11-07-2021 Bureau Report + Geo News NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: As Taliban fighters continue to gain control amid the withdrawal of international forces, India said Sunday it had temporarily brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar, a major city in southern Afghanistan. “Due to intense fighting near Kandahar …
Read More »Australia confirms completing troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan
11-07-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Australia’s defence minister on Sunday confirmed the end of his country’s involvement in the 20-year Afghanistan war, saying the troops’ withdrawal had taken place “in recent weeks”. Australia announced in April that it would remove its remaining troops by September in line with the US decision …
Read More »Queen and PM wish England well as final looms
11-07-2021 LONDON: The Queen and Boris Johnson have led messages of support to the England team ahead of the Euro 2020 final. The monarch recalled presenting the World Cup trophy to Bobby Moore in 1966 as she praised the current team’s “spirit, commitment and pride with which you have conducted …
Read More »Bandi Sanjay Kumar Birthday Celebrations by BJP Minority Morcha and BJP SC Morcha
Hyderabad;July 10;(Perss media of india)On the occasion of BJP State President & MP Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar Birthday Celebrations by BJP Minority Morcha and BJP SC Morcha at DrShyamPrasadukherjiBhavan,BJPStateOffice,Nampally,Hyderabad BJP SC Morcha organized Blood Donation Camp atBJPStateOffice,NampallyDr A Chandrasekhar Former Minister and Shri Koppu Basha,BJP SC Morcha State President, Shri …
Read More »Afghanistan to rush troops to borders as Taliban extend gains
11-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghan authorities prepared Saturday to try to retake a key border crossing seized by the Taliban in a sweeping offensive that the group claim has helped capture a vast swath of the violence-wracked nation. As US troops continued their …
Read More »California battles wildfire as blazing heat hits America
11-07-2021 CALIFORNIA: Firefighters battled a surging wildfire in Northern California under blazing temperatures as another heat wave hits the Western United States this weekend, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas. California’s Death Valley National Park, about 177km (110 miles) west of Las Vegas in the neighboring …
Read More »Ethiopia’s ruling party wins national election in landslide
11-07-2021 ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has been declared the winner of last month’s national election in a landslide, assuring a second five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The June 21 election marked the first time Abiy faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several …
Read More »Florida Building Collapse Death Toll Reaches 78
;Miami: July 10– The confirmed death toll in the partial collapse of a 12-storey residential building in Surfside, Florida, has increased to 78 after the remains of 14 more victims were found in the rubble, authorities said. There are 62 people who remain unaccounted for, and 200 accounted for, Xinhua …
Read More »PM Modi to chair meeting of Council of Ministers on July 14
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting with Council of Ministers on July 14 to discuss key issues amid ongoing Covid-19 crisis as well as other issues to take forward the country to fulfill his ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self reliant India) vision Sources said that the …
Read More »Taliban claim 85% of Afghan territory under their control
10-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ MOSCOW/ ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban on Friday claimed that 85% of Afghanistan’s territory was under their control as the group continued its offensive amid a US military withdrawal. At a press conference in Moscow, Taliban negotiator Shahabuddin Delawar said that …
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