As many as 3.65 lakh pilgrims visited the Amarnath shrine this year — the highest footfall recorded in half a decade — said J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday, adding: “The annual pilgrimage has concluded with the Samapan Pooja of Chadi Mubarak.” While the pilgrimage remained suspended for three days because of a...
Read MoreSrinagar’s first multiplex set to open September, 32 years since terror diktat closed cinemas
Read MoreSweating and increased heart rate may seem like a common phenomenon when you are on a treadmill but can it be a trigger for a heart attack? Should you continue to run or walk if you are feeling uncomfortable? While most treadmills come with in-built sensors to track heart rate, doctors suggest one should...
Read MorePRO (Defence) Lt Col Devender Anand said, “Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Army Commander, Northern Command, laid wreaths in tribute to the slain soldiers before the move of the mortal remains to their respective hometowns. Senior officials from the Army, Air Force and Civil Administration of Jammu also paid their last respects.”
Read MoreA 19-year-old migrant worker from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district around 1am on Friday, while a special police officer (SPO) was wounded in a separate attack in Anantnag later in the afternoon. Mohammad Amrej of Besarh village in Bihar’s Madhepura was the fourth migrant worker killed in a...
Read MoreSalman Rushdie suffered multiple stab wounds, including one to the right side of his neck, and was lying in a pool of blood under his body after he was attacked at an event here on Friday, according to a doctor who helped the Mumbai-born controversial author following the brutal assault. Rushdie was attacked and...
Read MoreAkshay Kumar starrer ‘Raksha Bandhan’ was released on Thursday in theatres. The film clashed with Aamir Khan’s much-talked film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ at the box office. With ‘Raksha Bandhan’, Akshay reunited with Aanand L Rai after ‘Atrangi Re’. The film opened to mixed reviews from the audience and the critics as well.
Read MoreLasting over 90 minutes, the drama that is set in the ‘60s begins when a theatre group called Namkapni is about to perform a play – Surpanakha Kulavilasa. The comical blunders that occur when the play is being staged results in boisterous comedy.
Read MoreTwelve people including a gunman were killed in a mass shooting in Montenegro on Friday, according to local media reports, while another six were injured. The media reports said a man from Cetinje had opened fire at random in his neighbourhood after a family dispute, killing 11 people and injuring six others.
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