Helicopter crash kills 9 Afghan troops in central province
Kabul, Mar 18 (AP) A helicopter crash overnight has taken the lives of at least nine Afghan military personnel in a central province, the defense ministry said Thursday. In a statement, it said that four crew members of the MI-17 helicopter along with five security personnel were killed in the crash, in the Behsud district […]
LIC employees protest in Srinagar, oppose IPO, increase in FDI
Srinagar, Mar 18: The employees of Life Insurance Corporation Srinagar Division on Thursday staged a protest at press colony Srinagar, opposing the initial public offer (IPO) of the LIC and increase in the Foreign Direct Investment in the LIC of India. Arshad Hussain, general secretary All India Life Insurance Corporation Federation Srinagar Division told reporters […]
Guterres appoints French diplomat Jean Arnault as personal envoy on Afghanistan, Regional Issues
United Nations, Mar 18 (PTI) UN chief Antonio Guterres has appointed veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan and regional issues, authorising him to liaise with regional countries on his behalf to support negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban and implement any agreements reached between them. The appointment of the Personal […]
India adds 35,871 fresh COVID-19 cases, biggest single-day jump in 102 days
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) India on Thursday recorded 35,871 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise in over 100 days, which took the infection tally to 1,14,74,605, according to Union health ministry data. Registering an increase for the eighth consecutive day, the active caseload reached 2,52,364, which accounts for 2.20 per cent of the […]
Cop killed in road mishap at Qazigund
Srinagar, Mar 18: An Assistant Sub Inspector of Traffic police was killed on Thursday after being hit by a unknown Truck at Bonigam crossing in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A senior police official said that around 3 am tonight an unknown truck hit one traffic police man identified as SO Bonigam ASI […]
Mamata releases TMC manifesto, promises income for all
Kolkata, Mar 18 (PTI) TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday unveiled the partys manifesto for the assembly polls promising a monthly Universal Basic Income for all families, a credit card scheme for students to pursue higher studies and formation of a task force to examine the inclusion of several backward communities under the OBC category. […]
Biden called upon to support India, South Africa at WTO on COVID-19 vaccines
Washington, Mar 18 (PTI) A group of lawmakers in the US have urged President Joe Biden to support the move by India and South Africa before the World Trade Organization for emergency temporary waiver of some Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) rules to enable greater production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and […]
Move beyond words
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan made a case for economic benefit for the two countries, India and Pakistan if they agree on peace as a peaceful region will give India direct access resource-rich Central Asia through Pakistan. Peace has been on the agenda of the two countries since the past few weeks after a ceasefire […]
No classification please
Rayees Ahmad Kumar The most common misunderstanding among the people especially among those having materialistic approach is that, a lady working in a government department/ sector or a private company or in any MNC is regarded as a working lady while as a lady who isn’t working in such departments or companies but is doing […]
The world of ‘hello’
K S S Pillai When I saw a full-page advertisement for a smartphone in a leading newspaper recently, I could not help comparing the present situation with that prevailed a few years ago. Mobile phones were unheard of. The only telephone service provider was the Post and Telegraph department of the government of India. If […]