India records 37,875 new COVID-19 cases 369 fresh fatalities

New Delhi: India logged 37,875 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,30,96,718, while the active cases declined to 3,91,256, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,41,411 with 369 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The […]

Agri laws: SC-appointed panel member says report 100 per cent in favour of farmers

Agri laws: SC-appointed panel member says report 100 per cent in favour of farmers

NEW DELHI/PUNE: Hopeful of an early resolution to the long-running farmers’ protests on the national capital borders, a key member of the Supreme Court-appointed panel on contentious agri-laws on Wednesday said the report submitted by the committee is “cent per cent” in favour of farmers and the apex court must take up the matter without […]

UN appeals for $606 million to aid Afghans rest of year

UN appeals for $606 million to aid Afghans rest of year

United Nations: The United Nations is making an emergency appeal for $606 million to help nearly 11 million people in Afghanistan for the four remaining months of 2021. It says they face a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by drought, displacement, chronic poverty and the sharp increase in hostilities as the Taliban swept to power. The UN […]

Unfortunate that people have to knock on court’s doors to get water after 75 years of independence: HC

Unfortunate that people have to knock on court’s doors to get water after 75 years of independence: HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said supply of regular drinking water was a fundamental right and it was unfortunate that people have to knock on the court’s doors to get water even after 75 years of independence. The strong remarks were made by a division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and Milind […]

Ex-Afghan president Ashraf Ghani apologises, regrets ‘how it ended’

Ex-Afghan president Ashraf Ghani apologises, regrets ‘how it ended’

KABUL: Former president Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country last month as the Taliban entered Kabul, apologised Wednesday to the Afghan people, because “I could not make it end differently”. In a statement on Twitter, Ghani said he left at the urging of the palace security in order to avoid the risk of bloody street […]

AIIMS to conduct study to ascertain presence of Covid in eye

The R P Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS is conducting a study to ascertain the presence of the coronavirus in various parts of the eye of those who have died due to the infection, the centre’s chief Dr J S Titiyal said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference on the 36th Eye Donation Fortnight […]

DGP J&K chairs OSCC meeting in Srinagar

Srinagar: A meeting of Onshore Security Coordination Committee (OSCC) was Wednesday held at Srinagar under the chairmanship of Director General of Police Shri Dilbag Singh, who is also chairman of the OSCC J&K UT. The meeting was attended by IGP Kashmir Shri Vijay Kumar, DIG BSF Srinagar, Shri M.A Joyee, Rajan Kumar Mohaptra DHR Indian […]

Geelani’s protégé, Masrat Alam, is new Hurriyat chairman

Geelani’s protégé, Masrat Alam, is new Hurriyat chairman

Born in downtown, the jailed 50-year-old has served more than 20 years in jail Srinagar: Days after Kashmir’s staunchest pro-Pakistan leader, Syed Ali Geelani, passed away, his protégé Masrat Alam Bhat, who is behind bars, has been made the new chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC). In a statement issued to the media, the […]

Geelani’s death: DGP tours Srinagar areas, reviews ground situation

Geelani’s death: DGP tours Srinagar areas, reviews ground situation

Police release videos of Geelani’s burial to contest family’s claim Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday held an extensive tour of Srinagar and reviewed the ground situation of the city, nearly six days after the demise of veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geeelani. He reviewed security and deployment arrangements, which have been […]

Mobile internet restored in Srinagar, Budgam

Mobile internet restored in Srinagar, Budgam

Srinagar: Mobile internet services were restored in Srinagar and Budgam districts on Tuesday evening after remaining suspended for six days. Police’s Twitter handle quoting IGP Kashmir said that mobile internet service will be restored in the twin districts at 7 pm today and had stated the inconvenience caused to students due to suspension of mobile […]