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Pak wants meeting at Wagah on Indus Treaty, India prefers video-conference

Countries disagree on Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects New Delhi: India has suggested to Pakistan that the talks over Indus Water Treaty (IWT) be held...

GoI will enact law to protect land rights of JK natives: Officials

New Delhi: A new law to protect the land rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is on the anvil to allay the...

PM launches Rs 1 lakh cr financing facility under Agri-Infra Fund

New Delhi: Asserting that the government's agri-reforms are focussed on empowering small farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a financing facility of...

PM to present new outline for a self-reliant India on Aug 15: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present a new outline for a self-reliant India in his address to the nation from the ramparts...

Over 27,000 litres of chemicals containing spirit seized in Punjab, 4 held

Chandigarh: The Punjab excise department on Sunday said it has seized 27,600 litres of chemicals containing spirit during raids carried out at three factories...

Defence Minister promised a bang’, ended with a whimper’: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, saying the "import embargo" on defence equipment announced...

Lebanon Information Minister Quits amid protests over deadly Beirut blast

Beirut: Lebanon’s information minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday quit in the first government resignation since a deadly port blast killed more than 150...

Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s PM after record victory

COLOMBO: Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the country's prime minister for the fourth time after his party secured a landslide victory in...

11 Pak migrants found dead in Rajasthan

JODHPUR: Eleven members of a family of Pakistan Hindu migrants were found dead at a farm in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district on Sunday morning, police...

US tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe’s alarm

Rome: With confirmed coronavirus cases in the US hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful...

Defence Minister promised a bang’, ended with a whimper’: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, saying the "import embargo" on defence...

IAF man shoots self dead in Udhampur

Jammu: An Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir,...

Record 64,399 new COVID cases; 861 deaths

New Delhi: With a highest single-day spike of 64,399 cases, India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 21 lakh on Sunday, while the death toll climbed...

Rajnath announces progressive restrictions on import of 101 defence items

New Delhi: In a major reform initiative to boost the domestic defence industry, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced restrictions on import of 101...

GoI asks states to test grocery shop workers, vendors

NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry has asked states and UTs to take up coronavirus testing of grocery shop workers, vegetable and other vendors,...

India, China hold Major General-level talks

New Delhi: Talks between senior army commanders of India and China were underway on Saturday to take forward the disengagement process along the Line...

Vice Chief Air Staff visits eastern Ladakh

New Delhi: Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora, on Friday visited a number of airbases along the Line of Actual...

Zero tolerance for corruption: LG Sinha

Srinagar: Spelling out the contours of his model of governance, newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, has stressed on zero...

Will build 600-km highway along border: Chief Secy to ‘visiting journalists’

Srinagar: A 600-km-long highway will be constructed along the border touching all picturesque tourist spots in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR...

Murmu is now India’s CAG

New Delhi: Former J&K Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India from August 8,...

IMA says nearly 200 doctors in India have succumbed to COVID-19 so far; requests PM’s attention

NEW DELHI: A total of 196 doctors in the country, majority of them being general practitioners, have succumbed to COVID-19 so far, said the...

61,537 new Covid cases in India, 933 deaths

NEW DELHI: Registering 61,537 more cases in India, the coronavirus tally reached 20,88,611 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 42,518 with 933...

‘Fight against injustice, don’t be afraid’: Rahul on Quit India Movement anniversary

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that on the 78th anniversary of the Quit India movement, Mahatma Gandhi’s slogan of “do...

Dhoni would continue till he is beating the team’s fastest sprinter: Manjrekar

MUMBAI: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar on Saturday revealed Mahendra Singh Dhoni had told him he would consider himself fit for international cricket as...

Boxing Day Test to stay in Melbourne if crowds are allowed: Cricket Australia

SYDNEY: The iconic MCG will not lose out on hosting India for the Boxing Day Test if crowds are allowed inside the stadium, Cricket...

England must take pressure off ‘struggling’ Buttler, feel former wicketkeepers

MANCHESTER: England players must endeavour to take the pressure off teammate Jos Buttler, who has been struggling behind the stumps in the ongoing Test...

New J&K Guv stresses on zero tolerance for corruption, promotion of youth-centric policies

Srinagar: Spelling out the contours of his model of governance, newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, has stressed on zero...

COVID-19 may have longer incubation period of eight days, scientists say

Beijing: The incubation period of COVID-19, which is the time after which those infected with the novel coronavirus start showing the first symptoms, could be...

61,537 new COVID cases in India, 933 deaths

New Delhi: There were 61,537 more novel coronavirus cases in India, taking the tally to 20,88,611 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to...

US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump

Washington: US intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November...

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