Agreed to redouble efforts to resolve remaining border issues: EAM Jaishankar after talks with China’s Wang Yi

ASTANA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining border issues in eastern Ladakh during a meeting.   In the talks held on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in this Kazakh […]

They’re home: India’s T20 world champs arrive in Delhi; fans brave rain to welcome players

    NEW DELHI: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team returned to the country here on Thursday aboard a specially-arranged charter flight with scores of fans lining up outside the airport to welcome the players despite a steady drizzle and heavy security deployment that kept them at a distance from their heroes.   Hundreds […]

Jharkhand CM Champai Soren resigns; Hemant Soren stakes claim to form govt

RANCHI: Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren resigned on Wednesday and Hemant Soren, who is out on bail in a money laundering case, staked claim to form the government, hours after leaders of the JMM-led alliance in the state unanimously elected him as the legislature party leader.   Champai Soren, who had taken oath as the […]

Cop dies in Srinagar road accident

Srinagar:- A cop lost his life in a road accident in 90 feet Soura area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Thursday.   An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that an accident took place at 90 feet Srinagar in between Scooty rider and a Truck resulting in on spot death of scooty rider.   […]

Election Commission sends notice to Engineer Rashid over poll expenditure discrepancy

SRINAGAR: The Election Commission has sent a notice to newly-elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror funding case, over a significant disparity in his election expenditure report for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The election authority has asked for a response […]

Bad loans declining to 12-yr low to help sustain growth momentum: RBI report

MUMBAI: The decline in bad assets of banks to a 12-year low of 2.8 per cent and strong GDP numbers will help in sustaining the growth momentum and withstanding global shocks, said the Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on Thursday. The real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 8.2 per cent in 2023-24 […]

Army chief reviews security situation along LoC in J-K

POONCH/JAMMU: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, exhorting the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said.   This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian […]

Labour Department launches special drive for truck drivers to register on e-Shram Portal

  Srinaagar: Labour Department, J&K Wednesday launched a special drive across the UT to facilitate the registration of truck drivers on the e-shram Portal. The initiative was taken on the directions of Labour Commissioner, J&K Charandeep Singh, and aims at safeguarding the rights and promoting welfare of the truck drivers. The registration cum awareness camps […]

Fight against terrorism in J-K in last stage: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining terror network. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the prime minister emphasised that terror incidents have declined in the Union Territory in […]

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 […]