SRINAGAR: J&K govt’s decision to stop the crackdown on machine-made crafts filling handicraft showrooms and instead allow them under a separate category has not gone down well with the handicraft artisans, many of whom called it “betrayal and backstabbing”.On July 25, department of handicrafts and handloom issued notices to Valley-based showrooms, asking them to remove…
IKEA India opens first store in Delhi (ANI photo) Ikea India has launched its first Delhi outlet at Pacific Mall, Tagore Garden in West Delhi. The 15,000-square-foot establishment aims to provide Delhi residents and neighbouring areas with convenient access to the furniture brand’s products, design concepts and customised services.The Swedish retailer Ikea is recognised for…
NEW DELHI: Three soldiers have been killed in a major avalanche in the central region of the forbidding Siachen Glacier, the highest and coldest battlefield in the world, in northern Ladakh.Sepoy Mohit Kumar, Agniveer Niraj Kumar Choudhary and Agniveer Dabhi Rakesh Devabhai were trapped when the avalanche hit their forward post in the central glacier…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) BHOPAL: Three more children died in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara on Sunday after allegedly having cough syrup, taking the toll to 14 on a day a government doctor was arrested, an SIT was formed and the body of a two-year-old girl was exhumed for autopsy – the first among the reported…
MUMBAI: Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the state on a petition filed by Shehzeen Siddique, widow of former Maharashtra minister and NCP neta Baba Siddique, who was shot dead last October in Bandra by three assailants. She sought a court-monitored probe by an SIT or an independent agency, Swati Deshpande. Shehzeen…
Prayagraj: Deciding a dispute regarding the appointment of an anganwadi worker, the Allahabad high court has observed that a sister-in-law living separately will not fall within the ambit of family.“A sister-in-law can be considered to be a member of the family provided both brothers are living together having a common kitchen and house,” the court…
PATNA: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav Saturday promised “job guarantee” to youth, irrespective of caste or creed, if INDIA bloc forms a govt in Bihar. “As soon as the govt is formed, there will be a flurry of appointments. The phone you are using to record the rally will start receiving job messages,” he said at a…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) A financial fraud has happened in Chennai, involving the family of actor Suriya’s domestic help. The victim in this case was none other than the ‘Retro’ actor’s police security officer (PSO), Anthony George Prabhu, who was duped of Rs 42 lakh.As reported by India Today, police investigations revealed that the incident was…
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Zachary Svajda, of the United States. (AP Photo) Novak Djokovic believes he still has something to prove every time he steps on court, even as he continues to smash records and cement his place among the sport’s greats. The Serbian champion overcame a sluggish start to beat…
SRINAGAR: The 11-day-long anti-terror operation in the forests of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district was being wound up, with no contact having been established with terrorists in the past 48 hours, officials said Tuesday. “There has been no exchange of fire since Saturday,” a senior Army official confirmed.A senior police official said, “The operation has now…
