Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan government has released 1,000 members of the Taliban movement and expects the group to respond by setting free government security forces personnel and speeding up the preparation of direct talks, the Afghan National Security Council said
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday dismissed all rumours about his ill-health and took to Twitter to assure that he is healthy and has been working as the country deals with the spread of COVID-19.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has sent one lakh masks to Lucknow to deal with the crisis.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Asia's largest wholesale market of fans, Basai Darapur located in West Delhi, is closed during the lockdown due to which dealers and labourers are at wit's end and are struggling to earn their daily bread and livelihood.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Former chief minister of Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday asked the state government to demand a special economic package of at least Rs 50,000 crore from the centre to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): The World Bank on Friday approved a USD 400 million grant to help Afghanistan "sustain the pace of key economic and public finance reforms and support the country to manage current risks and uncertainties compounded by the COVID-19 crisis."
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and provided an update on the US peace and reconciliation efforts in Afgh
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured all help in the wake of gas leakage incident in Vishakapatnam and directed officials to form a committee to look at its fall out and tackl
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Emphasising that it would be prudent for India and the entire world to evolve a new model of development based on self-reliance, in order to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic impact, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Joint General Secretary Datt
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday raised doubts over Centre's strategy in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic during a meeting with senior leaders and Chief Ministers of party-ruled states to discuss the ongoing crisis and post-lockdown sc
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Diamond trading was restricted in April due to the coronavirus pandemic and global lockdowns. Sentiment was weak, with dealers frustrated by the inability to resume business.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): In past four days, the Consumer Affairs Department herehas given show-cause notice to 21 dealers for violating lockdown norms, said Home Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay.