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Two border towns in Afghanistan's Herat province fall to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): The Islam Qala border town, one of the key trade gateways of Afghanistan into Iran, and the Torghundi border town, another trade gateway into Turkmenistan, have fallen to the Taliban, according to local officials.
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Every game is important, says SA's Rassie van der Dussen ahead of clash wi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Malahide [Ireland], July 9 (ANI): South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen is expecting easier conditions for batters during the team's three-match ODI series against Ireland as he said every game is important for Proteas.
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Taliban, Afghan politicians agree war not a solution, call for cordial atm
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 9 (ANI): Taliban and Afghan politicians have agreed that war is not a solution to the Afghan problem and there is a need to establish a mechanism for the transition from war to lasting peace.
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Taliban, Afghan delegates in Iran agree on need of political solution to e
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 8 (ANI): The Taliban delegation and the Afghan government agreed during the meeting in Iran that the decades-long war in Afghanistan must end and that "a peaceful solution should be sought," between the two sides.
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Pentagon confirms 2 US soldiers injured in rocket attack on Al-Assad Air B
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Two members of the US military were injured during a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Assad Air Base that hosts Coalition troops in Iraq, Defense Department spokesperson Commander Jessica McNulty confirmed to Sputnik.
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Cabinet expansion: Women ministers in PM Modi's team don handloom sarees,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): During the cabinet expansion ceremony on Wednesday, women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Darshana Jardosh, Pratima Bhoumik, Shobha Karandlaje, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Meenakshi Lekhi, An
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EAM Jaishankar calls on Iranian President-elect, hands over personal messa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who arrived in Tehran on Wednesday called on Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and handed over a personal message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Iran invites Taliban delegation for bilateral meetings as foreign forces w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran] July 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iran has invited a Taliban delegation from Doha for bilateral meetings, informed Taliban spokesperson on Wednesday.
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Iraq reports record 8,818 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 8,818 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,388,323.
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IRCTC to conduct "Char Dham Yatra" in new normal
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): In view of declining cases of coronavirus across the country, the Indian Railways has decided to operate a special train in September covering several top tourist destinations, including Char Dham--Badrinath, Jagannath Puri, Rameshwaram, and Dwarkadhish. Read More
3 killed in oil, gas pipeline explosion in Iran
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three people were killed in an explosion at an oil and gas pipeline station in the southwestern province of Khuzestan in Iran, reported the official news agency IRNA on Tuesday.
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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
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