Hurriyat leader Bilal Lone to join mainstream politics
Srinagar, Oct 25: Separatist Leader and Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Independent Movement Bilal Gani Lone is likely to switch to mainstream politics, sources said. Bilal Gani Lone is the son of veteran separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone who was killed at Eidgah in Srinagar. People aware of the matter said that Lone […]
Delhi records over 900 dengue cases in October, tally rises to 1876
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) More than 900 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in October, taking the total infection tally of the vector-borne disease to 1,876 so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Tuesday. The city has also recorded 194 cases of malaria and 38 cases […]
Rishi Sunak’s rise to PM is ‘Obama moment for British Hindus’, says UK Hindu temple leader
London, Oct 25 (PTI) Rishi Sunak becoming UK’s Prime Minister is “our Barack Obama moment,” said the leader of a Hindu temple that was set up by the Indian-origin leader’s grandfather. Sunak, 42, on Monday won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain’s first prime minister of Indian […]
Meta says India most significant country for all new things across its platforms
Kolkata, Oct 25 (PTI) India is the most significant country for Meta in terms of all the new things that feature across its platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, a top company official said. Meta has also provided a great opportunity for numerous brands and millions of creators to express their creativity and build audiences […]
WhatsApp users face disruption in services
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) WhatsApp’s services faced disruption on Tuesday as many users were unable to send or receive messages on the Meta-owned platform. #Whatsappdown was trending on Twitter, and many users took to the microblogging platform to share funny memes on the issue. There is no official word yet from WhatsApp on the disruption […]
To hell with spirit of game: Hardik on ‘Mankading’
Dubai, Oct 25 (PTI) “To hell with the spirit of the game, we need to stop making a fuss about this.” Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is very clear in his head how the run out of the batter, backing up far at the non-striker’s end should be perceived. Once considered unfair play, although legal, in […]
‘Mainly dry weather’ forecast, temp remains below normal at most places in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 25: Weather department here has forecast mainly dry weather over Jammu and Kashmir even as night temperature remained below normal at most places on Tuesday. “Mainly dry weather is expected to continue over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours,” a meteorological department official here told said, adding, “no large change is […]
J&K to witness partial solar eclipse from 4:15 to 5:45 pm today: MeT
Srinagar, Oct 25: Deputy director meteorological department Srinagar Mukhtar Ahmad on Tuesday said that there will be partial solar eclipse in Jammu and Kashmir today. Mukhtar said that the eclipse will started at around 4:15 pm and will remain till 5:45 in the evening in Jammu and Kashmir. He also said that after the sunset […]
Many places in Punjab, Haryana report ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ air quality
Chandigarh, Oct 25 (PTI) After Diwali, several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday morning recorded air quality in the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories. Gurugram in Haryana and Ludhiana in Punjab reported their respective air quality index (AQI) at 313 and 269 at 10:10 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) data. […]
Fire damages mosque, house in Tarzoo Sopore
Srinagar, Oct 25: Massive fire damaged a mosque and a residential house in Tarzoo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district overnight, official sources said on Tuesday. Two firefighters were also injured while dousing the “sky touching” flames, the official sources added. They said that the massive fire broke out at Izat Shah colony […]
