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MOHALI (PUNJAB): Batsman Hanuma Vihari was promoted to number three position in the absence Cheteshwar Pujara and he responded well by scoring 58 on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Mohali. Pujara was dropped from the Test squad after performing badly over the last two years. “I would prefer batting at number […]

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge-sheet against five Khalistani terrorists in a case related to smuggling of arms, ammunitions, and explosives from across the India-Pakistan border via drones. The five accused are Harmesh Singh and Darvesh Singh of Ferozepur district, Gurmukh Singh of Jalandhar, Gagandeep Singh of Kapurthala, and Lakhbir […]

NEW DELHI:  The 117th round of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission concluded in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday. The three-day talks were held in a “cordial manner”. “During the meeting, technical discussions were held regarding on-going projects including Pakal Dul, Kiru and Lower Kalnai. The Indian delegation emphasized all its projects are fully compliant with provisions […]

GANGTOK: Recounting difficulties they went through while leaving Ukraine, many students who returned to their home in Sikkim, said they had to face racism, cold weather and the fear of shelling and bomb attacks by Russia. Calling the journey back home tough, taxing and dehumanising, Sneha Tamang, a medical student, said, “The journey has been […]

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey, General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, on Thursday said that the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley was a blot on Kashmir and Kashmiriyat. Addressing a seminar on “Kashmir At Historic Roads” here, Lt Gen Pandey said, “What will encourage them to return, how and when will they […]