Pockets of shelling across Ukraine as wintry warfare looms

Pockets of shelling across Ukraine as wintry warfare looms

Kherson: Shelling by Russian forces struck several areas in eastern and southern Ukraine overnight as utility crews continued a scramble to restore power, water and heating following widespread strikes in recent weeks, officials said Sunday. With persistent snowfall blanketing the capital, Kyiv, Sunday, analysts predicted that wintry weather bringing with it frozen terrain and gruelling […]

UK marks 26/11 Mumbai attacks anniversary with tributes, protests

UK marks 26/11 Mumbai attacks anniversary with tributes, protests

London: Sombre musical, floral tributes and anti-terrorism protests in the UK commemorated the 14th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks that claimed 166 lives in 12 coordinated strikes across the city. The High Commission of India in London hosted a special homage on Saturday, replete with a photography exhibition and snapshots from November 26, 2008, […]

Imran Khan claims 3 shooters tried to kill him in Wazirabad

Islamabad: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that there were three shooters involved in the failed assassination attempt on him during a protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad earlier this month. The chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party suffered bullet injuries in the right leg when the gunmen fired at […]

Congress does not respect tribals, it did not even support Murmu in presidential polls: Modi

Congress does not respect tribals, it did not even support Murmu in presidential polls: Modi

Netrang (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of having no respect for the tribal community in the country, and said it even opposed the candidature of Droupadi Murmu in the presidential election held earlier this year. Addressing a public rally at Netrang, a tribal area of Bharuch district in poll-bound Gujarat, […]

Fire in Chandni Chowk’s Bhagirath market continues to rage for 4th day

Fire in Chandni Chowk’s Bhagirath market continues to rage for 4th day

New Delhi: The fire at the Bhagirath Palace market in Chandni Chowk continued to rage for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday even after the engagement of more than 150 fire tenders since its outbreak, officials said. Nine fire tenders are still present at the spot. More than 200 shops have been damaged in the […]

Assam lifts travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after border violence

Guwahati: Assam on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after being imposed in the aftermath of violence in a disputed area along the inter-state border, police said. Vehicles from Assam are now allowed to enter Meghalaya, a senior police officer said. Cachar SP Nomal Mahatta told PTI that police escort and patrolling is […]

Electoral rolls: Political parties say studying details of new voters, want elections now

Electoral rolls: Political parties say studying details of new voters, want elections now

Srinagar: A day after the final electoral roll of Jammu and Kashmir was published, political parties in Kashmir on Saturday said while they were studying the details about the addition of new voters, the Election Commission should now announce assembly polls for the union territory. The final electoral roll of Jammu and Kashmir was published […]

‘Clandestine approach’ to add outsiders: Experts, political parties

‘Clandestine approach’ to add outsiders: Experts, political parties

Jammu: A day after the final electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir were published, some experts and political parties on Saturday questioned the record addition of over 11 lakh voters to the list, saying it appears that authorities adopted a “clandestine approach” to add outsiders to the list. Out of the 11 lakh new voters, […]

KR Editor-in-Chief summoned for third consecutive day

KR Editor-in-Chief summoned for third consecutive day

Made to wait throughout the day at Police Station before being allowed to go home with a summon for the next day Srinagar: For the third straight day on Saturday, the Editor-in-Chief of Kashmir Reader, Haji Hayat, was summoned to a Srinagar police station for questioning and was made to wait throughout the day before […]

Modi sent out strong message by carrying out surgical, air strikes: Shah

Modi sent out strong message by carrying out surgical, air strikes: Shah

Says PM made Kashmir an integral part of India in its true sense by annulling Article 370 Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said terror attacks were rampant when Congress was in power and terrorists from Pakistan used to kill Indian soldiers but the then ruling party never condemned them due to “vote […]