India reports 42,625 new cases, 562 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) India recorded 42,625 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours pushing the case tally to 3,17,69,132, while the death toll mounted to 4,25,757 with 562 more fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the active cases increased by 5,395, to stand at 4,10,353. […]
Victory flame reaches frozen frontiers of Siachen glacier
Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Emron Musavi said that the victory flame was received with full Military honors at Bana Post, located at a height of 22000 ft on the Siachen Glacier. ‘Bana Post was captured by Indian Army in 1987 in an unparalleled daring operation,’ he said. He said Honorary Capt Bana Singh was awarded […]
Militants attack police party in Khanyar, Cop, civilian injured
Srinagar, July 03: A Policeman and a civilian was injured after suspected militants on tuesday attacked a police party near Sheeraz Khanyar area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A senior Police officer told GNS that a cop and a civilian were injured after the police party came under firing from militants in Khanyar. Official sources […]
PM slams opposition for disrupting Parliament
New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed opposition parties for disrupting the Monsoon Session of Parliament, and said the lawmakers should ensure that the dignity of the House is maintained. The remarks came at a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) parliamentary party this morning, as Opposition MPs held a […]
MMU pledges a ‘sustained campaign to prevent growing suicides, drug abuse in Kashmir’
I will write a letter to LG Sinha to seek release of Mirwaiz Umar and all other political leaders under detention since Aug 5, 2019: Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Srinagar, Aug 03 (KNO): Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of different religious organizations of Kashmir, Tuesday said that they will launch a sustained campaign to plug the growing […]
Pak must prove its consistency between words and actions, act on terror: India at UN
United Nations/Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Pakistan must prove its consistency between its words and its actions, by acting against terrorism, said President of the UN Security Council for the month of August Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti. Addressing a press conference after taking over the presidency, Tirumurti, answering a question on Pakistan, said the onus is on […]
LS adjourned amid Oppn protest over Pegasus snooping row, farm laws
New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 1200 hrs on Tuesday amid ruckus by the Opposition over various issues, including Pegasus snooping row and new farm laws. When the Question Hour commenced, the Opposition Members entered the Well of the House and started sloganeering over the issues. Amid pandemonium, […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned again with Oppn members in no mood to climb down
New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Continued disruptions with Opposition members holding placards in the hands and shouting slogans forced the first adjournment of the day in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday soon after it assembled at 11 AM. As protesting members refused to pay heed to his requests, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House till […]
Extortion, Blackmailing: CBK Searches Houses Of Ayush Doctors In Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 3 : Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday carried out searches at various locations across the Kashmir Valley in connection with a case registered against 8 Ayush doctors amid allegations of “extortion and blackmailing” by them while running a “self styled” Association. The Crime Branch Kashmir had registered the case (FIR No. 34/2021) under […]
Blinken to discuss China, COVID vaccine access with ASEAN states – State Dept
Washington, Aug 3 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss issues ranging from China, to COVID vaccine access, to people-to-people ties with member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) later this week, a senior State Department official told reporters. “[Blinken] intends to take the momentum from the July 13 meeting […]