MVA will provide an alternative to people, no one-upmanship in alliance: Sharad Pawar

PUNE: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday asserted that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will work unitedly for the upcoming assembly elections and provide an alternative to the people of Maharashtra.   Talking to reporters here, Pawar said there was no one-upmanship in the alliance, comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) and Congress. […]

ED arrests Haryana Congress MLA in mining case

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar in an “illegal” mining-linked money-laundering case, official sources said on Saturday. The 55-year-old legislator was taken into custody in the early hours in Gurugram. He will be produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ambala where the […]

Will adopt Kashmir model to wipe-out terrorism in Jammu: LG Manoj Sinha

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the security forces will adopt the “Kashmir model” to counter the efforts of revival of terrorism in Jammu region by the adversary.   “People of Jammu have never supported terrorism and instead always stood against it. J&K has gone through a huge transformation […]

PCB turns down NOC request from players to play in Global T20 League

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has turned down requests for No Objection Certificate from senior players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi to participate in the Global T20 League, citing the hectic international calendar.   “The PCB had received NOC requests from Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi for the Global T20 […]

Army Chief arriving in Jammu today, to chair joint security review meet

Jammu: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi will be visiting Jammu today to chair the joint security review meeting and to take stock of the security situation on the Line of Control (LoC) and the hinterland.He will chair a joint security review meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Police and other forces and police […]

Over 60 people affected by diaheria in Anantnag’s Srigufwara

  Srigufwara: Over sixty people affected by diaheria epidemic in Srigufwara area of Bijbehera in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district with healh department gearing up to tackle the situation as all the affected people have been admitted in the hospital during the intervening night of July 19 and 20.   Officials said , that during the […]

Former foreign min Shah Mahmood Qureshi moved to Kot Lakhpat jail from Adiala

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Punjab police on Friday shifted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi following a permission granted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) here.   “ATC-I Lahore Judge Khalid Arshad allowed Qureshi’s transfer on an application filed by DIG operations,” a court official told PTI on […]

KPDCL Disconnects Thousands Of Non-Paying Consumers

Srinagar:Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday said that it has intensified its drive against non-payment of electricity bills and remotely disconnected thousands of smart-metered consumers. Similarly, in flat-rated areas, those consumers who haven’t paid their pending dues for months together are being physically disconnected, till they clear their bills with KPDCL. In a […]

UPSC Files FIR Against Puja Khedkar For ‘Faking Identity To Fraudulently Avail Attempts

  New Delhi, July 19: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said on Friday that it has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against IAS probationer Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar for allegedly “faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond permissible limit”. The Commission said it has also issued her a show cause notice for […]

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

WELLINGTON: A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday.   Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.   The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, recorded growing outages in […]

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