Taking care of posterity
The government has forgot to arrange for a follow up on COTPA act as no mechanism has been put in place to curtail the use of tobacco especially among the younger generation. The hazards of smoking are known to all. Smoking cigarettes is a known health hazard however, for obvious reasons the governments both at […]
Covid-19: Let us explore the opportunities
Simranjeet Singh Every fall in the economy can be seen as a new opportunity. The coronavirus pandemic has made a huge disruption in economic activities and resulted the biggest loss to the global economy in a small period of time. The silver lining of Covid-19 is that it has generated a huge demand of personal […]
Data becomes meaningful when used to improve lives
Younus Al Nasser Our understanding of any subject — no matter how complex — is not determined by lengthy explanations and the abundance of details we have on the subject, but rather by our ability to explain the topic to a common man or even a small child. If we can successfully relay information to […]
Role of Muslim Men and Women in India’s Freedom Movement
M Ahmad The freedom attained on 15th August 1947 was result of a long struggle which involved contributions and sacrifices of men and women of all classes and communities of India. The history of Indian national movement would be incomplete without the presentation of the role of Indian Muslims in it. The role, significance and […]
Twitter transfers India head Manish Maheshwari to US
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Twitter has transferred India head Manish Maheshwari, against whom an FIR was registered in Uttar Pradesh in connection with a probe related to a video of an alleged hate crime, to the US. While the company did not specify any reason for the change, it said Maheshwari will move to the […]
COVID-19: J&K reports 129 new cases
Srinagar, Aug 13 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir recorded 129 fresh cases of coronavirus on Friday, taking the infected number of people to 3,23,190 while no new fatality took place, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 66 were from the Jammu division and 63 from Kashmir division of the Union Territory, they said. Srinagar district recorded the […]
COVID-19: Mumbai reports first death due to Delta Plus variant; second such fatality in Maha
Mumbai, Aug 13 (PTI) Mumbai has recorded its first death due to the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus with a 63-year-old fully vaccinated woman succumbing to it in July, a civic official has said. Following her death, at least two of her close contacts have also been found infected with the Delta Plus variant, which […]
Gunfight at Kulgam ends: Traffic on Highway being restored: Police
Srinagar, Aug 13: The gunfight at Malpora Mir Bazar in Kulgam district of south Kashmir ended on Friday and traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway shall be resumed, police said. “Operation is over now,” a senior police officer said. “A major tragedy has been averted before the Independence Day,” he said, adding, “Srinagar-Jammu highway will open for […]
IED recovered in Dadsara in Tral, defused
Tral, Aug 13: Security forces recovered and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Dadsara area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said Friday. They said that an IED was detected by joint team of forces at Dadasara area of Tral on late Thursday night which was later destroyed by the bomb disposal […]
Taliban take another Afghan provincial capital, Kandahar
Kabul, Aug 13 (AP) Afghan officials say the Taliban have taken another provincial capital, the southern city of Kandahar in the province with the same name. It’s the twelfth provincial capital out of Afghanistan’s 34 that the insurgents have taken in their weeklong blitz that swept over much of the country. Kandahar is also the […]