Death toll from Afghanistan's quake rises to 1,150 peopleIn the district of Gayan, at least 1,000 homes were damaged by the earthquake. Another 800 homes in the Spera district of Khost province we...
24 Jun, 2022, 01.53 PM IST
Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000The disaster inflicted by the 6 magnitude quake heaps more misery on a country where millions face increasing hunger and poverty and the he...
23 Jun, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
Now Taliban preserve buddhas, with eye to China investmentThe fighters standing guard by the rocky hillside may once have considered destroying the terracotta buddhas. Two decades ago when the Isla...
27 Mar, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
India’s blunt message to Pak: Cross-border terror is not statecraftIn yet another message to Pakistan without naming it, Jaishankar suggested “The international community must unite against this menace, as ...
13 Oct, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Taliban gunmen made us sit in open space for 5 hours.. thought they might kills us, Afghan returnee narrates horrorWhen the Indians told them that they were robbed, the Taliban members claimed that local criminals might be involved and that the Taliban w...
23 Aug, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited TalibanThe Taliban captured an array of modern military equipment when they overran Afghan forces who failed to defend district centers. Bigger ga...
17 Aug, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
US-Taliban deal: American lawmakers skeptical of Taliban adhering to its commitmentThe deal signed by Special US Representative Zalmay Khalilzad and Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar in the presence of Secretary of Stat...
01 Mar, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
India, Central Asian region have exclusively positive dynamics: Uzbek Foreign Minister“…New Delhi is associated among the countries of the region not with competition for regional leadership, but as an example of mutually ben...
16 Jan, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
Indian Air Force inducts combat-ready Chinook helicoptersAir Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa inducted the twin rotor chopper today morning. It is expected to greatly enhance India’s capabilities across a ...
25 Mar, 2019, 05.37 PM IST
Miffed govt lists $3 billion projects as Donald Trump mocks India’s Afghanistan aidPresident Trump on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan.
04 Jan, 2019, 02.33 PM IST
Projects in Afghanistan speak for itself: India after Trump mocks ModiTrump referred to Modi as an example of how world leaders are talking about their contributions that were nowhere near the "billions of dol...
03 Jan, 2019, 10.11 PM IST
Expert Blog: Afghanistan’s air corridor programme will help boost economyThe implementation of the first air freight initiative between Afghanistan and India in 2017 has given major impetus to increase its footpr...
17 Jul, 2018, 10.44 AM IST
Watch: Boeing's Chinook heavy-lift chopper in actionThe iconic twin rotor chopper is a battle proven machine that has flown countless missions into warzones from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Ir...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.19 PM IST
Iran wants India’s assistance in revamp of Chabahar port airportIndia plans to build port terminals, berths and railway lines at Iran’s strategically located Chabahar port.
01 Oct, 2016, 05.25 AM IST
- UN agency lauds Kerala's plans to revive 'Spice Route'
Kerala's initiative to revive and promote the two millennia-old spice route, through tourism has received a boost, with the UN agency.
04 Aug, 2013, 12.15 PM IST
- 'New Silk Road provides opportunity for Indo-Pak trade growth'
The United States' strategy of 'New Silk Road,' an initiative to link the countries in South and Central Asia, provided "an enormous opport...
15 Nov, 2011, 10.27 PM IST
- ADB approves Uzbek loan to revive Silk Road
The Asian Development Bank said on Friday it will lend $75.3 million to Uzbekistan to build part of a modern Silk Road across central Asia.
21 Dec, 2007, 11.58 AM IST