KYIV: Russia’s defense minister has told his Turkish counterpart that Moscow has agreed to return to a Turkish and UN brokered deal that allowed the shipment of millions of tons Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, Turkey’s president says. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu called Turkey’s Hulusi Akar and informed […]
London: A new Indian visa centre has been set up in central London to boost capacity for processing applications alongside other measures, such as a doorstep service and document verification facility, to address high travel demand from the UK. Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami inaugurated the new India Visa Application Centre (IVAC) […]
KABUL: A blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning, police said, injuring seven people. “Due to a blast on a mini bus from the ministry of rural rehabilitation and development, seven have been injured,” said Khalid Zadran, Kabul’s police spokesperson, adding the explosion was caused by a […]
Hyderabad: Rahul Gandhi does not like backseat driving or asserting his authority and his greatest value going forward will be to play the role of an “ideological compass” for the Congress, senior leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday. A week after Mallikarjun Kharge, the first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years, took charge of the […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief at the death of Jambey Tashi, a BJP MLA in Arunachal Pradesh, and said he was a promising leader who was passionate about serving society. Tashi (48) represented the Lumla constituency in Tawang district. “Pained by the untimely demise of Shri Jambey Tashi Ji. He […]
Srinagar: National seminar on ‘Healthy Soils for Richer Biodiversity in North Western Himalayas’ concluded today at SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar campus. The two-day seminar was organised by SKUAST-K in collaboration with Bhartiya Kissan Sangh (BKS) and ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH) under the sponsorship of the Indian Council […]
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review preparations for implementation of One District One Product (ODOP) in Jammu and Kashmir here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, Prashant Goyal; Directors Horticulture, Directors Agriculture, Director Horticulture (P&M), Managing Director JKHPMC, […]
Awantipora: A two-day capacity-building workshop on the Convergence of HPC and Artificial Intelligence began at the Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora today. The workshop organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Department of Computer Science, IUST is sponsored by the Higher Educational Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The workshop […]
SYDNEY: South Africa’s David Miller warned Wednesday they will look to “exploit” Pakistan’s fragile confidence as they strive to seal a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final spot and send their opponents packing. The Proteas were touted as dark horses in the lead-up to the showpiece in Australia and have showed why with a fearsome pace attack […]
Srinagar: The government on Tuesday ordered transfer of five JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, a copy of which lies with GNS, Ms. Kusum Badyal, JKAS, Secretary in the Industries & Commerce Department has been transferred and posted as Secretary in ARI & Trainings Department. Nitu […]