MOSCOW 16 (AP) Russia made two overtures to ease tensions around Ukraine reporting a pullback of troops near its neighbour and welcoming talks with the West. But the United States and its allies said they needed evidence of the troop movements and that the threat of a Russian invasion still loomed. For the second day […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 India logged 30,615 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,27,23,558, while the active cases dipped to 3,70,240, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,09,872 with 514 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily […]
Mumbai, Feb 16 Superstars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, and composer AR Rahman, among others on Wednesday mourned the death of singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, calling the veteran a “gem” of the Indian music industry. Lahiri, who popularised disco music in Indian cinema in the 80s and 90s, died following multiple health issues on Tuesday night at […]
Srinagar: In an initiative to provide shelter to shelterless poor & needy, J & K Yateem Foundation (JKYF) Baramulla Unit constructed a house for shelterless widow at Sultan Deki area in North Kashmir’s Uri in Baramulla district. An official of JK Yateem Foundation said the widow headed family with two grown up daughter and son, […]
Copenhagen: The head of the World Health Organisation’s Europe office said Tuesday that health officials are turning their attention to growing rates of COVID-19 infection in Eastern Europe, where six countries including Russia and Ukraine have seen a doubling in case counts over the last two weeks. Dr. Hans Kluge said the 53-country region, which […]
London: If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get vaccinated against COVID-19. And the No. 1-ranked tennis player is also still smarting about being deported last month from Australia in a drama […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that Delimitation Commission was constituted under a law passed in the parliament and those having reservations with its proposals should lodge the same in written form. “Election Commission is an independent authority and Delimitation Commission is working under it. If somebody has […]
New Delhi:Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday held extensive talks with Commander of Royal Saudi Land Forces Lt Gen Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair with a focus on expanding bilateral defence and military ties. Lt Gen Al-Mutair was also accorded a guard of honour at the South Block lawns before the […]
Srinagar,: Night temperature dropped to below freezing point in Kashmir Valley except Srinagar and Kokernag on Tuesday, officials said. A meteorological department official siad that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of 0.8°C against last night’s 1.4°C. The temperature was below 0.2°C than the normal for this time of […]
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the unresolved Kashmir issue is a cause for concern and Pakistan and India should resolve it like good neighbours on the dialogue table. “If this issue keeps continuing, there is always a chance that nuclear powers could be confronting each other. So the answer to […]