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Indian citizenship granted to 2,120 Pakistanis, 188 Afghans, 99 Bangladeshis in last 4 yrs

New Delhi:  A total of 2,120 Pakistanis, 188 Afghans and 99 Bangladeshis were granted Indian citizenship in the last four years, the Rajya Sabha...

Army commanders of India, China hold 6th round of talks on border standoff

New Delhi: Senior army commanders of India and China on Monday held talks on implementing a five-point agreement reached between the two countries on disengagement...

Oppn parties in Pak launch alliance to oust Imran Khan govt

Islamabad: Demanding Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's immediate resignation, the country's major Opposition parties have launched an alliance to hold a countrywide protest movement to...

3,000 litres of illicit kerosene seized in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, 2 arrested

Awantipora: Police on Monday arrested two persons and recovered around 3000 litres of subsidized kerosene from their possession in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. The duo...

Tablighi Jamaat event caused COVID-19 to spread to ‘many persons’ : MHA to RS

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Monday said the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi's Nizamuddin locality in March led to the coronavirus infection...

86,961 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 54,87,580

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally reached 54.88 lakh with 86,961 people being infected in the past 24 hours, while 43,96,399 people have recuperated so...

US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert

Dubai:  The newly formed US Space Force is deploying troops to a vast new frontier: the Arabian Peninsula. Space Force now has a squadron of...

RS Chairman rejects notice for no-confidence motion against Harivansh, suspends 8 MPs

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Monday suspended eight members, including TMC leader Derek O'Brien, a day after the House witnessed unprecedented unruly scenes by protesting opposition...

Ladakh records 73 new cases, one more death

Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 73 new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, taking the cumulative figures to 3,708 infections...

No restrictions on movement of individuals in JK: GoI

New Delhi: The Government of India on Sunday said there are no restrictions on movement of any individual, including the members of Peoples Democratic...

16.79 lakh people given J&K domicile certificates: Govt tells LS

New Delhi: As many as 16.79 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir have been given domicile certificates so far, the Lok Sabha was informed...

New education policy to produce students with ignited minds: Kovind

New Delhi: Determined efforts should be made to make Jammu and Kashmir a hub of knowledge, innovation and learning by implementing the new National...

Airdropping of weapons by drones new challenge: BSF

Jammu: Asserting that the militant infrastructure in Pakistan is intact, a top Border Security Force (BSF) officer on Sunday said airdropping of weapons by...

Coronavirus pandemic, LAC tensions cast shadow on Ladakh tourism industry

Leh: The hotels are unoccupied, the taxies unhired and the markets bereft of their usual hustle bustle. Ladakh is missing its guests. As people step...

COVID-19: India’s single-day recoveries surpass fresh cases as 94,612 people recuperate

New Delhi: India's single-day recoveries surpassed the number of new infections for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with 94,612 people having recuperated from...

Farm Bill will destroy us, cry ryots even as PM Modi terms it watershed moment

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the passage of two farm sector bills as a "watershed moment" in the history of...

Rahul Gandhi slams farm bills as ‘death warrants’

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said democracy has been shamed by the manner in which the government issued "death warrants" against...

Govt set to amend FCRA; Aadhar to be mandatory for registration

NEW DELHI: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) is all set to be amended, under which providing the Aadhar numbers of the office-bearers of...

Virtual edition of UN General Assembly to see record participation of world leaders: UN chief Guterres

UNITED NATIONS: The virtual edition of the United Nations General Assembly will see a record number of Heads of State and Government address the...

Stubble burning can exacerbate COVID situation in north: Expert

CHANDIGARH: The stubble burning which is likely to start later this month ahead of the Rabi crop sowing season can exacerbate the Coronavirus crisis,...

PSBs report frauds worth over Rs 19,964 crore in the first quarter of FY21, says RBI

NEW DELHI: Public sector banks (PSBs) reported frauds worth over Rs 19,964 crore in total 2,867 cases during the April-June quarter of the ongoing...

Dues of 4 major domestic airlines to AAI more than doubled in Feb-July period

New Delhi: Dues of four major domestic airlines -- IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir and AirAsia India -- to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have...

COVID-19 impact: Yamaha expects India sales to be 10-year low in 2020

Guwahati: Two-wheeler major Yamaha Motor on Sunday said it estimates sales in the Indian market to be the lowest in a decade in 2020...

Focus is always on bowling economically, never thought about taking so many wickets: Rashid Khan

DUBAI: With 55 wickets in three seasons, Rashid Khan is one of the lethal bowlers operating in the IPL but the Afghanistan spinner says...

RS passes 2 farm bills amid ruckus by opposition MPs

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed two contentious farm bills, which have triggered protests by farmers at several places, amid uproar by opposition members. The...

‘Mother tongue’ being encouraged in New Education Policy as it adheres to cultural ethos of our country: Prez Kovind

New Delhi:Determined efforts should be made to make Jammu and Kashmir a hub of knowledge, innovation and learning by implementing the new National Education...

COVID-19: India’s single-day recoveries surpass fresh cases as 94,612 people recuperate

New Delhi: India's single-day recoveries surpassed the number of new infections for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with 94,612 people having recuperated from...

Narcotics seized as BSF foils infiltration bid along IB in Jammu

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered 58 packets of narcotics and two pistols after foiling an infiltration attempt from Pakistan along the...

US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored, but world yawns

Washington:  The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of the world...

In Parliament, Farooq pitches for talks with Pakistan

New Delhi: Speaking in Parliament for the first time since his release from detention, the National Conference president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Saturday...

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