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FIFA WC qualifiers: ‘India to draw on 2019 experience vs Qatar’
Doha, May 29 Midfielders Rowllin Borges and Brandon Fernandes said on Saturday that the Indian football team would draw upon the experience of playing Qatar in 2019 when they take on the Asian champions in the World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup…
MHA invites citizenship applications for non-Muslim refugees
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for…
US-India partnership will help end COVID-19 pandemic, says Jake Sullivan
Washington DC , May 28 US-India strategic partnership will help to end the COVID-19 pandemic, said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time).
"I met today with India's Minister Jaishankar. Our…
Rare sighting of rescued Himalayan Griffon Vulture thrills Maha bird-lovers
More so, after it emerged that the bird sighted soaring in the skies was actually the once rescued on December 28, 2020, and spending over a month at the Malabar Awareness & Rescue Centre for Wildlife (MARC) in Kerala's Kannur.
"This…
US aircraft carrier leaving Asia-Pacific to support Afghan pullout
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Sputnik) - The United States is mobilizing its only aircraft carrier in the Asia-Pacific to the Middle East this summer to support the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reported citing defense…
Australia to close embassy in Afghanistan’s Kabul during withdrawal of NATO troops
Canberra, May 25 (UNI) Australia will close its embassy in Kabul on May 28 during the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said in a joint statement on…
PSL 6: Shimron Hetmyer to play for Multan Sultans in Abu Dhabi-leg
Lahore , May 22 : West Indian famed T20 batting duo of Shimron Hetmyer and Johnson Charles were submitted as replacement picks by Multan Sultans in an online session held with the franchise representatives on Saturday evening.
The…
Moscow concerned as terrorists become more active in Afghanistan north
Dushanbe, May 19 (Sputnik) Russia is concerned over the increasing international terrorism in the north of Afghanistan and will provide assistance to Tajikistan, which borders the crisis-torn country, in fighting it, Russian Foreign…
Football team begins training in Doha after testing negative for Corona
Doha, May 22 (UNI) All 28 players and support staff of the Indian football team have tested negative for COVID-19 after their arrival in Qatar and started training for their qualifying upcoming matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and…
US draws plan to monitor post-withdrawal situation in Afghanistan
Washington DC , May 22 As the United States continues to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, US officials are divided over plans for monitoring the worn-torn country from beyond its borders, and some are even saying that a complete…
Indian football squad’s 10-day quarantine waived off by Qatar
Doha, May 20 The 28-member Indian national football squad, which arrived in Doha on Wednesday to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, had their 10-day quarantine period waived off by the Qatar…
Afghan fighting resumes as ceasefire ends, over 30 killed
Kabul, May 17, Fighting in Afghanistan resumed with 31 Afghans, mostly militants, killed in the insurgency-battered Asian country on Sunday after a three-day ceasefire observed with the start of Eid al-Fitr on Thursday to enable…
Spain’s last troops return from Afghanistan after 20 years of service
Meanwhile Explosions in Afghanistan kill 9 people on Eid ceasefire
China blames US troop withdrawal for surge of attacks in Afghanistan
Beijing , May 12 China has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for a surge of attacks in the country, days after a series of explosions in Kabul killed over 60 people, mostly girl students.
According to South China…
US withdrawal from Afghanistan must be seen as transition, not closure
Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) The United States must view its withdrawal from Afghanistan not as closure, but as a transition, US Senator Jack Reed during an event at the Reagan Foundation.
"The president’s decision should be seen as a…
EU, US Condemn Bombing of Girls’ School in Kabul, 30 dead
Moscow, May 8 (Sputnik) - The European Union and the United States have condemned the Saturday bombing of a girls’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul, which killed at least 53 people and wounded 151 others.
"The European Union mourns with…
Mary Kom ‘favourite’ to win Asian Boxing Championships
New Delhi , May 7 Six-times AIBA Women's World Champion and five-times ASBC Asian Women's Champion Mary Kom will compete in the flyweight (51kg) in Dubai in the upcoming Asian women's Boxing Championships.
The upcoming ASBC Asian men's…
Biden administration has ignored Pakistan’s outreach for rapprochement: Report
Peshawar , May 7 The United States has ignored Pakistan's hopeful outreach for rapprochement, despite the critical role Islamabad played in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with Washington in Afghan peace settlement.
Despite that…
Two Additional Bombers Arrive in Qatar to Assist US Pullout From Afghanistan: USAF
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Sputnik) Two additional B-52 bombers arrived in Qatar on Tuesday to provide force protection during the US troop pullout from Afghanistan, the Air Force said.
"Two additional US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft…
Biden, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Discuss Afghanistan, ‘Threat Posed By Iran’
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Sputnik) President Joe Biden in a recent telephone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed Middle East issues of mutual interest concerning Afghanistan and Iran, among others, the White…
