LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced a ban on social media for under-16s in the UK “to give children their childhood back”.The ban will be modelled on the one in Australia and be on platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X, but not on services like WhatsApp and Signal. It…
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti (PTI photo) SRINAGAR: With the 57-day Amarnath Yatra set to begin on July 3, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Monday said protecting the pilgrims was not just the responsibility of the security forces, but a collective duty of the people of Kashmir.“Every Amarnath pilgrim who visits us is a guest of Kashmir….
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah Monday said his recent meeting with PM Narendra Modi hasn’t changed his party National Conference’s plans to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the first day of the Parliament’s monsoon session to press for the restoration of…
JAIPUR: In a chilling case from Jaipur’s Harmada area, a five-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her neighbour, who suspected an illicit relationship between her husband and the victim’s mother and also harboured resentment over a quarrel related to fetching water. The accused woman was arrested on Monday, less than 48 hours after the crime.The…
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NEW DELHI: The government Monday increased the windfall tax on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight starting June 16, while leaving the levy on petrol exports unchanged.Under the revised rates, the special additional excise duty (SAED) on diesel exports has been raised to Rs 14 per litre from Rs 13.5…
NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 results, with 13,343 candidates qualifying for the next stage, the Main Examination, news agency PTI reported. The exam was held on May 24 against 1,016 notified vacancies.This year’s number of qualifiers is slightly lower than last year, when 14,161…
Qatar secretly secured US approval for a financial arrangement with Iran that allowed billions of dollars to flow to Tehran in return for the safe passage of Qatari tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report cited by The Times of Israel from Israel Hayom.The report, citing three diplomatic officials, said Washington quietly…
JAIPUR: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was slapped by a group of youths while his supporters carried him on their shoulders during a protest at Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur on Monday, triggering a scuffle between the accused and CJP supporters. Police arrested five persons in connection with the incident and launched an investigation.According…
CHENNAI: A three-year-old girl was raped and murdered, and seven other minor girls and four women were sexually assaulted in and around Chennai in 24 hours since Sunday. Police said the three-year-old, daughter of guest workers from Bihar, was raped by 19-year-old Bibin Manjhi, also from Bihar and a frequent visitor to their house at…