Bilkis Bano case: 3 convicts move SC for extension of time to surrender; hearing on January 19
New Delhi: Three of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case have approached the Supreme Court, seeking an extension of time to surrender before the jail authorities. Senior Advocate V Chitambaresh, appearing for the three convicts, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Justice BV Nagarathna, seeking urgent listing of the case, […]
Four residential houses gutted in massive fire in Baramulla’s Uri
Baramulla: Four residential houses were gutted in a massive fire in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, officials said. An official told that fire broke out in one of the houses today morning and soon engulfed nearby houses. He said that in the incident at least 4 houses were gutted, while some […]
India Reports 305 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths In Last 24 Hours: Health Ministry
New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 305 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 2,439, the health ministry said on Thursday. Three deaths — one each from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat — have been reported in a span of last 24 hours, according […]
Agniveer’ Killed, Two Injured in Mine Blast Along LoC in Nowshera Sector
Rajouri : An ‘Agniveer’ was killed and two others were injured in a mine blast along Line of Control in Nowshera sector in Rajouri district, an official said. The official told GNS that a mine blast took place along forward area, leaving three soldiers injured. All the three, the official said, were evacuated to Command […]
Two Gamblers Arrested in South Kashmir, Stake Money Recovered: Police
Kulgam: Police on Thursday said that they have arrested two gamblers in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district and recovered a stake money of Rs. 6,800 from their possession. In an X post police said that they acted swiftly after receiving a specific information generated from reliable sources regarding gambling in the jurisdiction of Police Station Qazigund. […]
North India feels the chill, as fog hits flight services, delays 18 Delhi-bound trains
New Delhi: Severe cold continued to prevail across North India, with the mercury recorded in single digits in several states and dense fog and low visibility affecting commuters in the early hours of Thursday. According to an official release by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), ‘very dense fog’ was observed in isolated parts of […]
Fire Guts Seven Makeshift Residential Structures in Gujjar Basti Pampore
Srinagar: At least seven makeshift residential structures were gutted in a fire incident in the wee hours of Thursday at the Gujjar Basti in Galandar area of Pampore, officials said. They told the news agency CNS that nearly seven makeshift structures in Gujjar Basti, sheltering a number of families, were gutted in a fire, which […]
Sensex down over 500 pts
Mumbai: The equity market remained negative for the third consecutive session as the BSE Sensex on Thursday dropped 502.47 pts at 70,998.29 in early trade as selling was seen across the board amid weak global cues. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) slipped 177.50 pts at 21,394.45. Slumping over 1600 pts on Wednesday, the BSE sensex […]
Apple banned from selling watches with blood oxygen sensor in US
San Francisco: Apple will be banned from selling watches with blood oxygen sensors beginning Thursday in the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. The ban stems from an intellectual property dispute with Masimo, a medical device company. In October, the International Trade Commission found that Apple’s blood oxygen sensors […]
7 killed in Pakistani missile strikes in Iran
Tehran: Seven non-Iranian nationals, including three women and four children, were killed on Thursday in Pakistan’s missile strikes in a border village in the Iranian southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, Alireza Marhamati, the deputy governor for security and law enforcement of the province, said. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said earlier on Thursday morning that […]