Indian football team (Pic credit: AIFF) NEW DELHI: India etched their name in Central Asian football history on Monday, by securing a bronze medal in their maiden appearance at the CAFA Nations Cup. The Blue Tigers defeated higher-ranked Oman 3-2 on penalties after the third-place playoff ended 1-1 at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor,…
SRINAGAR: Subedar Perbhat Gaur and Lance Naik Narender Sindhu of the Army were killed during a gunfight with terrorists in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Monday — raising the year’s security toll in J&K to 19. The clash broke out after Army, CRPF and J&K police launched a joint search on intelligence about terrorists hiding in…
Lucknow: A sensational recruitment scam has come under police lens after director (paramedical), Dr Ranjana Khare lodged an FIR at Wazirganj police station on Monday alleging large-scale fraud in the 2016 x-ray technician recruitment.According to the FIR, at least six people impersonated Arpit Singh, son of Anil Kumar Singh (Agra), a genuine candidate who appeared…
JAMMU: BSF caught a Pakistani national trying to sneak into India via the international border in Jammu’s R S Pura area late on Sunday.“The intruder was warned but he paid no heed. Troops fired warning shots and captured him. During interrogation, he identified himself as Siraaj Khan, son of Zahid Khan, from Sargodha district in…
Lucknow: Acting on the directives of director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna, the Uttar Pradesh Police launched a 15-day special campaign to curb incidents of explosions in illegal firecracker factories and warehouses across the state.The campaign, supervised by additional DGP (Law & Order) Amitabh Yash, mandates strict inspections and preventive action. All licensed firecracker…
SRINAGAR: While Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah reiterated on Monday that J&K Waqf Board should not have placed a plaque inside the Hazratbal shrine, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said she would approach a court if the police did not register an FIR against J&K Waqf Board chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi.“They (Waqf Board) have…
Lucknow: Lucknow police on Monday arrested three people, including a government doctor, for acting as a ‘solver’ in the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission’s (UPSSSC) Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2025.The incident unfolded at Government Girls’ Inter College, Jiamau, when the examination centre received an alert from the control room about a candidate attempting the test…
In a major legal setback to IT giant Cognisant, the Bombay High Court has ordered the company to stop using its logo in India, following a trademark infringement suit filed by a Bengaluru-based fintech firm Atyati Technologies. The court has reinstated an earlier injunction, ruling that Cognisant must refrain from displaying the contested logo until…
Lucknow: Lucknow police on Monday arrested three people, including a government doctor, for acting as a ‘solver’ in the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission’s (UPSSSC) Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2025.The incident unfolded at Government Girls’ Inter College, Jiamau, when the examination centre received an alert from the control room about a candidate attempting the test…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Aam Aadmi Party’s J&K unit chief and Doda MLA Mehraj Malik was on Monday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on charges of disturbing public order.While the unprecedented action came amid a massive protest against Malik, the lone AAP MLA in J&K Assembly, by govt employees across the district for allegedly using…
