India

US Diplomats engage with Kashmir politicians, sparking interference concerns

SRINAGAR: A team of American diplomats engaged with National Conference Vice President and ex-Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on Sunday, marking a noteworthy event as Jammu & Kashmir readies for its first Assembly polls in ten years. US diplomats called on National Conference Vice President @OmarAbdullah at his Gupkar residence today. The delegation included […]

Supreme Court overturns Dal adulteration conviction

NEW DELHI: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has overturned a conviction for food adulteration, citing that the use of artificial yellow food colouring, Tartrazine, in dal moong dhuli is permissible under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955.   The case involved an appellant convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of six months […]

BJP names 40 star campaigners for J&K Assembly Elections

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President J P Nadda, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, G Kishan Reddy, Dr Jitendra Singh, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are among the 40 prominent campaigners for BJP candidates in the upcoming General Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.   […]

Congress announces first nine nominees for J&K Elections

SRINAGAR: The Congress party has unveiled its first set of nine candidates for the forthcoming three-phase Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.   Notable contenders include party general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir, who will run from Dooru, and former state unit president Vikar Rasool Wani, who will vie for the Banihal seat. The candidate list […]

NC announces candidates for J&K’s Assembly Elections

SRINAGAR: Following the conclusion of its alliance deal with the Congress, the National Conference (NC) unveiled its initial roster of 18 contenders for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, set to take place in three stages. As approved by Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah the following persons are nominated as contesting candidates from […]