Woman dies after SUV collides with Tata Mobile in Central Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Aug 20 (Agencies): A 45-year-old woman died after an SUV collided with a Tata Mobile vehicle in the Akhal area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday.…
‘J&K has always been integral to India’: Tariq Karra on US envoy’s remarks
SRINAGAR, Aug 20 (Agencies): Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Karra on Thursday rejected US Ambassador Sergio Gor’s remarks describing Jammu and Kashmir as “an important part of…
PM Modi pays Tribute to Ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi on Birth Anniversary
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary. PM Modi took to social…
Visionary leader who helped prepare India for promise of 21st Century: Cong
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Agencies): The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 82nd birth anniversary, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying his…
J&K Assembly employees protest against deputation order; Seek review of GAD decision
SRINAGAR, Aug 20 (Agencies): Employees of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday staged a protest inside the Assembly premises against an order issued by the General Administration Department…
Budha Amarnath Yatra: Security stepped up along jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway
RAJOURI/JAMMU, Aug 20 (Agencies): Security has been stepped up along the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway in view of the Budha Amarnath Yatra, officials said on Thursday. With convoys of pilgrims travelling along…
After Kashmir visit, US Ambassador Sergio Gor arrives in Leh
SRINAGAR, Aug 20 (Agencies): US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived in Leh on Thursday on his maiden visit to Ladakh, a day after meeting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister…
Shah Faesal gets Two-Year extension on Central Deputation
JAMMU, Aug 20: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved a two-year extension in the central deputation tenure of IAS officer Shah Faesal (AGMUT:2010), currently serving as Deputy Secretary…
Paternity test of child can be allowed in marital dispute: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: Though the legitimacy of a child born during marriage is presumed, Supreme Court Wednesday held that a child can be subjected to a paternity test in a matrimonial…
Sunali Khatun’s husband joins her, SC closes case | India News
NEW DELHI: Six months after bringing back a pregnant Sunali Khatun and her son from Bangladesh on orders of SC, her father’s counsel Wednesday informed the court that her husband…
NCERT recasts political science textbook panel; 4 with RSS links among 20 members | India News
The 20-member panel includes faculty members from JNU, Delhi University, Ignou, National Law University Delhi, Jindal Global Law School, Pondicherry University and Utkal University. NEW DELHI: NCERT has reconstituted the…
Congress Working Committee discusses Vande Mataram, firm on singing just 2 stanzas | India News
CWC discusses Vande Mataram, Chhatron ki Goonj & chanda chori NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee Wednesday directed the party’s chief ministers to come up with a concrete plan to…
Vande Mataram row: BJP chief Nabin slams Congress, calls it new Muslim League | India News
BJP said Congress is showing the same stubbornness against the full version of the national song that the Muslim League had then summoned. NEW DELHI: With Congress Working Committee (CWC)…
UGC NET row: AI used recklessly to draft questions, say experts; NTA denies | India News
The experts said that AI was used extensively to prepare the papers. Representative image Mumbai/New Delhi: “Reckless use of AI” in setting and translating exam papers, followed by an unexplained…
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed to visit India later this month | India News
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will visit India later this month. (Left Photo: @AminaJMohammed) United Nations, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will visit India later this month and discuss the…
Cabinet clears Rs 13,041-crore railway, highway projects across 5 states | India News
The decision on highway development pertains to expansion of 83 km of Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa corridor on NH-22 in Bihar to four lanes. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Govt Wednesday approved four railway…
Will hold retest of 3 subjects of UGC-NET: Govt | India News
NEW DELHI: Centre informed Delhi high court Wednesday that a retest is being conducted for three subjects of UGC-NET June-2026 examination, including Sociology, following complaints of errors in the question…
Centre, UT govt have made J&K safer, says US envoy | India News
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: In a rare public affirmation of India’s sovereignty over J&K by a top US diplomat, ambassador Sergio Gor said Wednesday the UT is an important part of India…
SC orders clinics for periodic health checkup of captive elephants | India News
The Supreme Court has mandated that the Centre set up specialized clinics for captive elephants. ANI NEW DELHI: In a country where primary healthcare eludes a large rural population, the…
Decide on Dara Singh’s remission plea or we will: SC to Odisha govt | India News
Singh was part of a mob which set fire to Australian missionary Graham Staines’s vehicle in 1999, killing him and his two sons, Philip (10) and Timothy (6), in Keonjhar,…
SC: Can’t assume Speaker’s role to direct MLAs’ disqualification | India News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disagreed with the contention of Shiv Sena (UBT) that it should disqualify the MLAs who have crossed over to the rival faction led…
Stop, think, check: 5.7 lakhs kids learn to question answers | India News
For Paresh Das, a class 10 student of Srimaa Govt High School, the most important lesson was not how to answer faster, but when to slow down. “Earlier, I used…
More than 100,000 ancient shipwrecks may be hiding beneath the Baltic Sea; researchers are beginning to map the underwater graveyard | World News
The destructions created by the 1872 Baltic sea flood in the area between Præstø and Faxe as depicted by Holger Drachmann as reporter for Illustreret Tidende. Image Credit: Holger Drachmann/Wikipedia…
Indian caregiver fatally stabbed in Israel, elderly couple’s grandson indicted | World News
An Indian caregiver working for an elderly couple in Jerusalem was killed inside their residence after an alleged sharp-object attack, with Israeli prosecutors now pursuing murder charges against a suspect.Rajeev…