UNSC meeting on Afghan galvanised members to call for end to violence: India”s envoy Tirumurti
United Nations: The crucial UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, held within the first week of India’s Presidency of the powerful global body, galvanised members to call for an end to the violence and hostilities, and helped reveal to the outside world the dire situation facing the war-torn country, India’s envoy here has said. India […]
Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account temporarily suspended
Due process being followed for its restoration: Congress
New Delhi: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account has been temporarily suspended and due process is being followed to restore it, the party said Saturday. This comes a day after Twitter removed a controversial post of Gandhi with a picture of him meeting the family of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who died here following […]
Taliban kill head of government media department in Kabul
Kabul: The Taliban shot and killed the director of Afghanistan’s Government Information Media Center on Friday, the latest killing of a government official and one that comes just days after an assassination attempt on the acting defense minister. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told ‘The Associated Press’ that the groups’ fighters had killed Dawa Khan Menapal, […]
Nawaz Sharif’s application for visa extension in UK rejected
Islamabad/London: Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s application for visa extension has been turned down by the UK Home Office with the right to appeal, according to media reports on Friday. Sharif, 71, convicted in two corruption cases in Pakistan, has been living in London, UK, since November 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted […]
Lok Sabha passes bill to end all retrospective taxation
New Delhi: A bill that aims to end all retrospective taxation imposed on indirect transfer of Indian assets was passed by the Lok Sabha on Friday amidst continuous protests by opposition over the alleged snooping through the Pegasus spyware and other issues. When the ‘The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021′ would be passed by Rajya […]
PM Modi slams Opposition for stalling Parliament
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Opposition is trying to score self-goals, accusing it of stalling Parliament while the country was keen to march ahead. These parties are trying to stop the transaction of business in Parliament, he said in a no-holds-barred attack on the Opposition for stalling parliamentary proceedings over the […]
India not invited to ‘extended Troika’ meeting on Afghanistan
New Delhi: India has not been invited to a crucial meeting being convened by Russia on the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan that is expected to see the participation of Pakistan, China and the US, people familiar with the development said on Thursday. As the Taliban continues its offensive in Afghanistan, Russia has stepped up efforts […]
Double vaccinated three times less likely to get COVID-19: UK study
London: People who have received both doses of their coronavirus vaccine are three times less likely to get infected with COVID-19, a latest UK study has found. The Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT-1) study, one of the UK’s largest studies into COVID-19 infections in the country, reported on Wednesday that infections in England have […]