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Srinagar, March 5 Normal life in Kashmir was disrupted for the fifth consecutive day as partial restrictions on the movement of people remained in place as a precautionary measure.The restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests erupted across Kashmir a day earlier against...

Katra/Jammu, March 5 Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Thursday condemned the US-Israel strikes on Iran, stating that no country has the right to exert control over another nation.The President of the National Conference also said that it was the responsibility of the...

Mumbai, March 5 Transporters across Maharashtra have announced a statewide "chakka jam" from Thursday to protest against e-challans and other issues faced by the sector, and an indefinite strike from midnight.Following the last round of negotiations held at the Maharashtra Transport...

Islamabad, March 4 – The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and family members of staff at its consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan, citing safety concerns, according to an official statement.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Pakistan...

Lucknow, March 4 The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and what it described as "one of the deadliest Israeli-American attacks" on a school in Meenab, where reportedly 165 people, mostly students, were killed.In a post on X...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 Hundreds of nurses and nursing tutors in private hospitals across Kerala began a strike on Wednesday, demanding a minimum monthly salary of ₹40,000 and the immediate implementation of pending assurances.The strike, organized by the United Nurses Association (UNA)...

Srinagar, March 4 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a high-level meeting with religious leaders and civil society members on Wednesday to address the unrest in the Union territory following recent military strikes in West Asia, in which Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

Srinagar, March 4 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met with religious leaders and members of civil society here on Wednesday to discuss the situation in West Asia following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli airstrike."The Chief Minister...

Srinagar, March 4 – The situation remained peaceful in the Valley on Wednesday, as authorities continued to enforce restrictions throughout the day.Authorities stated that the same restrictions will continue on March 5 as well.Minor clashes between protesters and police in the Pattan area of...

Srinagar, March 4 CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami expressed concern on Wednesday over alleged restrictions on several established media organizations in Kashmir after their social media pages were reportedly taken down.Referring to reports that certain news outlets' pages were taken down following...

Bengaluru, March 4 – BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has warned that the government must fill vacant positions by implementing internal reservation and create employment opportunities for the youth, otherwise the BJP will be compelled to launch an intense agitation.Speaking to the...

Islamabad, March 4 – Several key roads in Karachi, Pakistan, remained closed on Wednesday for the third consecutive day due to the prevailing security situation following protests after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, local media reported.As many as 11 protesters...

Islamabad, March 4 The United States announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of non-emergency staff from its consulates in the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore due to security concerns.The decision came just days after protestors attempted to storm US consulates and the embassy after the...

Abuja, March 4: The crackdown on Mongolian culture in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by the Chinese authorities through language control, digital erasure, identity reshaping, and restrictions on cultural practices serves as a warning about the consequences of undermining autonomy, a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 A group of nurses working in private hospitals in Kerala began a strike on Wednesday, demanding a minimum monthly salary of ₹40,000 and the implementation of various pending assurances without further delay.The strike was organized by the United Nurses Association...

Chennai, March 4 – The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly criticised the Congress party and its allies in the DMK-led coalition on Wednesday, accusing them of “political hypocrisy” and “anti-national conduct” following protests held in Chennai over the death of Iran’s...

Srinagar, March 4 Strict restrictions remained in place in many areas of Kashmir for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, following massive protests across the valley against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officials said.As a precautionary measure, the...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 Members of the women's wing of the Congress staged protests in various parts of Odisha on Tuesday, demanding the removal of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his alleged connection to the Jeffrey Epstein files.The Mahila Congress activists, led by its state president...

Tirunelveli, (Tamil Nadu), March 3 Two people, including a migrant worker from Odisha, were allegedly killed by a nine-member gang in Nanguneri, police said.Five people were injured in this attack, they added.The deceased were identified as John Mark (47), a resident of Perumpathu village...

New Delhi, March 3 India said on Tuesday that its mission in Iran has relocated the majority of Indian students from Tehran due to the precarious security situation in the Iranian capital.India's move came as the conflict in West Asia intensified with the US and Israel carrying out fresh...