US secretary of state Marco Rubio US secretary of state Marco Rubio has insisted that Washington’s recent easing of sanctions on Russian crude is strictly temporary, warning that it does not signal any long-term shift in policy even as global energy markets reel from the Iran conflict.Speaking after G7 talks in Paris, Rubio said the…
Snow leopard (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K Police have deployed “Snow Leopards”, a specialised unit raised after last year’s Pahalgam attack, and a similar special formation called “Markhor” to counter terrorists in higher reaches in a tactical shift to dominate snow-bound peaks and dense forests.A senior police official said the strategy was revised after terrorists increasingly…
Ice Poseidon, a controversial streamer on Kick, has created a big online discussion after speaking against “clippers” during a live stream. Clippers are people who take short, interesting parts from streams and post them on other platforms to get views. Ice said he does not like how some clippers depend on streamers’ content to earn…
Priyadarshan’s ‘Bhooth Bangla’ is set to be one of the final on-screen appearances of veteran actor Asrani, who passed away last October. The filmmaker shared a long creative association with Asrani, with his last two films, ‘Bhooth Bangla’ and ‘Haiwaan’, featuring the actor. Interestingly, both projects also star Akshay Kumar.Priyadarshan opened up on Asrani’s legacy…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: The J&K govt Friday said it has accelerated the pace of construction of ongoing hydel power projects across the union territory after the Centre placed Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance.The total installed hydropower capacity in J&K is expected to reach around 11000 MW by 2035 from the…
SRINAGAR: At least seven people died and five others were injured after an avalanche buried several vehicles under the snow at Zero Point, Zojila Pass, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, about 70 km north of Srinagar.A senior police officer said the vehicles were travelling from Srinagar to Kargil when the avalanche struck around 3…
Keir Starmer is reportedly considering offering London mayor Sadiq Khan a peerage in a bid to ease tensions within the Labour Party and strengthen his own position.According to sources cited by the Financial Times, the British prime minister may grant Sadiq a seat in the House of Lords after the upcoming May local elections. The…
Supriya Pathak and Pankaj Kapur are married for 38 years and continue to remain one of the most loved pairs. However, their relationship wasn’t always smooth, especially in the early days, when Supriya’s mother, the late Dina Pathak, strongly disapproved of their union. The duo tied the knot after Kapur’s divorce with Neelima Azeem. In…
Bob Blackman (File photo) LONDON: British MP Bob Blackman has described research by an independent non-profit research organisation in the US, which found that anti-Indian rhetoric surged online last year, as “deeply concerning”.Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), which specialises in tracking extremism and misinformation on social media, found that anti-Indian rhetoric on X tripled in…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (ANI/ file photo) SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday met Iran’s ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, and expressed condolences over the death of its top leaders in Israel-US attacks.According to a statement issued by Mirwaiz, he led delegation of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, an amalgam of religious organisations of Kashmir,…
