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Will open Kartarpur corridor from Monday, Pak FO

Islamabad: Pakistan has conveyed its readiness to India to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on Monday on the occasion of the death anniversary of Sikh guru Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, the Foreign Office said on Saturday, over three months after it was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India temporarily suspended the pilgrimage and registration for […]

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NC hoodwinking people: BJP

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Saturday accused the National Conference of hoodwinking the people over the new domicile rules and said the campaign unleashed by the party over the issue is going to boomerang . It said the biased and discriminatory set of rules under the erstwhile separate Constitution of […]

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Police busts narco-terror module, two arrested

Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have busted a narco-terror module with the arrest of two persons and seizure of narcotic substance worth Rs 65 crore in Kupwara district. The police said the security forces also recovered two pistols and four grenades from the possession of the arrested. “Kupwara Police & Army got huge success […]

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1.5 kg heroin seized near LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Police seized around 1.5 kilogram of heroin wrapped in packets marked with Pakistan markings along the Line of Control in Poonch district on Friday, officials said. On a reliable input, a police team launched a search operation in the areas of Dabbi, Dhaarati and Basooni in Balakote sector after suspicious movement of some people […]

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Restore peoples’ rights in Kashmir: Joe Biden

Says he is disappointed with NRC, CAA

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden wants New Delhi to take necessary steps to restore rights of all Kashmiris and has expressed disappointment over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as well as the implementation of the National Register of Citizens in Assam. These measures are inconsistent with the country’s long tradition of […]

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India reports 17,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours across India

Death toll crosses 15,000 mark

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases in India increased by a record 17,296 in 24 hours for the first time on Friday pushing the total tally to 4,90,401, over half of which have been reported from 10 cities and districts, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 […]

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LoC skirmishes: Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat

LoC skirmishes: Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control. The Foreign Office claimed that the Indian forces started “indiscriminate and unprovoked firing” in Karela Sector on Thursday, resulting in serious injuries to a […]

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DGCA suspends scheduled intl flights till July 15

Clears flights on selected routes

New Delhi: The aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday it is extending the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country till July 15 but added that some international scheduled services on selected routes may be permitted on a case to case basis. Scheduled international passenger flights were suspended in India on March 23 […]

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Govt cannot shrink its responsibility of protecting borders: Sonia

Says if China hasn't occupied territory, why were our 20 soldiers martyred

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the central government cannot shirk its responsibility of securing our borders with China and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the nation into confidence on the situation in Ladakh. In a video message put out as part of the Congress party’s campaign to honour the […]

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250 Indians stranded in Pakistan return home

Lahore: A batch of 250 Indian nationals stranded in Pakistan due to the lockdown returned to the country through the Wagah Corder on Friday. This is the second batch in as many days after 248 Indians returned home on Thursday. Now, around 250 Indians are stranded in Pakistan and will return to the country on […]