August 2021

Colombo, Aug 20 (UNI/Xinhua) A 10-day nationwide quarantine curfew will be imposed in Sri Lanka from Friday night in order to prevent a further spread of the COVID-19 virus, the country's Army Commander and Head of the National Operations…

Brussels, Aug 20 (UNI/Sputnik) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that Pakistan bore special responsibility for how the situation in neighboring Afghanistan will unfold in the future. "When it comes to Pakistan, I think…

Moscow, Aug 21 (UNI/Sputnik) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 33,887 to 20,528,099 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday. According to the ministry, the death toll…

Washington, Aug 21 (UNI/Sputnik) The Taliban have assured the United States that they will not impede people from accessing the Kabul airport nor interfere with US operations, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters. "The…

Nanded, Aug 20 (UNI) “It is the first responsibility of the state to prove the social backwardness of the Maratha community first. And it is the responsibility of the Center to change the phrase 'rare and inaccessible' and give reservation…

Play is beneficial for a baby’s development. Through play, they learn to move their hands and legs, which helps them develop motor skills. It also boosts their social skills where they learn to interact with parents and others through the…

Unlike the old days, when a pair of “snow tires” would be mounted to the drive wheels only for winter use, today we recognize that a vehicle should have four matching tires whether they be front tires or rear tires: same type, same model…

New York , August 20: UN humanitarians on Thursday said that the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely food insecure. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said…

Kabul , August 20  The Taliban were firing into the air and beating people with AK-47 to stop them from entering the airport despite having the required documents, a media report said. "It's a complete disaster. The Taliban were firing…

Indirectly suggesting that opposition leaders focus just on wooing Muslims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said they would rather wear “topis” and say “mubarakbaad” than organise a Kumbh Mela. Replying to a…

The Punjab and Haryana High Court late on Thursday ordered immediate release of Punjab’s former DGP Punjab Sumedh Singh Saini, just over 24 hours after he was arrested by the state Vigilance Bureau in a corruption case. The detailed…

Washington, Aug 20 (UNI/Sputnik) Some two dozen diplomats from the US embassy in Kabul had warned Secretary of State Antony Blinken via an internal cable about the likely collapse of Kabul shortly after the August 31 deadline for the…

Dharamshala, Aug 19 (UNI) Kangra police have arrested a Ladohri resident at Sadwan falling under Nurpur police station in this district on Thursday after hundreds of intoxicating capsules were recovered from his possession. A case has been…