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Indore: 75 Sindhi refugees from Pakistan granted Indian citizenship
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): As many as 75 refugees from Pakisan belonging to the Sindhi community who had escaped from the neighbouring country due to "harassment" were granted Indian citizenship in Indore on Tuesday as part of the commemoration of 75 years of India'
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Iran to make efforts to stabilise Afghanistan: President Raisi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 18 (ANI): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday said that his country would make serious efforts to stabilise Afghanistan as the country's government fell on Sunday and the Taliban took over the control, a media report said.
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Mumbai's first public EV charging station inaugurated
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India], August 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday inaugurated first electric vehicle charging point at a public parking lot in Mumbai.
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India, UN to sign MoU for technology partnership in peacekeeping mission
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 18 (ANI): India and the UN are set to sign an MoU in support of partnership for technology in peacekeeping mission on Wednesday.
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Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Syrian province
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 18 (ANI): Israel struck Hezbollah posts near Syria's Quneitra province, a media report said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Kerala Health Minister directs officials to set up paediatric wa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 18 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday directed the officials to set up paediatric wards and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in 48 hospitals in view of the possible third wave of COVID-19.
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Blinken speaks to Qatar's deputy PM over Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke to Qatar's deputy prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani over Afghanistan's situation as the Taliban have gained control over the country.
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Haiti earthquake: Toll rises to 1941
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 18 (ANI): The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1941, Xinhua reported citing authorities.
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Joe Biden, Boris Johnson discuss need for close coordination among allies
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): In his first call with a foreign leader since the Taliban took control of Kabul, US President Joe Biden has spoken with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and discussed the need for continued close coordination among allies and democratic partners on Af
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'Cannot live under Taliban regime': Afghan students want to stay in India
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharastra) [India], August 18 (ANI): Students from Afghanistan studying at Pune University are not willing to go back to their country after the Taliban takeover and want to stay in India.
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Indian contingent leaves for Tokyo Paralympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Indian contingent for 2020 Paralympics departed for Tokyo from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport in the wee hours of Wednesday.
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Biden takes responsibility for every decision taken on Afghanistan, says U
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is taking responsibility for every decision the American government took with respect to Afghanistan, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, as the war-ravaged country plunged into crisis following Taliban takeover.
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