Added on July 10, 2021  Press Trust of India

Help avert civil war in Afghanistan: Pak to All parties

Help avert civil war in Afghanistan: Pak to All parties

Says situation in Afghanistan deteriorating

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday cautioned against the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and urged all parties to agree on a power sharing formula to avert a looming civil war in the neighbouring country. Addressing the Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf expressed concern over the […]

 Added on July 10, 2021  Press Trust of India

Taliban claim control of 85% of Afghanistan’s territory

Moscow: The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control 85 per cent of Afghanistan’s territory amid a surge in wins on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout from the war-battered country. The announcement came at a press conference at the end of a visit by a senior Taliban delegation to Moscow […]

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Relief for China: Coronavirus most likely of natural origin, not leaked from lab, say Study

Melbourne: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, most likely spread from an animal source to humans, and did not leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, according to a review of existing scientific evidence by a global team of scientists. The yet-to-be published study, posted on the pre-print server Zenodo on July 7, noted that […]

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Pfizer to seek OK for 3rd vaccine dose

Washington: Pfizer is about to seek US authorisation for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant. Research from multiple countries shows the Pfizer shot and other widely used COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection […]

 Added on July 9, 2021  Press Trust of India

Two militant associates arrested in Kashmir

Two militant associates arrested in Kashmir

Srinagar: Security forces arrested two militant associates in separate operations in Baramulla and Budgam districts of Kashmir division, police said on Thursday. Police in Budgam arrested a militant associate linked with proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and recovered incriminating material including explosive substance from his possession, a police spokesman said. Police established a checkpoint at […]

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Every year India reports over 7 lakh deaths due to abnormal climate: Lancet study

New Delhi: Nearly 740,000 access deaths in India annually can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures related to climate change, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. An international team, led by researchers at Monash University in Australia, found that globally more than five million extra deaths a year […]

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Congress reiterates demand for statehood to JK

Says delimitation exercise meaningless, submits memorandum

Jammu: The Congress on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the Delimitation Commission here and said undertaking a delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir will be meaningless until full statehood is restored to it. Statehood is imperative for the restoration of the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir, it said. The Delimitation Commission, led by Justice […]

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‘Vested interests’ using OIC for anti India rant: MEA

New Delhi: India on Thursday called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to not allow vested interests like Pakistan to “subvert” the grouping’s platform for anti-India propaganda through biased and one-sided resolutions. The strong comments by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came in response to the OIC secretary-general proposing to send a delegation […]

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No role in attack near Hafiz Saeed’s residence in Lahore: India tells Pak

No role in attack near Hafiz Saeed’s residence in Lahore: India tells Pak

New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly trashed as “baseless propaganda” Pakistan’s claim that it was behind a bomb blast near the house of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed in Lahore last month, and asked Islamabad to take “credible and verifiable” action against terrorism emanating from its soil instead. At a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs […]

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Grant reservation to neglected groups: BJP to Delimitation Commission

Sikh body also sought reservation for Sikhs

Jammu: A delegation of the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Thursday met the Delimitation Commission here and demanded the unfreezing of the 24 assembly seats falling in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to grant reservation to people displaced from PaK, Kashmir Pandits, SCs and STs. Led by J-K BJP president Ravinder Raina, the delegation also sought adequate […]

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