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'Rahul Gandhi looks like Saddam Hussein': Himanta Biswa Sarma | 'By getting popularity, there will be few troubles': Actor Vijay Deverakonda after 9 hrs ED questioning | Massive protest outside Punjab CM's home over wages as Bhagwant Mann is visiting Gujarat for poll campaign | New Zealand clinch ODI series against India 1-0 as third match called off due to rain | Bilkis Bano challenges release of her rapists in Supreme Court | The Kashmir Files justifies India's Kashmir policy, has fascist features: Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid backing his IFFI remark | Assam-Meghalaya border firing not related to their border issues: Himanta Biswa Sarma | Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot appear together in a rare show of unity ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan | IFFI jury distances itself from Nadav Lapid’s remarks on The Kashmir Files, calls them his 'personal opinion' | CPI(M) leader and former West Bengal minister Manab Mukherjee dies of cardiac arrest

Tribal elders in Pakistan say FATA merger performed without consent of tribal people

Nov 02, 2021, at 12:05 am

Member National Assembly (MNA) Mufti Abdul Shakoor and former federal minister Hameedullah Jan have claimed the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) merger was executed without the consent of tribal people, media reports said.

UN chief Guterres calls for vaccine equity as global Covid-19 deaths exceed 5 million

Nov 01, 2021, at 11:30 pm

United Nations/UNI/Xinhua: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for vaccine equity and continued vigilance against the coronavirus as global Covid-19 deaths exceeded 5 million.

Pakistan: Gas explosion in Islamabad leaves one dead

Nov 01, 2021, at 10:57 pm

Islamabad: An explosion triggered by a gas leak led to the death of one person and injury of four persons in Pakistan's Islamabad city, media reports said on Monday.

Houthi missile attack leaves 29 dead, injured: Yemeni Information Minister

Nov 01, 2021, at 09:07 pm

Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: In total, 29 civilians were killed and injured in an airstrike carried out by the Houthi rebels in the Yemeni province of Marib, said Yemen's Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani Monday.

Pakistan: Bomb blast in Panjgur town leaves 2 people dead

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:15 pm

Gwadar: A bomb blast in Pakistan's Panjgur town left two people dead and three security personnel injured, media reports said.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests COVID-19 positive 

Nov 01, 2021, at 03:20 pm

Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday announced she has tested COVID-19 positive.

England: Two trains collide, several injured

Nov 01, 2021, at 02:54 pm

London:  Several people were hurt as two trains collided in southern England between the city of Salisbury and the town of Andover, Wiltshire Police said.

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance, negates death claims

Nov 01, 2021, at 06:15 am

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada recently addressed his supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, negating all headlines about his death, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Wedding attackers used Taliban's name for personal purposes, says Zabihullah Mujahid

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:54 am

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Those who attacked a wedding in the Afghan province of Nangarhar over the issue of playing music used the name of the Taliban for personal purposes, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman of the group and the Afghan deputy culture and information minister, said.

G20: US, EU committed to negotiate carbon-based arrangement on steel, aluminum trade, says Biden

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:44 am

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and the European Union have pledged to negotiate a new carbon-based arrangement on steel and aluminum trade after agreeing to suspend the Trump-era tariffs in the sectors, US President Joe Biden said on Sunday.

TLP protests since 2017 caused Rs 35 bn loss: Official

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:42 am

Pakistan's Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Hasaan Khawar has said the ongoing protest by the proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has caused a loss of around Rs 4 billion to the country’s economy while since 2017 it is estimated to be Rs 35 billion.

Afghanistan: Two arrested for shooting at wedding party

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:33 am

Kabul: Afghanistan Minister Zabiullah Mujahid on Sunday confirmed  that two people have been arrested following the shooting at a wedding party on Friday night, media reports said.

Pak govt reaches agreement with TLP

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:29 am

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan government on Sunday said an agreement has been reached with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after the latest round of dialogue between the two parties.

Islamist TLP leaders, Pakistan govt reach 'agreement'

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:26 am

Islamabad: Scholar Mufti Muneebur Rehman has said negotiations between the government and proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have been "successful".

Taiwan has no future but to reunify with China: Wang Yi

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:23 am

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said Taiwan has no other future but to  reunify with China.

13 held for burning disabled man alive in Charsadda

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:17 am

Islamabad/UNI:  At least 13 people were arrested on Saturday, on the charge of burning alive a wheelchair-bound man. The deceased was suspected of killing a boy over the alleged theft of a goat late on Friday.

World must recognize Taliban if they don’t want to be threatened from Afghanistan: Spokesperson

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:14 am

Kabul: The Taliban government spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said  the international community must recognize the Taliban if they do not want to receive any threat from Afghanistan.

COP26 begins as countries plan future actions on climate change

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:10 am

Glasgow, Britain/UNI/Xinhua: The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland.

G20 leaders adopt 2022-2024 anti-corruption action plan: Declaration

Nov 01, 2021, at 04:02 am

Rome/Sputnik: The G20 leaders adopted an anti-corruption action plan for years 2022-2024 at G20 summit in Rome, according to the final declaration, obtained by Sputnik.

G20 leaders committed to strive to resume global travel in safe, orderly manner amid Covid

Nov 01, 2021, at 03:54 am

Rome/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday for making efforts to restart international travel in a safe and ordered manner amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the final communique obtained by Sputnik.

G20 leaders agree to take steps to boost Covid vaccine supply to developing nations

Nov 01, 2021, at 03:38 am

Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries agreed on Sunday to take action to help boost the supply of vaccines and essential medical products and inputs in developing countries, according to the Rome summit's declaration obtained by Sputnik.

G20 leaders commit to limit global warming to 1.5 deg Celsius above pre-industrial levels

Nov 01, 2021, at 03:06 am

Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday to make efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions, taking into account their nationally determined contributions (NDC), according to the Rome summit's final communique obtained by Sputnik.

Japan's ruling coalition wins over half the seats in lower Chamber : Preliminary Results

Nov 01, 2021, at 02:49 am

Tokyo/Sputnik: The Japanese ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito Party has received over half seats in the parliament's lower chamber, according to the NHK broadcaster, citing preliminary results of the Sunday elections.

Man attacks Tokyo train with knife, starts fire; 10 injured

Nov 01, 2021, at 01:25 am

Tokyo/IBNS: At least 10 people were injured and another critically hurt after a man attacked a train with a knife and started a fire in Tokyo on Sunday, AFP reported citing local media.

Afghanistan: Taliban leader Akhundzada gives first public address in Kandahar

Oct 31, 2021, at 10:25 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/IBNS: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made a public appearance for the first time in the Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Four killed, 9 injured in passenger van crash in eastern Pakistan

Oct 31, 2021, at 09:13 pm

Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: At least four people were killed and nine others injured in a vehicle crash in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Sunday, said rescue officials.

Joe Biden to hold one-on-one meeting with Tayyip Erdogan in Glasgow on Sunday: White House

Oct 31, 2021, at 03:05 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Oct 31, a senior White House official said on Saturday.

Halloween party shooting leaves two dead, 5 injured in US's California: Police

Oct 31, 2021, at 02:41 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Halloween Party in Sacramento, California, where hundreds of people were in attendance, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says.

China censors Chinese-Australian singer's song for criticising 'Xi Jinping'

Oct 31, 2021, at 04:19 am

Beijing: A Chinese-Australian singer is facing the wrath of China over her song  Fragile — or Glass Heart in Chinese- as she has been accused of insulting the nation with the lyrics of the number.

Russia shares similar outlook on healthcare, eco with that of G20's nations: Putin

Oct 31, 2021, at 12:26 am

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's view of the global healthcare and economic development is mostly similar to that of other G20 countries, President Vladimir Putin said at the summit of the world's 20 largest economies hosted by Italy.