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Celebrating Sanskrit with new translations of Kalidasa's Meghaduta, Ritusamhara

Antananarivo [Madagascar], August 30 (ANI): Kalidasa's poems Meghaduta (The Cloud Messenger) and Ritusamhara (The Six Seasons) have been rendered into English translation by poet and Ambassador Abhay K.

2021-08-30T10:10:08.808258+00:00 IST

UK's evacuation from Afghanistan a 'humiliation': Conservative lawmaker

London [UK], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Conservative lawmaker Tobias Ellwood has called the evacuation of personnel and Afghans who worked for the British troops during the 20-year-long presence of the US-led coalition in the country a "humiliation."

2021-08-30T09:38:00.931213+00:00 IST

Over 20 dead, dozens missing after vessel collision in Peru

Lima [Peru], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 20 people are feared dead while over 50 went missing after two vessels collided on the Huallaga River in the Amazonian region of Loreto in Peru, the RPP radio station reported.

2021-08-30T06:36:15.290306+00:00 IST

CSTO chief denies plans of member states to deploy military in Afghanistan

Minsk [Belarus], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas said on Sunday that the fears of the CSTO member states deploying their troops in Afghanistan were unfounded.

2021-08-29T23:03:00.966800+00:00 IST

Death toll from ammunition depot blasts in Kazakhstan rises to 14

Almaty [Kazakhstan], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people who were killed in the recent ammunition depot explosions in Kazakhstan's southern Jambyl region has increased to 14, the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Sunday.

2021-08-29T18:35:24.910069+00:00 IST

Israeli PM will not publicly campaign against Iran nuclear deal: Reports

Tehran [Iran], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett does not plan to publicly campaign against the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and expects relations with US President Joe Biden to achieve better results, Axios reports citing two sources.

2021-08-29T00:10:52.117731+00:00 IST

Night clashes resume between Palestinian protesters, Israeli soldiers

Gaza [Palestine], August 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Night clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers resumed on Saturday near the borders between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel for the first time in two years, eyewitnesses said.

2021-08-28T22:18:02.703463+00:00 IST

Taliban engaged in internal discussions on formation of new Afghan govt: Russian Foreign Ministry

Moscow [Russia], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban are engaged in serious internal discussions regarding the formation of a new government, Russia's Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Saturday.

2021-08-28T21:03:39.245168+00:00 IST

Over 10,000 people evacuated in western Cuba due to Ida Hurricane

Havana [Cuba], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 10,000 people have been evacuated in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio over the Ida hurricane, media reported.

2021-08-28T06:28:10.340224+00:00 IST

Argentina produced over 5 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Argentine pharmaceutical company Richmond said it had produced more than 5 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19.

2021-08-28T06:06:44.924397+00:00 IST

Australia reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for second time in 3 days

Canberra [Australia], August 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reported a record number of daily coronavirus cases for several times recently as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.

2021-08-28T05:11:24.054902+00:00 IST

Dozens of Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes with Israeli forces: Medics

Ramallah [Palestine], August 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in several West Bank cities and villages, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said.

2021-08-27T23:41:57.245787+00:00 IST

Tropical storm Ida off Cuban coast turns into hurricane

Havana [Cuna], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Tropical storm Ida off the coast of Cuba is now a hurricane hitting the Isle of Youth, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.

2021-08-27T21:50:57.066984+00:00 IST

Boris Johnson says Kabul bombings underscore urgency of getting Brits out

London [UK], August 28 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the suicide attacks in Kabul, which killed two Brits and a child of a British national, showed how urgent it was for evacuations to conclude.

2021-08-27T21:43:13.774959+00:00 IST

20 Houthis killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen

Aden [Yemen], August 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Yemen's government announced on Friday that 20 Houthis were killed in airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition in the country's northeastern province of al-Jawf.

2021-08-27T19:06:14.016973+00:00 IST

Will evacuate Indians, support Afghans who stood by us: MEA

New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said India's priority will be to evacuate the Indian citizens from Afghanistan and Afghan nationals "who stood by us".

2021-08-27T11:48:21.805876+00:00 IST

COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise by 31,024, tally reaches over 20.67 million

Brasilia [Brazil], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 31,024 to 20,676,561 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.

2021-08-27T01:07:59.383430+00:00 IST

ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul multiple blasts: Report

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 (ANI): The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.

2021-08-26T20:14:44.181145+00:00 IST

UK will continue evacuation operation despite Kabul attack: PM Johnson

London [UK], August 27 (ANI): The United Kingdom will continue its evacuation operation from Kabul despite the attack near Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday (local time).

2021-08-26T19:07:24.585615+00:00 IST

Malaysia reports highest daily new COVID-19 infections, deaths

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported the highest daily new COVID-19 infections and related deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic in the country, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

2021-08-26T12:47:48.983091+00:00 IST

EU asks member states to offer safe legal pathways out of Afghanistan for at-risk people

Brussels [Belgium], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): EU member states should come up with safe legal pathways for people who are particularly at risk, such as female judges and human rights activists, to travel from militant-controlled Afghanistan to Europe, Eric Mamer, the chief spokesman for the European Commission said on Thursday.

2021-08-26T12:44:05.626509+00:00 IST