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China kicks off delayed parliament session, sets no annual GDP target due to COVID-19 crisis

Beijing: China kicked off its delayed annual parliament session on Friday with the government avoiding to set any specific target for this year's GDP, citing...

Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him

Washington: "A Trump enemy statement, he said of one study. A political hit job, he said of another. As President Donald Trump pushes to reopen the country...

Inflation outlook highly uncertain: RBI Governor Das

Mumbai, May 22  Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the inflation outlook is highly uncertain due to the outbreak of the COVID-19...

RBI slashes benchmark lending rate by 40 bps

Mumbai, May 22 In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed the benchmark lending rate by 40 basis points to...

Collect only tuition fees, Delhi HC tells 2 private schools

New Delhi, May 19 The Delhi High Court has directed two private schools here not to collect from students any amount other than the...

COVID-19 death toll climbs to 3,583 in India

New Delhi, May 22 The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,583, while the number of cases climbed to 1,18,447 in the country,...

JK govt brought home 83,334 residents: official

Jammu, May 21  The Jammu and Kashmir government has brought home over 83,000 residents, including students, in 23 special trains, three flights and scores...

All benches of Delhi HC to take up urgent matters via video conferencing from Friday

New Delhi, May 21 The Delhi High Court has decided that from Friday all its judges will sit everyday to take up "urgent matters...

Pakistan’s counter-terrorism steps important but not irreversible: US

Washington, May 21  The Trump administration is pressing Islamabad to take "credible steps" to dismantle the terror groups operating from its soil, a top...

New Zealand PM wants employers to consider four-day work week to promote tourism

Wellington, May 21 (AP) New Zealand's prime minister wants employers to consider switching to a four-day work week as a way to promote tourism,...

Pak conducts highest number of coronavirus tests over 24-hour period as cases cross 48,000-mark

Islamabad, May 21 Pakistan conducted the highest number of tests per day during the last 24 hours as the coronavirus cases crossed 48,000-mark on...

J&K govt orders minor reshuffle in administration

Srinagar: The J&K government on Wednesday ordered a minor reshuffle in the administration. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Custodian General J&K has been transferred and shall await...

Stop harassing journalists: KWJA to police

Srinagar: Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) has condemned the continued "harassment and intimidation" of journalists in Kashmir. In the latest instance, Srinagar-based journalist and editor...

Policeman killed, another injured in militant attack in Pulwama

  Pulwama: A policeman was killed and another injured after militants attacked a joint police and CRPF in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Thursday. A...

KPC expresses concern on police summons to journalist Fahad

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Press Club on Thursday expresses its concern that the summoning of journalists in Kashmir by police has not stopped. In the latest...

Citizens’ group of Yashwant Sinha, Kapil Kak, et al, decries repressive measures in J&K

Srinagar: Concerned Citizens Group, comprising of prominent citizens of India has expressed its concern over various issues related to Jammu and Kashmir in the backdrop...

Three youth whose photos with weapons went viral arrested in Kupwara

  Kupwara: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested three youths who had purportedly posted photographs on social media holding guns and announced that they...

Budgam woman dies of Covid at CD Hospital, tally climbs to 19

Srinagar: Days after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 70-year-old woman from Budgam district died at a hospital here on Thursday, taking the...

AAI issues SOP for domestic flights’ resumption; Aarogya Setu not mandatory for children below 14

New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to airport operators on Thursday for recommencement of domestic flights...

Pakistan’s counter-terrorism steps important but not irreversible: US

Washington: The Trump administration is pressing Islamabad to take "credible steps" to dismantle the terror groups operating from its soil, a top US diplomat...

Over 50 million Indians lack handwashing access, at high COVID-19 risk: Study

New Delhi:  More than 50 million people in India do not have access to effective handwashing, putting them at a greater risk of acquiring...

COVID-19: US President Trump says China is on ‘massive disinformation’ campaign

Washington: China is on a "massive disinformation" campaign and is desperately trying to deflect the "pain and carnage" that it spread throughout the world, US...

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 3,435; cases climb to 1,12,359

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,435 and the number of cases to 1,12,359 in the country on Thursday, registering an...

Pak woman legislator succumbs to coronavirus

Islamabad:  A 60-year-old woman legislator of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Punjab province died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, making her the first lawmaker...

India, China enhance military presence in Ladakh as tension mounts

New Delhi:  Indian and Chinese armies rushed in additional troops in areas around Pangong Tso lake and Galwan Valley in Ladakh, signalling hardening of...

Law students at KU asked to complete online submission of exam forms

  Srinagar: Controller of Examinations at Kashmir University on Wednesday informed the LLM 2nd semester students of 2018 batch having already opted their Core/DCE/OE/GE courses...

Two BSF troopers killed in militant attack in Ganderbal

  Srinagar: Two BSF personnel were killed when militants attacked a party of 37 batallion of the paramilitary forces near Pandach area of central Kashmir’s...

Domestic passenger flights to resume in calibrated manner from May 25: Puri

New Delhi:  Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday domestic scheduled commercial passenger flights will resume in a calibrated manner from May...

Cabinet gives ex post facto nod to law for specified domicile criterion for employment in J&K

  New Delhi:  The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave ex post facto approval to a law on specified domicile criterion for employment in the public...

Anantnag emerging COVID-19 hotspot

Srinagar: Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir is emerging as a COVID-19 hotspot, with nearly one-third of the cases detected from the District Police...

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