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Washington, Aug 31 (UNI/Sputnik) US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said Afghans may now choose the path for their country in full sovereignty following the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. "With…

Bengaluru, Aug 30 (UNI) Former India player Stuart Terence Binny Monday announced his retirement from first class and international cricket. "I would like to inform you that I have decided to retire from first class and international…

Tokyo, Aug 30 (UNI) Five Indian para-athletes -- shooter Avani Lekhara (gold), javelin throwers Sumit Antil (gold), Devendra Jhajharia (silver), Sundar Singh Gurjar (bronze) and discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya (silver) -- performed…

As India made frantic efforts to evacuate diplomatic and other personnel at its Embassy, and other Indians and Afghans over a tense two days after the fall of Kabul on August 15, among those critical to the negotiations for safe passage for…

Tehran, Aug 29 (UNI/Xinhua) Iran's health ministry on Sunday reported 31,516 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 4,924,964. The pandemic has so far claimed 106,482 lives in the country, after 581 new deaths were…

New Delhi/Wellington, Aug 29 (UNI) India will not hesitate in carrying out operations from the soil of another country to fight terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, as he launched an attack at both Pakistan and China…

LONDON: British troops have left Kabul, ending the UK's evacuation operation and its 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the "heroic" evacuation effort, even as the government acknowledged…

New Delhi/Amritsar, Aug 28 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed on remembering lessons from history and said it is the responsibility of every country to preserve its history as he inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala…

London, Aug 28 (UNI/Xinhua) Another 32,406 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,698,486, according to official figures released Saturday. The country also…

New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) India and Australia expect an 'early harvest' pact by December-end to expand bilateral trade and investment flows. This was agreed in a meeting held on August 26 between the Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush…

New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) In the days following the Taliban takeover of Kabul on August 15, “groups of people” had access to or raided one of the outsourcing agencies where Afghan passports with Indian visas were stored, leading to loss of…

New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi had a telephone conversation on Friday during which they discussed the need for a coordinated international response to recent developments in…

United Nations, Aug 27 (UNI/Sputnik) The UN Security Council on Friday issued a statement urging all states to cooperate actively with the relevant authorities to hold accountable the attackers, organizers and sponsors of the Kabul…

Dhaka, Aug. 27 (UNI/XINHUA) The number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 reached more than 1.4 million in Bangladesh on Friday. The country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said the total number of recovered patients…

Washington, Aug 27 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Thousands of inmates, including members of the Islamic State-Khorasan terror group (ISIS-K) were released from two Afghan prisons taken over by the Taliban, US Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby…

Dhaka, Aug 27 (UNI) At least 17 people died after a passenger boat capsized in Laiskar Beel under Sadar Upazila area in Brahamanbaria district on Friday afternoon, police said. The identities of the victims was not immediately known.…

Washington DC , August 27: US President Biden on Thursday (local time) vowed the United States will carry out strikes against the group responsible for the bombings that killed a dozen Americans. "To those who carried out this…

NEW DELHI: Tech major Lenovo on Thursday said it is significantly ramping up its local manufacturing capabilities in India across product categories like PCs, notebooks and smartphones to meet the increasing customer demand. While the…

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday said there was no rebellion in the Congress party in Punjab and Chhattisgarh. “There is no rebellion in Chhattisgarh. There is no rebellion in Punjab. You’re perhaps…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (UNI) An Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster carrying 35 evacuees from Kabul, including 24 Indian and 11 Nepali nationals, landed in the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad on Thursday. Earlier, MEA spokesperson Arindam…