2 militants killed in encounter along LoC in Kupwara

  Kupwara: Two militants have been killed in the ongoing encounter along the Line of Control in Kupwara’s Keran sector on Thursday, officials said. An official said , the encounter took place following inputs about the movement of terrorists along the LoC in Keran sector. He said that bodies of the terrorists are yet to […]

Bangladesh quota protesters announce nationwide shutdown on Thursday, PM Hasina ‘regrets’ casualties

DHAKA: Student protesters demanding reforms in the quota system in government jobs on Wednesday announced plans to enforce a complete nationwide shutdown on Thursday in response to the actions of the security forces that left at least six people, including four students, dead across the country.   A key coordinator of the movement, Asif Mahmud, […]

SC Attains Full Strength As 2 Judges Take Oath; Top Court Gets First Judge From Manipur

  NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Thursday took oath of office and became the first judge to have been elevated to the Supreme Court from Manipur.   Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court R Mahadevan was also sworn in as judge of the apex […]

Retest has to be on concrete footing that sanctity of entire exam was affected: SC on NEET-UG

NEW DELHI: Any order for conducting the NEET-UG 2024 afresh has to be on the concrete footing that the sanctity of the entire exam was affected, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.   A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwla and Manoj Misra commenced the crucial hearing […]

Former gen secy of J-K HC Bar Association Mohd Ashraf Bhat arrested

  Srinagar: Senior advocate and former general secretary of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Mohammad Ashraf Bhat was arrested from his residence here and booked under the Public Safety Act, officials said on Thursday. Bhat was arrested from his residence in Rawalpora area of the city late on Wednesday night and booked under […]

BJP warns Cong to be prepared for people’s wrath for holding back job reserv

  BENGALURU: The opposition BJP in Karnataka on Thursday warned the Congress government in the state to be prepared for the wrath of the people if it fails to table the bill that mandates reservations for Kannadigas in the private sector in the ongoing Legislative session.   The party slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for taking […]

Two Army Soldiers Injured In Ongoing Gunfight Fight In Doda

Doda:Two army troopers were injured after a gunfight broke out in wee hours on Thursday between militants and security forces in Kastigarh area of Doda district.Officials said that a suspicious movement was observed by the army near LHS Zada. During searches, contact was established with militants which triggered a gunfight.During intial firefight, two army soldiers […]

‘World is on fire’ because of Biden, says Trump’s aide

MILWAUKEE: A top national security aide of former US president and the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has alleged that the world is unstable today because of the policies of incumbent President Joe Biden.   “After 16 years of wars and chaos, the world looked different when President Trump was in the White House. Russia […]

President Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’: White House

MILWAUKEE (US): US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms”, the White House said on Thursday.   “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre […]

Gunfight breaks out between security forces and terrorists in J&K’s Doda

  Jammu:A fresh gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in a forest village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early Thursday, officials said. The encounter erupted in Jaddan Bata village in Kastigarh area around 2 am when terrorists opened fire on the security search parties, the officials said. The exchange of fire […]