Oman, Israel discuss ‘recent developments’ after UAE deal
Oman’s foreign minister spoke to his Israeli counterpart on Monday, Muscat said, the first contact since Israel normalised ties with the United Arab Emirates last week. Yusuf bin Alawi subsequently spoke with a top Palestinian official, Oman added. The Israel-UAE deal, announced by United States President Donald Trump on Thursday, is only the third such accord […]
Marks & Spencer to cut 7,000 jobs after sales hit by COVID-19
LONDON: Marks and Spencer, the British retail chain selling clothing and food, is to cut around 7,000 jobs as the coronavirus pandemic keeps shoppers away from its stores, it announced Tuesday. The job cuts, to be carried out over the next three months, include losses from its central support centre, in regional management and in […]
Sikhs, Hindus ‘Endangered Minorities’ In Afghanistan, Says Resolution Introduced In US Congress
Describing Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan as “endangered minorities”, a resolution introduced in the US Congress has sought to resettle these persecuted religious communities from the war-torn country to America. Introduced in the House of Representatives last week by Congresswoman Jackie Speier and co-sponsored by seven others, the resolution supports refugee protection for Sikhs and […]
High-level CoI underway, statements of key witnesses being recorded: Army on Amshipora gunfight
Srinagar: Army on Tuesday said that a high-level court enquiry is in progress regarding gunfight on 18th July in Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. In a statement to media, the army said that as intimated on 11 Aug 2020, a high-level Court of Inquiry into Operation Amshipora , Shopian on 18 Jul 2020 […]
Second virus wave forces NZ PM to put off election
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Monday postponed its election to focus on fighting a second wave of the coronavirus as Europe tightened restrictions to curb fresh outbreaks of the disease. Japan has become the latest country to reveal the huge financial fallout from the global pandemic reporting that its economy — like many others — had […]
ICC panel may discuss bad light rules
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to discuss Test cricket’s bad light rules which have been criticised during the ongoing England-Pakistan series, a source in the governing body said on Monday. Rain and bad light have combined to limit action in the second Test between England and Pakistan in Southampton, frustrating players and […]
Home Minister Shah Admitted To AIIMS For Post Covid Care
New Delhi- Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to AIIMS here for post COVID care after complaining of fatigue and body ache, hospital authorities said on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by AIIMS, he is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital. “Home Minister Amit Shah has been complaining of fatigue and […]
Newly recruited Al-Badr militant arrested in south Kashmir
Srinagar: A newly recruited militant of Al-Badr was arrested by a Naka party in Sugan area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an active militant of Al-Badr was arrested at a naka near Draggad Sugan village of Shopian. He was arrested by Army’s 44 […]
Six more die of COVID-19 in Kashmir, toll in J-K mounts to 560
Srinagar: Kashmir valley reported six more deaths attributed to covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the fatality count due to the deadly virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 560. A local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed officials reported that those who succumbed to the virus include a 70-year-old man from Handwara who died […]
COVID LOCKDOWN
Now the government has decided to normalize life in spite of the fact that Covid positive cases are increasing everyday and the healthcare system is virtually at the brink of collapse. Lifting of lockdown amid the growing cases of coronavirus has brought a lot of questions on the efficiency and the intentions of the government […]
