Clashes in Kenya as Ruto declared president-elect after disputed count
NAIROBI: William Ruto was declared the victor of Kenya’s hard-fought presidential poll on Monday, but the outcome sparked a split in the election commission and some violent protests in his defeated rival’s strongholds. Ruto won with 50.49 percent of the vote on Aug 9, narrowly ahead of Raila Odinga on 48.85pc, Independent Electoral and Boundaries […]
Minority community member shot dead, his brother injured in Shopian village
Shopian, Aug 16: A minor community member was shot dead, while his brother was injured in Chotigam area of Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants fired upon two brothers identified as Sunil Kumar and Pintu Kumar sons of Arjun Nath Kumar in […]
Pahalgam Accident: 6 ITBP personnel dead, dozens injured
DC Anantnag says massive rescue ops underway, hospitals in district put on high alert; Police say injured being airlifted to Army hospital in Srinagar Pahalgam, Aug 16: At least six ITBP personnel died after a bus carrying troopers met with an accident in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Tuesday, police said here. An […]
Cop Injured In Grenade Blast Outside Police Control Room Kashmir
Srinagar: A policeman was injured in a grenade blast outside police control room, a high security area, on Monday evening. Police in a tweet said that the militants hurled grenade at Police Control Room Kashmir, resulting in “minor” injuries to one police personnel. “Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow,” police said in a tweet […]
Member of Minority community injured in Grenade blast at Gopalpora Budgam
Srinagar : A member of ‘Minority community was injured in a grenade blast at Gopalpora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening. A senior police officer told that suspected Militants hurled grenade at Gopalpora, leaving one member of Minority community injured. Identified as Karan Singh (20) son of Anil Kumar resident of Gopalpora, […]
JK reports 273 fresh positive cases, 465122 recovered
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 15:The Government today informed that 273fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 34 from Jammu division and 239 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 474055. Also, 02 Covid deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu division and 01 from Kashmir division. Moreover, […]
Mukesh Ambani receives death threat again, man detained
The man, identified as Afzal was taken into custody by Mumbai police, reports NDTV An unidentified person on Monday made a phone call to a hospital in Mumbai and threatened to kill the family of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, a police official said. “The person made three to four calls on a landline number of the Reliance […]
PM let India down by not talking about unfulfilled promises made in last 8 years: Congress
The Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his Independence Day address, saying he has let the country down by not discussing the promises made by him in the last eight years and by not giving an account of his tenure. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera also took a swipe at Modi […]
Shakib Al Hasan returns as Bangladesh T20 captain
DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan on Saturday was named to return as Bangladesh’s Twenty20 international captain after he bowed to a Bangladesh Cricket Board ultimatum to scrap a deal with a betting site. The all-rounder was given the nod to lead the side for the upcoming Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the World […]
Iran denies link with Rushdie’s attacker, says writer and his supporters to blame
Iran “categorically” denied on Monday any link with the attacker who stabbed British writer Salman Rushdie, but blamed the writer himself. Rushdie is recovering after being stabbed repeatedly at a public appearance in New York state. The suspected assailant, 24-year-old Hadi Matar from New Jersey, was wrestled to the ground by staff and other audience […]
