NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Friday allowed 62 Malaysians and 11 foreigners from Saudi Arabia to walk free on payment of fine of Rs 7,000 and Rs 10,000 each respectively, after they accepted mild charges, under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including visa norms while attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation here during the […]
NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India on Friday sought replies from the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh in connection with separate incidents of alleged targeting of scribes over their reporting on problems faced by the people during the Covid-19-induced lockdown. In a statement, the Press Council of India (PCI) said it […]
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to annex Palestinian territory in the West Bank, warning that it would violate international law and threaten long-term peace efforts. The two leaders spoke by phone Thursday, and Macron’s office said in a statement Friday that he told Netanyahu “to abstain from […]
UNITED NATIONS: India is a “good example” as solar auctions have seen popularity amidst the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, underlining that renewable energy is the only energy source expected to grow in 2020 and offers more jobs than the fossil fuel industry. In his remarks to the […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported four more Covid-19 related deaths on Friday, taking the total number of fatalities of patients infected with the novel coronavirus to 159 in the region. According to officials, the latest victims of novel coronavirus include a 75-year-old man from Dadsun Kupwara, who died at SKIMS Bemina this afternoon after testing positive […]
Anantnag: As the overall tally of Covid-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir nears the ten-thousand mark, the number of cases in the most severely hit districts of south Kashmir–Kulgam and Shopian–are also nearing the 1k mark. Kulgam is the worst affected in south Kashmir with a total of 930 cases thus far. Shopian district has had 873 […]
Srinagar: J&K reported six more Covid-19 related deaths on Thursday, taking the total number of fatalities of patients infected with the novel coronavirus to 155 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, a 65-year-old woman from Kulgam who died at SKIMS Bemina on Thursday was detected positive for the new virus. Dr Shifa Deva, Medical […]
Srinagar: The rising number of Covid-19 cases and deaths seems to be no longer a matter of concern for people in Kashmir, which may prove to be a complacency quite dangerous in the coming weeks. At city centre Lal Chowk, where the precautionary measures should be iron strong, most of the daily business has resumed […]
NEW DELHI: Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases, the Government of India (GoI) on Thursday said India has not yet reached the community transmission stage of Covid-19 and asserted that there have been localised outbreaks in some geographical areas. The GoI’s assertion came on a day India registered a record single-day surge of 24,879 Covid-19 […]
New Delhi: India has once again rejected China’s claim over Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh even as both sides are expected to hold another round of diplomatic talks on the border row on Friday to thrash out modalities for further de-escalation of tension along the Line of Actual Control. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava […]