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SRINAGAR: Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police sources said Saturday.The gunfight broke out on Friday evening in the Akhal Khulsan forest area after joint teams of Army, J&K Police and Special Operations Group launched a combing operation, based on intelligence inputs about the presence of three…

SRINAGAR: The first-ever exhibition dedicated to Sharda, an ancient script that developed in Kashmir and was used primarily by Kashmiri Pandits, was organised at Chinar Book Festival in Srinagar.The script developed in between the 8th and 9th centuries AD. However, few manuscripts survive today. Many of the preserved texts, written on paper and birch-bark, surfaced…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong appeal for reviving the spirit of Swadeshi, urging Indians to prioritise locally-made products and stand united in the face of growing global economic uncertainty.Speaking at a public meeting in his Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, PM Modi warned that…

Tejashwi Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav‘s name is in the Bihar draft electoral rolls with the EPIC number used in the last poll. Meanwhile, a probe in on to ascertain if his second EPIC numbers is forged, Election Commission of India (ECI) sources told news agency ANI.The poll…

Mehbooba Mufti (PTI image) JAMMU: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday favoured revival of sporting ties between India and Pakistan to normalise the tense situation in the aftermath of the recent events including the Pahalgam terror attack and the Operation Sindoor. She said the war clouds hanging over the region are not in favour of…

NEW DELHI: Suspended JD(S) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Bengaluru on Saturday in connection with a rape case involving a 47-year-old woman. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the 34-year-old, as reported by news agency PTI.Revanna, the grandson of…

NEW DELHI: IndiGo has barred a passenger who had assaulted a co-flyer on aircraft headed from Mumbai to Kolkata Friday, from all its flights. “Following due diligence, the incident involving an unruly customer has been formally reported to the relevant authorities for necessary action. In line with our commitment to discourage such unruly behavior onboard…

BJP President BY Vijayendra (File Photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Saturday announced that the party will protest against the Congress party’s “anti-constitutional attitude” in Bengaluru on August 5, on the same day when Rahul Gandhi will be leading a protest against the alleged incidents of “votes theft”.He said his party members will…

Rajnath Singh (left), Rahul Gandhi (ANI) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claim of possessing “atom bomb of evidence” that would allegedly expose the election commission’s malpractice of “vote theft” in Bihar, according to the news agency PTI. Singh was addressing a function in Patna, where…

NEW DELHI: Former Jharkhand chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren is on ventilator support and in critical condition, news agency PTI reported on Saturday, quoting sources.He has been admitted to Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for over a month. He was hospitalised in the last week of June with a…