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Om Birla meets Bangladesh Speaker in Vienna, discusses best parliamentary practices, Covid vaccination

Vienna [Austria], September 9 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Speaker of Bangladesh's Jatiyo Shangsad, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury during the Fifth World Conference of the Speakers of Parliaments (5WCSP) in Vienna and discussed best practices in two Parliaments, COVID-19 vaccination, Vaccine Maitri programme, women empowerment, and capacity building of MPs.

2021-09-09T11:53:17.811456+00:00 IST

Afghanistan will become sanctuary for Pak-based terror outfits after Taliban takeover, say experts

Amsterdam [Netherlands], September 9 (ANI): Experts and political leaders have asserted that the Taliban administration will likely face governance issues as the Afghan society has changed significantly since the Taliban first lost control over the country in 2001.

2021-09-09T10:47:52.996869+00:00 IST

Record number of reservists to join Estonian army training in 2022: Defense forces

Tallinn [Estonia], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Estonian army will summon almost 8,300 reservists, the biggest number since 1991, for training next year, the national defence forces officials said on Wednesday.

2021-09-08T20:56:53.285960+00:00 IST

Any legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban

Berlin [Germany], September 8 (ANI): A day after the Taliban announced the interim government of Afghanistan, the United States on Wednesday said that the outfit would have to work for the right to be regarded by the international community as a legitimate government.

2021-09-08T17:21:05.524105+00:00 IST

India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla

Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

2021-09-08T13:04:08.401536+00:00 IST

Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic

New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

2021-09-08T12:56:05.778351+00:00 IST

MEA condoles death of Indian Envoy Dr Anju Kumar

New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Dr Anju Kumar, Charge d' Affaires in the Embassy of India, Germany passed away on Wednesday.

2021-09-08T10:55:48.736726+00:00 IST

Om Birla meets Guyanese speaker Manzoor Nadir

Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met National Assembly speaker of Guyana Manzoor Nadir to discuss the strengthening of the health sector in the South American country.

2021-09-07T23:36:38.177738+00:00 IST

EU-US trade and technology council to be launched in September

Brussels [Belgium], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU-US Trade and Technology Council is to be launched later this month, Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission executive vice-president, said on Tuesday.

2021-09-07T21:52:43.840295+00:00 IST

India vows to enhance cooperation with UNITAR

Geneva [Switzerland], September 7 (ANI): India has vowed to enhance its bilateral cooperation with UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and has said to contribute to the organisation's global agenda in capacity building.

2021-09-07T13:28:50.781376+00:00 IST

Czech Communist Party leader to step down after 16 years at the helm: Deputy

Prague [Czech Republic], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The leader of the Czech Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM), Vojtech Filip, will leave the post he has occupied for 16 years after the parliamentary elections of October 8-9, his deputy said on Monday.

2021-09-06T18:24:25.347854+00:00 IST

UK Foreign Secretary decries prison sentences for Belarusian Opposition figures

London [UK], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Monday condemned the lengthy prison sentences handed to Belarusian opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak by a Minsk court, and urged President Alexander Lukashenko's government to release all political prisoners.

2021-09-06T17:40:58.460739+00:00 IST

UK says will rescue nearly 300 Afghans who supported its forces

London [UK], September 6 (ANI): The UK has said that it would put all its efforts to rescue nearly 300 Afghans who assisted the country's forces earlier and are now stuck under the Taliban regime.

2021-09-06T17:27:19.521848+00:00 IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrives at Vienna Airport ahead of World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

Vienna [Austrian], September 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived at Vienna International Airport on Monday ahead of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) organised by the Austrian Parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations.

2021-09-06T13:26:13.585296+00:00 IST

EU lawmakers back Lithuania amid tensions with China

Brussels [Belgium], September 6 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament extended support for Lithuania on Friday after its decision to enhance ties with Taiwan despite threats from China, reported Focus Taiwan.

2021-09-06T06:54:09.792139+00:00 IST

Germany's Ambassador to China Jan Hecker dies

Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): The German Ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, has died, a few days assuming his new role, the Federal Foreign Office announced on Monday.

2021-09-06T04:39:11.277812+00:00 IST

Police fail to crack down gang violence against Israeli Arabs

Nicosia [Cyprus], September 6 (ANI): "I have been following in astonishment, apprehension, and horror for a long time, especially in recent weeks and days, the terrible wave of murders befalling our country in general and Arab society in particular...There had been over 100 murders in the country since last September."

2021-09-06T02:58:10.512992+00:00 IST

Mandaviya participates in G-20 Health Ministers' Meeting 2021 with theme 'People, Planet & Prosperity'

Rome [Italy] September 6 (ANI): Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday participated in the G-20 Health Ministers Meeting 2021 hosted by the Italian Presidency on the theme "People, Planet & Prosperity".

2021-09-05T19:06:38.436402+00:00 IST

Top US General says 'civil war' likely to break out in Afghanistan

Berlin [Germany], September 5 (ANI): Top US General Mark Milley on Saturday (local time) said he believed it was likely that conditions for a future "civil war" could develop in Afghanistan following the US troops' withdrawal.

2021-09-05T16:54:20.567816+00:00 IST

WHO identifies Mu COVID-19 variant as a variant of interest

Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on August 30 listed the Mu Covid-19 variant as a 'variant of interest'.

2021-09-05T15:45:05.430748+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Danish PM Frederiksen, discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan

Copenhagen [Denmark], September 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a visit to Denmark, on Sunday met Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and discussed the Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan and EU's global role.

2021-09-05T13:48:01.949890+00:00 IST