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Kabul, Aug 24 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban (banned in Russia) political office in Qatar, met with Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu in Kabul on Tuesday, a Taliban spokesperson said. "They…

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would accept a nationwide caste-based census if all political parties reach a consensus on the matter. The TMC chairperson made the comments hours after a 10-party…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (UNI) Scores of refugees hit the street here on Monday to protest against the takeover of their country Afghanistan by Taliban. The protestors, led by Afghan women, gathered at the heart of the national capital where they…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday evening and discussed the recent developments in Afghanistan and the repatriation of stranded people, among other issues. Both…

Islamabad, Aug 23 (UNI) The Chinese Ambassador in Islamabad has demanded stronger security for Chinese nationals in Pakistan following a suicide attack in Gwadar that injured a Chinese worker. The Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong met…

Kabul, Aug 23 (UNI) The Taliban on Monday said they will not extend the August 31 deadline for the US and other western countries to complete their evacuation and warned of a “reaction” if they don’t comply. Afghan news sites quoted the…

Ankara, Aug 23 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Turkey is unable to accommodate even one refugee from Afghanistan, the spokesman for the Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party, Omer Celik, said on Monday. Thousands of Afghans have been trying to escape…

Kabul, Aug 23 (UNI) After capturing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban on Monday held their first Loya Jirga or grand assembly, attended by over 800 ulemas or religious scholars. The Taliban political leadership also participated in the…

London, Aug 24 (UNI/Sputnik) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on the Group of Seven (G7) leaders to step up their support for the Afghan people at the bloc's emergency virtual meeting on Afghanistan he will be chairing on…

Washington, Aug 23 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The United States and the Taliban have discussed the terror group's future control of the Kabul international airport, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. "A functioning state, a…

NEW DELHI: India’s equity market benchmark indexes- BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50- ended their bull run last week on account of negative global developments such as sooner-than-expected tapering in monetary stimulus by the US Federal Reserve,…

Bengaluru: Ahead of the resumption of Season 14 of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Mike Hesson on Saturday stated that Sri Lanka's Wanidu Hasaranga who replaced Adam Zampa was on the team's radar for a long time.…

Munich , August 22: Before FC Bayern Munich's home match against 1. FC Koln, the Bundesliga champions commemorated and remembered Gerd Muller, who passed away last Sunday at the age of 75. Muller made history with Bayern and the German…

New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) “We were living for generations in Afghanistan, everything has been snatched from us, everything is finished. It is zero,” said an emotional Narender Singh Khalsa, an Afghan Sikh MP, who arrived in the Indian…

Moscow, Aug 22 (UNI/Sputnik) Russia has not been engaged in any consultations with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on the participation of its observers in Russian elections coming September, but is open to…

Washington, Aug 23 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden said the United States extended the safe zone around the Kabul international airport and the Taliban terror group (banned in Russia) has been cooperative in this effort. "We have made…

London, Aug 22 (UNI) Radical Islam has been gaining ground across the world over the past several decades, and many Muslim nations are becoming more Islamic in practice and discourse, yet the Western world is chary about recognizing it,…

London, Aug 22 (UNI) Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday pointed to Pakistan’s negative role in Afghanistan while slamming the US for its decision to withdraw from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover of the country. In an…

Their departure delayed because of the chaos at the Kabul airport and the deteriorating situation in the city which fell to the Taliban last Sunday, two Indian evacuation flights flew out around 350 people Saturday. The flights, sources…

Male , August 21 Bengaluru FC fought hard but couldn't beat Bengaluru FC in their AFC Cup Group D South Zone encounter at the National Football Stadium in Male on Saturday. The 0-0 draw meant they are not in contention for the inter-zone…