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Washington, Oct 8 (UNI/Sputnik) The Troika nations of the US, UK, and Norway expressed their support of the Sudanese government on Friday and urged to end the blockade of port and transportation infrastructure in the eastern part of the…

Kabul, Oct 8 (UNI) The Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that targeted worshippers during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, leaving over 300 people dead and an…

New Delhi/Tokyo, Oct 8 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke on phone with new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and conveyed his congratulations and best wishes on assuming charge of his office. This was their first…

By Mohan Lal Verma Shimla, Oct 8 (UNI) The variable agro-climate zones of Himachal and other north Himalayan states are suitable for number of commercial crops as a World bank concept paper about diversification and promotions of new…

New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) A three-member Nepali Congress delegation on Friday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and also BJP president JP Nadda. Jaishankar tweeted on the meeting: “Pleased to welcome Nepali Congress delegation…

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The conversations between India and the US have “gone well beyond general arguments and are now expressed as specific initiatives or programmes” and on many of the big challenges of the day, including terrorism,…

Tokyo, Oct 8 (UNI/Sputnik) The number of injured people as a result of a powerful earthquake in Japan's Greater Tokyo Area has grown to 28, media reported on Friday. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, there is no threat to the…

Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNI) Abdul Awal Mintoo, vice chairman of Bangladesh's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday said India must play a role in maintaining democratic environment in neighboring countries. We consider…

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) India said on Thursday that it attaches importance to the issue of the Trincomalee oil tank farm in Sri Lanka, as it does to other economic projects which it believes are beneficial to both countries, and the oil tank…

Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll surpassed 900 on Wednesday for the first time in the pandemic, a record that comes amid the country’s low vaccination rate and the government’s reluctance to impose tough restrictions to control new…

Bhuvi, the AB, Virat slayer The wicket of Virat Kohli and muting AB de Villiers’s bat; not a bad night out for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He targeted Virat Kohli’s old lbw problem with a perfect nipbacker early in the chase. He then returned for…

Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders would strive for a handsome win over struggling Rajasthan Royals in their last round-robin game to stay ahead in the IPL play-offs race here on Thursday. With 12 points from 13 matches, KKR are…

Stockholm, Oct 6 (UNI/Sputnik) The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Benjamin List from Germany's Max-Planck-Institut and David WC MacMillan from the US Princeton University "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis,"…

Berlin, Oct 6 (UNI/Sputnik) Christian Social Union (CSU) leader and Bavarian Minister-President Markus Soeder told reporters that German liberals from the Free Democratic Party and the Greens de facto rejected the coalition with the…

Rawalpindi, Oct 6 (UNI) Pakistan on Wednesday replaced Lt Gen Faiz Hameed as head of its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), with Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum. Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, formerly the ISI director general, has been posted…

New Delhi/Kabul, Oct 6 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday condemned the vandalism at the Kabul Gurdwara by suspected Taliban fighters, and urged Prime…

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) In view of the fast-paced developments in South Asia, especially in Afghanistan, India and the U.S. will remain closely engaged both on the future of Afghanistan, and on how the two can maintain peace and stability in…

India grapplers continued their dismal show for the fourth consecutive day of the World Wrestling Championships at Nye Jordal Amfi, Oslo in Norway. On Tuesday, in the women’s 55kg category, Pinki who reached the bronze medal round lost…

Washington, Oct 5 (UNI/Sputnik) A protracted pandemic could cost the global economy some $5.3 trillion over the next five years if the gap in access to vaccines and health care remains unequal across the globe, IMF Managing Director…

Bucharest, Oct 5 (UNI/Xinhua) The Romanian coalition government led by Prime Minister Florin Citu collapsed on Tuesday, losing a censure motion initiated by main opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) and supported by all oppositions in…