Year of disappointment, disastrous management and diabolical pain: Cong
New Delhi, May 30 : The Congress on Friday described the first year of the Modi government as a “year of disappointment, disastrous management and diabolical pain”. Congress leader K C Venugopal said the six years of the Modi dispensation have seen fraying of bonds of empathy, fraternity and brotherhood with increase in acts of […]
Elections for five non-permanent members of UNSC next month; India assured of seat
United Nations, May 30 : The UN General Assembly has decided to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council next month under the new voting arrangements due to the COVID-19 restrictions, with India assured a win being the sole contender for the Asia Pacific seat. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the […]
US, UK raise Hong Kong issue in Security Council, angry China rakes up Minneapolis protests
United Nations, May 30 : The US and UK raised the issue of China’s controversial security law for Hong Kong during an emergency discussion in the Security Council, angering Beijing which said the UN organ should instead pay attention to the US’ excessive use of force against protesters in Minneapolis and its racial discrimination against […]
Nallah Mar, a stream that once was
By : Shabir Ibn Noor Once upon a time, there used to be a beautiful canal, which ran through the middle of the Shahr-e-Khas, the old city of Srinagar. But today what exists at its place is a double-tube metalled road, the Nallah Mar road. Indeed the transformation of a canal into a road is […]
How are Women fighting the “Shadow Pandemic”?
Covid-19 has hogged headlines across the world. It came with its own challenges for the ‘fairer sex’. Ambreen Yousuf says that the repeated lockdown has exposed women to cyber-bullying, sextortion, sexting, trolling, stalking, body shaming, nudity, unwanted pregnancies, and much more.
By: Ambreen Yousuf Coronavirus didn’t spare anyone/anything. From crumbling economies to mounting anxiety, it crippled the world in more ways than one could have anticipated. It threatened one and all. The economic and political crisis, followed by refugee problems, sectarian violence, trade wars, climatic disasters, and widespread political violence has only paved the way for […]
COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 265 deaths, 7,964 cases
New Delhi, May 30 : The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country registering a record single-day spike of 265 deaths and 7,964 cases till Saturday 8 am, according to the Union health ministry. India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 […]
Three Indian companies get licence to manufacture NASA’s coronavirus ventilators
Washington, May 30 : Three Indian companies have got licences from NASA to manufacture its indigenously developed ventilators for critical COVID-19 patients. The three Indian companies are Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bharat Forge Ltd and Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd, the space organisation said in a statement on Friday. Apart from the Indian firms, […]
VoIP exchange with J-K link busted in Mumbai, one held
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has busted a racket involving an illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) exchange in suburban Govandi here and arrested one person in this connection, an official said on Saturday. Based on a specific tip-off received by the military intelligence, the Mumbai crime branch and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly conducted a raid […]
Covid-19: JK reports 112 fresh cases
SRINAGAR: The number of Covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir reaches to 2333 on Saturday, after 112 more patients tested positive for the dreaded virus. Sources said that 112 fresh cases were reported in J&K 67 among them from Kashmir division and 45 from Jammu division. They said among the fresh cases in Valley, 48 […]
