Travis Head’s century lifts Australia
The Ashes, 5th Test Day-01
Hobart: Travis Head spoiled a promising start for England in the Ashes on Friday with his second century of the series as Australia recovered from 12-3 to reach 241-6 at stumps on a rain-hit first day of the fifth test. Head, who scored 152 in the opening test at Brisbane, counterpunched England’s early success with […]
Different festivals being celebrated today signify India’s vibrant cultural diversity: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of various festivals associated with the harvest and sun’s northward journey, being celebrated in different parts of the country. People are marking different festivals across India which signify the country’s vibrant cultural diversity, he said, extending his greetings. “Pongal is synonymous with […]
EAM Jaishankar speaks with counterparts from Japan, Netherlands
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke with his counterparts from Japan and the Netherlands and discussed bilateral ties as well as regional issues. In a tweet, Jaishankar said he had a good conversation with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra. “Wished him a […]
Defence Ministry sets up online portal to resolve pension-related grievances: Rajnath
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has set up an online portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM) and their dependents, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Friday. The portal will allow them to lodge grievances directly with the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW), he stated on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans Day. “I […]
Ladakh sees 124 fresh COVID-19 cases
Leh: Ladakh reported 124 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the active number of cases to 598, while the total tally in the union territory has gone up to 22,773, officials said on Friday. Twenty eight patients were discharged from hospitals in Ladakh, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,153, they said. Of the 124 fresh […]
Ammunition recovered during search ops in Ganderbal woods: Officials
Ganderbal: Security forces on Friday claimed to have recovered a cache of ammunition during a search operation in forest area of Watlar in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. An official told the news agency (KNO), that Special Operation Group (SOG) 24RR & Police and launched a search operation in watlar area and recovered cache of ammunition […]
Grenade found inside pressure cooker at Khawajabazar, destroyed by BDS: Police
Srinagar: A grenade was found inside a bag in which a pressure cooker was fitted by wires that was sucessfully destdestroyed oyed by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) at Khawjabazar area of Nowhatta, Srinagar, police said Friday. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the BDS found a grenade inside the pressure […]
Suspicious Bag found in Khajbazaar Srinagar
Srinagar: A Suspicious bag has been found in Khwaja Bazaar chowk area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday. A senior police officer told GNS that a suspicious bag containing a pressure cooker with some wires visible outside the bag has been found in Khwaja Bazaar Chowk. The Bomb Disposal Squad has rushed to the […]
Kashmir valley in grip of severe cold wave
Srinagar: The minimum temperature dropped at most places in Kashmir on Friday as the intense cold wave conditions continued in the valley, officials said here. The night temperature settled several degrees below normal for this part of the season. Gulmarg, the famous skiing resort in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, was the only place in the […]
India reports 2,64,202 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hours
New Delhi: India added 2,64,202 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 239 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,65,82,129 which includes 5,753 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. There has been a 4.83 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Thursday. The active […]
