Islamabad/Washington: The US government has added seven Pakistani firms to a list of foreign entities that pose a “significant risk” to its national security and interests by allegedly engaging in nuclear trade, denting Islamabad’s bid to join the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). A total of 23 entities were added to the list that was […]
Sopore: Scores of undergraduate students of Government Degree College Sopore (GDC) on Monday staged a protest demonstration at college campus against the Kashmir University for delaying their examinations. The protesting students while alleging that the University was spoiling their future demanded that their 3rd and 4th semester examination should be conducted jointly. “We demand that […]
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have recovered a girl who was kidnapped from central Kashmir’s Budgam area. A spokesman of police said that on 25th March 2018 Police Station Budgam received a written complaint from Aijaz Ahmad of Kakan Maran that his sister (name withheld) had been kidnapped by Zahoor Ahmad Dar of Chatabugh […]
Srinagar: A delegation of Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) visited the residence of late Maqbool Sahil in Adhal Kokernag on Sunday. The delegation met all his family members and expressed their heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family. The delegation while paying rich tributes to the late writer, poet and Journalist Maqbool Sahil, interacted with all the […]
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has rejected President and Army General Pervez Musharraf’s request for security on returning to the country to face a special court trying him on treason charges, according to a media report. The Ministry of Defence has conveyed to the Dubai-based former president through his counsel that providing him security is not its […]
Islamabad: Pakistan and India are in talks over the issue of alleged harassment of Pakistani diplomats stationed in New Delhi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said. Pakistan has claimed that there had been as many as 26 instances of harassment and intimidation of its diplomats since March 7, following which Islamabad called back its high […]
Mumbai: India, the largest consumer of mobile data in the world, ranks 109th when it comes to mobile Internet download speeds, a report said today. The average download speed over the mobile increased to 9.01 mbps in February from the 8.80 mbps in November last year, but the country’s rank continued to stay at 109th, […]
Beijing: China today asserted that Dokalam belongs to it and India should have “learnt lessons” from the stand-off last year, days after India’s envoy blamed China for the face-off saying it happened because Beijing tried to alter the “status quo” in the disputed area. Reacting to India’s Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale’s remarks, Chinese Foreign […]
Bhubaneswar: Four women Maoists have been killed during an exchange of fire with security personnel in Narayanpatna area of Odisha’s Koraput district, the police said today. Acting on a tip off, the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel launched a joint combing operation last night in the forest areas of Narayanpatna, […]
New Delhi: The war of words between the Congress and the BJP on data sharing spiralled today with Rahul Gandhi dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians” and Union minister Smriti Irani saying even ‘Chhota Bheem’ knows it is not snooping. Twitter was the battleground as the debate […]