News

NEW DELHI: A day after clashes over eating non-vegetarian food in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that left many students injured, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) alleged that Left groups were against Rama Navami celebrations and obstructed puja on Sunday. Both ABVP and the Left outfits have blamed each other for the […]

SRINAGAR: Two terrorists including a Pakistani were killed and two policemen sustained injuries in an encounter in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Monday night, police said. The anti-terror operation was launched after the police and the Army cordoned off Khurbatpora area of Kulgam to flush out terrorists, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar […]

BUDGAM: Abhinavgupta, one of the most important philosophers and polymaths of India, wrote Tantraloka —an encyclopedia on Kashmir Shaivism in the 10th century. Known widely for non-dual awareness or consciousness, Abhinavgupta in his lifetime, wrote 35 books. His influence is so huge that his philosophy spread and flourished in south India as well. Legend has […]

NEW DELHI: Harshvardhan Shringla, India’s Foreign secretary has been appointed as the Chief Coordinator for the G20. He will assume the responsibility after his retirement on April 30. Shringla served as the Ambassador to the United States of America, and High Commissioner to Bangladesh, prior to taking up the role of Foreign Secretary. India will […]

SRINAGAR: The management of the city’s Kashmir Law College has decided to remove its pro-Pakistan principal Dr Sheikh Showkat and initiated the process to appoint a new principal. Showkat has been a hardline ideologue of Pakistan-backed separatist organisations. In 2016, Showkat along with Pakistani sponsored secessionist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Arundhati Roy, Prof. SAR Geelani […]