Muslim cleric for shifting of namaz timings in view of Holi
Lucknow: In a show of communal harmony, a noted Muslim cleric here has shifted the timing of the Friday namaz prayers by an hour in order to avoid any clash with Holi revellers and also appealed others to do the same. Imam-e-Eidgah Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahli, who is also executive committee member of the […]
LPG cylinder explodes, 4 injured
Jammu, Feb 28 (PTI) Four people were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district today, the police said. The explosion occurred around 9.10am at the house of Rakesh Thapa in Reasi town. The injured — Ramesh Kumar (36), Vikrant Mengi (43), Rakesh Singh (33) and Rashpal Singh […]
Taliban doesn’t seem to be ready for peace talks: US
WASHINGTON: The Taliban at this point of time does not seem to be ready for peace talks, the Trump administration said today, asserting that any such talks have to be “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned”. In a way, the Trump administration ruled out direct talks with the Taliban, which was being sought by the terrorist outfit in […]
GoI announces reduction in airfare for Hajj
New Delhi, Feb 27: The government today announced a significant reduction in airfare for those going on the Hajj, a month after it scrapped subsidies for the pilgrimage. Union Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi described the move as a “major step”. “The PMO took a keen interest in this. The decision is in line […]
40 prisoners shifted out of Srinagar Central Jail
Srinagar, Feb 27: As many as 40 militants and their “sympathizers” including Pakistani national Zia Mustafa were shifted today from the Central jail here to prisons outside the Valley, a step taken after the dramatic escape of LeT’s Mohammed Naveed Jhatt from a hospital earlier this month. The Jammu and Kashmir Prisons department chalked out […]
India not doing any favour to US by slashing import duties on imported motorcycles: Trump
Washington, Feb 27 : President Donald Trump today again slammed India for imposing high import tariffs on the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles, saying the Indian government is not doing any “favour” to the US by slashing customs duty on the imported motorcycles from high-end brands to 50 per cent. Imported motorcycles from high-end brands, including Harley […]
No power should change rules-based order unilaterally, says Sitharaman
Freedom of navigation
New Delhi, Feb 27 : Freedom of navigation in oceans is governed by rules-based order and no power or group of powers should have the right to change it unilaterally, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today. Sitharam’s comments are seen as an oblique reference to China’s growing military assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. […]
Maldives declines India’s invite for naval exercise
New Delhi, Feb 27 : Maldives has declined India’s invitation to participate in the eight-day-long mega naval exercise — Milan — beginning March 6, in an apparent snub to New Delhi which has been critical of the Yameen government in view of the emergency in the island nation. “Maldives was invited to join the Milan […]
PM dubs Siddaramaiah govt “seeda Rupaiya (money first) sarkar”
Davangere (Karnataka), Feb 27 : In a blistering attack on the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dubbed it as “seeda Rupaiya sarkar” (money first) which should not be allowed to continue ‘even for a minute’. “It is now certain that this Karnataka government will go,” he told a BJP farmers’ rally […]
China praises Pak’s counter terrorism efforts
Beijing, Feb 27: China today said global community should shed bias and take an “objective” look at Pakistan’s efforts on counter-terrorism, days after it backed out from supporting its all weather ally at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting which placed Islamabad on terrorist financing watch list. The 37-nation FATF at its plenary meeting […]
