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International Federation of Journalists urges for evacuation of media work
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 20 (ANI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged for the necessary evacuation of media workers at critical risk in Afghanistan and asked the international community to expedite all evacuation and rescue operations.
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Pak PM Imran Khan asks ministers to keep mum on Taliban's Afghanistan take
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been barring his ministers to speak or issue any statement over the Taliban's recent takeover in Afghanistan, a media report said.
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Pune man who set himself on fire near police commissionerate succumbs to b
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharastra) [India], August 20 (ANI): A 42-years-old man, who had allegedly set himself on fire near the Pune city Police Commissionerate, succumbed to burn injuries during treatment at a hospital on Thursday.
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RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh to hold nationwide protest on Sep 8 de
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 20 (ANI): Farmers' organisation, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday announced that it will go on a nationwide protest on September 8 demanding guaranteed remunerative prices for farmers' produce.
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'Reply in English only': Madras HC directs Centre to follow provisions of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 20 (ANI): The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Central government to follow the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963 strictly.
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Himachal CM slams Congress over objection to BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra, say
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla(Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 20 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday slammed Congress over its objection to BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra and said that the Opposition party is going through difficult times and their leaders are frustrated.
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Afghanistan crisis: G7 says Taliban must hold their commitments to ensure
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 20 (ANI): The G7 ministers on Thursday underlined the importance of the Taliban holding to their commitments to ensure the protection of civilians and expressed their concerns by reports of violent reprisals in parts of Afghanistan, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said
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US Capitol bomb suspect surrenders to authorities
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 20 (ANI): A 49-year-old suspect who threatened to detonate a bomb near the US Capitol building surrendered after negotiations, ending an hours-long standoff, US media reports said on Thursday.
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India's national security challenges becoming 'complex', says Rajnath Sing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Highlighting that the rapidly changing geo-political and security scenario in the world, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that India's national security challenges are becoming "complex".
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Pak envoy meets with Hamid Karzai, Abdullah over Afghanistan's future
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan on Thursday held a meeting with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai and senior leader of ousted government Abdullah Abdullah to discuss 'efforts for stability in Afghanistan'.
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6,000 people at Kabul airport processed for evacuation, will soon board pl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 20 (ANI): As many as 6,000 are at the Kabul airport right now who have been fully processed by the United States councillor team for evacuation and will soon board a flight, said a US State Department spokesperson.
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Hundreds of Muslims participate in Muharram processions in J-K's Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 20 (ANI): To pay tributes to Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hazrat Imam Hussein and others who attained martyrdom in the battle of Karbala, people from Muslim community took part in Muharram processions on Thursday.
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