Any discussion on Kashmir, will only be with Pakistan, bilaterally: Jaishankar
Bangkok, Aug 2 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday made it clear to his American counterpart Mike Pompeo that any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally, days after US President Donald Trump offered to mediate on the vexed issue. Jaishankar is in the Thailand capital […]
NDTV’s Ravish Kumar Wins Magsaysay Award For Journalism
Manila, Aug 2 (PTI) Senior Indian journalist Ravish Kumar on Friday was awarded this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize. Kumar, 44, who is NDTV India’s senior executive editor is one of India’s most influential TV journalists, the award citation by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said. He is […]
Amid reports of Army, Air Force on high alert, Omar Abdullah says ‘if true, it’s about something very different’
Srinagar: Amid reports that Government has put Air Force and Army on Operational high alert, Former CM of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has said that such measures cannot be for delimitation or any decision on Article 35A. “It points to something very different,” Abdullah said. A pan India news gathering agency reported that […]
Army allegedly thrashes locals following IED blast on Watchi-Darbagh road in Shopian
Pulwama: Several locals including women were allegedly beaten by government forces soon after a vehicle of 55 Rashtriya rifles was targeted with an IED on Watchi Darbagh road on Friday. Locals alleged that an hour after blast took place in the area, forces barged into many residential houses and thrashed inmates. “Property was […]
Maryam Nawaz questioned by Pak anti-corruption watchdog
Lahore, Aug 1 (PTI) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz vice president Maryam Nawaz was questioned by the country’s anti-corruption agency officials in connection with the alleged money laundering and income beyond means charges against her and her family, a media report said on Thursday. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) questioned 45-year-old Maryam on Wednesday about her “dubious” transactions […]
Airtel posts Rs 2,866 cr loss in Q1
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday posted a staggering Rs 2,866 crore loss for the first quarter of FY 2020, amid a fierce competition unleashed in the Indian telecom market by rival Reliance Jio. Airtel had logged a net profit of Rs 97 crore in the same period of the previous […]
Terror funding case: ED attaches Rs 1.73 cr assets of Zahoor Watali
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The ED on Thursday said it has attached assets worth Rs 1.73 crore of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali in connection with a terror funding and money laundering case. It said a provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for attachment of Rs 1.48 crore worth immovable […]
Pakistan: Eid ul Azha moon sighting on Friday evening
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chaired by Mufti Muni-Ur-Rehman will be held in Karachi in Friday (August 2) for the sighting of the Eid ul Azha moon, said an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. Talking to APP, he said other members of the committee would attend […]
SHRC seeks SMC’s response over water logging in Srinagar
Srinagar: The State Human Rights Commission on Thursday sought details regarding measures taken by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation to prevent water logging in Srinagar city. Like July 25, most of the roads in Srinagar were clogged by rain water, causing tremendous problems to commuters and school going children who had to wade through ankle height […]
Prof Talat Ahmad chairs Advisory Committee Meeting of NSS KU
Srinagar: Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir (KU), Prof. Talat Ahmad chaired the Advisory Committee Meeting of National Service Scheme (NSS) KU which was held at the conference room of varsity`s Gandhi Bhawan Auditorium. Apart from other members the meeting was attended by Registrar, KU Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir, State NSS Officer/Director Colleges Prof Yaseen Ahmad […]