JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir govt has extended the deadline for central assistance schemes providing one-time financial support to families displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1947, those displaced from Chhamb sector during the 1965 and 1971 wars, and West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs).The extensions were approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and notified by…
Britain’s PM Keir Starmer (AP) LONDON: British Indian Tory peer Lord Ranger has challenged the revocation of his CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the high court here. It is the first time anyone has ever taken the UK govt to court over their chivalric honour being revoked.The multi-millionaire businessman, founder…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (@PMOIndia X/ANI Photo) SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah Thursday met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed restoration of statehood, among other issues.Informing about the meeting, Omar wrote on X that they also held discussions on the state of economy and…
NEW DELHI: A luxury car purchase turned into a major consumer dispute after the Uttarakhand consumer commission ordered Jaguar Land Rover India to refund Rs 1.65 crore with interest to a buyer over manufacturing defects in a Defender SUV.The case was filed by Eapro Global Limited, a Roorkee-based company, which purchased a Land Rover Defender…
NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed rain and gusty winds on Thursday night as weather conditions changed abruptly across the region, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the national capital over the next few hours.The weather department warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, dust-raising winds and intense surface winds…
PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad celebrated his 79th birthday on Thursday, with party workers and supporters holding events across Bihar to mark the occasion.One such celebration in Vaishali district grabbed attention after an RJD worker fell while cutting a cake atop a JCB machine.RJD worker Kedar Yadav…
NEW DELHI: Air India Thursday listed the steps it has taken to bolster safety and said it has gone “beyond regulatory compliance” in risk-based audit planning. “Air India has taken a series of proactive measures following the AI171 accident to further strengthen operational resilience and organisational effectiveness. These initiatives are not related to safety or…
Serena Williams (Image Via Getty) Serena Williams’ first tournament back in professional tennis ended much sooner than many expected. The 44-year-old returned to competition at the 2026 HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in London, but her doubles campaign came to a stop after partner Victoria Mboko withdrew because of a left knee injury. The news…
Representative image generated using AI BAHRAICH: A woman has accused her father-in-law of repeatedly raping her at gunpoint while her husband allegedly threatened her into silence and later pronounced triple talaq over the phone, prompting police in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district to register a case against five members of her in-laws’ family, officials said on…
A false alarm triggered panic at the Pentagon on Thursday, leading to a lockdown and partial evacuation of the US department of defense headquarters, news outlet CNN reported, citing sources.According to the report, multiple floors and corridors inside the building were locked down, while some areas were evacuated after systems detected a possible air quality…
