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Young reporter dies of heart attack

  Baramulla: Defence Correspondent at the daily Rising Kashmir, Javid Ahmad died of heart attack Thursday afternoon in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Javid, a resident of...

Bhushan files fresh plea in SC seeking review of punishment in contempt case

New Delhi;Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan moved the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking review of the August 31 sentencing order to either pay nominal fine of...

VC BGSBU congratulates 4 varsity passouts for qualifying J&K Civil Services

  Srinagar: Vice Chancellor Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Prof Javed Musarratbon Thursday congratulated four passouts of the varsity who cracked this year's J&K...

2 factory units gutted in fire mishap in north Kashmir’s Sopore

  Sopore: A spice grinding factory and a bandsaw unit were gutted in fire in Nowpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on...

Suicide bomber kills 9 at checkpoint in south Afghanistan

Kabul:  An Afghan official says at least nine people including four civilians were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked a military checkpoint in...

Trump plans to slash refugee admissions to US to record low

San Diego:  The Trump administration has proposed further slashing the number of refugees the United States accepts to a new record low in the...

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload breached the 63-lakh mark with 86,821 infections being reported in a day, while 52,73,201 people have recuperated so far...

Senate approves bill to avoid shutdown, sending it to Trump

Washington:  By a sweeping bipartisan vote Wednesday, the Senate sent President Donald Trump a bill to fund the government through December 11, averting the...

Soldier killed, another injured in cross LoC firing in Poonch

Jammu:  An Army  Soldier was killed and another injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in...

COVID-19: MHA allows cinemas, entertainment parks to reopen from Oct 15

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday issued new guidelines for permitting more activities in areas outside the containment zones that include opening...

31.4% spring slide for a US economy likely to shrink in 2020

Washington:  The U.S. economy plunged at an unprecedented rate this spring and even with a record rebound expected in the just-ended third quarter, the...

J&K govt to liquidate Rs 11,000 crore in power sector

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday said it would liquidate the liabilities, including interests in the power sector, by raising over Rs...

India, China ‘positively’ evaluate outcome of 6th round of army meetings: MEA

New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday held another round of diplomatic dialogue on the border standoff in eastern Ladakh, and emphasised the need...

Work with utmost zeal for people’s welfare: J&K LG to elected representatives

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asked the elected public representatives and political leaders in the Union Territory on Wednesday to work...

975 new COVID-19 cases take J&K tally past 75,000 mark; over 56,000 recover

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 975 new COVID-19 infections taking the overall tally to 75,070. Out of the total infections reported in the...

J&K Yateem Foundation felicitates class 12 passouts

  Srinagar: The J&K Yateem Foundation on Tuesday felicitated its class 12 passouts at a solemn farewell cum felicitation function at its Central Office "Baitul...

India reports current account surplus for second straight qtr at 3.9 pc of GDP in April-June

Mumbai:  India's current account surplus increased to USD 19.8 billion or 3.9 per cent of GDP for the June quarter as merchandise imports declined...

Gold falls Rs 26, silver declines Rs 201

New Delhi: Gold prices declined marginally by Rs 26 to Rs 51,372 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday amid weak global...

Shopian fake encounter: Bodies of 3 Rajouri youth to be handed over to families: IGP Kashmir

Srinagar: Bodies of the three youth from Rajouri, who were killed and passed off as militants in a fake encounter at Amshipora village of...

SC refuses to postpone civil service exam of 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic...

CBI court acquits all 32 accused in Babri Masjid demolition case

  Lucknow: All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, were on Wednesday acquitted by...

Security stepped up around Lucknow court ahead of Babri case verdict

Lucknow:  Ahead of the pronouncement of verdict in the Babri mosque demolition case by a special court here, a multi-layered security apparatus was put...

Babri verdict: BJP leaders Advani, Joshi, Bharti unlikely to be present in court

Lucknow:  BJP veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh, all accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, are unlikely to be...

Over 80,000 new infections take India’s COVID-19 tally past 62 lakh

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload raced past 62 lakh on Wednesday with 80,472 infections being reported in a day, while the number of recoveries...

Pompeo to participate in QUAD ministerial meet in Japan on October 6

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan to attend the second meeting of the Quad foreign ministers of Australia, India and...

US Presidential Debate: Trump says he’s right to choose SC nominee; Biden says should happen after election

Washington:  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he has the right to choose a Supreme Court nominee while his Democratic challenger Joe...

China says it is opposed to India’s infrastructure development at borders in Ladakh

Beijing, Sep 29 (PTI) China on Tuesday voiced its opposition to India undertaking infrastructure development for military purposes in the border areas of Ladakh,...

1,081 new COVID-19 cases take J&K tally to 74,095; over 55,000 recover

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 1,081 new COVID-19 infections taking the overall tally to 74,095. However, 55,517 patients have already recovered as on...

India rejects China’s assertion over following its 1959 stand on perception of LAC

  New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected China's position that it abides by its 1959 stand on the perception of the Line of Actual Control(LAC),...

Pak’s Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif remanded in NAB custody for 14 days

Lahore: Pakistan's Leader of the Opposition and PML-N chief Shahbaz Sharif was on Tuesday sent on a 14-day physical remand by an accountability court in...

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