Covid recovery rate improving: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: As per government data, till Wednesday 1,06,750 cases have been detected in India with 3303 deaths. In the last 24 hours, 5611 fresh cases and 140 new deaths were reported. So far 42,297 patients have recovered out of which 3124 were discharged in the last one day. Health ministry officials said the recovery […]

Cop killed as militants attack patrol party in Pulwama

Pulwama: A policeman was killed and another critically injured after militants attacked a joint police and paramilitary CRPF party in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Thursday. A police official said that the militants fired indiscriminately at the joint naka near Prichoo area of Pulwama, resulting in injuries to two policemen who were removed to […]

Pak launching new ‘terror’ outfits with local names: DGP

Jammu: Pakistan has launched new terror outfits staffed by cadres of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed under “local names” to mislead the world that it has nothing to do with the terrorism prevalent in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) of the union territory Dilbag Singh said. The DGP also hit out at the […]

Landslides block Jmu-Sgr highway, 2000 vehicles stranded

Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar Highway, only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world, was again closed for traffic on Thursday afternoon. Official sources said that the strategic thoroughfare was closed after massive landslides near Panthyal along the highway. Around 2000 vehicles, mainly trucks, are stranded due to the closure, they said. “The highway is still […]

Arms deal with Russia may cost India dearly

Possibility of US sanctions remain on table, says top diplomat

Washington: The possibility of US sanctions on India for buying the multi-billion dollar S-400 missile system from Russia remains on the table, a top American diplomat has said, asserting that New Delhi will have to make a strategic commitment to technologies and platforms. In October 2018, India signed a USD 5 billion deal with Russia […]

Loggerheads: India, China enhance military presence in Ladakh

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese armies rushed in additional troops in areas around Pangong Tso lake and Galwan Valley in Ladakh, signalling hardening of their aggressive posturing two weeks after they were engaged in a fierce face-off, military sources said on Wednesday. It is learnt that the India’s top military brass is constantly monitoring the […]

US diplomat’s comments on Sino-India border issue is ‘nonsense’: China

Beijing: China on Thursday dismissed as nonsense a senior US diplomat’s remarks blaming it for using constant aggression on the border with India to try to change the status quo and said consultations were going on through diplomatic channels between Beijing and New Delhi, which has “nothing to do” with Washington. Responding to a question […]

Indian troops did not trespass LAC: MEA

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected China’s allegations that Indian troops crossed over to the Chinese side of the frontier in Ladakh and Sikkim, asserting that New Delhi has been taking responsible approach towards border management. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said it was the Chinese side that recently undertakook activities hindering India’s normal […]

Pak summons Indian diplomat for ‘ceasefire violations’

Islamabad: Pakistan summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission on Thursday, the third time this week, to protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control. The Foreign Office claimed that the indiscriminate and unprovoked firing”by the Indian forces on Wednesday in Chirikot Sector resulted in serious […]