Traffic suspended after landslides on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Traffic suspended after landslides on Jammu-Srinagar highway

The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed on Tuesday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban and Udhampur districts, a traffic official said. The highway has been closed due to landslides in Udhampur and shooting stones at places in Ramban district, he said. “It is still raining heavily in the affected stretch […]

BRINGING BOLLYWOOD TO VICTORIA

BRINGING BOLLYWOOD TO VICTORIA

More of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters will be filmed right here in Victoria, with a re-elected Andrews Labor Government to establish our state’s first ever dedicated Bollywood Attraction Fund. Alongside Bollywood superstar Rani Mukerji, Premier Daniel Andrews today announced the investment at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The $3 million fund will help attract Indian […]

Equity indices hit fresh highs; auto, metal stocks up

Equity indices hit fresh highs; auto, metal stocks up

The key Indian equity indices on Tuesday touched fresh record levels for the second straight day with healthy buying in auto and metal stocks. Minutes into trade, both the S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 hit their all-time highs of 37,876.87 points and 11,428.95 points respectively. At 9.25 a.m., the wider Nifty50 traded 11,405.75 points, […]

Rains continue in UP, mercury dips

Rains continue in UP, mercury dips

Intermittent rains in most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued on Tuesday bringing the temperature down, the Met said as it forecast heavy showers in the eastern and central parts of the state in the next 24 hours till Wednesday. There would be off and on rains here on Tuesday, leading to further drop in the […]

Earth at risk of falling into irreversible greenhouse state

Earth at risk of falling into irreversible greenhouse state

The Earth is at risk of falling into an irreversible greenhouse state due to global warming, which would make several regions of the planet uninhabitable for humans, an international study revealed on Tuesday. The study led by Will Steffen from the Australian National University (ANU) warned that this situation could result in temperatures rising to […]

Amarnath Yatra resumes, 454 pilgrims leave for Kashmir Valley

Amarnath Yatra resumes, 454 pilgrims leave for Kashmir Valley

A small batch of 454 pilgrims on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley as the annual Amarnath Yatra resumed after remaining suspended for two days, officials said. Police said the yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 11 vehicles. This includes pilgrims going to both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps. […]

Sensex, Nifty touch new record highs; banking stocks rise

Sensex, Nifty touch new record highs; banking stocks rise

Key equity indices – BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — touched fresh all-time highs on Monday, supported by healthy buying in banking, consumer durables and auto stocks. Both the Sensex and Nifty50 hit their all-time highs of 37,801.78 points and 11,427.00 points respectively. According to analysts, broadly positive global cues also supported the gains. At […]

Separatist shutdown affects life across Kashmir Valley

Separatist shutdown affects life across Kashmir Valley

Life across the Kashmir Valley remained adversely affected for the second consecutive day due to a separatist-called protest shutdown on Monday. Separatist conglomerate, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for the protest shutdown to voice support for Article 35A. The article has been challenged in the Supreme Court. A petition seeking abrogation of this article […]

SC judges to meet CJI over Justice Joseph’s appointment

SC judges to meet CJI over Justice Joseph’s appointment

Supreme Court judges who are upset with the Centre altering the seniority of Justice K.M. Joseph for his appointment as the Supreme Court judge, will meet Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Monday over the issue. The judges include collegium members who are unhappy as the Presidential notification listed Justice Joseph at number three in terms […]