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Don’t view every Kashmiri Muslim with suspicion: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, Nov 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday advocated stringent punishment for all those involved in the “white collar” terror module and Delhi blast case, but urged that innocent civilians should not be harmed. “I raised the issue yesterday at the North Zone Chief Minister’s conference as well. Union Home Minister was there, Union Home Secretary, CMs of north zone, governors, LGs, were there. I appealed to them to not see every citizen of J-K, especially every Kashmiri Muslim, with suspicion,” he told reporters after visiting a hospital here to inquire about those injured in

Elderly woman sets herself on fire, family alleges SIR anxiety

Kolkata, Nov 18 (PTI) An elderly woman from the southern part of the city’s Kudghat area died after allegedly setting herself on fire due to panic over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, police said on Tuesday. The woman, identified as Jamuna Mondal (67), had been living with her family, who claimed that her anxiety intensified as the SIR process began, a senior police officer said. “Preliminary findings suggested that the deceased did not receive her enumeration form, which contributed to her distress,” he said. Mondal, a long-time resident of Dhalai Bridge and New Putiari Udayachal area

JD(U) would have been bundled up with 25 seats had it not given Rs 10,000 to women: Prashant Kishor

Patna, Nov 18 (PTI) Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor on Tuesday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) would have been bundled up with just 25 seats had his government not given Rs 10,000 to 60,000 beneficiaries in each constituency just before the assembly elections and promised Rs 2 lakh to 1.5 crore women across the state under self-employment initiatives. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said that his Jan Suraaj Party made an honest effort but failed to make a mark in the polls, and that he took full responsibility for the debacle. Kishor also alleged that

Gold, silver futures slide for 3rd day as Fed rate cut bets wane

New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) Gold and silver prices fell sharply in futures trade on Tuesday, extending their losing streak for the third consecutive day as fading hopes of a interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in December weighed on the investor sentiment. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for December contract plunged Rs 1,807, or 1.47 per cent, to Rs 1,21,120 per 10 grams. Similarly, the February 2026 contract slumped by Rs 1,833, or 1.47 per cent, to Rs 1,22,841 per 10 grams. Silver futures also followed suit, with the December contract plummeting by Rs

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