Protesters clash with law enforcement authorities over rigged elections in PoK SRINAGAR: Political parties in J&K urged Centre and international human rights organisations to intervene after more than 2 dozen people were allegedly killed in firing by Pakistani security forces in PoK over the past 2 days, where unrest has spiralled into deadly clashes.National Conference…
Image: Left/The Telegraph/Right/The Guardian In December 2011, a 44-year-old Swedish man named Peter Skyllberg disappeared while driving through the country’s frozen north. Weeks passed with no sign of him as winter temperatures plunged well below freezing. Then, in February 2012, a group of snowmobilers spotted what looked like the roof of a car protruding from…
NEW DELHI: India on Monday distanced itself from reports of a Track 2 dialogue involving India and Pakistan, with foreign secretary Vikram Misri clarifying that the meetings are private initiatives with no official participation or backing from the Government of India.Responding to questions on reports of the dialogue, Misri said such interactions are neither new…
Iran’s recent strikes across the Middle East may have caused significantly more damage to US military infrastructure than publicly acknowledged, according to a report by NBC News, citing multiple sources.The report says American-linked bases and equipment in the Persian Gulf region have suffered extensive damage since the start of US and Israeli operations on February…
India to be drug-free by 2029, says Amit Shah; outlines reverse investigation model, NIDAN database NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government has prepared a roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029, calling the fight against narcotics a national security priority.Addressing the media, Shah stated that the fight…
Long before smartphones and social media check-ins, travellers had another way of preserving memories and it was through postage stamps and postal cancellations. Today it sounds like a nostalgic tradition. But for those who miss collecting stamps, worry not as the tradition has returned with a modern twist, thanks to the Karnataka Philately Passport. Let’s…
Wall Street opened higher led by a rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks Wall Street opened higher on Monday, led by a rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks as investors returned to the sector after recent volatility, while markets also assessed a planned mega share sale by South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix and an increase…
Great white sharks (Representative image) When Tropical Storm Hilary hit Southern California in August 2023, people on land were bracing for flooding, strong winds and record rainfall. Underwater, a group of young great white sharks off San Diego were reacting to the same storm in a very different way: they left their nursery habitat and…
Six arrests were made in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and two in Pulwama. (File photo) SRINAGAR: Joint teams of security forces arrested eight terror suspects and seized arms, ammunition, and other incriminating material in separate operations in three Kashmir districts.Six arrests were made in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and two in Pulwama, also in south…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio told external affairs minister S Jaishankar that all commercial vessels operating in the Strait of Hormuz must comply immediately with orders issued by US forces.According to a US state department readout of the conversation, Rubio spoke with Jaishankar on Saturday and discussed recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz,…