Give our bullion back: India wants its gold under own lock and keyIndia is rapidly repatriating its gold reserves, bringing the majority home from overseas vaults. This strategic shift, driven by trust con...
01 May, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
10 countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: UN-backed reportA UN-backed report reveals two-thirds of global food crises last year were concentrated in just 10 countries, with Sudan, Nigeria, and the ...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Afghanistan earthquake death toll passes 1,400A devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday night, resulting in a tragic loss of life. The death toll has...
02 Sep, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
Afghanistan hit by back-to-back 4.2, 4.5 magnitude earthquakesTwo earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.2 and 4.5 struck Afghanistan on Saturday morning. The National Centre for Seismology reported the quak...
22 Feb, 2025, 08.31 AM IST
Chinese Minister Qin takes indirect potshots at US; Russia directly"The cold war is resurgent, unilateral protectionism is surging against the current and hegemonism and power politics are on the rise. As a...
06 May, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
COVID-19: India supplies 5 lakh more Covaxin doses to AfghanistanTaking to Twitter, Bharat Biotech said, "Today, India supplied the next batch of humanitarian assistance consisting of 5,00,000 doses of CO...
03 Jan, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
India list its priorities to Biden's new Afghan envoyIndia conveyed its concerns over Afghanistan being used to promote cross-border terror and role of an external power in this process, sourc...
17 Nov, 2021, 06.59 AM IST
Afghanistan crisis in focus as NSAs of Russia, Iran meetAccording to reports in Iranian media, Shamkhani during his meeting with Patrushev highlighted the crises facing the region, including terr...
13 Nov, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
More than half of Afghans face 'acute' food crisis: UN agencieshe crisis is already bigger in scale than that facing Yemen or Syria, and worse than any food insecurity emergency apart from the Democrati...
25 Oct, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
Short on money, legal and otherwise, the Taliban face a crisisEnayatullah — his family name withheld — holds down a tiny point in a sprawling global network of informal lenders and backroom bankers cal...
02 Sep, 2021, 10.39 PM IST
EU ministers to weigh Afghan security, migrant challengesAfghans are among the biggest group of nationalities seeking sanctuary in Europe, after Syrians. According to some EU estimates, around 570...
17 Aug, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
In Tehran talks, Iran offers help to resolve Afghan crisisShi’ite Muslim Iran has been a foe of the hardline Sunni Muslim Taliban for decades, but for the past few years it has been openly meeting ...
07 Jul, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
UN says 155 million people faced severe hunger last yearThe report, which focuses on 55 countries that account for 97% of humanitarian assistance, said the magnitude and severity of food crises l...
06 May, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
Use sanctions as weapon against terrorists in Afghanistan: Syed Akbaruddin"These groups are stealing the resources of Afghanistan which ought to belong to the people of the country," Akbaruddin said.
12 Jul, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
'Kashmir issue needs peaceful resolution in accordance with UNSC'The report quoted sources as saying that the Russian delegation had expressed reservations over the inclusion of the Kashmir issue, which w...
26 Dec, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
US will continue to work with India, Pakistan, Afghanistan: Chuck Hagel"The US and international community will continue to work with Afghanistan, Pakistan and India," Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
20 Jun, 2013, 09.28 AM IST
- UN announces $30 mn aid in seven countries
The United Nations has announced allocation of $ 30 million from Central Emergency Response Fund to its agencies conducting humanitarian wo...
31 Jul, 2008, 03.58 PM IST