Biden vows to repair America’s alliances, engage with world once again

Washington, Jan 21 (PTI) US President Joe Biden vowed to repair America’s alliances and engage with the world once again, saying the country has been tested and its people have come out stronger. In his inaugural speech after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in a historic but scaled down […]
Optimism: Will put on hold three farm laws for 18 months, says Govt

Farmer unions to discuss internally
New Delhi: Yielding some ground to end the nearly two-month-long protest by thousands of farmers on the national capital borders, the government on Wednesday proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for 1-1.5 years and set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in the interest of the farming community. During their […]
Biden is in, Trump is out

Washington: Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday in a historic but scaled down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel, who transformed the Capitol into a fortress to prevent any breach by pro-Trump extremists. The 78-year-old veteran Democratic leader was administered the […]
From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president
Washington: Joe Biden, known as a peoples’ person, a reformer, an unifier and a healer, rose remarkably from humble beginnings to become the oldest American president in US history on Wednesday, reaching the pinnacle of his political career spanning nearly five decades. The 78-year-old six-term Democratic senator, who triumphed over Republican President Donald Trump in […]
No respite from cold as valley heads for another wet spell
Srinagar: There was little respite from the intense cold wave conditions in Kashmir on Wednesday as the minimum temperature across the valley stayed several degrees below the freezing point, a MET department official said. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius, up from minus 7 degrees Celsius the previous night, the official […]
JK witnessing revolution in sports sector: Lt Guv
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing revolution in the sports sector. The UT Government is taking innovative measures to overhaul the sports ecosystem of J&K, ensuring modern sports infrastructure coupled with world class training for the young sporting talent to make J&K a sporting power house. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha made these remarks after declaring […]
Three years on, Ski lift in Pahalgam lying defunct
Anantnag: Even after a lapse of three years, a ski lift in Pahalgam aimed at promoting winter tourism in the area has been lying defunct. The lift which is located around circuit road in Pahalgam town was constructed around seven years back and was inaugurated in 2016. Sources said that crores of rupees were spent […]
Cabinet approves 850 MW Ratle hydro power project
New Delhi/Jammu: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an investment proposal of Rs 5,281.94 crore for the 850 MW Ratle hydro power project on river Chenab in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, an official statement said. The project will be constructed by a joint venture company (JVC) to be incorporated between […]
No covid death reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 109 new coronavirus cases that raised its tally to 1,23,647, officials said. They said no fresh death due to the infection took place in the past 24 hours. Of the fresh cases, 45 were reported from the Jammu division and 64 from the Kashmir division of the union […]
Working on addressing misinformation on user policy update: WhatsApp

New Delhi: A day after India asked it to withdraw changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp on Wednesday said the proposed change does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and that it is open to answering questions on the issue. The Indian government on Tuesday posed 14 questions to WhatsApp on […]