EU looking forward to welcome African Union as permanent member of G20

New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) The European Union on Friday said it is looking forward to welcome the African Union as a permanent member of the G20 at its New Delhi summit. President of European Council Charles Michel said this a day ahead of the G2O summit being hosted by India. “The European Union is […]
US President Joe Biden leaves for India to attend G20 Summit, hold talks with PM Modi

Washington, Sep 8 (PTI) US President Joe Biden on Thursday left for India where he would attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Biden will follow the COVID-19 guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during his visit to India for the G20 […]
NC gets its plough symbol back in Ladakh

Srinagar, Sep 08: After being snubbed by the Supreme Court, the administration of Ladakh Union Territory has finally reserved the “plough” symbol for National Conference in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil, polls. The administration last night issued a notification to reserve the symbol for National Conference. “In pursuance to the order of the […]
PM Modi presents 12-point proposals to expand India-ASEAN cooperation
Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented a 12-point proposal to expand cooperation between India and 10-nation ASEAN in a range of areas such as connectivity, trade and digital transformation even as he called for building a rules-based post-COVID world order. Establishment of a multi-modal connectivity and economic corridor linking South East Asia, India, […]
LG Manoj Sinha calls on people not to support militancy
Srinagar: The ecosystem of conflict profiteers, terrorists, and secessionists in Jammu and Kashmir has been dismantled, and there is a strong yearning for peace, prosperity and accelerated development, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said here on Thursday. “Many cities and towns of the Jammu and Kashmir Union territory today exhibit impressive manifestations of all-round development,” he […]
Police, security forces working in tandem to end terrorism, says J-K Police chief
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces are working in tandem to put an end to terrorism in the Union Territory, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday. The border security grid is also “much stronger than ever”, he said. “The police along with other security forces are fully alert and […]
Indigenous, hi-tech drones deployed along northern, western borders: Senior Army official
Jammu: Indigenous drones have been deployed along the border in the northern and the western sectors of Jammu and Kashmir to counter adversaries, a senior Army officer said on Wednesday. The Indian Army is also focussing on artificial intelligence and has begun a process in this direction. “High-tech drones are deployed on our northern and […]
BRO to construct airfield at strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh
Jammu: The Border Roads Organisation will construct an airfield at an estimated cost of Rs 218 crore at the strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the airfield on September 12 through videoconferencing. The Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground has been used for the transportation […]
Arms, ammo found near Poonch encounter site where 2 terrorists were killed
Jammu: Security forces found a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, a day after two terrorists were killed as soldiers foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control, officials said. The terrorists were gunned down in a fierce exchange of fire in the Sawjian area of […]
‘Hybrid’ militant arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar: A ‘hybrid’ militant of The Resistance Front was arrested and a hand grenade recovered from him, police here said on Thursday. “A hybrid terrorist of TRF (The Resistance Front) namely Mohd Yawar Rangrez, s/o Abdul Rashid Rangeez, r/o Firdousabad, Batmaloo, arrested by Srinagar Police with one hand grenade,” the Srinagar Police said in a […]