Incredible: China’s economy posts 4.9 per cent growth in Q3
Beijing: China’s economy, which suffered 6.8 per cent slump in the first quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic – the worst in 44 years, bounced back posting 4.9 per cent growth between July and September buoyed by the government’s sweeping efforts to stimulate demand and consumption. The world’s second-largest economy, the first to have been […]
Imran Khan incapable, clueless: Pak Opposition
Karachi: Prime Minister Imran Khan is “incapable and clueless”, and his government is worse than a dictatorship, Pakistan’s opposition leaders have said at the second rally of an alliance formed to oust the premier. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 opposition parties formed on September 20, has launched a three-phased anti-government movement […]
Govt vigilant towards each inch of India’s land; no one can take it away: Shah on Ladakh row
New Delhi: Amidst the continuing standoff with China in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government is fully alert towards securing each inch of the country’s land and no one can take it away. Shah also said the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the […]
Army commanders to deliberate on long-pending reforms, situation in Eastern Ladakh at 4-day conference
New Delhi: Top commanders of the Army will extensively deliberate on the border row with China in eastern Ladakh as well as on a slew of long-pending reform measures like cutting down on ceremonial practices and non-military activities to ensure a rational distribution of resources, at a four-day conference beginning October 26, official sources said. […]
Tectonic fault line in Ladakh active: Study
New Delhi: The fault line in Ladakh region, where India and Asian Plates are joined, has been found to be tectonically active, according to a new study. The new findings, which suggest a more remote fault at the suture zone or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) being neo-tectonically active, could call for a serious relook […]
CRPF personnel, civilian injured in grenade attack by militants in Pulwama
Srinagar: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the CRPF and a civilian were injured in a grenade explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, police said. Militants hurled the grenade at security forces near the Tral Sumo stand in the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said the explosion caused minor injuries […]
JK records 578 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 578 fresh COVID-19 cases, while seven fatalities took place in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 87,942 and the death toll to 1,379, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 193 are from Jammu and 385 from the Kashmir Valley, they said. Srinagar district reported the […]
Cong leader demands restoration of security cover to mainstream political leaders in J&K
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Tara Chand on Sunday urged the central government to restore statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and ensure proper security to leaders of mainstream political parties to facilitate their free movement. He also asked the Lieutenant Governor’s administration to remove all hurdles for free movement at Lakhanpur — the gateway to J&K […]
