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25-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Hotel Room

SRINAGAR: A man from Rajouri was found dead in a hotel in the Ghumat area of Jammu district on Thursday. An official said that a...

New Income Tax Bill Introduced in LS; Govt Asks Speaker To Refer It To...

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and urged Speaker Om Birla...

UPSC Introduces New Module of Registration, Online Application Form For Civil Services Exam: Centre

NEW DELHI: A new module of registration and online application form replacing the Detailed Application Form (DAF)-I and DAF-II has been introduced by the...

New Criminal Laws Aim for Transparency and People-Centric Justice, Says SSP Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, on Thursday said that the criminal justice system will become more people-centric with the...

LG Manoj Sinha Chairs Key Security Review Meeting in Jammu

SRINAGAR: A day after a high-level security meeting in Kashmir, another meeting is underway in Jammu to assess the security situation in the region,...

Property Seized in South Kashmir for Alleged Militant Shelter

SRINAGAR: Police in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have seized the residential house of Safdar Ali Dar in Modergam village for allegedly providing shelter to...

Act As ‘Agents of Change’ at Grassroots Level: LG to Bharat Scouts and Guides

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday called upon the Bharat scouts and guides to act as the ‘agents of change’...
"A proposed blanket tax rate of 28% on goods and services could severely hamper the booming gaming and gambling sector in India. This rate hike on Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be applicable to all types of online gaming. Currently, the GST is 18%, and an increase to 28% is believed to make it unviable for many companies to conduct business in India."

Lok Sabha Adjourns Till 2 pm Amid Opposition Protests

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday amid protests by Opposition members over allocation of a project to a...

Israel Threatens ‘All Hell Will Break Loose’ on Hamas in Latest Gaza Ceasefire Crisis

JERUSALEM: Israel's defence minister on Wednesday vowed that “all hell will break loose” on Hamas if it fails to free hostages this weekend as...

Right to Life, Liberty of Person Facing Criminal Charges Can’t Be Overlooked: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution couldn't be overlooked only...

Kashmir: Romance and Resilience

In her debut, Loal Kashmir: Love and Longing in a Torn Land,  Kashmir filmmaker Mehak Jamal explores the power of love as an act...

Rupee Rises 14 Paise to 86.81 Against US Dollar in Early Trade

MUMBAI: The rupee climbed 14 paise to 86.81 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday on the back of easing American currency...

Pak Troops Suffer ‘Heavy Casualties’ Amid Ceasefire Violation Along LoC in JK: Officials

JAMMU: Pakistani troops on Wednesday suffered ‘heavy casualties after the Indian Army retaliated befittingly to unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC)...

Kashmir Prepares to Observe Shab-e-Barat

SRINAGAR: Kashmir is set to observe the sacred occasion of Shab-e-Barat on Thursday night, as large gatherings are expected at key shrines, including Dargah...

Statehood for JK Expected Soon, Discussions Underway: Sakina Itoo

SRINAGAR: Senior National Conference leader and cabinet minister Sakina Itoo said on Wednesday that discussions on the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood are...