Daily Archives: February 14, 2022

J-K special status revocation only complicated issue, dialogue with Pak necessary: PDP chief

Srinagar, Feb 13 (PTI) Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir was a political issue and the revocation of...

Children of man declared Pakistani by court and languishing in detention centre for 7...

New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) The children of a man, who was declared a Pakistani national by a court here and has been languishing...

Over 70 pc children in 15-18 age group administered first dose of Covid vaccine:...

New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) Over 70 per cent of India's adolescents in the 15-18 age group have received the first dose of COVID-19...

Assam CM defends father-son remarks on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Guwahati, Feb 13 (PTI) Despite widespread criticism over his controversial father-son remarks on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on...

Centre sanctions over Rs 24cr for dredging in Gomati river to boost Indo-Bangla waterway...

Agartala, Feb 13 (PTI) The Centre has sanctioned over Rs 24 crore for dredging in Gomati, a transboundary river between India and Bangladesh, and...

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Russian Kamila Valieva’s fate hangs in balance; Marco Odermatt wins...

Beijing, Feb 13 (AFP): Sport's top court convened on Sunday to decide if 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva can compete again at the...

Auger-Aliassime Beats Top-Seeded Tsitsipas to Win 1st Title

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career title at the ninth attempt, upsetting top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 in the Rotterdam...

Erin Jackson of US 1st Black Woman to Win Speedskating Gold

BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has never viewed herself as some sort of trailblazer. She just likes to skate really, really fast, whether it's...

Bundesliga: Marco Reus Double Helps Borussia Dortmund Trim Bayern Munich’s Lead At The Top

BERLIN, FEb 13 (AP): Marco Reus defied the boos of the home crowd with two goals against Union Berlin on Sunday, as Borussia Dortmund...

Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund

Dubai, Feb 13 (AP) Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer 4% of the stock in the state-run oil giant Aramco to a sovereign...

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching

Colombo, Feb 13 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country's...

Jaishankar lauds Indian community’s key role in shaping positive image in Australia

Melbourne, Feb 13 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met the Indian community here and appreciated their key role in shaping the...

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell

WINDSOR, Ontario, Feb 13 (AP) — Hours after removing their vehicles blocking a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge, protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates continued...

Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s former president on Sunday called a White House order to unfreeze $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the...

German president re-elected for another term

BERLIN (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected for a second term of five years by a special parliamentary assembly on Sunday. Steinmeier had...

High waves kill 10 during Indonesia beach ritual

JAKARTA, Feb 13 (AFP): At least 10 Indonesians died after tidal waves swept away a group of people meditating on a beach during Sunday's...

Pak would not join any camp in global politics, says PM Khan amid mounting...

Islamabad, Feb 13 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that his country would not join any camp in global politics as...

Mob in Pakistan lynches man to death for allegedly desecrating religious book

Islamabad, Feb 13 (PTI) A middle-aged man was lynched to death by a mob for allegedly desecrating a religious book in a remote village...