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Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO

Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO, a role he’s had for nearly 30 years, to become executive chairman, the company announced Tuesday. Bezos, 57, will be replaced in the summer by Andy Jassy, who runs […]

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Detained Again — Without Her Old Support

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Detained Again — Without Her Old Support

A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest. But this time, her standoff with the military comes after she has sorely disappointed many once-staunch supporters in the international community […]

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R-Day Violence: Delhi Police Announces Cash Reward Of Rs 1 Lakh On Deep Sidhu, 3 Others

R-Day Violence: Delhi Police Announces Cash Reward Of Rs 1 Lakh On Deep Sidhu, 3 Others

The Delhi Police on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone who would provide information on actor Deep Sidhu, his two associates, and Jugraj Singh. Sidhu and Singh have been accused of hoisting the Nishan Sahib, a flag sacred to Sikhs, at the Red Fort during the farmers’ protest on Republic […]

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BD seek to open World Test Championship account against WI

BD seek to open World Test Championship account against WI

CHITTAGONG: Bang­ladesh will look to get their first points in the inaugural World Test Championship when they take on the West Indies in a two-Test series starting on Wednesday, captain Mominul Haque said on Tuesday. The Tigers will take to the field against the West Indies in the port city of Chittagong in their first […]

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Snowfall disrupts flight operations in Kashmir

Snowfall disrupts flight operations in Kashmir

Srinagar: The air traffic to and fro Kashmir was affected on Wednesday due to bad weather as most parts of the valley received fresh snowfall, officials said. The snowfall began during the night and continued at many places when last reports came in, the officials said. The snowfall affected the flight operations at Srinagar airport […]

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JK, Ladakh fully integrated into mainstream of India, govt tells Rajya Sabha

JK, Ladakh fully integrated into mainstream of India, govt tells Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been fully integrated into the mainstream of the nation after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told Parliament on Wednesday. He told Rajya Sabha that as many as 613 […]

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Arrested PDP youth leader Waheed Para being kept under ‘inhuman conditions and tortured’, alleges Mehbooba

Arrested PDP youth leader Waheed Para being kept under ‘inhuman conditions and tortured’, alleges Mehbooba

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday alleged her party’s youth wing president Waheed Para, arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, was being kept under “inhuman conditions and tortured” to compel him to admit to false charges. In a series of tweets, Mehbooba said it was “shameful and appalling” and that such actions discredit and […]

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Valid concerns

Valid concerns

After the recent heavy snowfall followed by sub-zero temperatures, it seems that the people in the rural areas and also in the Srinagar city have to look for remedies themselves for their problems as the administration has not been prompt and responsive. In many areas of Kashmir especially in South Kashmir a video went viral […]

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Advisor Bhatnagar conducts daylong extensive tour of Udhampur Distt.

Advisor Bhatnagar conducts daylong extensive tour of Udhampur Distt.

Inspects several ongoing developmental projects, educational institutions UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY 02-In order o take stock of various ongoing developmental works being executed in the district, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today conducted a day long extensive tour of District Udhampur and took first-hand appraisal of the ongoing project works there. Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Dr. […]

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JK reports 44 new positive cases, 121988 recovered so far

JK reports 44 new positive cases, 121988 recovered so far

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 02-The Government on Tuesday informed that 44 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 12 from Jammu division and 32 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 124594.Also 02 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 83 more COVID-19 […]