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Beijing: In a significant policy statement on the Taliban which is making big gains in its offensive in Afghanistan, China has asked it to make a clean break from all terrorist forces, especially the al-Qaida-backed Uyghur Muslim militant group ETIM fighting for the volatile Xinjiang province’s independence. In his media briefing at Dushanbe, Chinese Foreign […]
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday said it will hear in August a plea by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who has been summoned by the ED, challenging the Constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and […]
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Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire at a flying object after they spotted it near the International Border (IB) in the Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official said on Wednesday. On the intervening night of July 13 and 14, a blinking red light was observed by the troops in the […]
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Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted as security forces detected and destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants under a chinar tree in Kulgam district, police said on Wednesday. “An IED was spotted under a chinar tree on the outskirts of village Damjen in Qazigund area,” a police spokesman said. He said the […]
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New Delhi: People are talking about the third wave of coronavirus as casually as a “weather update”, the government said on Tuesday, noting that “gross violations” of Covid-appropriate behaviour being seen in several parts of the country can nullify the gains made so far in pandemic management. Addressing a press conference on the pandemic situation […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over people crowding at hill stations and markets without wearing masks or observing social distancing norms, as he urged all to guard against complacency to prevent a third wave of the coronavirus spread. “If we remain cautious and take precautions we will be able to […]
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Banihal: Two persons were detained on Tuesday under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for their alleged involvement in unlawful and anti-national activities in Ramban district, officials said. A police team served two hardcore criminals with notices under the PSA in Banihal area and later detained them and sent them to Jammu-based Kotbalwal jail, they […]
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Kolkata: At least 15 neo Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives have entered West Bengal from the neighbouring country earlier this year and 10 of them moved to various parts of India including Jammu and Kashmir, an officer of Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) said. The remaining five had stayed back in West Bengal and three […]
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New Delhi: The NEET Postgraduate exam will be held on September 11, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Tuesday. “We have decided to conduct #NEET Postgraduate exam on 11th September, 2021. My best wishes to young medical aspirants!” he tweeted. In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases, the National Eligibility Cum Entrance test […]
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Says new mutant driving new spike in cases, death
United Nations/Geneva: The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said, warning that the variant, now in over 104 countries, is expected to soon be the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating worldwide. Addressing a press briefing he said […]
