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Kamala Harris ‘not competent’ to be president of United States, says Donald Trump

WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris is "not competent" to be president, US President Donald Trump has said as he launched an attack on the Indian-origin senator's...

Indian jails remained overcrowded and under-staffed in 2019: NCRB data

NEW DELHI: Jails across India remained overcrowded in 2019 with these facilities lodging 4.78 lakh prisoners against the actual capacity of 4.03 lakh, reveals...

India to start bidding process by October to procure 6 submarines costing Rs55,000 crore

NEW DELHI: India is all set to launch the bidding process by next month for a Rs 55,000-crore mega project to build six conventional...

Akal Takht to honour radical outfit founder

AMRITSAR: The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, has decided to confer the “Panth Sewak” award on radical outfit Dal Khalsa...

Thrusting GST debt on states will lead to ‘brute power of centralism’: Bengal finance minister

Kolkata: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Sunday said that the Centre's suggestion to states to borrow for meeting the shortfall in revenue...

Telecom minister launches BSNL Airfibre service

New Delhi: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday launched a high-speed wireless broadband service, BSNL Bharat Airfibre, for rural areas of Bihar through...

ED freezes 4 bank accounts containing Rs 46.96 cr after raids on firms running Chinese betting apps

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against companies which allegedly ran numerous Chinese betting apps and websites in India,...

Was pretty scared to hit nets for first time but it went better than I thought: Kohli

DUBAI: Indian captain Virat Kohli admitted he was "pretty scared" to hit the nets for the first time in five months but said his...

Anderson keenly waiting to challenge Kohli in his backyard next year

LONDON: Record-setting England pacer James Anderson relishes the challenge of getting the best batsmen out and is looking forward to a tough contest against...

JK police DySP was tasked by Pak to establish ‘contact’ in MEA: NIA chargesheet

New Delhi: Suspended Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Devender Singh, who has been chargesheeted by the NIA for providing support to banned...

Afghan president names council for peace deal with Taliban

Kabul: Afghanistan's president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have final say on whether the government will sign a peace deal with...

Federer, Nadal object to Djokovic proposal for player union

New York: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and other members of the ATP Player Council spoke out against a plan put forth by top-ranked Novak Djokovic...

PM Modi wants India to become ‘world’s toy hub’

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India has talent and ability to become a toy hub for the entire world and called...

Global coronavirus cases top 25 million

Washington: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has topped 25 million. That's according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The US leads the count...

Curbs imposed in Srinagar, Budgam districts to foil Muharram processions

Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar and Budgam districts on Sunday to prevent people from taking out Muharram processions to...

Pak has always abused J&K mainstream, but they like us now: Farooq Abdullah

New Delhi: Reacting sharply to Pakistan hailing the recent Gupkar Declaration in which six political parties of Jammu and Kashmir vowed to fight collectively...

4 more COVID-19 related deaths in Ladakh take toll to 32

  Leh:Ladakh has reported four more coronavirus-related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities due to the disease to 32 in the Union Territory, officials...

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 35-lakh mark

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 35 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of...

PM Modi recalls sacrifice of Imam Hussain

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Imam Hussain on Sunday to mark Muharram, saying nothing was more important to him than the...

Biden, aiming at Trump, says he won’t use military as ‘prop’

Washington:Joe Biden said on Saturday that as president, he would never use the military “as a prop or private militia” and accused President Donald...

Unlock 4 guidelines: Social, political, religious gatherings allowed

States asked to consult with GoI before imposing lockdowns New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday issued the Unlock 4 guidelines under which metro...

Srinagar-Jammu highway opened after four days’ closure

Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was cleared for stranded vehicles on Saturday after remaining closed for the past four days due to multiple...

Par panel on IT drops suspension of internet services in J&K from its agenda

New Delhi: Days after the Lok Sabha Speaker suggested parliamentary panels to not take up sub judice matters in their meetings, a house committee...

Devika river project in J-K to be ready by 2021-end: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: The Devika river rejuvenation project, under which bathing places, natural water bodies and catchment areas will be developed in Udhampur district of...

India controlled spread of locusts using modern technologies: PM

NEW DELHI: India controlled spread of locust led the spread of crop-threatening migratory pest desert locusts by using advanced technologies, including drones, and ensured...

India’s COVID-19 tally goes past 34 lakh with single-day spike of 76,472 cases; death toll 62,550

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally raced past 34 lakh with a single-day spike of 76,472 cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 26,48,998,...

India’s COVID-19 recoveries go past 26 lakh, fatality rate drops to 1.81 per cent: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 26 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per cent, which the Centre said has been made...

Influence of dictatorship on country’s democracy rising Sonia Gandhi

RAIPUR: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday alleged that antinational and anti-poor forces were spreading hatred and venom of violence in India and the...

Babri Masjid dispute ‘most fiercely-contested case in India’s history’: Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

NEW DELHI:: The Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya was the “most fiercely-contested cases in India’s legal history” in which every point was...

Govt explores possibility of single voter list for LS, assembly, local body polls

NEW DELHI: The government is discussing the possibility of having a common electoral roll for Lok Sabha, assembly and local body elections to avoid...

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