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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (ANI/ file photo) SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday met Iran’s ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, and expressed condolences over the death of its top leaders in Israel-US attacks.According to a statement issued by Mirwaiz, he led delegation of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, an amalgam of religious organisations of Kashmir,...

SRINAGAR: At least seven people died and five others were injured after an avalanche buried several vehicles under the snow at Zero Point, Zojila Pass, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, about 70 km north of Srinagar.A senior police officer said the vehicles were travelling from Srinagar to Kargil when the avalanche struck around 3...

J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: The J&K govt Friday said it has accelerated the pace of construction of ongoing hydel power projects across the union territory after the Centre placed Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance.The total installed hydropower capacity in J&K is expected to reach around 11000 MW by 2035 from the...

Snow leopard (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K Police have deployed “Snow Leopards”, a specialised unit raised after last year’s Pahalgam attack, and a similar special formation called “Markhor” to counter terrorists in higher reaches in a tactical shift to dominate snow-bound peaks and dense forests.A senior police official said the strategy was revised after terrorists increasingly...

5 govt teachers caught drunk on Nepal trip with students (Image used for representational purpose only) PATNA: Five govt school teachers were arrested at the India-Nepal border in Supaul district on Friday for allegedly being drunk while escorting students on an educational tour. The teachers, from Madhepura and Khagaria districts, were returning from Nepal with...

US secretary of state Marco Rubio US secretary of state Marco Rubio has insisted that Washington’s recent easing of sanctions on Russian crude is strictly temporary, warning that it does not signal any long-term shift in policy even as global energy markets reel from the Iran conflict.Speaking after G7 talks in Paris, Rubio said the...

Kash Patel The FBI has officially acknowledged that Iranian-linked hackers targeted the personal email account of its director, Kash Patel, confirming the breach but moving quickly to downplay its significance. The breach was first reported by Reuters on Friday, March 27, with the Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claiming responsibility. The group posted extensive...

Kharg Island, left, and Qeshm Island US President Donald Trump is weighing several military options against Iran, with a focus on key islands in the Persian Gulf. The islands are strategically important because of their proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint, and their role in Iran’s oil industry and military defenses....

Image: Reddit For 25 years, a 62-year-old man lived with a constellation of serious health problems, kidney failure, diabetes, hypertension, a stroke, and crippling migraines that struck every night as soon as he lay down to sleep. He saw neurologists, nephrologists, and specialist after specialist. Brain MRIs were ordered. Tests were run. And yet, the...

Iran-linked hackers have reportedly claimed that they broke into the personal email inbox of FBI Director Kash Patel and published a series of private photographs and documents online, marking one of the most sophisticated cyberattacks on a sitting US law enforcement chief. According to a report by news agency Reuters, the claim was made on...