File photo: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: A day after the death of his uncle Dr Mustafa Kamal, J&K CM Omar Abdullah Wednesday said his party will proceed with its planned Delhi protest for the restoration of statehood.“There will be no change in our July 20 programme. We have not received permission…
A 24-year-old Indian woman was fatally stabbed at her London home. A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the incident. The victim’s family alleges the attack was racially motivated and seeks government assistance. They had sold land to fund her education and future aspirations in the UK. British Sikh…
LONDON/CHANDIGARH: A 24-year-old Indian mother has been stabbed to death in what appears to be a random unprovoked attack at her west London home.Kirandeep Kaur, an Indian national who hails from Piddi village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, was found dead at a house in Hayes on Sunday morning. She leaves a new-born baby…
File photo: Security personnel in J&K JAMMU: Security forces recovered 215 rounds of Pika gun ammunition from a terrorist hideout in the border district of Poonch, J&K, late Tuesday. An SOG team made the recovery during a routine patrol in Sawajian Gagranga village in Mandi tehsil, officials said. Police launched an investigation.On Wednesday, a cordon-and-search…
File photo: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urged Pakistan to defuse mounting unrest in PoK through dialogue and consultation, expressing anguish over civilian and police deaths and calling for restraint from both authorities and protesters.“Deeply saddened and pained by reports of loss of life of civilians and police personnel in…
‘We write our names in the sand and then the waves roll in and wash them away’ Walking along any beach at sunset, one can sometimes see children and couples writing their names in the wet sand with a stick or a finger. Within minutes, the rising waves cover the letters and smooth the shoreline…
BENGALURU: The department of space (DoS) has stepped in to curb a recent wave of resignations from Isro’s flagship programmes, tightening rules on voluntary retirement and resignations by scientists working on Gaganyaan and other critical missions through a fresh internal memorandum dated July 14.While DoS hasn’t disclosed the scale of departures, multiple Isro sources told…
‘All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks’ A man scrolls through hundreds of faces without ever meeting a single person. One profile has the wrong political opinion. Another seems too ordinary. Another does not share the same interests. Within seconds, each potential friendship…
NEW DELHI: A crucial meeting of top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president Nitin Nabin, was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Wednesday.The meeting, in which BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh was also present, comes ahead of the Parliament’s session beginning next week.There was no official word…
Egypt boss Hossam Hassan explains his viral ‘X’ gesture, denies racism allegations and makes a surprise claim about Lionel Messi’s emotional reaction/ Image: AP Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan has spoken out after his controversial “X” gesture during his side’s dramatic 3-2 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Argentina sparked widespread debate. The…