A man died on the spot after he was electrocuted while working in the mosque in Turkpora village of district Bandipora. The deceased has been identified as Muhmmad Yousuf Bhat, a resident of Turkpora district Bandipora. According to the locals, Bhat was working in a newly co...More

Class work in educational institutions in district Shopian remained suspended today as a precautionary measure. Officials said there will be no class work in Higher Secondary Schools (HSS) and Degree College as precautionary measure as there was apprehension of violence. More

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the post of 14th President of the country and former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is all set to launch his countrywide campaign from his home state Uttar Pradesh from tomorrow. State BJP General Secretary Vijay Bahadur Patha...More

Asserting that the US' ties with India and Pakistan were not a 'zero-sum game', the White House has said that the Trump administration's priorities and the nature of relationship with the two countries were different. "We seek to have an effective partnership with each count...More

Three more persons allegedly involved in the mob lynching of Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ayub Pandith in Srinagar have been arrested, Jammu and Kashmir's top cop said here today. "We have identified 12 persons in connection with the case and five of them have be...More

A day after a mob lynched Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ayub Pandith, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has shunted out a senior officer from the area where the incident took place. In an order late last night, Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid ordered the tran...More

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested in summer capital, Srinagar today. A police party raided the Maisuma residence of Malik and took him into custody today, a spokesperson for the Front said. Malik had given a slip to governme...More

Train services resumed in the Kashmir valley after remaining suspended for two days due to security reasons. The train services were suspended on June 22 following the death of a youth when government forces fired pellets in Kakpora in Pulwama, where three Lashkar-e-Toiba (L...More

Curfew restrictions imposed in downtown in Srinagar following separatist call to hold protests after Friday prayers yesterday, have been lifted. Restrictions were imposed to maintain law and order in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of seven police stations in downto...More

Saudi security forces foiled an attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday, state television Al-Ekhbariya and Al Arabiya TV reported. Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said a suicide bomber who was planning an attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca ble...More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning left for Portugal, the first-leg of his three-nation tour. Prime Minister Modi will be visiting Portugal today, the U.S. on June 25 and 26, and the Netherlands on June 27. The Prime Minister yesterday said that he intends to s...More