PM Modi greets people on Eid-ul-Fitr
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr, hoping that the special occasion furthers the spirit of compassion and harmony. “Greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this special occasion further the spirit of compassion, brotherhood and harmony? May everyone be healthy and prosperous,” the prime minister said.
Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam in south Kashmir
Srinagar, May 25: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Khur Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, army’s 34 RR and CRPF launched cordon search operation in Hanjipora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding […]
Teacher suspended in Gorakhpur for ‘positive references to Pakistan’
Lucknow, May 25: A private school in Gorakhpur has suspended an English teacher for allegedly making “positive references to Pakistan” during an online grammar class on Friday. The school authorities have also issued showcause notice to the teacher, Shadab Khanam, who is in her 30s, asking her to respond within a week, Indian Express reported […]
Pak FM hardens stand, says will give ‘befitting response’ to India
Islamabad, May 25 (PTI) Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that his country will give “a befitting response” to India in case of “any misadventure” against it. “Pakistan wants peace and its policy of restraint should not be taken as weakness, Qureshi told the media in his native town of Multan after […]
Standoff between Indian, Chinese troops continues in Ladakh
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Indian and Chinese troops appeared heading for a long haul as their tense standoff in the disputed areas of Pangong Tso and Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh showed no signs of abating even as efforts to de-escalate the tension through talks continued. In the […]
Trump says he has finished taking hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus therapy
Washington, May 24 (AP) President Donald Trump says he’s doing fine after taking a two-week course of an unproven malaria drug for COVID-19, declaring, I’m still here. Trump was addressing his disclosure last week that he was taking hydroxychloroquine and a zinc supplement. He said the regimen was meant to help prevent infection after two […]
Domestic flights resume after two months, Students, migrants take the first flight home
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Indian skies opened up for domestic passenger services from today after a gap of two months, with Delhi-Pune and Mumbai-Patna flights being among the first to take off, aviation industry sources said. All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown […]
Covid-19: 52 fresh cases reported in JK, tally rises to 1621
Srinagar, May 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported 52 fresh cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in J&K to 1621. Official sources said that 30 cases were reported from Kashmir while 22 from Jammu. 26 cases were reported from Kulgam, seven from Samba, six from Jammu, four from Kathua, three […]
Domestic passenger flights to resume Monday amid confusion as several states set their own rules
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) Indian skies will open up for domestic passenger flights from Monday after a gap of two months but there was confusion following the imposition of own set of conditions and rules by several states which are at odds with each other. Many states like Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu […]
China accuses US of pushing bilateral ties to brink of ‘new Cold War’
Beijing, May 24 (PTI) China on Sunday accused the US of pushing the bilateral ties to the brink of a “new Cold War” by spreading “lies” about the coronavirus and said it was open to international efforts to identify the source of the deadly virus. Foreign Minister Wang Yi also said the lawsuits filed against […]
