End Cross-Border Terrorism If You Want To Help J&K: India To Pak
New Delhi: Pakistan must end cross-border terrorism if it wants to contribute to the welfare of Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday, responding to Imran Khan’s criticism of a new job rule implemented by the centre in the Union Territory. “We have seen the intemperate remarks by Pakistan Prime Minister […]
‘Mamata is misleading people and lying’ — opposition alleges suppression of Covid-19 data
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has come under fire from the opposition over allegations of suppression of official data regarding the Covid-19 infected patients in the state. The opposition alleges this a ploy to mislead the people into believing that Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee has controlled the infection and death rates in the state as elections […]
Indian Muslims Must Organise Themselves Politically, But Not On Religious Lines
The rejoinder by Nissam Syed to my article on the political options for Indian Muslims is a classic case of either willful distortion and misinterpretation or blissful incomprehension. His belaboured thesis aims to rubbish my alleged argument that “the only option left for Indian Muslims is to organize themselves politically on religious lines.” The fact of the matter is […]
‘High Time Centre Stops Flirting With J&K’: National Conference On Article 370, Domicile Law
For the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 eight months ago, National Conference on Saturday described the removal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and downgrading the state into a Union Territory as subjecting people to a mental trauma. The party accused the government of India of reducing Jammu and Kashmir to an […]
Despite tests negative and back to back quarantine, students evacuated from Iran are yet to return Valley
Irfan A Mir Srinagar, Apr 04 (KNS): Several parents whose wards are studying in Iran on Saturday alleged that authorities are deliberately extending quarantine periods of their children who had been evacuated from Tehran a month ago. They appealed authorities to bring them back to Kashmir without playing dilly dallying tactics. According to Kashmir News […]
India newborn twins named Corona and Covid after virus
A couple in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh have named their newborn twins Corona and Covid amid the country’s nationwide lockdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The twins, a boy and a girl, were born at a government hospital in the state capital Raipur on March 27, two days after the lockdown came into […]
How Italy’s ageing population, overburdened health system spiked its Covid-19 death rate
New Delhi: As the world reels under the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, Italy has been one of the worst affected countries since day one, with an enormously high fatality rate. According to Worldometers, of the 119,827 coronavirus cases reported in the country — 14,681 succumbed to death. This puts the coronavirus-related death rate of the country […]
Coronavirus update: US beats its own grim record, Covid-19 death toll touches 1,480 in 24 hours
US authorities on Friday announced “voluntary” use of face masks in public as the country saw a record 1,480 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest singe-day fatalities due to Covid-19. The total of confirmed cases rose by 30,000 over the same period of time to go past the quarter million mark. America ended […]
Kanika Kapoor tests negative for Covid-19, will be kept under observation until she tests negative again
Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor has tested negative for the coronavirus. She had tested positive on several previous occasions. While it was earlier reported that Kanika had tested negative five times, ANI reports that her fifth test was negative. ANI tweeted on Saturday, “Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor’s fifth #COVID19 test result comes negative. However, she will have to […]
Coronavirus Deaths In India Near 100; No Need To Panic As 30% Cases Linked to Tablighi Centre: Govt
The number of COVID-19 deaths inched towards 100 on Saturday along with a significant increase in the number of confirmed infections, but the government assured there was no need to panic as the rate of spread was less than in many other countries and just “one place” accounted for 30 per cent of detected cases. […]
