Day: January 17, 2026

Ladakh Secures 15-Year Domicile Rule New Delhi- The High Powered Committee (HPC) on the Union Territory of Ladakh will hold its first meeting after the September clashes last year on February 4, marking the resumption of suspended deliberations between the Centre and representatives from the Union Territory. The meeting to be chaired by Minister of…

Sir Stephen John Fry- Photo credit- BBC Jaipur ~ The gods are now crumbling statues, there is nothing on Mount Olympus, and in another 1,000 years, humans may also not be here, British writer-actor Sir Stephen John Fry said while drawing a parallel between the gradual fall of the Greek pantheon and the invention of…

New Delhi – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth about Rs 140 crore of Haryana-based Al Falah University that came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast and filed a charge sheet against Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui and his trust, officials…

File Photo Srinagar- The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has extended the deadline for completing Haj 2026 booking formalities through Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) and private tour operators till January 25, 2026, providing relief to thousands of pilgrims who were unable to meet the earlier cut-off. According to an official circular issued by the Haj…

Representational Photo Srinagar- A Fast Track Court for POCSO cases here on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 14 years’ simple imprisonment and imposed Rs 15,000 fine for sexual assault on a minor, while also awarding Rs 5 lakh as victim compensation for the survivor’s rehabilitation. Presiding Officer Umi Kulsoom had held the convict, S…

KO photo by Abid Bhat Srinagar- The higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall on Friday, while minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recorded a rise compared to the previous day, officials said. Officials said that fresh snowfall was reported from higher altitude areas including Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and parts of north Kashmir such as Gurez Valley…

File Photo: @MEAIndia/X Srinagar- Amid escalating tensions in Iran, around 100 medical students from Jammu and Kashmir are returning home through commercial flights, sources said on Friday. According to details, most of the students are currently at Shiraz Airport and are travelling to India via Air Arabia flight G9-214 from Shiraz to Sharjah, followed by a connecting Air Arabia…

US President Donald Trump | File Photo Copenhagen- US President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should…

CM Omar Abdullah explores collaboration opportunities during visit to IICT-NFDC campus in MumbaiMUMBAI, JANUARY 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has visited the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) campus at the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Mumbai, on January 15, to explore avenues for institutional collaboration and student exchange between IICT and the Government of…