Dean Jones given final lap of Melbourne Cricket Ground to Elton John’s tunes
Dean Jones, the former Australian batsman who passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest on September 24, was given a quiet farewell by family members at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Over the past weekend, a service was dedicated to the 59-year-old’s memory on the MCG’s turf. Due to Victoria’s current COVID-19 restrictions, it was limited to ten […]
Rajasthan Royals skipper Smith fined Rs 12 lakh for his team’s slow over rate
Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith has been fined Rs 12 lakh for his side’s slow-over rate during their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians here. Rajasthan Royals suffered a 57-run loss to defending champions Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. Given that this was his team’s first offence of the season, Smith was fined Rs 12 […]
Services sector slump eases in Sept, but job losses widen
Indian services sector output broadly stabilised in September but remained in the contraction zone as incoming new business fell moderately due to the damaging impact of the pandemic on demand, leading to more job losses, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted India Services Business Activity Index rose for the fifth straight month […]
Political fight
In the recent past most of the mainstream political leaders and their supporters have been released and they have been allowed to have a free movement including holding the party meetings in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir. Although PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti is still under detention, Iltija Mufti has taken […]
Taliban, Afghan negotiators set ground rules to safeguard peace talks
KABUL: Taliban and Afghan peace negotiators have agreed on a code of conduct to safeguard against the risk of any breakdown in talks that began last month in Qatar to bring an end to decades of war, three official sources said on Tuesday. The breakthrough was achieved with the help of US officials, as the […]
Rhea Chakraborty has been granted bail and is set to walk out of prison nearly a month after her arrest over drugs-related charges in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. Her brother Showik, however, has been denied any reprieve by the Bombay High Court, reported NDTV. Another court had yesterday extended their judicial custody till October […]
Ladakh records 79 new COVID-19 cases; 50 patients cured
Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 79 new coronavirus cases, taking the cumulative figure to 4720, an official bulletin said on Wednesday. With 50 more patients cured of the disease, the number of active cases in the region stands at 1195 904 in Leh district and 291 in Kargil district, the bulletin released by the […]
Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run accident in Anantnag
Anantnag: A 68-year-old woman was killed in a road accident in Brariangan area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday morning. A police official identified the deceased as Saja Begum, wife of Muhammad Akram Bhat from Brariangan saying she was critically injured after hit by a motorcyclist in her village. She was rushed […]
India Pakistan trade gunfire along LoC in north Kashmir
The armies of India and Pakistan on Wednesday morning traded gunfire in Hajipeer sector of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). In a statement issued to GNS, Defence Spokesperson Rajesh Kalia said that the “Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing mortars and other […]
Militant killed in attack on BJP worker was Riyaz Naikoo’s close aide: DGP
Director-General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said the militant killed in a counter-attack by Public Security Officers (PSO) of a BJP worker in Nunar Ganderbal last evening was a close aide of killed Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Reyaz Naikoo and was sent for specific target killing. The top police officer of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) also […]
