WASHINGTON: Telling his fellow countrymen that America is at an inflection point, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he has decided that the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. “I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. That’s the best way […]
WASHINGTON: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said Vice President Kamala Harris is “unfit to rule” and described here a radical left lunatic. Trump, 78, launched a scathing attack on his Democratic rival, as he took the stage for the first time to address an election rally after Harris became […]
Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wedneaday said to have trapped and arrested Senior Accountant, SIDCO, Khunmoh, Srinagar for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 15,000.Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging therein that a public servant namely Mohammad Yaseen Sheikh, Senior Accountant, SIDCO, Khunmoh, Srinagar is demanding Rs 20,000 as bribe […]
NEW DELHI: An HIV-preventive drug showed 100 per cent efficacy and “no safety concerns” in women, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Lenacapavir, injectable twice a year, is developed by the US-based biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug. These drugs prevent the spread of […]
MUMBAI: Axis Bank on Wednesday reported a 5.66 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the June quarter at Rs 6,436 crore, restricted by challenges on the asset quality front. On a standalone basis, the third biggest private sector lender reported a 4 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 6,035 crore. The […]
New Delhi: As many as 1,195 candidates from reserved and backward categories have been appointed as IAS, IPS and IFS officers in the past five years, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Of these, 233 officers were appointed in 2018, 231 in 2019, 223 in 2020, 250 in 2021 and 258 in […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that Kashmir will host a grand event of marathon this year in October where global participants and media will become the brand ambassadors of Valley beauty and tourism potential. Addressing a function at the International Convention Centre after inaugurating the Logo and website of the marathon, the […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that some people who can’t digest bumper tourism and work to foment trouble in the UT will be dealt accordingly and in the next two to three months situation will be normal again. “It is true that some people can’t digest peace. They were […]
Srinagar’: The Centre on Wednesday said that over 1 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir till June this year while several measures have been taken that led to significant improvement in the tourism sector.Replying to a question of MP Dinesh Sharma, Minister of state for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the tourism sector […]
New Delhi: INDIA bloc MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest in Parliament premises on Wednesday over the alleged discrimination against opposition-ruled states in the Union Budget. Besides Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, several MPs […]