Afghanistan: The lost economy of the country survived
By Kshvid News Desk with inputs from agencies Afghanistan is a country like all other countries in the world. But their recent history is not
By Kshvid News Desk with inputs from agencies Afghanistan is a country like all other countries in the world. But their recent history is not
Kathmandu [Nepal]: A total of 100,620 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States of America arrived in Kathmandu on Monday.Sepideh Keyvanshad, Mission
Washington [US]: The United States was losing the war to the Taliban so it chose negotiations as an alternative, said the former US special representative
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban has denied the statements of former US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad who raised concerns over the presence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan,
Kathmandu [Nepal]: The United States is set to donate 100,620 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal, the Embassy of the United States in Nepal
US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim has held talks with South Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk
The Biden administration wants to permanently resettle 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the military bases of the US to permanent houses, reported local media. Washington [US]
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The Pakistan government on Saturday rejected media reports about the possibility of signing an agreement with the US on the use of the
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): Pakistan has refuted a report which claimed that it is in talks with the Biden administration for use of Pakistan’s
The US administration on Friday informed lawmakers that the country is nearing a formalise an agreement with Pakistan for use of its airspace to conduct
The US authorities are going to release part of the previously unpublished materials about the 1963 assassination of the 35th President John Kennedy on December
Washington [US]: The US will send to Ukraine three Island-class patrol boats in November, Ukrainian Ambassador to Washington Oksana Markarova said on Friday.Earlier in October,
Washington [US]: US Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden to the House of Representatives for allegedly
Pyongyang [North Korea]: North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Pak Myong Ho has accused the United States of escalating the situation in the Asia-Pacific Region by
The United States on Friday called on China to take steps to transform its approach to trade and embrace market policies as was anticipated when
Brussels [Belgium]: US President Joe Biden wants to see predictability and stability when it comes to relations with Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on
Washington [US]: The US has rejected to release the frozen assets of Afghanistan but assured that it is committed to providing Afghans with humanitarian aids
Three years after former United States Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale left Islamabad in August 2018, the US has appointed Donald Armin Blome as the
Washington [US]: The US committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack voted on Tuesday (local time) to approve a criminal contempt report on Donald Trump
Former US National Security Advisor, Lt. General McMaster believes that any assistance provided to Pakistan should stop immediately and wanted to hold Imran Khan accountable
Moscow [Russia]: Russia will suspend activities of its permanent mission to NATO from November 1 or a few days later, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said
Beijing [China]: Chinese military condemned the United States and Canada for sending warships through the Taiwan Strait last week and said that the two countries’
At the upcoming Glasgow climate summit the spotlight will be on China, which is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gas. (GHG). The 13 day-long
During her visit to the US, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met a private investment firm’s Chief Investment Officer here and held discussions over the
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Operating Officer (COO) David Marchick will be visiting India from October 24-26 with an aim to advance DFC
Kabul [Afghanistan] : The US will be releasing two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay including the only Afghan left in the jail, Asadullah Haroongul.US Defense Ministry
New York [US]: Wall Street scored its biggest week since June as strong retail sales boosted the risk appetite of equity market investors, despite surging
The Eighth ministerial meeting of India-US Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue was held on Thursday (Local Time) in Washington DC and discussions were held on
Washington [US] October : Washington has announced that it will open its land borders for non-essential travellers from Mexico and Canada from November.As per the
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday said that the United States did nothing to make him believe that the country is no longer
Doha [Qatar] October 12 : Referring to matters such as women’s rights, the Taliban said that the world should not make demands by putting pressure,
Washington [US]: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that she hoped US Congress would approve a key pillar of the global corporate tax deal
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) said that an average of 6,00,000 new jobs have been created every month since the
Saint Paul [US] : At least one person was killed and 14 people injured in a shooting at a bar in Saint Paul, Minnesota early
China has accused the United States of restricting and suppressing Chinese students for dozens of hours at Los Angeles airport “for no reason” Los Angeles
China has lodged representations with the United States, on lifting additional tariffs and sanctions amid tension between the two global trade powerhouses. Washington [US], October
The Taliban have urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan’s central bank reserves, during the first in-person meeting in Qatar after the takeover of Kabul
US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci expects the number of coronavirus fatalities to go down during the cold season. Washington [US], October 10 :
A US delegation is set to travel to Qatar over the weekend to meet with senior Taliban representatives. This announcement was made by the US
Washington [US]: US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl on Friday (local time) co-chaired the 16th US-India Defense Policy Group alongside Defense Secretary
Beijing [US]: China on Friday expressed concerns about a US submarine that hit an unknown object in the South China Sea.Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian
The United States has said that its support for and defence relationship with Taiwan remains aligned against the current threat posed by the people’s Republic
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden has renewed the American government’s declaration of national emergency powers in dealing with Syria, the White House announced on
New York [US]: US prosecutors have charged a former Taliban commander with terrorism-related offences related to attacks on US troops in Afghanistan including the 2008
Zurich [Switzerland]: Chinese top diplomat Yang Jiechi held a meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, during which he called on Washington to not
Paris [France]: Noting the threat posed by increasing Chinese incursion into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ), US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday
New Delhi [India]: India and the United States have an “indispensable” partnership that covers areas across multiple dimensions and both countries can jointly overcome any
Underscoring the importance of the bilateral partnership, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Wednesday said the ties between India and United States is
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss China’s military activity near Taiwan and both sides agreed
New Delhi [India]: US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman on Tuesday arrived in New Delhi to review India-US bilateral agenda and discuss regional and
The United States has termed China’s recent military activity near Taiwan “provocative” and “strongly urged” Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and
Tokyo [Japan], October 5 (ANI): In his first phone call with a foreign leader since taking office, Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks
Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday criticised senior leaders in the US government and said that they didn’t really know what the mission was
Washington [US], October 2 : The United States on Friday (local time) surpassed 7,00,000 deaths due to COVID-19. According to data from Johns Hopkins University,
Washington [US]: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had a telephonic conversation with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on Afghanistan and discussed opportunities to strengthen defence
Washington [US]: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III and both exchanged
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday lashed out at “Pakistan’s neighbours, lobbies” for having a hand in the US bill tabled by Republican
General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the collapse of the Afghan government was rooted
Washington [US]: The US government has given its tentative approval for Australia to purchase a single EA-18G Growler aircraft with engineering and maintenance services costing
Washington [US]: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) met French Ambassador Philippe Etienne at the White House following the envoy’s return
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A Milley
French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne has returned to Washington after almost two weeks of absence amid the dispute between two countries over
Top United States Defence officials were questioned by US Senate Armed Services Committee over President Joe Biden administration’s handling of the chaotic withdrawal of the
Canada saw a 431 per cent growth in international student enrollment from India in five years, increasing 161,351 students from 2015 to 2020, says a
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 : The US has jailed a Pakistan agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for seven years over charges of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday returned to New Delhi after concluding his three-day US visit, where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly and
Washington [US], September 25 : Building on existing leadership from Quad partners on high-standards infrastructure, a senior Quad infrastructure coordination group has been launched by
Washington [US], September 25 : The US Department of Energy along with its Indian counterparts launched a new public-private Hydrogen Task Force as well as
The time for the US has come to unfriend Pakistan as its leaders continue to support Islamic supremacists and jihadis of various stripes. Washington [US],
Pakistan’s policy for over half a century in pursuit of strategic depth while planning for the recent invasion of Afghanistan has culminated in several years
Multiple Republican and Democratic lawmakers angrily stormed out of a classified briefing with members of the Biden administration on Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after their
The United States is set to announce the purchase of an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to donate to low- and lower-middle-income countries around
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that recent tour cancellations by the New Zealand and England cricket boards are due to Pakistan’s stance of
New York [US], September 22 : The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea will meet on Wednesday in New York with the US secretary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to the United States on Wednesday where he will address the UN General Assembly and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for the much-anticipated US visit on Wednesday morning where he will hold several bilateral meetings including with US President
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has allowed fully vaccinated flyers from several countries, including India, to enter America from early November. Washington
China can take part in the construction of Afghanistan and provide assistance in other essential sectors, said the Taliban as it dismissed India’s concerns that
Last week, the Taliban formed the interim “Islamic Emirate”, appointing in its new government hardliners who oversaw the fight against the US-led military coalition. The
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for setting ambitious climate targets and added that India has
Washington [US], September 13 : Singer Madonna turned nostalgic while opening the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). As per Variety, the ‘Like a Virgin’
Washington [US]: Former US President George W Bush on Saturday called on Americans to confront domestic violent extremists, saying there is “growing evidence that the
Lower Manhattan [US], September 11 : A moment of silence was observed on Saturday at a memorial in Lower Manhattan to mark the 20th anniversary
The last time PM Modi visited the US was in September 2019 when he and then US President Donald Trump addressed the Howdy Modi event
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and discussed the responsibility of both nations to ensure that “competition” between
The Taliban on Thursday said the recent statement by the US about its position regarding blacklisting of some members of the newly formed Taliban government
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 : China is eyeing the former US airbase of Bagram in Afghanistan in order to expand its influence in the region
The Taliban are preventing around 1000 people including dozens of American citizens and Afghans holding visas to the US or other countries, from leaving Afghanistan,
PM Modi last visited the US in 2019, during which, he and then President Donald Trump addressed a huge diaspora event in Houston. New Delhi/Washington
Washington [US], September 2 : At least nine people were killed in New York and New Jersey after flash floods triggered by hurricane Ida hit
The Pakistan leadership will also be using the recent bomb attack on the Hamid Karzai international airport, which was claimed by IS-KP, as an opportunity
Subway stations and tracks became so flooded that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended all service. Videos posted online showed subway riders standing on seats in
New York [US]: As the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the flights evacuating civilians from the trouble-torn country
Washington DC [US]: As foreign forces concluded their drawdown from Kabul, the United States said that they have entered a “new chapter” of engagement with
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban on Tuesday declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport after the last American troop left Afghanistan.Standing
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States has ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, which was
New York [US]: China, which abstained from voting on the UN Security Council resolution on Afghanistan, has blamed the disorderly withdrawal of foreign troops for
Washington DC [US], August 30 : The United States and coalition forces evacuated 1,200 people from Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, a White House
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 : The death toll from a US drone attack near the Kabul airport has climbed to 12, Al Jazeera reported on
In the light of the United States exit from Afghanistan, the incidents of the past week in Kabul has once again awakened mighty America to
China said that situation in Afghanistan has undergone fundamental changes and it is necessary for all parties to make contact with the Taliban and guide
After getting briefed on a US drone mission in Afghanistan that the Pentagon said killed 2 members of IS group’s Afghanistan affiliate early Saturday, Prez
Washington DC [US]: The United States will hold a virtual meeting on Afghanistan on Monday (local time), informed the US State Department, adding that Secretary
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 : Taliban has said that Washington will have no right to attack the country after August 31, following US drone strike
Washington [US]: National security officials warned US President Biden on Friday (local time) that another terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, is “likely” in the final
Kabul [Afghanistan]: After the Kabul airport blast, the US Embassy in Kabul on Thursday (local time) warned its citizens to stay away from the Kabul
Washington [US]: Despite close links between the Taliban and the proscribed outfit Haqqani Network, the US State Department on Friday (local time) said that they
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday which killed more than 100 people, including 13 US troops.
Mumbai: The Rupee on Thursday rose marginally by three paise to close at 74.21 against the USD on fresh selling of US Dollar by bankers
Washington DC [US]: US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) ordered that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at
Washington [US]: The US State Department on Wednesday (local time) sent out an alert advising its citizens to avoid travelling to the Kabul airport.“Because of
New Delhi [India]: The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command has said that China’s military expansion, the largest military build-up in history since the second
Washington [US]: The Biden administration on Monday (local time) said that it is aiming to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan by August 31.Responding to questions
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has said the decline in US sales of Indian companies was attributed to a high single-digit price
Washington [US]: China’s baseless claims over the South China Sea has compelled the US to speed up the formation of a coalition of claimants to
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21 : Taliban on Saturday declared that they intend to have economic and trade ties with all countries around the world, including
Washington DC [US]: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday thanked its partner countries who played an important role to help them evacuate US
Washington DC [US]: A US congressman on Friday introduced legislation aimed at blocking the Taliban in Afghanistan from accessing the International Monetary Fund (IMF).“US Congressman
Washington [US]: The US is deeply worried about Afghan women and girls, their rights to education, work and freedom of movement post-Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.“We
The Taliban have sought to project moderation and have pledged to restore security and forgive those who fought them in the 20 years since a
By Subhro Majumder On 15th August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul and Afghanistan’s current President, Ashraf Ghani fleed the country. He wrote a letter to
Washington [US]: US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government’s collapse in July, a media report said on
Washington (USA) : US President Joe Biden has defended his decision of withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, saying that “some chaos was inevitable”. Replying to
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden has committed to keeping US troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a
Washington [US]: Booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are set to become available for all adults in America beginning next month, the
After Kabul fell into the hands of the Taliban, the US is taking steps to keep cash away from the Taliban. Washington [US], August 18
New Delhi [India]: The government is committed to the safe return of all Indian nationals from Afghanistan and will institute flight arrangements once Kabul airport
New Delhi [India]: Amid the efforts to coordinate the evacuation of Indian citizens from Afghanistan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke to his US counterpart
Washington [US]: The US State Department on Monday (local time) has eased its travel advisories for India, taking it to its second-lowest level and the
Washington [US]: Afghanistan’s Kabul airport has reopened as the first C-17 landed with US Marines on board, an official said on Monday.“By the end of
Washington [US], August 16 : The United States has announced that it will be taking over air traffic control at Kabul airport and will expand
Washington [US]: Former US President Donald Trump called on his successor Joe Biden to step down after the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban ceased
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Issuing a security alert, the US Embassy in Afghanistan said on Sunday that the security situation in Kabul is changing quickly, including at
Washington DC [US], August 15 : Afghan Americans gathered in large numbers to stage a protest outside the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington on Pakistan’s
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban on Saturday took control of four provincial capitals of Logar, Paktika, Kunar, and Paktia in the last 24 hours. According to sources,
Speaking to media on Friday, US Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the US decision to pull its troops out of Afghanistan was a “mistake”. Kabul,
New Delhi [India], August 14 ): The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and authorities concerned to reconsider the application of a man for
Washington [US]: Unmukt Chand, India’s 2012 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain, has signed for the Silicon Valley Strikers side for the 2021 season Minor League Cricket
Representatives from US and Qatar, the UN, China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the UK, the EU, Germany, India, Norway, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan joined a regional conclave
Washington [US]: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the third dose of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against
Washington [US]: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday (local time) talked to Afghan President Ghani and discussed the current
Washington [US]: Bill Gates will put up USD 1.5 billion in matching funds if Congress approves a public-private partnership program to develop technologies that combat
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States views Pakistan as “useful” only for clearing the “mess” it has left
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 : With the US drawdown from Afghanistan on the verge of completion, Pakistan’s terrorist groups are extending Taliban full support in
Biden rules out changes in troop withdrawal plan. President Joe Biden has ordered the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11. Washington,
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that he does not regret his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan amid
The comments distancing the U.S. further from the conflict came as Taliban militants captured two more provincial capitals Monday in a push across much of
On the first morning that U.S. citizens were allowed to cross into Canada again, it was slow going in the tiny border town of Derby
Washington [US]: Amid China’s military expansion in the South China Sea, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday expressed concerns over violation of maritime
Washington [US]: US average of daily COVID-19 cases hit the highest level since February on Sunday (local time), fuelled by the Delta variant.Hospitals in the
By Kshvid News Desk with inputs from agencies Afghanistan is a country like all other countries in the world. But their recent history is not
Kathmandu [Nepal]: A total of 100,620 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States of America arrived in Kathmandu on Monday.Sepideh Keyvanshad, Mission
Washington [US]: The United States was losing the war to the Taliban so it chose negotiations as an alternative, said the former US special representative
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban has denied the statements of former US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad who raised concerns over the presence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan,
Kathmandu [Nepal]: The United States is set to donate 100,620 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal, the Embassy of the United States in Nepal
US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim has held talks with South Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk
The Biden administration wants to permanently resettle 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the military bases of the US to permanent houses, reported local media. Washington [US]
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The Pakistan government on Saturday rejected media reports about the possibility of signing an agreement with the US on the use of the
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): Pakistan has refuted a report which claimed that it is in talks with the Biden administration for use of Pakistan’s
The US administration on Friday informed lawmakers that the country is nearing a formalise an agreement with Pakistan for use of its airspace to conduct
The US authorities are going to release part of the previously unpublished materials about the 1963 assassination of the 35th President John Kennedy on December
Washington [US]: The US will send to Ukraine three Island-class patrol boats in November, Ukrainian Ambassador to Washington Oksana Markarova said on Friday.Earlier in October,
Washington [US]: US Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden to the House of Representatives for allegedly
Pyongyang [North Korea]: North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Pak Myong Ho has accused the United States of escalating the situation in the Asia-Pacific Region by
The United States on Friday called on China to take steps to transform its approach to trade and embrace market policies as was anticipated when
Brussels [Belgium]: US President Joe Biden wants to see predictability and stability when it comes to relations with Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on
Washington [US]: The US has rejected to release the frozen assets of Afghanistan but assured that it is committed to providing Afghans with humanitarian aids
Three years after former United States Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale left Islamabad in August 2018, the US has appointed Donald Armin Blome as the
Washington [US]: The US committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack voted on Tuesday (local time) to approve a criminal contempt report on Donald Trump
Former US National Security Advisor, Lt. General McMaster believes that any assistance provided to Pakistan should stop immediately and wanted to hold Imran Khan accountable
Moscow [Russia]: Russia will suspend activities of its permanent mission to NATO from November 1 or a few days later, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said
Beijing [China]: Chinese military condemned the United States and Canada for sending warships through the Taiwan Strait last week and said that the two countries’
At the upcoming Glasgow climate summit the spotlight will be on China, which is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gas. (GHG). The 13 day-long
During her visit to the US, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met a private investment firm’s Chief Investment Officer here and held discussions over the
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Operating Officer (COO) David Marchick will be visiting India from October 24-26 with an aim to advance DFC
Kabul [Afghanistan] : The US will be releasing two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay including the only Afghan left in the jail, Asadullah Haroongul.US Defense Ministry
New York [US]: Wall Street scored its biggest week since June as strong retail sales boosted the risk appetite of equity market investors, despite surging
The Eighth ministerial meeting of India-US Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue was held on Thursday (Local Time) in Washington DC and discussions were held on
Washington [US] October : Washington has announced that it will open its land borders for non-essential travellers from Mexico and Canada from November.As per the
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday said that the United States did nothing to make him believe that the country is no longer
Doha [Qatar] October 12 : Referring to matters such as women’s rights, the Taliban said that the world should not make demands by putting pressure,
Washington [US]: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that she hoped US Congress would approve a key pillar of the global corporate tax deal
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) said that an average of 6,00,000 new jobs have been created every month since the
Saint Paul [US] : At least one person was killed and 14 people injured in a shooting at a bar in Saint Paul, Minnesota early
China has accused the United States of restricting and suppressing Chinese students for dozens of hours at Los Angeles airport “for no reason” Los Angeles
China has lodged representations with the United States, on lifting additional tariffs and sanctions amid tension between the two global trade powerhouses. Washington [US], October
The Taliban have urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan’s central bank reserves, during the first in-person meeting in Qatar after the takeover of Kabul
US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci expects the number of coronavirus fatalities to go down during the cold season. Washington [US], October 10 :
A US delegation is set to travel to Qatar over the weekend to meet with senior Taliban representatives. This announcement was made by the US
Washington [US]: US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl on Friday (local time) co-chaired the 16th US-India Defense Policy Group alongside Defense Secretary
Beijing [US]: China on Friday expressed concerns about a US submarine that hit an unknown object in the South China Sea.Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian
The United States has said that its support for and defence relationship with Taiwan remains aligned against the current threat posed by the people’s Republic
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden has renewed the American government’s declaration of national emergency powers in dealing with Syria, the White House announced on
New York [US]: US prosecutors have charged a former Taliban commander with terrorism-related offences related to attacks on US troops in Afghanistan including the 2008
Zurich [Switzerland]: Chinese top diplomat Yang Jiechi held a meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, during which he called on Washington to not
Paris [France]: Noting the threat posed by increasing Chinese incursion into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ), US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday
New Delhi [India]: India and the United States have an “indispensable” partnership that covers areas across multiple dimensions and both countries can jointly overcome any
Underscoring the importance of the bilateral partnership, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Wednesday said the ties between India and United States is
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss China’s military activity near Taiwan and both sides agreed
New Delhi [India]: US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman on Tuesday arrived in New Delhi to review India-US bilateral agenda and discuss regional and
The United States has termed China’s recent military activity near Taiwan “provocative” and “strongly urged” Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and
Tokyo [Japan], October 5 (ANI): In his first phone call with a foreign leader since taking office, Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks
Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday criticised senior leaders in the US government and said that they didn’t really know what the mission was
Washington [US], October 2 : The United States on Friday (local time) surpassed 7,00,000 deaths due to COVID-19. According to data from Johns Hopkins University,
Washington [US]: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had a telephonic conversation with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on Afghanistan and discussed opportunities to strengthen defence
Washington [US]: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III and both exchanged
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday lashed out at “Pakistan’s neighbours, lobbies” for having a hand in the US bill tabled by Republican
General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the collapse of the Afghan government was rooted
Washington [US]: The US government has given its tentative approval for Australia to purchase a single EA-18G Growler aircraft with engineering and maintenance services costing
Washington [US]: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) met French Ambassador Philippe Etienne at the White House following the envoy’s return
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday (local time) met the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A Milley
French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne has returned to Washington after almost two weeks of absence amid the dispute between two countries over
Top United States Defence officials were questioned by US Senate Armed Services Committee over President Joe Biden administration’s handling of the chaotic withdrawal of the
Canada saw a 431 per cent growth in international student enrollment from India in five years, increasing 161,351 students from 2015 to 2020, says a
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 : The US has jailed a Pakistan agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for seven years over charges of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday returned to New Delhi after concluding his three-day US visit, where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly and
Washington [US], September 25 : Building on existing leadership from Quad partners on high-standards infrastructure, a senior Quad infrastructure coordination group has been launched by
Washington [US], September 25 : The US Department of Energy along with its Indian counterparts launched a new public-private Hydrogen Task Force as well as
The time for the US has come to unfriend Pakistan as its leaders continue to support Islamic supremacists and jihadis of various stripes. Washington [US],
Pakistan’s policy for over half a century in pursuit of strategic depth while planning for the recent invasion of Afghanistan has culminated in several years
Multiple Republican and Democratic lawmakers angrily stormed out of a classified briefing with members of the Biden administration on Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after their
The United States is set to announce the purchase of an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to donate to low- and lower-middle-income countries around
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that recent tour cancellations by the New Zealand and England cricket boards are due to Pakistan’s stance of
New York [US], September 22 : The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea will meet on Wednesday in New York with the US secretary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to the United States on Wednesday where he will address the UN General Assembly and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for the much-anticipated US visit on Wednesday morning where he will hold several bilateral meetings including with US President
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has allowed fully vaccinated flyers from several countries, including India, to enter America from early November. Washington
China can take part in the construction of Afghanistan and provide assistance in other essential sectors, said the Taliban as it dismissed India’s concerns that
Last week, the Taliban formed the interim “Islamic Emirate”, appointing in its new government hardliners who oversaw the fight against the US-led military coalition. The
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for setting ambitious climate targets and added that India has
Washington [US], September 13 : Singer Madonna turned nostalgic while opening the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). As per Variety, the ‘Like a Virgin’
Washington [US]: Former US President George W Bush on Saturday called on Americans to confront domestic violent extremists, saying there is “growing evidence that the
Lower Manhattan [US], September 11 : A moment of silence was observed on Saturday at a memorial in Lower Manhattan to mark the 20th anniversary
The last time PM Modi visited the US was in September 2019 when he and then US President Donald Trump addressed the Howdy Modi event
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and discussed the responsibility of both nations to ensure that “competition” between
The Taliban on Thursday said the recent statement by the US about its position regarding blacklisting of some members of the newly formed Taliban government
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 : China is eyeing the former US airbase of Bagram in Afghanistan in order to expand its influence in the region
The Taliban are preventing around 1000 people including dozens of American citizens and Afghans holding visas to the US or other countries, from leaving Afghanistan,
PM Modi last visited the US in 2019, during which, he and then President Donald Trump addressed a huge diaspora event in Houston. New Delhi/Washington
Washington [US], September 2 : At least nine people were killed in New York and New Jersey after flash floods triggered by hurricane Ida hit
The Pakistan leadership will also be using the recent bomb attack on the Hamid Karzai international airport, which was claimed by IS-KP, as an opportunity
Subway stations and tracks became so flooded that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended all service. Videos posted online showed subway riders standing on seats in
New York [US]: As the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the flights evacuating civilians from the trouble-torn country
Washington DC [US]: As foreign forces concluded their drawdown from Kabul, the United States said that they have entered a “new chapter” of engagement with
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban on Tuesday declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport after the last American troop left Afghanistan.Standing
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States has ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, which was
New York [US]: China, which abstained from voting on the UN Security Council resolution on Afghanistan, has blamed the disorderly withdrawal of foreign troops for
Washington DC [US], August 30 : The United States and coalition forces evacuated 1,200 people from Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, a White House
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 : The death toll from a US drone attack near the Kabul airport has climbed to 12, Al Jazeera reported on
In the light of the United States exit from Afghanistan, the incidents of the past week in Kabul has once again awakened mighty America to
China said that situation in Afghanistan has undergone fundamental changes and it is necessary for all parties to make contact with the Taliban and guide
After getting briefed on a US drone mission in Afghanistan that the Pentagon said killed 2 members of IS group’s Afghanistan affiliate early Saturday, Prez
Washington DC [US]: The United States will hold a virtual meeting on Afghanistan on Monday (local time), informed the US State Department, adding that Secretary
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 : Taliban has said that Washington will have no right to attack the country after August 31, following US drone strike
Washington [US]: National security officials warned US President Biden on Friday (local time) that another terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, is “likely” in the final
Kabul [Afghanistan]: After the Kabul airport blast, the US Embassy in Kabul on Thursday (local time) warned its citizens to stay away from the Kabul
Washington [US]: Despite close links between the Taliban and the proscribed outfit Haqqani Network, the US State Department on Friday (local time) said that they
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday which killed more than 100 people, including 13 US troops.
Mumbai: The Rupee on Thursday rose marginally by three paise to close at 74.21 against the USD on fresh selling of US Dollar by bankers
Washington DC [US]: US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) ordered that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at
Washington [US]: The US State Department on Wednesday (local time) sent out an alert advising its citizens to avoid travelling to the Kabul airport.“Because of
New Delhi [India]: The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command has said that China’s military expansion, the largest military build-up in history since the second
Washington [US]: The Biden administration on Monday (local time) said that it is aiming to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan by August 31.Responding to questions
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has said the decline in US sales of Indian companies was attributed to a high single-digit price
Washington [US]: China’s baseless claims over the South China Sea has compelled the US to speed up the formation of a coalition of claimants to
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21 : Taliban on Saturday declared that they intend to have economic and trade ties with all countries around the world, including
Washington DC [US]: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday thanked its partner countries who played an important role to help them evacuate US
Washington DC [US]: A US congressman on Friday introduced legislation aimed at blocking the Taliban in Afghanistan from accessing the International Monetary Fund (IMF).“US Congressman
Washington [US]: The US is deeply worried about Afghan women and girls, their rights to education, work and freedom of movement post-Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.“We
The Taliban have sought to project moderation and have pledged to restore security and forgive those who fought them in the 20 years since a
By Subhro Majumder On 15th August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul and Afghanistan’s current President, Ashraf Ghani fleed the country. He wrote a letter to
Washington [US]: US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government’s collapse in July, a media report said on
Washington (USA) : US President Joe Biden has defended his decision of withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, saying that “some chaos was inevitable”. Replying to
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden has committed to keeping US troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a
Washington [US]: Booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are set to become available for all adults in America beginning next month, the
After Kabul fell into the hands of the Taliban, the US is taking steps to keep cash away from the Taliban. Washington [US], August 18
New Delhi [India]: The government is committed to the safe return of all Indian nationals from Afghanistan and will institute flight arrangements once Kabul airport
New Delhi [India]: Amid the efforts to coordinate the evacuation of Indian citizens from Afghanistan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke to his US counterpart
Washington [US]: The US State Department on Monday (local time) has eased its travel advisories for India, taking it to its second-lowest level and the
Washington [US]: Afghanistan’s Kabul airport has reopened as the first C-17 landed with US Marines on board, an official said on Monday.“By the end of
Washington [US], August 16 : The United States has announced that it will be taking over air traffic control at Kabul airport and will expand
Washington [US]: Former US President Donald Trump called on his successor Joe Biden to step down after the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban ceased
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Issuing a security alert, the US Embassy in Afghanistan said on Sunday that the security situation in Kabul is changing quickly, including at
Washington DC [US], August 15 : Afghan Americans gathered in large numbers to stage a protest outside the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington on Pakistan’s
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban on Saturday took control of four provincial capitals of Logar, Paktika, Kunar, and Paktia in the last 24 hours. According to sources,
Speaking to media on Friday, US Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the US decision to pull its troops out of Afghanistan was a “mistake”. Kabul,
New Delhi [India], August 14 ): The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and authorities concerned to reconsider the application of a man for
Washington [US]: Unmukt Chand, India’s 2012 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain, has signed for the Silicon Valley Strikers side for the 2021 season Minor League Cricket
Representatives from US and Qatar, the UN, China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the UK, the EU, Germany, India, Norway, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan joined a regional conclave
Washington [US]: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the third dose of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against
Washington [US]: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday (local time) talked to Afghan President Ghani and discussed the current
Washington [US]: Bill Gates will put up USD 1.5 billion in matching funds if Congress approves a public-private partnership program to develop technologies that combat
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States views Pakistan as “useful” only for clearing the “mess” it has left
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 : With the US drawdown from Afghanistan on the verge of completion, Pakistan’s terrorist groups are extending Taliban full support in
Biden rules out changes in troop withdrawal plan. President Joe Biden has ordered the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11. Washington,
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that he does not regret his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan amid
The comments distancing the U.S. further from the conflict came as Taliban militants captured two more provincial capitals Monday in a push across much of
On the first morning that U.S. citizens were allowed to cross into Canada again, it was slow going in the tiny border town of Derby
Washington [US]: Amid China’s military expansion in the South China Sea, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday expressed concerns over violation of maritime
Washington [US]: US average of daily COVID-19 cases hit the highest level since February on Sunday (local time), fuelled by the Delta variant.Hospitals in the