Rome: “I am following the situation in Afghanistan with great concern,” Pope Francis said adding, “I share in the suffering of those who mourn for the people who lost their lives in the suicide attacks last Thursday, and of those who are seeking help and

Jeddah: At least 30 soldiers were killed and more than 65 injured on Sunday in an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on a military base in southern Yemen. A ballistic missile followed by two explosives-laden drones struck a barracks housing about 50 troops at Al-Anad

Pyongyong: North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog said in an annual report, highlighting the isolated nation's efforts to expand its arsenal. The signs of operation at the 5-megawatt

Ramallah: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank for the first official Israeli-Palestinian talks since Prime Minister Naftali Bennett took office in June. Gantz travelled to the West Bank city of Ramallah for security and economic discussions with the

Washington: The Biden administration expects the Taliban to continue allowing safe passage for Americans and others to leave Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrawal is completed next week, according to a top official. "The Taliban have both communicated privately and publicly that they will allow for

Paris: France, Britain and Germany working on UN proposal to allow safe passage for people trying to leave Afghanistan, says French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron says resolution will be brought today (Monday) to an emergency UN Security Council meeting of veto-wielding members. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is

Moscow: Russia on Monday called on the United States to release Afghan central bank reserves that Washington blocked after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul earlier this month. "If our Western colleagues are actually worried about the fate of the Afghan people, then we must not create

New Delhi: India reported 42,513 new Covid-19 cases and 380 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am on Monday, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The number of active cases has risen to 3,76,324 and the death toll has crossed 4,38,210. Kerala,

Srinagar: The RSS backed Indian government’s new Education Policy 2020 is a reflection of the Hindutva ideology of ruling BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Syawamsevak Sangh (RSS). The report pointed out that Modi is shaping India according to RSS dictates. According to a research report RSS is

Haryana: The agitation against farm laws enacted last year returned to the spotlight when Haryana Police cracked down on farmers in Karnal, leaving several injured in a lathi-charge at the Bastara Toll Plaza on the national highway. The farmers were protesting against a BJP meeting on

Uttrakhand: Two officials in Uttarakhand have been suspended for their alleged involvement in the fake COVID-19 testing scam during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. The then Mela officer (medical and health) Dr. Arjun Singh Sengar and officer-in-charge (medical and health) Dr. N.K. Tyagi were suspended on

Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected terrorism-related allegations by India, terming them as baseless. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan has categorically rejected Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s terrorism-related allegations against Pakistan. Pakistan has shared incontrovertible evidence with the international community regarding India‘s