Covid surge: British PM cancels India visit
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned visit to India next week due to the coronavirus situation in the country, Downing Street said on Monday. Johnson will instead speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month to launch their plans for the future UK-India partnership, with their physical meeting expected later […]
Re-registration of outside vehicles: HC tells RTO Kashmir to appear personally on April 21
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday directed RTO Kashmir to appear before it on Wednesday even as it sought government’s response to a plea regarding re-registration of the outside vehicles. The petition was filed by one Irshad Hussain Munshi, a resident of Buchpora Srinagar, and a division bench of Justices Mohammad Magrey and […]
Involve the youth
Since the second wave of covid-19 has hit the country various states have resorted to impose fresh curbs on peoples’ movement. The fresh curbs are not being termed as lockdown but in reality all sort of public movement has been hampered which will again have a long bearing on the economy which is already under […]
Russia-US Rapprochement?
Asad Mirza The recent announcement by the White House sources that President Joe Biden has proposed that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a summit in a third country in the coming months, has increased hopes of a rapprochement between the two old rivals. This personal invitation was extended during a telephonic conversation between […]
Ramadhan, a month to burn overwhelming desires
Dr Sheikh Arshid Ahmad Ramadan is a month in which fasting is observed among Muslims throughout the world. It is a reward and blessing as it avails a chance to repent and ask for expiation for all sins by doing Ibadah or by giving charity to those who need it. A holy book (Quran) regarded […]
Covid-19: Impact on Education
Mushtaq Bhat The second wave of Covid19 has continued to present unprecedented effects across the country. In the wake of surge in cases, the administration of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have taken several measures including closure of schools besides certain restrictions in containment zones have been enacted to contain its spread. The […]
What to expect if Earth ever falls into a Black Hole
Mir Sumeer Bashir An artist’s interpretation of a giant black hole called Black holes have long been a source of much excitement and intrigue. And interest regarding black holes will surely grow now that gravitational waves have been discovered. Many of the questions I am asked regard how “true” science fiction concerning black holes might […]
