India pushing for comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan
Establishes ‘contact’ with Taliban
New Delhi: India is pushing for a comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan amid a massive spike in violence in that country and reports of its contact with the Taliban for the first time in the backdrop of a renewed push for the Afghan peace process. The reports of India reaching out to the Taliban emerged as […]
Signs of brain inflammation found in people who died of virus: Study
Boston: Scientists have found signs of inflammation and neurodegeneration in the brains of individuals who died of COVID-19, similar to what is observed in people who die of conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The findings by researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine, US, and Saarland University in Germany may help explain why […]
Hosting American bases may lead to ‘revenge attacks’: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out hosting American bases in Pakistan for military action inside war-torn Afghanistan, fearing it might lead to his country being “targeted in revenge attacks” by terrorists. In an opinion piece in The Washington Post newspaper ahead of US President Joe Biden’s meeting with top Afghan leaders at the […]
Afghan peace move: Terrorist safe havens, sanctuaries must be dismantled, says India
United Nations: India said on Tuesday that terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries must be dismantled immediately and terrorist supply chains disrupted for enduring peace in Afghanistan as it called for zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including cross-border attacks. During a UN Security Council debate on the UN Assistance Mission in […]
US will consider its response if China refuses to live up to its international obligations on COVID-19: Sullivan
Washington: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that the United States, in consultations with its friends and allies, will consider its response against China if it turns out that Beijing is refusing to live up to its international obligations on the origins and transmission of COVID-19. “We are not, at this point, going […]
US failed in Afghanistan, says former President
Kabul: Afghanistan’s former president said Sunday the US came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability to his war-tortured nation and is leaving nearly 20 years later having failed at both. In an interview with The Associated Press just weeks before the last US and NATO troops leave Afghanistan, ending their forever war, […]
Low intensity earthquake hits Delhi
New Delhi: A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.1 struck the national capital on Sunday. The quake had its epicentre in Punjabi Bagh area at a depth of 7 km. It struck at 12.02 pm, according to the National Centre for Seismology. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported so far. […]
UNHRC flags concern over new IT rules in India
New laws designed to empower ordinary users of social media: Govt
New Delhi: Stating that new IT rules are “designed to empower ordinary users of social media”, India on Sunday rejected apprehensions raised by the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and said that new rules were finalised after broad consultations with various stakeholders. The Permanent Mission of India at the United Nations in its reply […]
India ‘misrepresenting’ ICJ verdict in Jadhav case: Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday accused India of “misrepresenting” the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case and asserted that it is ready to fulfill all obligations under the international law. India on Thursday asked Pakistan to address the “shortcomings” in a bill brought out to facilitate reviewing the case […]