SRINAGAR: On the banks of Dal Lake, the Chinar Book Fair will return in all its glory between Aug 2 and 10, bringing hundreds of books of Urdu, Persian, Hindi, and English fiction, AI, science, and technology.There will also be sessions on drone technology, cybercrime, and Kashmiri ancient text Rajtarangini. Last year, a poetry session…
SRINAGAR: A week after an MBBS student filmed his career’s first stint in the operation theatre and posted it online as a reel, Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council (JKMC) on Wednesday issued social media guidelines for doctors in the Union Territory, prohibiting them from sharing images or videos of treatment results, surgeries, procedures, or healed…
In Malegaon, located roughly around 275 km from Mumbai, residents wait in anticipation. A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai is set to deliver the judgment in the 2008 Malegaon blast case today.The Bhikku chowk blast was the second in quick succession in two years when residents were killed. Earlier, on Sept 8,…
NEW DELHI: In a global recognition to India’s concept of Mission LiFE (lifestyle for environment), the country’s resolution on ‘Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles for the wise use of Wetlands’ was adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on Wednesday.“The maiden resolution of India…
The Resistance Front (TRF) twice claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terrorist attack before retracting, said the Monitoring Team (MT) of the UN Security Council (UNSC) Sanctions Committee in its latest report mentioning for the first time the name of the Pakistan-based terror group that was listed as a foreign terrorist organization by the US earlier…
AI-generated Image (Representational) BATHINDA: Regional policy experts discussed country positions and negotiation dynamics of the Asia Pacific region, in a briefing by Break free from Plastic (BFFP), the global movement working to achieve a future free from plastic pollution, ahead of the INC 5.2 negotiations for the Global Plastic Treaty in Geneva, Switzerland from August…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab government will implement a drug prevention curriculum in all government schools across the state starting August 1, targeting students in grades 9 to 12. The initiative aims to curb drug use through education and is part of a broader strategy to address both the supply and demand sides of drug abuse.The…
NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rajya Sabha for not speaking about US President Donald Trump‘s claims on the Pahalgam terror attack. Brittas said the Pulwama attack was one of the biggest security failures in independent India and said “New Bharat” seems…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday defended the naming of “Operation Mahadev,” rejecting opposition criticism that the name is “religiously motivated.” Shah’s remarks came a day after senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan accused the BJP of using religion to name military operations. Chavan alleged the ruling party…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha witnessed heated scenes on Wednesday during Home Minister Amit Shah’s reply on Operation Sindoor, as the opposition led by Mallikarjun Kharge disrupted proceedings and raised slogans demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in the House, before eventually staging a walkout.As Amit Shah rose to speak, opposition MPs began shouting slogans…