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Dubai Expo 2020: PM Modi invites investors, says India land of opportunities

New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Terming India as a "land of opportunities", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the Dubai Expo 2020 said that there is an opportunity to discover and progress as it offers maximum growth.

2021-10-01T15:51:37.768995+00:00 IST

Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates India's Pavillion at Dubai Expo 2020

Dubai [UAE], October 1 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 on Friday.

2021-10-01T15:01:48.252030+00:00 IST

National ID cards no longer valid for most Europeans travelling to UK: Home Office

London [UK], October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Most European citizens will need to show a valid passport to be allowed to enter the United Kingdom from Friday, as the UK government will stop accepting national identity cards as a travel document following the country's departure from the European Union last year, the Home Office announced.

2021-10-01T13:30:54.439099+00:00 IST

India, UAE have shared interest, not in competition: Piyush Goyal at Dubai Expo 2020

Dubai [UAE], October 1 (ANI): Underlining the strong support shown by India and the UAE for each other during the pandemic, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said both the countries have shared interest and they are not in competition.

2021-10-01T11:03:30.810007+00:00 IST

For 55 million displaced, status quo 'not an option': UN agency

New York [US], September 30 (ANI): Nationally-owned solutions must be found for more than 55 million people displaced within their own countries, according to a new report.

2021-09-30T16:13:31.606397+00:00 IST

London: Tibetan, Hong Kong, Uyghur communities to hold protest on PRC 72nd National Day

London [UK], September 30 (ANI): A coalition of Tibetan, Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in the UK is slated to hold a protest in central London on Friday against the Chinese government over the continued brutal crackdown and curtailment of freedom of speech in China.

2021-09-30T15:45:32.678185+00:00 IST

Vietnam reports 7,940 new COVID-19 cases

Hanoi [Vietnam], September 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 7,940 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 7,937 locally transmitted and three imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

2021-09-30T15:30:32.134953+00:00 IST

China's BRI left several countries saddled with 'hidden debts': report

Beijing [China], September 30 (ANI): China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has left scores of lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) saddled with "hidden debts" totalling USD 385 billion, according to new research.

2021-09-30T11:25:17.189648+00:00 IST

Quad partners embraced AUKUS announcement: Australian PM

Canberra [Australia], September 30 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said that there was a "very warm embrace" of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership announcement, by the Quad partners.

2021-09-30T11:01:36.814809+00:00 IST

EU helps deliver 32 tonnes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): The first aircraft carrying UNICEF lifesaving medical supplies arrived in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Airbridge, the UN agency said.

2021-09-30T10:28:14.754252+00:00 IST

35 rescued, 4 still trapped in mine accident in Canada

Ottawa [Canada], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Thirty-five of the 39 miners trapped in a mine in Sudbury, Canada, have returned to the surface, and rescue efforts for the other four are still underway, public broadcaster CBC said late Tuesday night.

2021-09-29T14:16:22.515125+00:00 IST

India, Australia sign terms of reference for conduct of navy to navy talks

New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Indian and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on Wednesday signed a 'Terms of Reference for the conduct of Navy-to-Navy (N2N) talks between the two countries.

2021-09-29T13:01:55.172655+00:00 IST

Taliban announce operation to defeat IS terrorists: Reports

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 29 (ANI): Taliban have launched an operation to root out Islamic State (IS) from Afghanistan.

2021-09-29T11:26:57.740934+00:00 IST

Indian embassy building in Madagascar lit up with 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'

Antananarivo [Madagascar], September 29 (ANI): On the occasion of the 75 years of India's Independence to mark the celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Embassy of India, Antananarivo, Madagascar is celebrating the age-old Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The Whole Earth is a Family) during the month of September.

2021-09-29T09:37:31.769312+00:00 IST

Over 900 cyber attacks on E-Voting systems recorded at State Duma elections

Moscow [Russia], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 900 cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the remote electronic voting system were recorded during the elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

2021-09-29T05:41:27.072092+00:00 IST

5 killed in attack on Malian army convoy

Bamako [Mali], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Five people were killed and four others wounded in an attack on an army-escorted convoy in western Mali, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) said Tuesday on their official website.

2021-09-29T02:28:00.402216+00:00 IST

UN mission chief urges Sudanese parties to reach consensus

Khartoum [Sudan], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The head of the United Nations Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) for Sudan urged on Tuesday all the Sudanese parties to reach consensus and work together to accomplish the tasks of the transitional period in the country.

2021-09-28T17:00:18.665797+00:00 IST

NATO fleet visits Georgia's Black Sea port

Tbilisi [Georgia], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on Tuesday hosted five vessels of a response force of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the country's Border Police said in a statement.

2021-09-28T16:07:20.913460+00:00 IST

Blast leaves two people killed, seven more injured in southern Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were killed and seven others injured in a blast in Kismayo town in Somalia on Monday evening, an official confirmed.

2021-09-28T11:41:45.495184+00:00 IST

6 killed, 2 missing in flooding in Thailand

Bangkok [Thailand], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Flooding triggered by tropical storm Dianmu has affected nearly half of Thailand's provinces, leaving at least six people dead and two others missing, the country's disaster control authorities said Tuesday.

2021-09-28T09:57:18.854754+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Mexican President, discusses cooperation in pharma, ICT, energy

Mexico City [Mexico], September 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday (local time) and discussed expanding practical cooperation in pharmaceuticals, information and communication technology (ICT) and energy.

2021-09-28T08:19:47.460353+00:00 IST