In fresh escalation, Yemen launches missiles towards Israel

Tel Aviv : As the situation in West Asia continues to escalate, Yemen launched a barrage of ballistic missiles towards Israel on Monday, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. Following the surface-to-surface missile launch, sirens sounded over the central parts of Israel, local media reported. This comes nearly a week after Iran launched nearly 200 missiles […]

DGCA issues advisory to airlines on potential rudder system risk in Boeing 737 planes

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday issued an advisory to Indian airlines operating Boeing 737 planes regarding the potential risk of a jammed rudder control system. The move follows the recent probe report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that highlighted safety concerns involving Boeing 737 aircraft equipped with Collins Aerospace SVO-730 […]

Counting of Votes for J&K Assembly Elections to begin at 8 AM on October 8: CEO

‘28 counting centres set up across J&K, three tier security cover established around Counting centres’SRINAGAR: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Pandurang K Pole today said that the counting of votes for the General Elections to JK Assembly 2024 will commence at 8 AM on October 8, 2024 and 28 counting centres have been established for […]

CS asks to identify tribal areas for establishment of new residential schools

SRINAGAR : Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today asked the Deputy Commissioners to identify the tribal inhabited areas in their districts for establishment of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) meant to impart quality education to the students belonging to the community. The Chief Secretary issued these instructions while chairing a meeting of Tribal Affairs Department here […]

Kashmir Marathon: Div Com reviews overall progress of arrangements

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting to review the progress regarding preparations for the successful conduct of Kashmir Marathon.The meeting was attended by Commissioner SMC, Dr Owais Ahmad; Director Tourism, VC LCMA, ADC Srinagar, SSP Traffic, Commandant SDRF, Srinagar, Director Health Services Kashmir, officers KPDCL, R&B, Youth Services & […]

Samarth, Prateek advance to U-16 2nd round at Fenesta Open National Tennis C’ships

New Delhi: Maharashtra’s Samarth Sahita and top seed Prateek Sheoran advanced to the second round of the boys Under-16 category after winning their respective matches at the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here on Monday. Third seed Samarth beat Paranjay Siwach 6-2, 6-2 in the first-round match. He will next face Neel Kelkar of […]

Sachin Tendulkar recalls Baroda connection from early days in cricket

Mumbai: Trust Sachin Tendulkar to find a cricketing connection to almost every aspect of his life. Signed as the brand ambassador of Bank of Baroda, the 51-year-old Tendulkar on Monday went back to his U-15 days, recalling a century he made in the city as a teen batting sensation some 38 years ago. “Not many […]

Ramayana is incomplete without Sita as is Rohit Shetty’s film without me: Kareena

Mumbai: Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan on Monday said she is honoured to represent the character of Sita in “Singham Again” and thanked director Rohit Shetty and co-star Ajay Devgn for giving her a special role in the male-centric franchise. She will reprise the role of artiste Avni Kamat, wife of cop Bajirao Singham (Devgn) […]

Alia Bhatt says ‘Kesariya’ was the first song daughter Raha watched

New Delhi: Bollywood star Alia Bhatt on Monday said her daughter Raha Kapoor is yet to watch a film but she has already seen some of her and husband Ranbir Kapoor’s songs, the first one being “Kesariya” from 2022’s “Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva”. Alia and Ranbir started dating soon after they were paired opposite […]