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Earlier, Doda district administration had issued a similar two-month VPN ban order on Sept 7 JAMMU: Udhampur district administration Thursday imposed a two-month prohibition on all Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), citing security concerns over their alleged use to circumvent lawful cyber restrictions. “The directive was issued on Sept 10 under BNSS Section 163 and came…

उमर अब्दुल्ला SRINAGAR: A day after chief minister Omar Abdullah hit out at Congress for its criticism over full rendition of Vande Mataram and wondered if the party wanted Kashmiris to be arrested, J&K Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra sharpened the attack on ally NC, describing Omar’s comment as “detached from reality and highly unfortunate”.“The…

PM Modi and Xi Jinping last met in China’s Tianjin in September 2025 NEW DELHI: Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in New Delhi for the ongoing Brics Summit, Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said on Friday that China will work with India to ensure the two countries remain “friends enjoying good-neighbourliness and…

It’s Congress vs Congress again, this time over Brics Summit that is being held in Delhi. NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor not being in sync with his Congress colleagues is no longer news. Especially, if the issue in question pertains to the global stage. So, when senior Congress leader Chidambaram questioned the benefits of Brics for…

PM Modi, Pezeshkian & Putin at Brics Summit 2026 (left); PM Modi, Xi and Putin at SCO summit in 2025 (right) What could be a fresh diplomatic headache for Donald Trump? A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding hands with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with Russian President Vladimir Putin standing alongside them at the…

PM Modi President Putin meet NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on maritime trade and the safety of Indian seafarers with Russian president Vladimir Putin, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy remain the way forward to resolve conflicts.The two leaders held an over 45-minute bilateral meeting on…

Putin was addressing the Brics Business Forum in Delhi. NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday took a swipe at the Group of Seven (G7), contrasting its economic contribution with that of Brics and saying the latter now accounts for more than 40% of global GDP.Speaking at the Brics Business Forum, Putin said the…

Build denser, live better? Delhi’s high-rise gamble under MPD-2047 By 2047, Delhi could be home to nearly 32 million people, need around 1,600 million gallons of potable water every day, generate nearly 26,000 tonnes of solid waste daily and require roughly 40 lakh additional homes.Those numbers tell a bigger story than population growth. They point…

JDU leader Nitish Kumar. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: The Janata Dal (United) is considering a proposal to rename the more than two-decade-old party as ‘JD(U)-Nitish’, in recognition of its supreme leader and former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.The suggestion was made by JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, who was heard in a purportedly…

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has set a time-bound plan to distribute around 33 lakh Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana cards to eligible beneficiaries across the state, with dedicated distribution camps to be organised in 2,008 villages and wards.Health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh said around 31 lakh cards had already reached the districts, while another…