Akash Dhar (second from left), with his restaurant team LANGATE (KUPWARA): At the centre of Langate’s main market in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district stands a brightly lit restaurant with modern decor and eight neatly arranged tables. In one corner, 29-year-old Akash Dhar welcomes customers with a smile. His eyes remain open though he cannot see.Two … Read more
PM Modi addresses an Indian community event in Auckland, New Zealand (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday listed out his government’s numerous measures for Sikhs, including FCRA clearance for Golden Temple, at a diaspora event in Auckland in an outreach to the community, who make up a sizeable part of people … Read more
File photo: CJI Suryakant (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: With trials in Delhi riots and many UAPA cases against accused including Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam dragging, Chief Justice Surya Kant said expeditious completion of trial in these cases is desirable as final adjudication of evidence would address the grievances of non-grant of bail despite … Read more
SRINAGAR: J&K police announced Saturday an Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) against a designated Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Fayaz, over a 2013 attack that left four cops dead in north Kashmir’s Sopore.The notice will help international law enforcement agencies locate, detain, and initiate legal proceedings for extradition of Kandoo to face … Read more
File photo: Sonam Wangchuk (left) and J&K CM Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body representatives shelved Saturday a planned trip to New Delhi after fellow member and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk refused to end his 22-day hunger strike, while J&K CM Omar Abdullah accused Centre of double standards by discussing Article 371-like safeguards for Ladakh … Read more
NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday visited a petrol pump and service station in Delhi to interact with vehicle owners over their experience with E20-blended petrol, claiming that several consumers complained of reduced mileage and vehicle performance. During the visit, Kejriwal spoke to people who had come for refuelling as well as … Read more
Helsinki, Finland (AP photo) NEW DELHI: The body of an 18-year-old Hyderabad-based student who went missing in Finland in May has been recovered from the sea in Helsinki, according to an email sent by the Indian Embassy in Finland to his family.The embassy informed the family on Friday that Finnish authorities had confirmed the recovery … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to topple his National Conference (NC)-led government by engineering defections, alleging that party MLAs were offered between Rs 20 crore and Rs 30 crore, ministerial berths and even the promise of statehood in exchange for switching sides.Addressing a … Read more
INS Nilgiri, INS Udaygiri, and INS Himgiri in formation. Photo credit: X/ @IN_HQENC The Indian Navy received its sixth Project 17A Nilgiri-class stealth frigate, INS Mahendragiri, on Saturday as defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the indigenously built warship at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, further strengthening the country’s maritime combat capabilities.“There was a time when … Read more
Indians killed in Vietnam, typhoons batter China 15 Indian tourists died after a speedboat capsized southern Vietnam. FSSAI has issued 9 notices to Swiggy Instamart following multiple consumer complaints alleging violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the demand … Read more