wednesday accused the BJP of “devaluing” the vote of the people of Jammu and Kashmir by allowing citizens from the rest of the country to register themselves as voters in the union territory. …even after abrogation (of Article 370), bifurcation (of Jammu and Kashmir state) and delimitation, BJP knew all too […]

Sonia Gandhi’s mother passes away at home in Italy

Sonia Gandhi’s mother passes away at home in Italy

New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino passed away at her home in Italy on Saturday and her funeral took place on Tuesday, the Congress said here. The Congress president had left on August 23 to visit her ailing mother, who was in her 90s. “Smt. Sonia Gandhi’s mother, Mrs. Paola Maino passed […]

PM Modi condoles death

PM Modi condoles death

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered his condolences to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her mother’s death. Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino passed away at her home in Italy on Saturday and her funeral took place on Tuesday, the Congress said here. “Condolences to Sonia Gandhi Ji on the passing away of her […]

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

Moscow: Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalise the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91. Though in power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed a breathtaking series […]

Political crisis continues in Baghdad after bloody clashes

Baghdad: Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of a powerful Shiite cleric were laid to rest on Wednesday as Iraq’s parliament speaker announced three days of mourning. Normal life crept back in Baghdad after a bloody 24 hours when the supporters of populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with Iraqi security […]

140 new Covid cases in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 140 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, officials said. While 25 cases were reported from the Jammu division, 115 cases were reported from the Kashmir valley, they said. N fresh fatality was reported in the past 24 hours in the union territory, they said, adding that there are 1,091 active cases, […]

PM Modi expresses anguish over deaths in Kishtwar

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed anguish at the loss of lives in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and announced compensation to the families of the victims. Eight people were killed and three others suffered serious injuries when their car skidded off the road and plunged into a […]

India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for cervical cancer prevention to be launched today

India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for cervical cancer prevention to be launched today

New Delhi: India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched here on Thursday, officials said on Wednesday The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had last month granted market authorisation to Serum Institute of India (SII) to manufacture an indigenously-developed vaccine against cervical cancer. […]

US has concerns about any country exercising with Russia: White House

US has concerns about any country exercising with Russia: White House

WASHINGTON: The United States has concerns about any country conducting military exercises with Russia which has waged an “unprovoked and brutal” war against Ukraine, the White House has said after Moscow announced the Vostok 2022 drills will involve more than 50,000 troops from China, India and several other countries. Russia said on Monday that the […]

UN chief Guterres to travel to flood-hit Pakistan on solidarity visit

UN chief Guterres to travel to flood-hit Pakistan on solidarity visit

ISLAMABAD: UN chief Antonio Guterres will travel to flood-hit Pakistan next week for a solidarity visit and also see how the UN is working to support the government’s efforts to provide assistance to millions of people impacted by the unprecedented floods. The visit was announced after the cash-strapped Pakistan government on Tuesday teamed up with […]