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Gunfight breaks out in Shopian

  Srinagar: Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Mulu area of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday. The encounter was triggered soon after Police,...

Prashant Bhushan moves SC, seeks deferment of hearing on sentence till review plea considered

New Delhi: A day before the scheduled hearing on quantum of sentence, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan who has been held guilty of criminal contempt for...

Drug peddler arrested with 600 grams of cannabis in Jammu

Jammu: A drug peddler was arrested with 600 grams of cannabis here on Wednesday, police said. The accused has been identified as Sohan Lal (28), a...

UN crisis looms as US readies demand for Iran sanctions

United Nations:  After a resounding defeat in the UN Security Council, the United States is poised to call for the United Nations to reimpose...

Mali’s prez announces resignation after armed mutiny

Bamako, Aug 19 (AP) Mali's president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power...

Rahul targets govt saying 2 crore jobs lost in last 4 months

New Delhi, Aug 19 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that around two crore people lost their jobs in the last four months...

Labourer drowns while extracting sand from Jhelum in Pulwama

Pulwama: A labourer drowned while extracting sand from river Jhelum near Kakapora bridge area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said that...

4 Shopian residents arrested, ammunition recovered

Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday claimed to have recovered four grenades and 100 rounds of AK-47 from 4 persons arrested in Shopian district of...

Tharoor gives ‘breach of privilege’ notice against BJP MP for ‘disparaging remarks’

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who heads the parliamentary panel on information technology, has given a notice for breach of privilege against BJP...

For Trump, US Presidency means spending hours watching TV, zapping people on social media: Clinton

New York: Former US president Bill Clinton has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump, saying the Oval Office under him is a chaotic...

India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 27,67,273

New Delhi,: With 64,531 people testing positive in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 27,67,273 on Wednesday, while the recoveries crossed the 20-lakh...

Biden secures Democratic presidential nomination to challenge Trump

Washington:Joe Biden has officially been nominated the Democratic presidential candidate at the party's unprecedented virtual convention to challenge Republican incumbent President Donald Trump in...

Foreign journalists with visas to be allowed to come to India: MHA

New Delhi: The government has allowed foreign journalists with valid visas to come to india along with family members. A Home Ministry notification said the...

China says US damaging global trade with Huawei sanctions

Beijing:China accused Washington of damaging global trade with sanctions that threaten to cripple tech giant Huawei and said Tuesday it will protect Chinese companies...

Flash floods threatening Indo-Pak border fencing in J&K

Jammu:  Flash floods triggered by heavy rains are threatening the three-tier border fencing along the Indo-Pak International Border and have caused minor damage to...

With 434 new infections, COVID-19 tally past 29,000 mark in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 434 more COVID-19 infections taking the overall tally to 29326. While 346 cases were detected in Kashmir, the...

Take right precautions in season of tropical and vector-borne diseases: PM

New Delhi, Aug 18  Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens on Tuesday to take precautions during the ongoing monsoon season, noting that this is...

Ashok Lavasa resigns as Election Commissioner; to join ADB as vice president

New Delhi, Aug 18  Ashok Lavasa on Tuesday resigned as Election Commissioner and would soon be joining the Asian Development Bank as vice president,...

Shopian fake encounter: DNA samples collected from Rajouri, says Army

Srinagar: The army on Tuesday said that a high level Court of Inquiry into the alleged fake encounter by the forces on July 18...

Beijing: The head of a major state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company said its coronavirus vaccine will be commercially available by the end of the year. Liu...

Will ensure local people get government jobs: MP CM

Bhopal:Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said necessary legal provisions will be made to provide government jobs to local people. He also said resources...

6 more COVID-19 deaths take J&K toll to 560

  Srinagar: Kashmir valley on Tuesday reported six more deaths related to COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the fatality count due to the deadly virus...

J&K: Overnight showers break dry spell in Kashmir valley

Srinagar, Aug 18  A spell of overnight rainfall broke the prolonged dry spell in Kashmir valley even as the summer capital Srinagar had on...

FIR against Facebook executive, 2 others over posts

Aug 18 An FIR has been filed here against a senior Facebook executive and two users of the social media platform for allegedly hurting religious...

Historic Democratic convention kicks off with call to unite America and defeat Trump

Washington: The Democratic National Convention kicked off with a call to unite the US -- in the wake of widespread nationwide protests against racism and...

SC verdict on PM CARES ‘resounding blow to nefarious designs’ of Rahul Gandhi:Nadda

New Delhi: BJP President J P Nadda on Tuesday described the Supreme Court decision on the PM CARES Fund as a "resounding blow to the...

Pakistan cricket fraternity salutes Dhoni for an impactful career

Karachi, Aug 18 The Pakistan cricket community hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni in one voice, calling him one of greatest captains that India produced and...

WHO sounds virus alarm for Western Pacific

Jakarta, Aug 18 (AP) The World Health Organisation said countries in the Western Pacific - a vast region comprising nearly 1.9 billion people - have...

LG forms committee for economic revival of J&K

Srinagar, Aug 18  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced a committee to work out modalities for the economic revival of the...

Trump has elevated ties with India in ways not seen under any other US prez: White House

Washington, Aug 18  US President Donald Trump has elevated America's ties with India and solidified the growing partnership between the two countries in ways...

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