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Foreign investors pull out USD 26 billion from Asian economies; USD 16 billion from India

Washington: Amidst the global economic recession due to the coronavirus pandemic, foreign investors have pulled out an estimated USD 26 billion from developing Asian...

JK Yateem Foundation distributes ration kits among 115 needy families in Bandipora

Bandipora: The Jammu and Kashmir Yateem Foundation's Bandipora chapter in collaboration with Bandipora Baitulmaal on Monday distributed ration kits among 115 needy families of...

WB says COVID-19 to push 60 mn into poverty; announces USD 160 bn assistance to 100 countries

Washington:  The coronavirus pandemic is expected to put over 60 million people into extreme poverty globally, the World Bank has said as it announced...

Plea in SC seeks mechanism to check content on Twitter

New Delhi, May 20  A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a mechanism to check Twitter content and advertisements spreading hatred...

China reports 16 new coronavirus cases

Beijing, May 20  China has reported 16 new coronavirus infections, including 15 asymptomatic cases, in the first COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan, where all the 11.2...

Biden on Trump hits: ‘I don’t want to get down in the mud’

Washington, May 20 (AP) Joe Biden on Tuesday night deflected questions about President Donald Trump's allegations of improper behaviour during the Obama administration and...

Pak Army shells 3 sectors along LoC in Poonch

Jammu, May 20  The Pakistan Army on Wednesday opened fire and heavily shelled forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in two sectors...

US should end reliance on China: Haley

  Washington: The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the need for the United States to move away from its reliance on communist China, Indian American Republican...

Now, feel ‘differently’ about trade deal with China: Trump

  Washington: Once dubbed as "historic" by him, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he now feels "differently" about the trade deal he signed...

Domicile Rules ‘untimely, inappropriate’ in absence of popular government: JKAP

  SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) on Tuesday termed framing of new Jammu and Kashmir Domicile rules as "inappropriate and untimely" in absence of...

COVID-19: Eight Kashmir districts declared red zones

Srinagar: The J&K government on Tuesday declared all Kashmir districts except Ganderbal and Bandipora as red zones in view of the spike in the...

Hizb commander Junaid Sehrai alongside aide killed in Srinagar gunfight

Srinagar: Junaid Sehrai, son of Tehreek-i-Hurriyat Chairman, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai is among the two Hizbil Mujahideen militants killed in the gunfight with government forces...

Trump tells WHO to demonstrate ‘independence’ from China; warns permanent freeze of funding

Washington, May 19 US President Donald Trump has warned the WHO that he would reconsider America's membership in the UN health body and "permanently...

NC opposes domicile law, demands revocation

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday questioned the legal validity of the new Jammu and Kashmir Domicile rules framed by the...

Two Hizb militants killed in Srinagar gunfight

Srinagar: Two militants affiliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit have been killed in the gunfight with government forces in old Srinagar's Nawakadal, police said. The...

Militant killed in ongoing Nawakadal encounter: Police

Srinagar: An unidentified militant has been killed in the ongoing gunfight with government forces in old Srinagar's Nawakadal, police said. The encounter started around predawn...

9 migrant labourers killed in road accident in Bihar

Bhagalpur: Nine migrant labourers were killed on Tuesday when the truck carrying them overturned in an attempt to avert a head-on collision with a bus...

Spitting at workplace punishable with fine: Govt

  New Delhi: Spitting at workplace will be punishable with fine, the Personnel Ministry has said, citing the national directives for COVID-19 management. In an order...

SC refuses to transfer cases to CBI, grants protection to Arnab Goswami for 3 weeks

New Delhi, May 19 The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to transfer to CBI the criminal cases lodged against Republic TV Editor in-Chief Arnab Goswami...

UP govt asks Priyanka Gandhi to provide buses to DMs of Gzb, Noida

Lucknow, May 19 The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday asked Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to provide buses for carrying migrants to the district magistrates of Ghaziabad...

Govt implements cut in EPF contribution to 10 pc for May, Jun, July

New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour & Employment has implemented the decision to cut employees' provident fund (EPF) contributions to 10 per cent from the...

COVID-19: 55-year-old dies at SKIMS, J&K toll 17

Srinagar: A 55-year-old man, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital here on Tuesday, taking the coronavirus death toll in Jammu...

COVID-19: Legislation introduced in Congress to bring back US companies from China

Washington:  An influential US lawmaker has introduced a legislation in Congress to provide incentives to American companies to move back their manufacturing units from...

RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months: Report

Mumbai, May 18  With the government extending the nationwide lockdown up to May 31, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to extend...

Pak Army shells areas along LoC in Rajouri

Jammu, May 19  The Pakistan Army on Tuesday shelled forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, drawing...

COVID-19 cases reach 1,01,139; death toll touches 3,163

New Delhi, May 19  The number of coronavirus cases crossed the one lakh mark in the country on Tuesday, while the death toll due...

Gunfight breaks out in Srinagar’s Nawakadal, mobile internet suspended

Srinagar: A pre-dawn encounter broke out between militants and government forces in old city Srinagar on Tuesday. The encounter started at Kanemazar Nawakadal, J&K Police...

Offer Jumat-ul-vida, Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at home: MMU

Srinagar: Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir on Monday urged people to suspend congregational prayers on upcoming Shab-e-Qadr, Jumat-ul-vida and Eid-ul-Fitr in view of the spike...

JKSDM starts online skill development courses

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Mission (JKSDM) on Monday started 10-day free of cost Online crash courses in five skills. They include Enterpreuner Development,...

Sensex crashes 1,069 pts; bank, auto stocks among worst hit

Mumbai:  Benchmark Sensex crashed 1,069 points on Monday tracking massive selloffs in banking and auto stocks as government's fiscal stimulus package failed to revive...

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