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US to build support base for Afghan Peace, says Biden adviser
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will continue to solicit strong support for the Afghan peace process both regionally and internationally, said Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on Thursday.
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Taliban continue to have strong links with al-Qaeda, says Afghan President
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 14 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's advisor Wahid Omar has pointed out that the Taliban enjoy a strong relationship with the al-Qaeda terrorist network, and both the groups have been jointly attacking government institutions in the country.
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Rights group urges UK govt to grant asylum to Afghan women prone to Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK] July 11 (ANI): Human and women's rights groups on Sunday asked the UK administration to provide asylum to the vulnerable Afghan women amid the US troops withdrawal and increase in Taliban violence in the war-torn country.
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Pakistan not worried over taking action against terrorists, despite remain
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Despite remaining on the "grey list" of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Pakistan is less worried about the UN-designated terror groups living on its territory amid the US troop withdrawal from neighbouring Afghanistan.
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Ind vs SL: SLC has two groups in bio-bubbles keeping option open to field
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): While Sri Lanka's batting coach Grant Flower tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, data analyst GT Niroshan tested positive on Friday. With questions being raised on whether the first team will be able to take the field for the ODI series, the Lankan bo
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APMCs, FPOs now eligible to use Rs 1 lakh cr agriculture infrastructure fu
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to some modifications in the Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under Rs 1 lakh crore 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund' and extended the eligibility to State Agencies/APMCs, National and State Federatio
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Odisha CM releases financial assistance for PVTG families
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 8 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday distributed Rs 5,000 each to 64,214 families belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) as Chief Minister's Special COVID assistance.
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UKPNP urges global community to press Pakistan to repeal draconian laws im
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 6 (ANI): The United People's National Party (UKPNP) on Wednesday in an international conference at Geneva called upon the UN and other global institutional authorities to put pressure on Pakistan to repeal all draconian laws imposed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Po
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Turkey rejects its inclusion in US list of countries implicated in use of
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 5 (ANI): The Turkish Foreign Ministry last Friday reacted angrily to its inclusion in a US report in the list of countries that are implicated for the use of child soldiers by Turkish-backed groups in Syria and Libya.
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Lower exposure to UVB light may increase colorectal cancer risk, study sug
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Inadequate exposure to Ultraviolet B (UVB) light from the sun may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, particularly in older age groups, according to a collaborative study conducted by a team of international researchers using data on 186
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Pakistan undertaking dangerous gamble in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): As the US military is continuing with its drawdown from Afghanistan, Pakistan is undertaking a dangerous gamble in the war-torn country and has sought to cultivate radical jihadi groups in the region.
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'Pakistan's support to terror groups has left it in perilous state'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating security situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan is more "susceptible to a coup or revolution" due to Prime Minister Imran Khan's lack of control of his country's own military and security apparatus, says political consultant
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