NEW DELHI: An encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kulgam.According to the J&K Police, Security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation at Kadder in the Behibagh area of the district on Wednesday night following information about the presence of suspected terrorists there.“Encounter started in Kadder area of…
Pawar with Modi and a group of Maharashtra farmers. He had recently written to the PM, inviting him to the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan. NEW DELHI: NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar called on PM Narendra Modi Wednesday, weeks after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was trounced in the assembly elections in Maharashtra by the BJP-headed Mahayuti.Pawar, along…
NEW DELHI: Nonimmigrant US visa applicants will from the New Year will be able to reschedule their interview appointment once without a fee. But those missing an appointment or rescheduling a second time will need to book a new appointment and repay the application fee, the US embassy said in a statement Wednesday. These changes…
Prince Harry is expected to be absent Sandringham’s traditional Christmas gathering with the royal family as tensions within the royal family continue to deepen. This gathering would be attended by almost about 45 members of the larger royal family in Norfolk for the festivities.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will are however expected to spend…
NEW DELHI: In a major boost to bilateral relations, India and China on Wednesday agreed to strengthen cross-border exchanges and take concerete steps towards resumption of the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra. The Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra has been suspended since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Chinese side’s non-renewal of arrangements. The Centre has been diplomatically engaging…
A last-minute measure by the Biden administration to modernize the H-1B program comes in to effect on January 17, 2025 – just a few days before President Trump’s second inauguration. The final H-1B modernization rules, issued on Tuesday night, clarify certain norms – such as what constitutes specialty occupation, which is a mandatory eligibility criterion,…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted interim bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The bail was granted to Umar Khalid for 7 days for attending family marriage function.Khalid questioned the Delhi high court on earlier this month regarding the basis on which he was made an…
File photo for representation NEW DELHI: BJP leader Rajneesh Singh has written to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, asking the government to take back the land allotted for the construction of mosque in Ayodhya. He claimed that the ‘intention was never to establish a mosque’ since the Supreme Court’s verdict in 2019.The top court’s…
Ravichandran Ashwin (Photo Source: X) Announcing his retirement from international cricket on Friday, India’s 38-year-old ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said he still has “a ‘bit of punch left” in him but will showcase it only at the club-level cricket going forward. Ashwin, India’s second best wicket-taker in Test cricket, called it a day on the…
Prince Andrew (File photo) A woman has claimed that Prince Andrew, Duke of York, stared at her chest during an official crown engagement two decades ago. The incident allegedly occurred when she was 24 and working as an events manager, according to The Sun report. She accompanied a doctor to meet the prince.“He wouldn’t leave…
