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JAMMU: In the J&K assembly, BJP members miss no opportunity to corner the Omar Abdullah govt over a host of issues. Outside the House, however, some of the party MLAs generously praised the chief minister on Friday over his budgetary allocation for the annual Amarnath Yatra.“Our CM’s move to allocate Rs 180 crore for Amarnath…

NEW DELHI: Data shared by the govt in Parliament shows that as many as 254 women reached out to complain regarding sexual harassment at workplace under the POSH Act on the women and child development ministry’s SHe-Box portal last year. Overall as many as 296 complaints have been received since the portal was revamped and…

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (AP photo) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina late Friday reacted sharply to the recently held general elections in the South Asian nation, dismissing the February 12 polls as a “pre-planned election of deception and farce” and calling it a “disgraceful chapter” in the country’s history. Her remarks come as…

Renuka Chowdhury (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury has been served a privilege breach notice for bringing a stray dog into the Parliament complex during the Winter Session and for her remarks about fellow members.According to the notice, she has been asked to respond to the notice by February 23.The motion…

Domestic equity markets closed in negative territory after a sharply fluctuating trading session. (AI image) Stock market crash: Nifty and Sensex saw a week of extremely volatile trade, with both benchmark indices giving up initial gains amidst the IT sector stocks’ selloff. For the week, the Sensex has dropped 953.64 points, or 1.14%, while the…

French President Emmanuel Macron, Crown Prince of Abu DhabiSheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Brazil President Lula Da Silva (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday released the list of countries whose leaders will attend the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, to be held in the national capital next…

India is in discussions with China-related Ant International to allow integration of the digital payments platform Alipay+ with the country’s instant payments system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The move could ease cross-border transactions for Indian travellers across merchants that have signed up with Alipay+, Reuters reported, citing two government sources.This would heavily simplify the overseas…

South Carolina state university shooting (AP image) At least two people were killed and one was injured in a shooting at a residential complex of South Carolina State University, prompting authorities to impose a lockdown on the campus for nearly eight hours.The university said that the shooting took place at a student residential facility in…

Suryakumar Yadav and Natthakan Chantham NEW DELHI: Thailand women’s team cricketer Natthakan Chantham has endured a barrage of bruises, all in pursuit of mastering Suryakumar Yadav’s trademark ‘Supla shot’ — going down on one knee to scoop the ball over fine leg or square leg — during net sessions.During practice sessions, Chantham has repeatedly been…

Sometimes even a small act of wisdom can yield a profound impact. It often happens that while booking a train or a flight ticket we ignore the insurance checkbox. But one man’s wisdom while booking a rail ticket provided the much needed support to his family after his death.This event dates back to 2020 when…