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Bangladesh Chief of Army on a three-day visit to India
Dhaka, Sep 4 (UNI) Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Saturday left on a three-day official visit to India by a special Bangladesh Air Force aircraft.
He is leading an eight-member delegation.
During his…
Fierce fighting continues in Panjshir, Resistance forces hold out against Taliban
Kabul, Sep 4 (UNI) Conflicting reports emerged on Saturday from Panjshir in Afghanistan where fierce fighting continues to rage between the Taliban and Resistance forces who are holding out against take over by the Islamist group.…
Amrullah Saleh: Pakistan in charge of Afghanistan effectively as colonial power
London/Kabul, Sep 4 (UNI) Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself the caretaker President of Afghanistan and is holding out against the Taliban along with the Resistance forces of Ahmad Massoud in Panjshir, said on Saturday that the…
PM Narendra Modi likely to visit US this month, meet Joe Biden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Washington DC and New York in the last week of September, according to top government sources. This will be his first visit to the United States since President Joe Biden assumed office…
Piyush Goyal sets US$ 100 billion target for Textiles Exports
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Textiles exports should increase three times and cross US$ 100 billion while domestic production needs to rise to US$ 250 billion at the earliest, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
Commerce and Industry…
London police say 5 officers injured in clashes in anti-COVID vaccine protests
London, Sep 4 (UNI/Sputnik) Five police officers were injured during clashes with people protesting against coronavirus vaccines in London, the Metropolitan Police said on Friday.
The clashes broke out when demonstrators attempted to force…
Saleh accuses Taliban of atrocities against defiant Panjshir population
UN Chief to hold humanitarian meeting on Afghanistan in Geneva September 13 - UN Spokesman
B’desh Coast Guard seize 13 Indian fishermen along with trawlers
The Coast Guard ship 'Swadhin Bangla' carried out the operation in the waters 18 nautical miles northwest of Mongla Fairway Boy.
The fishermen were fishing with the Indian trawler 'Pita Mata Ashirbad-12'. The trawler was also seized.…
India welcomes Bangladesh, UAE, Uruguay as new members of BRICS Bank
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) India on Friday welcomed Bangladesh, UAE and Uruguay as new members of the BRICS New Development Bank and said the expansion of the membership will add value and enable NDB to position itself as the premier…
Jaishankar meets Croatian PM, FM: Greets on 30th Anniversary
Zagreb (Croatia), Sep 3 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who arrived in Croatia on the second leg of his three-nation visit, on Friday said he had a very good meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and both…
Have not fled Panjshir, says Saleh, accuses Pakistan of backing terrorists
Kabul, Sep 3 (UNI) Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker president and has joined the Resistance forces in Panjshir valley, on Friday said that he has not fled the country, and squarely blamed Pakistan for backing…
UK will ensure safe passage for those who want to leave Afghanistan: Dominic Raab
London , September 3 : The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday met with the evacuees from Afghanistan who are being hosted by Qatar and said that the UK will continue working with their partners in response to the…
MEA: Taliban meet focused on ensuring no anti-India terror
Two days after India’s envoy to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader in Doha, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that New Delhi’s immediate focus is to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities directed…
Virat Kohli becomes fastest to register 23,000 international runs
London: India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday became the fastest batsman in the history of the game to register 23,000 international runs.
Kohli achieved the feat in the opening session of the opening day of the fourth Test…
International friendly between India, Nepal ends in draw
Kathmandu , September 2 India and Nepal played out a 1-1 draw in an international friendly held at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Midfielder Anirudh Thapa scored for the Blue Tigers in the 60th minute, with Anjan Bista…
Tajikistan shows support for Panjshir resistance,
Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Sep 2 (UNI) In an open gesture of support to the Afghan resistance movement in Panjshir province, Tajikistan has bestowed its highest honour posthumously on legendary Afghan leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, whose son is…
Centre puts travellers from China, six more countries on caution list
No case of Mu variant in India but remains variant of interest for Caution
MoS Meenakshi Lekhi visiting Colombia, New York
New Delhi, Sep 2 (UNI) On her first overseas visit after being sworn in, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi will be paying an official visit to Colombia and New York from September 4 - 9, officials announced here on…
India-EU parleys: S Jaishankar meets Slovenian President
Ljubljana (Slovenia)/New Delhi, Sep 2 (UNI) External Affairs Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar on Thursday met Slovenian President Borut Pahor and discussed key challenges facing India and the European Union.
Jaishankar, who is on a…
Over 6,000 Boko Haram militants surrender to Nigerian forces
Abuja, Sept 2 (UNI/Sputnik) About 6,000 Boko Haram militants have recently surrendered to the Nigerian government forces, a defense ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Counterinsurgency operations conducted by the troops in northeastern…
