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Xi Jinping Shakes Investor Confidence By Targeting China\'s Private Sector

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 22 : Chinese President Xi Jinping has shaken investor confidence by painting bulls-eye on industries ranging from e-commerce to ride-sharing to mortgage lending, and targeting...

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Fbi Director Warns Taliban Takeover Could Inspire Extremists In Us

New Delhi, Sep 22 : FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan could inspire a new wave of extremism in the US, The Hill reported....

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As Pak Remains Focused On Af, Its People Fret Over High Food Prices

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 22: Pakistan, which remains focused on the developments in Afghanistan, has been struggling with a high inflation rate at home. Though after touching double digit...

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Nepal Recalls Its Ambassador To India

Kathmandu, Sep 22 : Nepals Sher Bahadur Deuba government on Tuesday decided to recall 12 ambassadors previously appointed by the K.P.Sharma Oli government, including Ambassador Nilamber Acharya from India. A...

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Biden Says Quad Partnership \'elevated\', Us Will Defend Allies

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Sep 21 : US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the Quad alliance of India, the US, Japan and Australia has been “elevated”, as he...

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Pak Says Cricket Cancellations Linked To \'no\' To Us For Afghan Base

New Delhi, Sep 21 : Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, implied on Tuesday that the withdrawal of England and New Zealand cricket teams from their scheduled...

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Taliban Admire Imran Khan\'s Efforts For Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 21 : The Taliban said on Tuesday that they admire Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s efforts for peace, stability and an inclusive government in Afghanistan, the Express...

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Taliban Names Remaining Ministers In Caretaker Govt

Kabul, Sep 21 : The newly-established Taliban caretaker government in Afghanistan has named the remaining Ministers and members, the group’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday. “The newly introduced members...

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Us Court Jails Pakistani For 12 Yrs Over $200mn Mobile Phone Scam

New Delhi, Sep 21 : A US court has sentenced a Pakistani to 12 years in prison for illegally unlocking mobile phones, which caused AT&T, the American telecommunications giant, to...

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War Games Erupt Across Asia To Counter Taliban Threat

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 21: Rattled by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, several neighbouring countries have joined hands to kickstart joint anti-terrorism military exercises to maintain regional stability and...

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Pakistan Wants Afghan Assets To Be Unfreezed

New Delhi, Sep 21 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called upon the international community to support Afghans at a critical juncture through different steps, including unfreezing their...

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17 Indo-canadians Elected Mps As Trudeau Fails To Win Majority

Toronto, Sep 21 : Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus gamble to seek a majority by calling a snap election has not paid off even as 17 Indo-Canadians were elected as...

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9 Killed, 20 Injured In Pak Tribal Court Firing

Islamabad, Sep 21 : Nine people were killed and 20 others injured in a firing between two groups while attending a session of a Jirga, the local tribal court, in...

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Efforts Underway To Resume Int\'l Flights In Kabul Airport

Kabul, Sep 21 : Efforts are underway to solve all technical difficulties ahead of the resumption of international commercial flights in the Kabul airport, a top official said here. Airport...

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Afghan Central Bank Allows Merchants To Withdraw $25,000 Monthly

Kabul, Sep 21 : Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), has allowed merchants and owners of private companies to withdraw $25,000 from their bank accounts once in a month,...

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Taliban Ask Us To Take Responsibility For Past Killings

New Delhi, Sep 20 : The Taliban have condemned the US drone attack that killed 10 Afghan civilians last month and urged the US to take responsibility for their past...

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Refugees May Pose Pakistan\'s Biggest Problem

Kabul/New Delhi, Sep 20 : A huge and difficult-to-surmount crisis stares at Pakistan in the form of refugees from Afghanistan since the advent of a ‘friendly regime that has caused...

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China To Provide Unconditional Aid To Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 20 : The Chinese ambassador to Kabul, Wang Yu, has said that his country is prepared to continue providing unconditional humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan....

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As The World Hooks On To China, Russia Under Putin Quietly Expands Its Network In Africa

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 20: Why should a coup in Africas Guinea that toppled its elected President Apha Conde, rattle Russia? The answer is simple.Russia has been influencing its...

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Oli Claims India Threatened Not To Promulgate Constitution In Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 20 : Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party-UML, K.P.Sharma Oli, has claimed that India had threatened the Nepali political leadership in 2015 not to...

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India, Us Discuss Prevailing Crisis In Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 20 : India and the US on Monday held discussions over the prevailing situation in Afghanistan and appreciated the mutual cooperation in the recent evacuation operations from...

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Pak To Make Partial Payments To Agitated Chinese Companies For Cpec Projects

New Delhi, Sep 20 : The Pakistan government is expected to make partial payments out of about $1.4 billion payables in a few days to assuage the concerns of the...

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Perm Varsity Shooting: All Indian Students Safe, Says Embassy

Moscow, Sep 20 : All Indian students at Russia’s Perm State University, where at least eight people were killed and 24 others injured on Monday as a gunman went on...

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Case Registered Against Lal Masjid Cleric For Hoisting Taliban Flag

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Sep 20 : The police in Pakistan have registered a case against the influential hardline cleric of a highly-sensitive seminary for hoisting the flag of the Islamic...

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Pak To Join Un Call To Prevent Afghanistan\'s Collapse At Unga

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Sep 20 : Pakistan is gearing up to ramp up the Kashmir dispute against India along with joining the United Nations call for immediate intervention to prevent...

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Ttp Commander Killed In Pak

Islamabad, Sep 20 : A key Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist commander was killed when security forces launched an operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s North Waziristan district, an army statement said...

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Pak Hindu Family Held Hostage, Tortured For Taking Water From Mosque Tap

New Delhi, Sep 20 : Farm workers from a Hindu family in Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan, city have landed in trouble for taking water from a mosque tap, according to...

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Is Says Bomb Attacks Killed 35 Taliban Militia

New Delhi, Sep 20 : The Islamic State (IS) has clamimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks in Afghanistan which targeted the Taliban, the terror groups Amaaq News Agency...

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Women Stage Protest In Kabul Against Taliban Policies

Kabul, Sep 20 : A number of Afghan women staged a protest in Kabul against Taliban policies, demanding equal rights to education and work, according to a media report. Sunday’s...

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Khaleda Zia\'s Jail Suspension Extended For 6 More Months

Dhaka, Sep 20 : The Bangladesh government has extended the suspension of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence for another six months. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan made the announcement...

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Karzai Says Taliban Have Not Fulfilled Their Commitments

Kabul, Sep 20 : Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that the taliban have not fulfilled their commitments on various issues like the education of girls, women’s rights, as...

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Afghanistan\'s Secondary, High Schools Reopen For Boys

Kabul, Sep 20 : Secondary and high schools, as well as madrasas, for boys across Afghanistan have reopened after more than a month of the country’s takeover by the Taliban,...

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Unesco Expresses Deep Concern Over Exclusion Of Girls From Af Schools

New Delhi, Sep 19 : UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay has expressed deep concern over the announcement made in Afghanistan to gradually reopen secondary schools for boys and their male...

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11 Years Later, India-b\'desh Rail Project Moving At Snail\'s Pace

By Sujit ChakrabortyAgartala, Sep 19 : Work on the all important 12.24 km India-Bangladesh new railway line is progressing at a snail’s pace on both sides of the border, more...

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Hasina Agrees On Removal Of Illegal Structures From \'fairy Hill\'

By Sumi KhanNew Delhi, Sep 19 : The local administration and lawyers association in Bangladesh’s Chittagong have locked horns over construction on a heritage hill, known as ‘Porir Pahar’ or...

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B\'desh Gets Another 5 Mn Doses Of Sinopharm Vax

Dhaka, Sep 19 : Bangladesh has received another 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s pharmaceutical Sinopharm Group. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Chinese vaccine doses...

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Islamabad Police Taunted As Jamia Hafsa Hoists Taliban Flag

New Delhi, Sep 19 : A case has been registered against cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, his collaborators as well as seminary students under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and different sections...

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Sl Receives 4 Mnn Doses Of Sinopharm Vaccines

Colombo, Sep 19 : Sri Lankan authorities have received 4 million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccines as a mass inoculation program against Covid-19 is presently underway in the island...

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Probe Into Bank Accounts A Scare Tactic: B\'desh Journos

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Sep 19 : The BFIU, a finance monitoring agency of the Bangladesh Bank responsible for investigating suspicious transactions, has sent a letter to all banks on September...

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Argentina Plans To Buy 12 Jf-17 Thunder Fighter Jets From Pakistan

New Delhi, Sep 19 : Argentina has planned to buy 12 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan, as per media reports. One report states that Argentina has officially included $664...

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Unhcr Urges Int\'l Community To Continue Engaging With Taliban

Islamabad, Sep 19 : Visiting UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said here that the international community should continue engaging with the Afghan Taliban. Addressing a press briefing...

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2 Killed, 21 Injured In Serial Blasts In Afghanistan

Kabul, Sep 19 : At least two people were killed and 21 others injured in four separate explosions in Afghanistan, multiple sources have confirmed. In Jalalabad city, capital of eastern...

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\'aukus\' Raises Risk Of Tensions, Regional Arms Race: Malaysian Pm

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 19 : Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has voiced his concerns that the newly-established security partnership among Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS) would raise...

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Hefajat Leader Held For Violence During Modi\'s Visit To Dhaka

Dhaka, Sep 18 : The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Rezwan Rafiquee, a leader of the militant outfit Hefazat-e-Islam, for his alleged role in the widespread...

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China Cautious On Afghanistan While Pakistan Faces Grim Situation

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Pakistan has been reeling under international pressure on their handling of the Afghan situation and it is conscious of the fact that its role in...

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Explosions In Isis-k Heartland Target Taliban Vehicles

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Bomb blasts in in Afghanistans ISIS-K heartland has killed two and injured up to 20 more in the first deadly attack since the US troops...

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Imran Initiates Dialogue With Taliban For Inclusive Govt

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for the formation of an inclusive government in...

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Us Company\'s Tech Abused By Indian Govt To Spy On Pak, China: Report

New Delhi, Sep 18 : A US companys tech was abused by the Indian government amid warnings that Americans are contributing to a spyware industry already under fire for being...

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After Taliban Takeover, Fanatics Threaten Progressive Kashmiri Women

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Taliban taking over Afghanistan has led to tens of thousands of women fleeing the country to escape the atrocities of the new regime. Humeira Rizai,...

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Chabahar To Cultural Connect, How Iran Became A Key Member Of The Sco

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 18:With the region caught in a geopolitical churn, the news of Iran becoming the ninth member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the end...

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Pak Taliban Rejects Fm Qureshi\'s Amnesty Offer, Asks Army To Apologise

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Sep 18: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rejected Pakistan governments offer of amnesty saying that its struggle will continue until they establish Sharia.TTP also asked the...

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Pak Asked To Accept New Influx Of Refugees From Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has asked Pakistan to accept the new influx of refugees from Afghanistan, suggesting that if these refugees...

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3 Ministers Among 49 Indo-canadians In Election Fray

Toronto, Sep 18 : As many as 49 Indian-origin candidates are in the fray as Canadians will got to the polls on September 20 to elect a new Parliament. In...

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Terror Accused Osama\'s Uncle Surrenders In Up

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Humaid-ur-Rahman, uncle of ISI-trained terrorist Osama who was arrested on September 14 after Delhi Police bust an active terror module planning attacks during festive season,...

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Afghanistan Only Nation On Earth To Bar Half Its Population From Secondary Education

New Delhi, Sep 18 : The Taliban have effectively banned girls from secondary education in Afghanistan, by ordering high schools to reopen only for boys. The edict makes Afghanistan the...

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3 Terror Groups Still Operating In Afghanistan Against Pak

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Three terrorist organisations are still operating in Afghanistan against Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, after the Taliban had assured the Afghan soil...

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Afghan Central Bank Urges People To Use Local Currency

Kabul, Sep 18 : Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), has urged people to use local currency in transactions and avoided using foreign currencies. “In accordance with article 33...

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Some Schools Reopen In Kathmandu Valley Amid Pandemic

Kathmandu, Sep 18 : Some schools in the Kathmandu Valley have reopened after being shut down for more than four months amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “A limited number of schools...

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Sl Extends Nationwide Quarantine Curfew Till Oct 1

Colombo, Sep 18 : Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the nationwide quarantine curfew came into effect late August, has been extended till October 1 in an effort to...

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Mandate Of Un Mission In Afghanistan Extended For 6 Months

United Nations, Sep 18 : The Security Council has adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for six months until March 17, 2022....

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3 Die Of Dengue In Karachi

Karachi, Sep 18 : Three people died of dengue fever in Karachi over the last two days, Pakistani media reported. The disease has been detected with 1,255 people across the...

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Us Military Admits Aug Drone Strike In Kabul Killed 10 Civilians (ld)

Kabul, Sep 18 : The US military has admitted that an American drone strike in Kabul last last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children. “Having thoroughly...

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Pakistan \'pledges\' To Make \'all-out Efforts\' To Protect Chinese Citizens

Dushanbe, Sep 18 : Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his country will “severely punish” perpetrators of the Dasu terrorist attack and make all-out efforts to ensure the...

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Change In Afghanistan Was Not Inclusive, Sans Negotiation: Modi

New Delhi, Sep 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the change of power in Afghanistan was not inclusive and it happened without negotiation. Virtually addressing the...

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After Russia And China, Will Bauxite Giant Guinea Also Trouble India?

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 17: A military coup ousting Guineas President Apha Conde, has raised concerns for the global business community.Located in West Africa, the country is among the...

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Sl Extends Lockdown Amid Spread Of Black Fungus, Aspergillosis Infections

By Susitha FernandoColombo, Sep 17 : Sri Lanka has extended the lockdown with health experts urging to keep the country closed amid the spread of Black fungus and Covid-associated invasive...

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Covid Rebounds, Affects Children In China As Vaccines Turn Ineffective

New Delhi Sep 17 : It was just three weeks ago that China announced no new cases of Coronavirus infections, leading the countrys health authorities to boast about its ‘Zero...

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China Uncertain If Taliban Will Hold Good On Promise Of Etim Crackdown

New Delhi/Dushanbe, Sep 17 : China is concerned whether the Afghan Taliban will keep their promise to crack down on the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). The questions persist after...

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Pak Minister Links New Zealand Tour Cancellation To Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 17 : Hours after the New Zealand cricket team called off its tour of Pakistan just before the start of the first ODI in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Interior...

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India, Nepal To Carry Out Joint Army Training Exercise In U\'khand

New Delhi, Sep 17 : India and Nepal will carry out joint military training exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ at Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh from September 20, the Indian Army announced on Friday. During...

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Afghanistan\'s Absence In Dushanbe Sco Meet Will Stand Out

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 17: As leaders of the member and observer states get into a hybrid huddle in Tajikistan for the 21st meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...

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Imran Khan Cuts Off Pakistani Poet Critical Of His Policies

New Delhi/Dushanbe, Sep 17 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan interrupted a poet who was criticising his policies after he addressed the Pakistan-Tajikistan Business Forum in the Tajik capital Dushanbe...

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Pakistan Taken Aback By Blinken\'s Remarks

New Delhi, Sep 17 : Pakistan came out strongly against comments made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other lawmakers during the recent Congressional hearings on Afghanistan, and...

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Pak To Use Sco Summit, Unga To Make Over Its Image On Terrorism

By Amresh SrivastavaNew Delhi, Sep 17 : Amid the conclusive reports on its nexus with terror outfits in Afghanistan, Pakistan is likely to use the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit...

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Chinese Companies Dissatisfied With Pace Of Cpec

New Delhi, Sep 17 : A Pakistan Senate panel has expressed concern over the slow pace of development on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and dissatisfaction being expressed by the...

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Afghan Economy In Despair Following Taliban Takeover

New Delhi, Sep 17 : Ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistans capital on August 15, the war-torn countrys already fragile economy has spiraled into despair, The New York Post...

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Finally, The Taliban Are On The Receiving End

By Amjad Ayub MirzaLondon, Sep 17 : As missiles came raining down on Kabul during the early afternoon of September 16, it sent a disturbing message across the world that...

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Special Un Envoy Meets Taliban Officials In Kabul

Kabul, Sep 17 : Special UN envoy Deborah Lyons met Taliban officials in Kabul to discuss the importance of humanitarian assistance for the people in the war-torn nation, the world...

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Taliban Hunt If Bactrian Treasure Has Been Moved Out Of Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 16 : The Ministry of Information and Culture of the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan said on Thursday that it has begun efforts to track and locate...

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Tajikistan Only Afghan Neighbour Openly Taking Tough Stand Against Taliban

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 16 : Tajikistan is the only neighbouring country of Afghanistan which is emerging as the toughest critic of the Taliban. Tajik authorities have taken a...

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With Embassies Closed, Black Market For Visas Thriving In Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 16 : With the number of people demanding visas increasing in Afghanistan following the closure of foreign embassies in Kabul after the collapse of the former Afghan...

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\'khalistani-kashmiri Nexus In Us Could Be Detrimental For India\'

New Delhi, Sep 16 : As many as 55 interlinked Kashmiri and Khalistani groups, currently operating hand-in-hand within the US, could be detrimental for both India and America, a US-based...

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Afghan Deputy Pm Mullah Baradar Releases Video After Death Rumours

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 16 : Under intense pressure and questions over his whereabouts, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has now released a...

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Over 634,000 Afghans Displaced This Year: Un Agency

Kabul, Sep 16 : More than 634,000 Afghans have been internally displaced by conflicts in 2021, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the war-torn nation...

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Royal Snub To Pakistan\'s Drive For Taliban Recognition

Kabul/New Delhi, Sep 16 : Rhapsodising over the takeover of Afghanistan by medieval marauders, Pakistan has begun a hectic diplomacy campaign to seek recognition for the government in Kabul.And, Foreign...

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Sri Lanka\'s 16th Central Bank Governor Assumes Office

Colombo, Sep 16 : The 16th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Ajith Nivard Cabraal, has assumed office. Cabraal, who previously served as State Minister of Money...

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Pak\'s Ruling Pti Weaponised \'fake News\' To Clamp Down On Criticism

New Delhi, Sep 16 : Since the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came to power in 2018, its government officials and ministers have often dismissed and labelled accurate news stories, which they...

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Is The Taliban Thinking Of Creating A Regular Army For Afghanistan?

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Sep 16: The Taliban’s acting Army Chief, Qari Fasihuddin said that the militant group is holding consultations over creating a regular army for Afghanistan. Afghan broadcaster...

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Imran Khan Says Pak Had To Endure A \'terrible\' Relationship With Us

New Delhi, Sep 16 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his country had to endure a “terrible” relationship with the US which turned out to be disastrous for...

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Ghani\'s Abrupt Exit Scuttled Taliban Power Sharing Deal: Us Envoy

New Delhi, Sep 16 : The US negotiator on Afghanistan has said that former President Ashraf Ghanis abrupt exit scuttled a deal for the Taliban to hold off entering Kabul...

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7 Soldiers, 5 Terrorists Killed In Pakistan

Islamabad, Sep 16 : Seven soldiers and five terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire in South Waziristan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said. The...

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Several Patients With Black Fungus Detected In Sl

Colombo, Sep 16 : Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said patients with the Black Fungus had been detected from several areas of the country amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Director General...

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Over 50% Of Sl\'s Population Fully Vaccinated Against Covid

Colombo, Sep 16 : Sri Lankan authorities have completed vaccinating over 50 per cent of the country’s total population against Covid-19, Cabinet Co-Spokesperson Dullas Alahapperuma said. Alahapperuma said Sri Lanka...

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Taliban Hands Over Seized Cash, Gold To Afghan Central Bank

Kabul, Sep 16 : The Taliban has handed over about $12.3 million cash and some gold to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country’s central bank, a statement said on Thursday....

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Afghans Long For Better Life As Taliban Manages To Run Country

Kabul, Sep 16 : While the security situation in Afghanistan has remained stable since the Taliban takeover in August, the country is now facing economic and humanitarian challenges, with its...

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Afghanistan To Have Regular Army Soon: Taliban Official

Kabul, Sep 16 : Afghanistan would soon have a regular army to defend the country, Taliban’s army chief of staff Qari Fasihuddin has said. “Afghanistan would have a regular, disciplined...

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Tibetans Will Never Accept Ccp\'s Fake Panchen Lama (opinion)

By Tenzin ChoezomThe Tibetan people, in the last few decades, have had to face differing situations and have had to comply with the bitter truth that the matter regarding Chinese...

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Taliban Army Chief Says Those Who Defend Democracy Will Be Suppressed

New Delhi, Sep 15 : The Chief of Army Staff of the Taliban, Fasihudin, has said that those who defend democracy in Afghanistan and oppose the Taliban will be suppressed....

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Taliban Want Aids To Be Handed Over To Them For Distribution In Afghanistan

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Sep 15 : As the world organisations start pooling in with humanitarian aid to prevent the foreseen major humanitarian crisis looming over Afghanistan, the Taliban leadership has...

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Why Did Chinese Shoppers Hold Back Spending Even Ahead Of Covid Wave?

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 15: Weak consumer sentiments in China may dent the economic revival process in China.While the Covid 19 related restrictions and lockdowns besides the heavy floods...

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China Vows \'necessary Response\' After Uk Parliament Bans Its Ambassador

New Delhi, Sep 15 : The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly denounced the UK Parliament’s decision to ban China’s Ambassador to the UK from attending its events, and...

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Eu Commissioner Condemns Hacking By Use Of Pegasus Spyware

New Delhi, Sep 15 : The EU must swiftly legislate to further protect the rights of activists, journalists and politicians following the Pegasus spyware scandal, and the perpetrators of illegal...

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Pak Taliban Lures Suicide Bombers, Says Bollywood Actresses Will Receive Them In Heaven

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Sep 15: “When you martyr as a suicide bomber, you will be welcomed by Bollywood actresses in ‘Jannat’ (Paradise), besides the river of wine,” thats...

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First Private Train Cargo Arrives In Nepal From India

Kathmandu, Sep 15 : Two months after the revision of the Nepal-India Railway Service Agreement, a private sector cargo train arrived in Nepal from India on Wednesday for the first...

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Will Taro Kono Become Japan\'s New Prime Minister?

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Sep 15: Taro Kono—Japan’s administrative reform minister, who managed the country’s vaccination programme, looks to be headed for the top slot in both – the party...

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Kazakhstan Ready To Establish Business Ties With Afghanistan, Funnel Humanitarian Aid

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Sep 15: Kazakhstan is ready to develop business relations with the new government in Afghanistan.This was elucidated by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at a time when the...

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With Help From Korea, Can India Become A Global Semi-condutor Hub?

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 15: South Korea based multinational company Seoul Semiconductor recently announced that it is keen to set up a research & development (R&D) facility in Haryana.Later...

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Us To Re-assess Its Relations With Pakistan

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Sep 15 : The hasty withdrawal of the US and NATO forces from Afghanistan has sparked a debate in the US Congress, with US Secretary of State...

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Data Breach In Networks Of Indonesian Ministries And Agencies (ians Special)

New Delhi, Sep 15 : A China-based cyber-espionage threat actor has apparently breached the internal networks of at least 10 Indonesian government ministries and agencies, including the computers of Indonesias...

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Taliban Reject Reports Of Rifts In Leadership

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Sep 15 : The Taliban leadership has rejected reports of having serious rifts and arguments within their leadership, leading to a heated confrontation between Mullah Baradar and...

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Taliban Remind Us Of Its Promise To De-list Its Leaders From Terror Lists

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Sep 15 : The Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan has reminded the US and the western world of the promises that the US made for de-listing its...

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Pak Rupee Under Pressure Since Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 15 : The Pakistani rupee has hit a new all-time low as some analysts see the regime change in Afghanistan weighing on the rupee as well, apart...

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Pak Army Helicopter Rescues 3 Stranded Mountaineers From Rakaposhi

Islamabad, Sep 15 : A Pakistan Army helicopter has rescued three stranded mountaineers, including a Pakistani, from the Rakaposhi Mountain on Wednesday morning. A Pakistani climber named Wajidullah Nagri, and...

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Fourth Covid Wave Weakens In Pakistan

Islamabad, Sep 15 : Pakistan has been recording a slow decline in its daily Covid-19 numbers over the last two days, with 2,714 fresh cases reported on Wednesday morning, the...

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Anuk Arudpragasam\'s \'a Passage North\' Shortlisted For Booker Prize 2021

New Delhi, Sep 15 : Sri Lankan author Anuk Arudpragasam’s novel “A Passage North” (Penguin India) that transports the reader from Colombo to the war-torn Northern Province and lays bare...

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New Face Of Terrorism In Kashmir: Choosing Local Boys To Kill Soft Targets

Srinagar, Sep 15 : Despite a huge crowd turning out to attend the funeral of Arshid Ahmad Mir, the police sub-inspector killed by terrorists on September 12, there has been...

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Scientists Who Declined Lab-leak Theory Linked To Wuhan Lab: Report

London, Sep 14 : Scientists who declined the theory that Covid-19 leaked from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) had connections to the infamous lab, according to media reports. All...

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Chinese Aggressiveness Against Nepal

Kathmandu/New Delhi, Sep 14 : In the backdrop of the decision taken by the government of Nepal to set up a committee in September to tackle the border dispute with...

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Iccr Appeals To Home Ministry To Extend Visa Of Afghan Students

New Delhi, Sep 14 : The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has requested the Home Ministry to decide on the demand of Afghan students for extension of their visa...

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Is Pakistan Really The Winner In Afghanistan?

New Delhi, Sep 14 : Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Pakistan, was in Kabul briefly at the beginning of September to get...

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Afghan Women Protest Taliban\'s Hijab Diktat By Sharing Photos In Colourful Dresses

New Delhi, Sep 14 : Afghan women around the world are protesting the Taliban’s new hijab diktat in schools by posting photos of themselves wearing colorful traditional dresses on social...

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3 Top Taliban Commanders May Be Sidelined Due To Fraught Relationship With Pak

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 14 : Three Taliban commanders with significant military presence may have been sidelined because of their fraught relationship with Pakistan. Other commanders with significant military...

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\'us Central Command Still Assessing Deadly Drone Strike In Kabul\'

Washington, Sep 14 : The US Central Command is “still assessing” the results of the deadly August 29 drone strike in Kabul which was alleged to have killed multiple Afghan...

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Taliban Kill 20 Civilians In Panjshir: Report

New Delhi, Sep 14 : At least 20 civilians have been killed by the Taliban Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, which has seen fighting between the militants and opposition forces, the BBC...

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Taliban Fighters Force Men Into Car Boots

New Delhi, Sep 14 : The Taliban is carrying out reprisal attacks against former soldiers and government workers, the UN has been told, as video emerged showing the group’s fighters...

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153 Afghan Media Outlets Stop Operations After Taliban Takeover

Kabul, Sep 14 : At least 153 Afghan media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing...

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\'serious Possibility Of Complete Economic Collapse In Afghanistan\'

Geneva, Sep 14 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning against the “serious” possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. Guterres made the remarks...

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Afghan Director Sahraa Karimi: Don\'t Let Afghan Cinema Die

Toronto, Sep 14 : Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi during a a virtual conversation out of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) said that she is trying to start a new...

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Kabul Airport To Be Ready For Int\'l Flights Soon: Official

Kabul, Sep 14 : Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport will soon be ready for international flights as efforts are underway to resolve technical issues, airport director Abdul Hadi Hamadani said....

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Baradar Absent From Meetings With Qatar Delegation; Arch-rivals Haqqanis Present In Full Strength

New Delhi, Sep 13 : Speculation intensified about the fate of the Deputy Leader of Afghanistan government, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, after Taliban leaders met with senior delegates from Qatar...

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Mullah Baradar Issues Audio Message To Say He Is Alive

New Delhi, Sep 13 : Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, confirmed in an audio message on Monday that he is alive...

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Pak Opposition Supports Journalists Against New Media Body

New Delhi, Sep 13 : Political parties, student unions, and members of civil society in Pakistan continued to express solidarity with protesting journalists outside Parliament House in Islamabad on Monday,...

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Mingling Like The Pomegranate Seeds (opinion)

By Claude ArpiOn June 8, Chinas core leader Xi Jinping visited the Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.Meeting a group of Tibetan villagers relocated in one of the Xiaogang...

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Afghans Face Perhaps Their Most Perilous Hour: Un

Geneva/New Delhi, Sep 13 : Leading the appeal in Geneva for $606 million to support emergency aid for 11 million people in Afghanistan, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United...

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Taliban Seize $6 Mn In Cash, 15 Gold Bricks From Ex-vp Saleh\'s House

New Delhi, Sep 13 : Taliban fighters have claimed in a viral video that they have seized up to $6 million in cash and about 15 gold bricks from the...

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China\'s Real Estate Crisis After Evergrande Collapse Reveals Dangers Of Shadow Banking

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 13: As the Chinese real estate behemoth Evergrande Group landed in a serious crisis, revealing the real hidden problems of the countrys property market driven...

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Kingmaker Of Afghanistan, Pak Spy Chief Faiz Hameed Could Be Next Army Chief

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaHis Masters Voice (HMV) — that is how the Chief of Pakistan’s spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is known in his country.Hameed is the man Friday of...

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Iran\'s Unease Over Pakistani Influence In Afghanistan

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 13 : A former Iranian diplomat has said that the interference of foreigners in Afghanistan is doomed to be a failure. As with the former...

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Andhra Cm Writes To Jaishankar About Ill-treatment Of Workers In Bahrain

Amaravati, Sep 13 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to external affairs minister S.Jaishankar about several Indian workers being ill-treated by their employers in Bahrain. The...

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Sl Pm Calls For Greater Int\'l Cooperation To Overcome Covid

Colombo, Sep 13 : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged closer international cooperation among all countries so that they can survive the Covid-19 pandemic and resume normal life,...

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Uniformed Police To Be Stationed In Kabul

Kabul, Sep 13 : The Taliban has announced that current forces of the group who are stationed in Kabul will soon be replaced with police forces of the former Afghan...

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Qatar Fm In Kabul, Meets Taliban Leadership (ld)

New Delhi, Sep 13 : Visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Muhammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met the Taliban leadership team and cabinet members, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund,...

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Nato Blames Afghanistan\'s Leadership For Collapse

New Delhi, Sep 13 : NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has blamed Afghanistans political and military leadership for the quick collapse of the former government. Stoltenberg said the US and...

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Tainted Pak To Launch Damage Control Exercise Over Af At Unga

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Sep 13: Slammed for its blatant interference in micro-managing a pro-Pakistan government in Afghanistan, Pakistan has begun a major to damage control exercise rescue its reputation.Islamabads...

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Female Doctor\'s Home Stormed By Taliban Fighters

New Delhi, Sep 13 : A female doctor in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province has claimed that her home was stormed by the Taliban fighters and she was beaten along with her...

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B\'desh Schools, Colleges Reopen After Over A Yr

Dhaka, Sep 13 : Schools and colleges in Bangladesh have reopened after being closed for more than a year as the number of new Covid-19 cases have continues to dip....

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Afghan Girls Can Attend Schools But In Gender-separated Classes: Taliban

Kabul, Sep 13 : Afghan female students can attend higher education institutions and universities but in gender-separated classes, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, acting minister of higher education of the new Taliban...

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26 Delhi-bound Myanmarese Nationals Held In Guwahati

Guwahati/Aizawl, Sep 12 : A total of 26 Delhi-bound Myanmarese nationals, including 10 women, were arrested on Sunday as they arrived in Guwahati from Mizoram, police said. A police spokesman...

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Give Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees Indian Citizenship, Says Sl Lawmaker

Chennai, Sep 12 : Sri Lankan Tamil MP V.S.Radhakrishnan on Sunday called upon Tamil Nadu and the Indian governments to accord Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who are...

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Despite Video, Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-zawahiri Could Still Be Dead

New Delhi, Sep 12 : Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, whose video surfaced on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Saturday, could still be dead. “However, Zawahiri doesn’t...

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No Formal Notification Yet On Asset Freeze: Afghan Central Bank

Kabul, Sep 12 : Da Afghanistan Bank (DBA), the country’s central bank, announced on Sunday that it has not received any formal notification so far concerning freezing of its assets....

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Heavy Rain Kills 12 People In Pak

Islamabad, Sep 12 : Twelve people were killed and two others injured due to heavy downpour in Mansehra district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, local media reported. Four...

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Afghans Oppose Pak As It Tries To Impose Its Own Currency

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 12 : Afghans are stressing that no one should use the Pakistani currency and those using it should be punished. A number of people have...

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Female Students Rally In Support Of Taliban

New Delhi, Sep 12 : While Afghan women have held several protests against the Taliban asking for their rights and participation in the incoming government across the country, Kabul witnessed...

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Pak To Vaccinate Teens From Monday

Islamabad, Sep 12 : Pakistan will begin vaccinating teenagers in the age group between 15-17 against Covid-19 starting from Monday, according to the Nat­ional Command and Opera­tion Centre (NCOC). Speaking...

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Pakistan To Resume Commercial Flights To Kabul From Monday

Islamabad, Sep 12 : Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced that it has decided to resume commercial flights to Kabul starting from Monday onwards, the first since the Taliban takeover of...

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Two-thirds Say 9/11 Attacks Changed The Way America Lives: Survey

New Delhi, Sep 11 : A Fox News Poll conducted before the recent events in Afghanistan found that two-thirds (64 per cent) of the registered voters in the US think...

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India, Australia Junk China Terming Quad As Asian Nato

New Delhi, Sep 11 : India and Australia on Saturday jointly junked China’s claims that the QUAD is akin to Asian NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation). The QUAD, officially the...

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Veiled Afghan Women Rally In Support Of Taliban In Kabul

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Sep 11 : After the Taliban deployed security in Kabul opted to aerial gunfire, lashes and manhandling of female protesters, who were marching in an anti-Taliban rally...

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Afghanistan\'s Hazaras Fearful Of Uncertain Future Under Taliban Rule

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Sep 11 : On Friday, Hundreds of Hazaras worshippers gathered in mosques to offer Friday prayers om the outskirts of Kabul, a first after the Taliban took...

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Barbaric Video Shows Taliban Celebrating With Severed Head Of Their Victim

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 11 : The Taliban beheaded an Afghan soldier, then chanted praise to their leader Hibatullah Akhundzada while holding the severed head of their victim by...

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Cia Chief Holds Important Meetings With Pak, India On Afghanistan

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Sep 11 : In view of the developing situation in Afghanistan with the interim Taliban government being questioned broadly by the western countries, including the US, CIA...

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Pak and China target hostile militant groups

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 11 : Pakistan and China have named Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Uighur militant outfit, ETIM among terrorist groups which should not...

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India, Australia Discuss Af Crisis After Taliban Takeover

New Delhi, Sep 11 : India and Australia discuss the prevailing crisis in Afghanistan, maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region and cooperation in multilateral formats on Saturday in New Delhi.India...

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Int\'l Forces May Misuse Instability In Afghanistan, Warns China

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Sep 11 : China is clearly one of the strongest and closest emerging allies of the newly-formed Taliban government in Afghanistan.With foreign aids and fundings to Afghanistan...

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Tajiks Seek Imran\'s Boycott At Sco Summit After Panjshir Bloodbath

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 11: Protesters in Tajikistan, furious at Pakistani interference in Afghanistan, are seeking Imran Khan’s boycott during the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...

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Why China\'s Engagement With Taliban Is Threat Rather Than Opportunity

By Pushkar SinhaNew Delhi, Sep 11: Chinese officials have highlighted Americas diminished standing on the world stage over Washingtons embarrassing public exit from Afghanistan.But CNN reports that celebrations in Beijing...

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Taliban Execute Amrullah Saleh\'s Brother

New Delhi, Sep 11 : Rohullah Azizi, brother of Afghanistan’s former Vice President Amrullah Saleh and one of the leaders of the resistance front in Panjshir, was killed by the...

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Guterres Underlines Importance Of Engaging Taliban, Aiding Afghans

United Nations, Sep 11 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said engaging the Taliban and providing humanitarian aid to the Afghan people are crucial for avoiding both a humanitarian catastrophe and...

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\'us Has An Endless Appetite For Pakistan\'s Con Games\'

New Delhi, Sep 11 : Pakistan has spent decades setting fires in South Asia and then expected praise and remuneration for offering to put them out. C Christine Fair, Professor...

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3rd Uae Plane With Humanitarian Aid Lands In Kabul

Kabul, Sep 11 : A third plane from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying humanitarian aid landed at the Kabul airport, following which the cargo was delivered to the Taliban...

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Food, Job Insecurity Now Primary Concerns In Afghanistan: Un

Geneva, Sep 11 : Food and job insecurity are now the primary causes of concern for families in Afghanistan, Anthea Webb, deputy regional director for the World Food Program (WFP),...

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Panjshir Resistance Forces Are Hiding In Valleys And Caves: Taliban

New Delhi,, Sep 11 : Five days after all districts of Panjshir and the provincial centre were claimed to be captured by the Taliban, a commander of the Resistance Front...

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Neighbouring Countries Ask Taliban To Prevent Daesh, Al Qaeda

New Delhi, Sep 10 : The six neighbouring countries of Afghanistan — China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan — have issued a joint statement urging the Taliban to form...

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Taliban\'s Violent Response To Peaceful Protests Across Afghanistan

New Delhi, Sep 10 : Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have met with an increasingly violent response from the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, including...

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Taliban Pm, 2 Dy Pms, Foreign Minister On Un Sanctions List: Un Envoy

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 10 : Many members of the new Taliban cabinet are on the United Nations sanctions list, including the Prime Minister, two Deputy Prime Ministers and...

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Ministry Of Vice And Virtue Returns With Taliban 2.0

New Delhi, Sep 10 : The Taliban have appointed a minister for the promotion of ‘virtue’ and the prevention of ‘vice’, according to the list of the newly-announced cabinet for...

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Hardline Taliban On Notice, Already

New Delhi Sep 10 : So, finally the Taliban 2.0 has unveiled its government.It has no surprises.It is a no show on the much-trumpeted inclusiveness. There was brazenness though.Mullah Mohammad...

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Uae To Lift Travel Ban On Vaccinated Residents From India From Sep 12

New Delhi, Sep 10 : The United Arab Emirates will allow vaccinated residents with valid visas, who were on the travel ban list, from countries like India to return starting...

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Nepal, India Agree To Construct 4000-kv Cross Border Transmission Line

Kathmandu, Sep 10 : In a major boost for bilateral power trade, Nepal and India have signed an investment agreement for the construction of the second Butwal-Gorakhpur 400 KV cross-border...

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Taliban Torture Journos: \'we Could Hear Their Screams And Cries Through The Walls\'

New Delhi, Sep 10 : “We could hear their screams and cries through the walls,” the cellmates of the journalists tortured by the Taliban in Kabul said.The cellmates had even...

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Controversy Again Over Jinnah Portrait In Amu

Aligarh (UP), Sep 10 : The portrait of Jinnah has returned to haunt Aligarh Muslim University once again. The BJP unit in Aligarh has now written a letter with their...

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Sri Lanka Extends Nationwide Curfew

Colombo, Sep 10 : Sri Lankan authorities on Friday extended a nationwide quarantine curfew till September 21 aimed at preventing the further spread of Covid-19. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said...

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Larger Communications Vital Between Ne, B\'desh: High Commissioner

Guwahati, Sep 10 : Vikram K.Doraiswami, India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has said that there was a need for greater communication linkages between the two neighbouring nations with a special...

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Over 10mn People In Sl Fully Vaccinated Against Covid

Colombo, Sep 10 : Over 10 million people, above the age of 30 years, have been fully vaccinated in Sri Lanka against Covid-19 since a mass inoculation program was launched...

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Sl Hoteliers Welcome Request To Ease Tourist Entry Requirements

Colombo, Sep 10 : The Hotel Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) has welcomed a request by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) to ease entry requirements for foreigners in...

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Ghani Committed Treason, Ex-officials Accuse Him Of Lying

New Delhi, Sep 10 : A number of former Afghan government officials have accused exiled President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban,...

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Sharp Increase In Violence Against Journalists Under Taliban Rule

New Delhi, Sep 10 : Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has warned of a sharp increase in violence against journalists and mediapersons in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule. It said that...

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Taliban Closes Bank Accounts Of Ex-afghan Govt Officials

Kabul, Sep 10 : The Taliban have closed the bank accounts of some officials from the former Ashraf Ghani government, most of them who fled Afghanistan after the August 15...

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Sl Pm Leaves For Italy To Attend G20 Interfaith Forum

Colombo, Sep 10 : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has left for Italy to attend the G20 Interfaith Forum which will begin on Sunday. A statement from the Foreign...

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India Demands Taliban Keep Commitment To Not Harbour Terrorists

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Sep 10 : Warning that terrorism continues to threaten Afghanistan, India has demanded the Taliban to keep its commitment to not allow the country to be...

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Sanctions On Haqqani Violation Of Pact By Us: Taliban

New Delhi, Sep 9 : The Taliban have objected to the recent statement issued by the United States on the blacklisted status of new Interior Minister of Afghanistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani....

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China\'s Complex Role In Myanmar Draws Anxiety From Myanmar Govt

New Delhi Sep 10 : China has been pursuing a duplicitous policy towards Myanmar which hinges on border security, relations between Beijing and Naypyitaw and Chinas ambitious BRI projects in...

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Afghan Political Parties Say New Govt \'sign Of Hegemony And Monopoly\'

New Delhi, Sep 9 : Several of Afghanistans major political parties have reacted to the Talibans new caretaker government, saying that the cabinet is not inclusive and that political parties...

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Afghan Embassies, Including One In India, Turn Their Back On Taliban

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Sep 9: The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Italy has announced that it will be closed on Thursday, September 9, 2021 to...

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Ncr-based University Emerging As Bastion Of China Experts: Report

New Delhi, Sep 9 : A new report on Chinese influence in India states that a prominent university located in the National Capital Region is emerging as the bastion of...

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Spicejet Flies Ex-mauritius Pm To India For Urgent Medical Treatment

New Delhi, Sep 9 : Former Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam was flown to the national capital in a special medical evacuation flight operated by SpiceJet. The flight operated on...

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Pakistan\'s Links With Terror-tainted Taliban Could Derail Fdi Flows, Crater Economy

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 9: Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Afghanistan, foreign direct investment (FDI) into Pakistan is slowing down.According to official data, in July – the first...

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Massoud\'s Prophetic Words: For Peace To Prevail In Afghanistan, Pak Must Be Humbled

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Sep 9: This is what Ahmad Shah Massoud had told me more than two decades ago, when I had interviewed him in Panjshir in 1997.Situation...

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Chinese Real Estate Behemoth Evergrande Crumbles, Revealing A Larger Real Estate Bubble

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 9: As Chinas second largest real estate major Evergrande Group is crumbling, anxious investors and the business community at large are eagerly waiting to see...

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