SC to hear on May 5 batch of pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity, weeks after the government paused two central aspects of the contentious law in the face of probing questions by the top court. The Centre assured the apex court on April 17 that it […]
NEET-UG held at over 5,400 centres under strict security, no reports of untoward incidents
New Delhi: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG was held at more than 5,400 centres around the country amid strict monitoring and security measures on Sunday, officials said. More than 22.7 lakh candidates had registered for the test. The official attendance data will be available in a few hours. Mock drills were held at all National Eligibility […]
Nomad woman dies after being ‘assaulted’ by 2 men in Srinagar; 1 held
Srinagar: A nomad woman died on Sunday after she was allegedly assaulted by two men in an inebriated condition in the Nishat area of the city, officials said here. The woman, whose identity has been withheld, was assaulted by the men as they tried to rape her, the officials said. They said the nomad woman […]
Army vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban, JCO among three soldiers killed
Ramban/Jammu: Three Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 500-metre deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. The Army truck was part of a convoy moving from Jammu to Srinagar along national highway-44. The accident occurred near […]
22 injured in wall collapse during marriage function in J-K’s Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: At least 22 persons, including 12 women and eight children, were injured when the wall of a house collapsed during a marriage function at Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place at Dhani Dhar village soon after the bride reached the house in the evening, they said. The […]
Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast Sunday that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not. In a preview of an upcoming interview with Russian state television, published on Telegram, Putin said Russia has the strength and the means to bring the […]
