SC rejects plea on use of prefixes for women, says it’s for publicity

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea which raised an issue that no women should be asked to put prefixes like ‘Ms’, ‘Kumari’, ‘Mrs’ before their names, saying it is all for publicity. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and A Amanullah observed that there cannot be a general order in […]

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande leaves for Egypt

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande leaves for Egypt

New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande on Monday left for a visit to Egypt to hold wide-ranging talks with the top military brass of the Arab country on enhancing bilateral defence relations. The Army said Gen Pande will interact with the Commander-in-Chief of Egyptian armed forces, defence minister and the Chief of […]

Karnataka: Power play for CM post shifts to Delhi, all eyes on Congress top brass

New Delhi/Bengaluru: All eyes are now riveted on the Congress’ central leadership that will pick the new Karnataka chief minister, a decision preceded by intensive consultations, one-on-one interaction with MLAs and even a ‘secret ballot’. After the Congress party’s stupendous victory in the May 10 assembly polls, intense lobbying for the chief minister’s post in […]

Drugs seized from Indian waters worth Rs 25,000 crore, says NCB

Kochi: Two days after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had announced the seizure of over 2,500 kilograms of methamphetamine from a vessel in Indian waters in a joint operation with the Navy, the anti-drug agency on Monday said the actual commercial value of the contraband after its latest evaluation was close to Rs 25,000 crore. […]

Presence Of Alligator Gar In Dal As Crooked As A Fish Hook

Presence Of Alligator Gar In Dal As Crooked As A Fish Hook

Discovery Of Ray-Finned Euryhaline Fish In Famed Lake Poses Great Threat To Native Species Srinagar: The discovery of a carnivorous Alligator Gar fish in Kashmir’s famous Dal Lake has set the alarm bells ringing among scientists and authorities as its presence poses a great threat to the native fish species. The ray-finned euryhaline fish having […]

G20: Security Stepped Up In Srinagar, Elsewhere

G20: Security Stepped Up In Srinagar, Elsewhere

Srinagar: As G20 meeting in Srinagar draws nearer, security has been beefed up in Kashmir Valley as well as Jammu including its border areas. Official sources said that the security agencies have identified infiltration routes and stepped up security to prevent any infiltration from across the border. The third G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting will […]

G20 has been made into BJP event: Mehbooba

G20 has been made into BJP event: Mehbooba

Says Road For India Becoming ‘Vishwaguru’ Is Through SAARC, Not G-20 Srinagar: The forthcoming G-20 meeting may be a “good promotion exercise” for the BJP at the international level but holding the SAARC summit and discussing problems in the region would help India in becoming a ‘Vishwaguru’, says the last chief minister of erstwhile Jammu […]

Hope it will give boost to tourism: Farooq on G20 event

Hope it will give boost to tourism: Farooq on G20 event

Says Karnataka Polls Show People Will Not Accept Attempts To Divide Them Along Religious Lines Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the results of the Karnataka polls show that people will not accept attempts to divide them along religious lines. People want prosperity and development, Abdullah told reporters in Jammu and Kashmir’s […]

LG Reviews New Blocks For PM Package Employees

LG Reviews New Blocks For PM Package Employees

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha conducted on-site inspection and reviewed ongoing construction work of the transit accommodation for PM Package employees at Zewan, today. The Lt Governor appraised the progress of works being carried out at the site, and directed the officials for timely completion of the project. The housing colony at Zewan will have […]

Modi stopped Ukraine war: Rajnath

Modi stopped Ukraine war: Rajnath

Aurangabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was instrumental in the evacuation of Indian students from war-torn Ukraine. “PM Modi spoke to (Russian president Vladimir) Putin and (Ukraine president Volodymyr) Zelensky. He also spoke to (US president Joe) Biden when needed. The war stopped briefly so that more than 22,000 […]