SRINAGAR: J&K National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah announced on Monday the formation of a new human rights body, calling it a temporary alternative to the defunct State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).“Until statehood is restored and a formal SHRC is reestablished, this body will operate in its place,” Dr Abdullah told TOI.The newly formed body…
SRINAGAR: The Union government’s approval on Monday of 19 major road and tunnel projects worth Rs 10,637 crore, including a key tunnel on the historical Mughal Road linking Shopian, in the Kashmir Valley, with Poonch in Jammu, has caused widespread excitement across Kashmir.The proposed Peer Ki Gali tunnel, which will turn the 84-km Mughal Road…
NEW DELHI: The closure of UAE and Qatar airspace late Monday night as missiles were fired from Iran towards US bases in Qatar and Iraq threw commercial air traffic completely out of gear. Hundreds of lights to and from the region — that houses mega hubs like Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi along with multiple…
BJP MLA supporters assault passenger over window seat NEW DELHI: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Monday accused BJP MLA Rajeev Singh of orchestrating an assault on a train passenger over a window seat dispute aboard the New Delhi–Bhopal Vande Bharat Express.Shrinate posted a video on X alleging that Singh, used his “goons” to beat up…
NEW DELHI: Bypolls were held on June 19 for five Assembly seats across Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab, and counting took place on June 23. The contests saw a mix of gains and setbacks for national and regional parties. Here’s a state-wise breakdown: Kerala: Congress’ UDF wins Nilambur in big blow to LDF In…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Monday extended its airspace ban on Indian aircraft for another month, citing ongoing tensions between the two countries following the Pahalgam terrorist attack and subsequent military operations.The ban, originally imposed on April 23, was first extended on May 23 after India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7. The Indian military action…
NEW DELHI: India on Monday strongly rejected “unwarranted and factually incorrect references” made about the country during the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of foreign ministers’ meeting held today.“These statements, driven by Pakistan, which has turned terrorism into statecraft, reflect the continued misuse of the OIC platform for narrow political ends,” the ministry of…
NEW DELHI: Asia is currently warming nearly twice as fast as the global average with the 1991–2024 trend almost double that of 1961–1990, fuelling more extreme weather and wreaking a heavy toll on the region’s economies and ecosystems, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.It said that the year 2024 with recording rise of…
NEW DELHI: Congress criticised the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government’s health infrastructure citing several incidents of power cuts in key public hospitals. Calling out the Bhartiya Janata Party government for “boasting about its ‘world class’ health system”, the grand old party said that the state’s facilities were, in reality, “gasping for breath”.“The BJP government of UP…
Arvind Kejriwal celebrates AAP victory in two assembly polls. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday blamed dissatisfaction of public behind Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress defeats in the bypolls.AAP’s Gopal Italia secured victory in Visavadar whilst BJP’s Rajendra Chavda claimed the Kadi seat on Monday as the…
