BJP should stop behaving as if it won 400 seats in LS polls: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the BJP should change its attitude and stop behaving as if it won 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.   Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of the two-day meeting of the NC’s working committee, Abdullah, while replying to a question on the […]

Voting begins in UK polls; future of Rishi Sunak as PM hangs in balance

LONDON: The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as polling booths opened across the UK on Thursday, with millions expected to turn out to cast their votes in the general election.   Sunak, 44, is up against voter angst towards the incumbent Tories […]

Jharkhand: Key INDIA bloc meeting underway amid change of guard speculations

RANCHI: A crucial meeting of INDIA bloc legislators began here on Wednesday, amid speculations of a change of guard in the state, MLAs of the alliance said.   The meeting has been convened by former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, who is also the executive president of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).   Soren […]

China has developed spy bases in Cuba, says US think tank

WASHINGTON: China has developed multiple spy facilities in Cuba, less than 100 miles from Florida, according to a US think-tank report. “China has historically lacked access to ground stations in North America. Accessing installations in Cuba could help close that gap,” Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think-tank, said in a report which […]

Arms, ammunition recovered during search operation in Kupwara

Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said.Based on specific inputs from Kupwara Police, the search operation was launched by security forces in general area of Nangari Forest, Dardpora Kralpora, in the north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said.He said a cache […]

Stop ‘misusing’ agencies to silence opposition: INDIA bloc MPs stage protest against govt

NEW DELHI: Several INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest in Parliament premises on Monday against the alleged misuse of probe agencies by the government to “target” Opposition leaders. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and several leaders of the INDIA bloc, including those from the TMC and AAP, participated in the protest […]

JCO Among 5 Soldiers Killed In Accident Near LAC In Leh

Srinagar: A Junior Commissioned Officer was among five soldiers killed when a tank met with an accident, close to LAC near Mandir Morh, in Leh district of Kargil. Official sources said that the incident took place around 3 am and bodies of all soldiers have been recovered. Further investigation into this incident has been initiated. […]