Brussels: NATO on Monday began its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use any means to defend Russian territory. Fourteen of NATO’s 30 member countries were due to take part in the exercises, which the military alliance said would involve […]
Kyiv: Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital as families were preparing to start their week early on Monday, the blasts echoing across Kyiv, setting buildings ablaze and sending people scurrying to shelters. The capital’s central Shevchenko district was among the areas hit, with apartment blocks damaged and a non-residential building on fire, Kyiv […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has “no plans” to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a November G20 summit in Indonesia, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday. Biden “has no plans to meet with the crown prince at the G20 summit,” Sullivan told CNN, speaking as already stormy US-Saudi relations have […]
Srinagar: The Division of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar today conducted a Valedictory function of 30 days Skill Training programme for Rural youth titled ‘Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance Service Provider’. In total 25 rural youth from districts Budgam/Ganderbal/Srinagar attended the training programme sponsored by Ministry of […]
JAMMU: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jammu on Monday organized a Kissan Sammelan. Jugal Kishor Sharma, Member Parliament Jammu Poonch Constituency was the Chief Guest and Prof J P Sharma, Vice Chancellor SKUAST JAMMU was the Special Guest of honour during the programme. The […]
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday inaugurated a wellness centre set up by World Wrestling Entertainment fame Dalip Singh Rana alias ‘The Great Khali’ near Karnal in Haryana, a Personnel Ministry statement said. Spread over 10 acres of prime land, the campus named as “The Great Khali” academy, has, among other things, a […]
Srinagar: PM Kisan Samman Samailan was organized by Directorate of Extension, SKUAST Kashmir on . The Programme was participated by Scientists of the Directorate of Extension. Progressive farmers from length and breadth of the valley were invited in the Directorate itself. The participants included more than fifty farmers from Leh and Zanskar and about thirty […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over India’s high import bill for edible oil, fertilisers and crude oil, and said there is a need to work in a mission mode to make the country self-reliant and reduce import dependence. With international energy prices soaring after the war in Ukraine, India will […]
HOBART: Twice winners West Indies crashed to a shocking 42-run defeat by Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener in Hobart on Monday, the second major upset inside two days at the global showpiece tournament. The Caribbean side, who won the event in 2012 and 2016, were bundled out for 118 chasing 161 to beat […]
BRISBANE: Mohammed Shami put the concerns over his fitness to rest with a sensational 20th over as India pulled off a six-run win over Australia in their first warm-up fixture of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. KL Rahul (57 off 33) and Suryakumar Yadav (50 off 33) smashed entertaining half-centuries to power India […]