SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) released Monday photos of youth leaders from Leh Apex Body (LAB) arrested after the September 24 violence in Leh and urged their immediate release.KDA’s Sajjad Kargili said among the arrested are climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Jigmet Paljor, Imtiyaz Hussain, Irfan Bari, Chosphel, and about 30 others.“They face charges that appear…
Salman Khan and Arijit Singh had a feud in the past and were not on talking terms. The singer’s songs were also removed from Salman’s films ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Sultan’ as per reports. For those not in the know, it all started at a 2014 award show which Salman Khan was hosting. He jokingly asked…
SRINAGAR: Baramulla district administration Monday imposed a complete ban on flying drones in the north Kashmir district until October 31, after intelligence inputs gathered by the Army indicated the possible smuggling of unmanned aerial devices (UAVs) into Kashmir Valley and their potential usage against security forces and vital installations in the upcoming festive season.The Army’s…
Chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: Congress withdrew Monday from next week’s Rajya Sabha elections to four seats from J&K, accusing its partner National Conference (NC) of denying it a “safe seat” even as the governing party nominated its fourth candidate, pushing the INDIA bloc partners to the brink of a split.The strains deepened amid a…
KOZHIKODE: Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas and tourism Suresh Gopi expressed his readiness to make way for another MP to take his place as Union minister. He was speaking at a party event in Kannur on Saturday.Gopi said that he had previously told media, even on the day before the election,…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Monday warned that India cannot tolerate even the threat of a nuclear attack, recalling Operation Sindoor, which he said proved that Pakistan’s assumptions about its nuclear capability were wrong.“The country cannot tolerate even the threat of a nuclear attack. Pakistan thought it could do…
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Monday praised India and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a very good friend” during his speech at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit in Egypt. The remarks came after the signing of a historic peace agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “India is a great country with a…
BombayMami, Aimee Michel and Melody Halbeisen (World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup silver medallists), and Anna-Sophia Aeschbacher, who captivated the audience with their precision and synchronisation The stage was theirs – as were the water tank and the pool! With Indian-Swiss performer BombayMami singing Chak Dhoom Dhoom and artistic swimmers weaving magic in the water,…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday criticised the Haryana government and chief minister Nayab Singh Saini over delays in compensating farmers affected by floods in the state.“If farmers in Punjab can receive Rs 20,000 per acre in compensation within 30 days, why can’t the same be done in Haryana?” said AAP national media in-charge…
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs meet foreign minister Muttaqi NEW DELHI: A delegation of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs who left their homeland over the decades in the face of persecution and took refuge in India met Taliban foreign affairs minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy on Monday and requested that the current regime in…
