Daily Covid cases in country lowest in 196 days

New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) India logged 862 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 196 days, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,44,938, while the active cases declined to 22,549, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,980 with three fatalities which includes two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the […]
War never a first option for India but last resort: PM Modi

Says we believe in peace
Kargil: India has always viewed war as the last resort, but the armed forces have the strength and strategies to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Addressing the armed forces here on Diwali, the prime minister also recalled his visit […]
PM Modi’s emotional meeting with Army officer
New Delhi: It was an emotional reunion of a kind in Kargil when a young Army officer presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a 2001 picture of him with the then Gujarat chief minister during his visit to the Sainik School where he studied. Major Amit, officials said, had met Modi at the Sainik School […]
J&K Universities Bill aims to bring more transparency, accountability

By: Muhammad Adnan Srinagar: A new legislative framework that aims to govern the functioning of public universities across Jammu and Kashmir aims to bring more transparency, accountability and limit the financial powers of the Vice Chancellors, details of the new bill reveal. ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Public Universities Act-2022’ which was recently cleared by the […]
Night temp hovers below normal in J&K
MeT predicts mainly dry weather
Srinagar: Despite slight rise the night temperature continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir except Kupwara on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.7°C against 3.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, […]
World faces tension with China under Xi Jinping’s third term
Beijing: The world faces the prospect of more tension with China over trade, security and human rights after Xi Jinping, the country’s most powerful leader in decades, awarded himself another term as leader of the ruling Communist Party. Xi has tightened control at home and is trying to use China’s economic heft to increase its […]
Diwali celebrations: BSF, Pak Rangers exchange sweets along International Border in Jammu, Punjab
Jammu/Attari: The Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers on Monday exchanged sweets at several border outposts along the International Border in the Jammu region and Punjab on Diwali. The border guarding forces of India and Pakistan exchange sweets and wishes on various religious festivals such as Eid and Diwali, and also on their respective […]
PM Modi calls on President Murmu, both exchange Diwali greetings
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met President Droupadi Murmu and they exchanged Diwali greetings and also shared their “desire for peace, prosperity and a better tomorrow for the whole of humanity”. “It was my pleasure to receive Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji today. We exchanged Diwali greetings and shared our desire for […]
Rishi Sunak to be UK’s first Indian-origin PM
London: Rishi Sunak on Monday is all set to make history as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party on Diwali, following Penny Mordaunt’s withdrawal from the race. PM Modi congratulates Rishi Sunak. Meanwhile, PM Modi congratulated Rishi Sunak. The 42-year-old former chancellor, a […]
India, Pakistan on cusp of history
Islamabad: With Rishi Sunak all set to be the first non-White Prime Minister of Britain, arch-rivals India and Pakistan are on the cusp of history to share a pride, though none of them played a role in it. The 42-year-old former chancellor, a devout Hindu, was elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing […]