SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 assembly…
SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house Friday and barred from delivering his sermon at Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid.“Once again, I have been placed under house arrest by authorities,” the Mirwaiz said in a statement, adding that a large posse of cops had been deployed outside his residence early Friday, and the…
JAMMU: The Vaishno Devi yatra in J&K’s Reasi district will resume Sept 14, subject to favourable weather conditions, after remaining suspended for 19 days, a shrine board official said on Friday.The yatra was halted (the longest since the pandemic restrictions) after 34 people, mostly pilgrims, were killed and several others injured following a landslide due…
LONDON: A British-born Sikh woman in her 20s was sexually assaulted, raped and beaten in a racially motivated attack on Tuesday in Oldbury, near Birmingham, by two white men.West Midlands police confirmed to TOI they are investigating the rape which the woman claims happened between 8 am and 8.30 am, and they are treating it…
Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Awards 2025 to mark a decade of cinema, event dates announced The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards (DPIFF) 2025 is all set to celebrate a decade of cinema. The two-day event will take place in Mumbai on October 29 and 30.Named after the Father of Indian Cinema, the late Shri…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday welcomed the formation of Nepal’s new interim government under Prime Minister Sushila Karki, calling the neighbouring democracy a close partner and pledging continued cooperation.In a statement, the ministry of external affairs said, “We welcome the formation of a new Interim Government in Nepal, led by Right Honourable Mrs Sushila Karki….
The fatal shooting of conservative youth leader Charles “Charlie” Kirk at a Utah university on Thursday has now taken a dramatic turn online, where thousands are dissecting every frame of video footage for hidden clues.The viral clipsIn videos viewed millions of times on X, two men standing behind Kirk just moments before the bullet struck…
Bengal’s Jadavpur University (JU) KOLKATA: A Jadavpur University third-year undergraduate student of English department was rushed to KPC hospital on Thursday night after she was rescued in an unconscious state from the pond opposite UG arts building by other students and security guards, police said. “The student was declared dead on arrival. It is a…
Gargajj and Dhadrianwala shares stage in Kurukshetra KURUKSHETRA: The officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj was seen sharing stage for the first time with Sikh preacher Bhai Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwala, after the completion of the latter’s religious atonement and lifting of ban upon him by Akal Takht, during a religious congregation organised…
The defence ministry has begun examining a proposal from the Indian Air Force (IAF) to procure 114 “Made in India” Rafale fighter jets in collaboration with French manufacturer Dassault Aviation and Indian aerospace firms.Estimated to be worth over Rs 2 lakh crore, with more than 60 percent indigenous content, the mega deal is expected to…
