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PUBG, 118 other mobile apps face axe

New Delhi: India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and a threat to national security. This takes the total count of Chinese-linked mobile apps banned by India to 224. The 118 apps banned on Wednesday include Baidu, Baidu Express Edition, Alipay, Tencent Watchlist, […]

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Congress headquarters closed for week amid coronavirus concerns

Jammu: The Congress has closed its headquarters in Jammu and Srinagar for political activities for a week from Wednesday in the wake of the worsening coronavirus situation, party’s chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said here. He said the decision was taken as 15 deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours in the union territory […]

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Illegally built shopping complex demolished in Samba

Jammu: A shopping complex illegally constructed on an acre of government land was demolished on Wednesday during an anti-encroachment drive in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said. A team of officials dismantled the illegal shopping complex having seven reinforced cement concrete (RCC) shops with a hall measuring 100 feet x 60 […]

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Demanding statehood, restoration of 370 is politics, mere tokenism: Omar

Demanding statehood, restoration of 370 is politics, mere tokenism: Omar

Detention has left me angry, bitter

New Delhi: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah says in a new book Jammu and Kashmir has been treated “very, very badly” and “every single promise made to it has been broken”. Not mincing his words, the 50-year-old politician said he believes Jammu and Kashmir has been treated “very, very badly” and “every single promise […]

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LAC showdown: India, China holds Brigade Commander-level talks

New Delhi: India and China on Tuesday held another round of military talks to ease escalating tension triggered by fresh confrontation between the two sides on the southern bank of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. The Brigade Commander-level talks began at 10 am in Chushul on the Indian side of the […]

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Issues will surface till demarcation on border not done: Chinese FM

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the India-China boundary is yet to be demarcated due to which there will always be problems and the two countries should implement the consensuses between their leadership to not let differences from escalating into conflicts. He also said that China is ready to manage all issues through […]

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Covid-19 tally nears 37 lakh in India

New Delhi: With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection on Tuesday, India’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882, pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll, meanwhile, climbed to 65,288 with 819 new fatalities being reported in a span of 24 […]

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Nawaz Sharif given ‘last chance’ to surrender

Nawaz Sharif given ‘last chance’ to surrender

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Tuesday gave a “last chance” to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to surrender and appear before it on September 10 for hearing in a corruption case against him, according to media reports. Sharif, 70, has been in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission […]

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UNSC reform talks being ‘held hostage’: India

United Nations: The intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform are being “held hostage” and used as a “convenient smokescreen” by countries that do not wish to see any changes in the most powerful UN organ, India has said, demanding tangible action to achieve the long-delayed reforms. India also underlined that it will take steps to […]

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HC extends hearing of cases in virtual model till Sept 20

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday extended the hearing of cases in virtual mode till September 20 for courts in red zone areas to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Srinagar wing of the high court falls in the red zone. The judges can hear the cases in online mode inside their […]