Poems
Afzal: The Innocent Martyr
Afzal, who in a hamlet in Kashmir was born,Often watched Indians humiliate his people;It was for him the dawn of the new mornWhen he...
Pakistan
Quetta Blast: Death toll rises to 84
Islamabad, Feb 18: The death toll in the devastating bomb attack that targeted Shia Hazaras in Quetta city of southwestern Pakistan rose to 84,...
Breaking News
Bangladesh Parliament moves to ban Jamaat-e-Islami
Dhaka, Feb 18: Bangladesh Parliament has amended the war crimes law to allow the prosecution to try and punish any organisations, including the Jamaat-e-Islami,...
Kashmir
Afzal Guru Hanging: Centre sought Omar’s opinion 10 days ago
New Delhi, Feb 17: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah was taken into confidence on Afzal Guru’s hanging 10 days ago, highly-placed government...
Views
The last letter Guru wrote to his wife
Srinagar, Feb 17: The last letter Mohammad Afzal Guru wrote to his wife Tabassum moments before he was sent to gallows secretly at New...
Views
Afzal’s letter to Geelani reveals: Hang me or send me to Srinagar jail
Srinagar, Feb 17: Afzal in a letter addressed to Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani had desired that he should either be hanged or...
Science & Technology
Mogu to launch 5 inch phablet in India for Rs 2,500
New Delhi, Feb 17: Chinese mobile phone equipment manufacturer, Mogu is all set to enter Indian market under its own brand name. And it...
Views
Limit the period of Yatra, stop religious terrorism: Swami Agnivesh
Srinagar, Feb 17: Coming down heavily on Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) for reverting the Amarnath Yatra virtually back to its unconscionably-extended duration of...
Latest news
High Court quashes PSA detention of Shopian man, cites vague allegations
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has quashed the preventive detention of a Shopian resident under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
Amarnath Yatra suspended from both routes from August 9 amid track repairs
The Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra will remain suspended from both traditional routes with effect from August 9, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said on Saturday.
AIP urges SC to expedite bail plea of jailed MP Er Rashid
AIP has urged the Supreme Court to urgently hear Baramulla MP Er. Rashid's bail plea, citing seven years of detention and a Delhi court development involving Yasin Malik.
Pollution Control Committee asks DC Pulwama to shut down illegal brick kilns
The Pollution Control Committee has asked the Deputy Commissioner to shut down illegal brick kilns in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.
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India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
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When a Black Hole Whispers to the World’s Thinnest Material
A black hole and a sheet of graphene seem to belong to completely different worlds. Yet modern physics has taught us a lesson: nature is often more connected than it appears.