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Sanjiv Mehta to take over as next President of FICCI
Kolkata, Dec 6: Sanjiv Mehta, CMD, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) will take over at the conclusion of FICCI’s 94th Annual General Meeting on December 18 next. Mr Mehta, currently, the Senior Vice President of FICCI, will be succeeding…
Western countries express concern over Afghan reprisals, Taliban reject accusations
The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces after the Taliban took power in…
Chinese ambassador meets Afghan FM, both discuss trade, aid
Kabul, Dec 4 (UNI) Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi on Saturday met Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu in Kabul and both sides discussed bilateral relations, trade, humanitarian aid, development and providing technical…
Mob in Pakistan lynches Sri Lankan over alleged blasphemy
Colombo says it expects Pakistan authorities to take required action over lynching of Sri Lankan national
Pakistan allows ‘Afghan trucks’ for transport of 50,000 MT wheat from India
Islamabad, Dec 3 Pakistan on Friday agreed to allow the use of Afghan trucks to transport 50,000 MT of wheat from India through Wagah as humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan.
Earlier, Pakistan had been insisting on the use of Pakistani…
Sri Lankan envoy meets Rajnath Singh, discusses boosting defense ties
New Delhi, Nov 30 (UNI) Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda on Tuesday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here and explored avenues of further augmenting defence and security cooperation with India.
In a tweet, the Sri Lankan…
Saudi Arabia reopens Consular Office at Embassy in Kabul
Moscow, Nov 30 (UNI/Sputnik) Saudi Arabia has reopened the consular office at its embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the country's foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.
"Given the desire of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi…
Despite NZ’s great escape at Kanpur, time to acknowledge Ashwin’s fourth-innings prowess at home,…
If one is an Indian spinner bowling in the fourth innings of a Test match in Asia, and particularly so at home, one is criticised after doing well, and even more so if one doesn’t. If the former happens, the pitch often takes more credit…
Afghan FM, EU delegation discuss humanitarian issues
Kabul, Nov 28 (UNI/Sputnik) The acting Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, appointed by the Taliban
(under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) held two-day talks with the EU delegation led by Special Envoy for Afghanistan…
RIC countries condemn terrorism, call for urgent elimination of terror groups from Afghanistan
New Delhi, Nov 26 (UNI) RIC countries on Friday condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and also called for the urgent elimination of UNSC proscribed terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda, ISIL and others for lasting peace in…
Hafeez, Malik to skip home T20 series against West Indies
Veteran Pakistan batsmen Muhammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik will skip next month’s T20 home series against the West Indies, a Cricket Board (PCB) source said.
Hafeez and Malik have both informed the Pakistan team captain Babar Azam and…
US special envoy to meet Taliban in Doha next week
Washington, Nov 23 (UNI/Sputnik) US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West will head to Qatar next week for two weeks of discussions with the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities), State Department Spokesperson Ned…
Kerala currently housing 12 Rohingya refugees, no links with ISIS:Kerala to SC
New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) The Kerala government on Monday told the Supreme Court that 12 Rohingya refugees were currently living in the state, however, they were not having any links with the terror outfit ISIS.
"There is no ISIS linkage…
Sri Lanka’s former police chief indicted in 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack
Sri Lanka’s former police chief Pujith Jayasundera was on Monday indicted with 855 charges of criminal negligence for failing to act despite receiving prior intelligence warnings in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack that killed nearly…
Watch: Dhananjaya de Silva’s bizarre hit-wicket dismissal against West Indies
In one of the most bizarre dismissals you’ll ever see on a cricket pitch, Sri Lankan allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva knocked the bails off the stump with his bat while trying to save the ball from bouncing back on the wickets in the first…
Chennai: 1.22 kg gold worth Rs. 54.87 lakhs and other goods worth Rs. 3.86 lakhs seized at airport
Chennai, Nov 22 (UNI) Officials of the Air Customs Intelligence (AIU) Unit today seized
1.22 kg gold worth Rs 54.87 lakh and other goods to the tune of Rs 3.86 lakh in two
separate incidents at the Anna international airport.
A release…
Half of my heart belongs in India: Ban Ki-moon in book
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s first diplomatic posting was in India and he developed such a special connection that even 50 years later, he tells the Indian people that half of his “heart belongs in their country”.
Ban also…
Yoga best way to ensure healthy life: Nepalese PM Deuba
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (UNI) Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that yoga and meditation are excellent means for a healthy life and claimed that the whole world has embraced yoga.
Inaugurating the Ratna Sarraf Building,…
Afghanistan’s Jalalabad ready to receive humanitarian aid from Iran
Kabul, Nov 20 (UNI/Sputnik) The airfield in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad is ready for operation and will soon receive humanitarian aid from Iran, the provincial governor's office announced on Saturday.
"The airfield of the city of…
Belarus clears migrant camps at EU border, but crisis not yet over
Belarus authorities on Thursday cleared the main camps where migrants had huddled at the border with Poland, in a change of tack that could help calm a crisis that has spiralled in recent weeks into a major East-West confrontation.
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