Ruhullah alone to decide if he wants to campaign for me: Aga Syed Mehmood
Srinagar: National Conference candidate for the bypoll to the Budgam Assembly segment, Aga Syed Mehmood, on Wednesday said it was for the estranged party member, Aga Ruhullah, to decide whether he would campaign for him. “It is for him (Ruhullah) to decide whether he wants to join the campaign or not. He is a party […]
Army commander assesses security situation along LoC in Rajouri-Poonch sector
Jammu: White Knight Corps General Officer Commanding (GoC), Lieutenant General P K Mishra, visited forward areas along the Line of Control in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch on Wednesday to review the operational preparedness and security situation in the sector. He also interacted with troops, appreciating their professionalism, composure, and steadfast commitment under […]
Two women drug peddlers arrested in south Kashmir’s Shopian
Srinagar: Two women drug peddlers were arrested with more than 15 kg of narcotics in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, police said. They were arrested during checking in the Melhura Zainapora area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said 15 kg of crushed cannabis and 1 kg of charas-like substances […]
Union Minister distributes laptops to female students in his constituency
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday distributed laptops for free to meritorious female students in his parliamentary constituency, saying it was the best Diwali gift for enabling ease of education and preparation for competitive examinations. Singh said in the past 11 years, the Narendra Modi government has ensured ease of education for students in […]
India upheld righteousness, avenged injustice with Operation Sindoor: PM Modi
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday penned a letter to the citizens of the country on Deepavali, highlighting the successes of Operation Sindoor and the fight against Naxalism and asserting that Bharat has emerged as a symbol of stability at a time when the world is beset with crises. The […]
Rajnath Singh warns of rising ‘ideological wars’, sophisticated crimes
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday emphasised the shifting landscape of country’s security challenges, noting that while the nation grapples with border instability, society faces a new surge in sophisticated crimes, terrorism and “ideological wars”. Speaking on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day, Singh underscored the critical need to balance […]
Trump-Putin summit planned for Budapest is on hold after Rubio spoke with Lavrov, US official says
Washington, Oct 21 (AP) President Donald Trump’s plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is on hold, a US official said Tuesday, the latest twist in his stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine. The meeting was announced last week and was supposed to take place in Budapest, Hungary, in the […]
China files complaint, says India’s PLI schemes for auto, EV policy violate WTO norms
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) China has alleged that certain conditions in India’s Production Linked Incentive schemes for advanced chemistry cell battery, automobiles and the policy to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles violate global trade rules, and has filed a complaint against these measures at the WTO. According to a communication of the Geneva-based […]
Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister
Tokyo, Oct 21 (AP) Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the […]