SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Spokesperson and In Charge Constituency Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq on Tuesday said that women have a key role in the establishment of a progressive and emancipated society. He said this while addressing a women’s wing meeting at Hawal, Srinagar. The convention was presided over by Party’s Provincial Women’s […]
Varanasi: In a major development, a petition has been filed in a court here on Tuesday seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the entire premises of the Gyanvapi complex, and not only the “shivling” as ordered by the Allahabad High Court. The petition was filed after the Allahabad High Court on Friday […]
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari received a death threat via phone call at his Delhi residence on Monday evening. The minister’s office informed Delhi Police about the same and the matter is under investigation by police. However, the Delhi Police said that the information regarding the death threat call received […]
New Delhi: India and the European Union on Tuesday emphasised the need for expediting the ongoing FTA negotiations by finding convergence on all issues after due consideration to mutual sensitivities, including on market access, for meaningful outcomes that would support the economies and employment on both sides. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal […]
New Delhi: The CBI has registered an FIR against a freelance journalist for allegedly collecting sensitive information related to the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and the army, and sharing them with intelligence agencies of foreign countries, officials said. Following the FIR, the agency conducted searches on premises linked to Vivek Raghuvanshi and people close […]
New Delhi: Unknown sources accounted for over 76 per cent of the declared income of 27 regional parties in 2021-2022 and 93.26 per cent of that amount came from anonymous electoral bonds, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released Tuesday said. Electoral watchdog ADR initially considered 54 regional parties but found that […]
Kyiv: Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital. Loud explosions boomed over Kyiv as the nighttime attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses. No casualties were reported. […]
New Delhi: Turkey’s election watchdog has announced that the country’s presidential election will go to runoff on May 28 as no candidate secured more than 50 per cent of vote in the initial round. “According to the results, it has been observed that no presidential candidate could get enough votes to be elected as the […]
New Delhi: South Sudan has opened a new refugee camp in its northern region to receive people fleeing conflicts in neighbouring Sudan, a senior official said. South Sudan has received a huge number of refugees and so they decided to allocate land for them to settle down, Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Albino […]
SRINAGAR: Government College of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, organized a two day workshop on “Disaster Preparedness of Jammu and Kashmir” under India’s Presidency G-20. Principal Secretary Education, Alok Kumar, was the chief guest on the occasion. The workshop was attended by NSS volunteers of Colleges, Higher […]