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India to become Aatmanirbhar in silk production in 2 years, says Smriti I
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday expressed confidence that India will become self-reliant or Aatmanirbhar in silk production in the next two years.
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British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's 5-year sentence in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 8 (ANI): Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian charity worker who was in an Iranian jail for almost five years for alleged sedition charges, has finally had her ankle monitor removed. She now faces another trial on separate charges.
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Amid rubble in Mosul left by ISIS, Pope Francis declares hope as 'more pow
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], March 8 (ANI): Standing amid the rubble left by the now defeated ISIS terrorists in Iraq, Pope Francis on Sunday said that hope is "more powerful than hatred and peace more powerful than war."
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On Day 2 of his Iraq visit, Pope Francis denounces extremism as 'betrayal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 7 (ANI): Pope Francis, who is on a four-day historic trip to Iraq, on Saturday (local time) denounced extremism in the name of religion as "betrayals of religion" and called for friendship and cooperation between religions.
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Iraq reports 4,068 new COVID-19 cases, 723,189 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Saturday 4,068 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total nationwide infections to 723,189.
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Biden extends US National Emergency, sanctions against Iran
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday extended for another year the national emergency declared with respect to Iran in the year 1995, the White House announced.
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Pope Francis on historic trip to Iraq, to meet Shia Muslim leader Sistani
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 6 (ANI): Pope Francis, arrived in Iraq on Friday (local time) for a historic four-day tour of the war-torn country and will meet with its top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a popular Shia Muslim figure, on Saturday.
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ISIS terrorist sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment by NIA Special C
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The special NIA court on Friday sentenced an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist to seven years rigorous imprisonment and fine in ISIS Conspiracy Delhi Case, said the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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India proposes inclusion of Chabahar Port in INSTC multi-lateral corridor
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday proposed the inclusion of Iran's Chabahar Port in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and invited Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to join the multi-lateral corridor project.
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Chabahar Port has emerged as 'connecting point' to deliver humanitarian as
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 4 (ANI): Chabahar Port has emerged as the 'connecting point' for the region to deliver humanitarian assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Thursday.
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US still assessing impact, attribution of rocket attack in Iraq: Jen Psaki
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The United States is assessing the impact of the latest rocket attack on its airbase in Iraq and the option of a forceful retaliation is open, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Wednesday (local time).
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India to commemorate 'Chabahar Day' tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): India will commemorate 'Chabahar Day' on March 4 on the margins of the Maritime India Summit-2021 which is being held from March 2 to 4.
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