Taliban delegation met a number of ambassadors based in Doha, Qatar including Pakistan, UK and Germany envoys in the last couple of days. Taliban Political Office chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai meets envoys of Pakistan, UK, Canada, India and Germany and discussed matters related to the crisis in the war-torn country, Taliban Spokesman Suhail Shaheen said in a series of tweets Friday, reported Geo News. Shaheen shared […]
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Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttler Pramod Bhagat wins gold in SL3 men’s singles
Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat clinched the gold medal after defeating Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell by 2-0 in the men’s singles SL3 — final match here at Yoyogi National Stadium on Saturday. Battling it out on Court 1, the first-seed Indian overwhelmed the second-seed Daniel Bethell in straight sets by 21-14 […]
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Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttler Manoj Sarkar wins bronze in SL3 men’s singles
India shuttler Manoj Sarkar won a bronze medal after defeating Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in the men’s singles SL3 event here at the Yoyogi National Stadium Court 3 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday. Sarkar defeated Fujihara 22-20, 21-13 in the bronze medal match. The entire match lasted for 47 minutes. The first game went back and forth, […]
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China backs Myanmar Junta yet it holds out olive branch to NLD
China has indicted to ruling Mynamar junta that the country’s National League for Democracy (NLD) must not be disbanded while expressing their wish to continue previous investments agreements made in Myanmar. This decision has reportedly puzzled many people in Myanmar. They are questioning why China is against the dissolution of NLD, despite the junta-appointed Union Election Commission […]
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Bihar govt monitoring flood situation, rescue work underway: Sanjay Jha
Bihar Water Resources Development Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Saturday said the state government is continuously monitoring the flood situation and relief, rescue work is underway with full readiness. “For the flood-affected people of Bihar, relief and rescue work is being done by the Bihar government with full readiness. At present, 161 community kitchens are running in the state, […]
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China hopes new Afghan govt will disassociate itself from terror groups
Ahead of the government formation in Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he hopes that the new establishment will be open and inclusive, and disassociate itself from terror groups. The Chinese minister made the remarks during a phone call on Friday with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Global Times reported. This statement on Afghanistan comes […]
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Taliban claims victory over Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan
Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud, fought in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley on Thursday, with each side saying it had inflicted heavy casualties in recent days of combat in the last province resisting Taliban rule. Following the fall of Kabul on August 15, several thousand fighters from […]
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Apple delays child safety features after global backlash
Apple Inc said on Friday it would take more time to collect feedback and improve proposed child safety features after the criticism of the system on privacy and other grounds both inside and outside the company. Apple’s promise last month to check U.S. customer phones and computers for child sex […]
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Kimi Raikkonen to miss Dutch GP after testing Covid positive
Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for COVID-19 and will take no further part in this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Raikkonen, who announced on the eve of the race at Zandvoort that he will retire at the end of the season, returned the result at an on-site test, as per formula1.com. One of […]
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Amit Shah stresses on land-sea border security, says ‘no laxity’ acceptable
Placing emphasis on land and sea border security Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that “no laxity” on this ground is acceptable. While speaking at the 51st Foundation Day of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) held in New Delhi, the Home Minister also focused on […]
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Pakistan intelligence chief reaches Kabul as Taliban set to announce govt
Pakistan intelligence chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has arrived in Kabul leading a delegation of Pakistani officials as heavy fighting is underway in Panjshir valley and the Taliban is set to announce the formation of a new government. Pakistan journalist Hamza Azhar Salam said that Hameed is visiting Afghanistan at the invitation of the Taliban to discuss the future of the two countries. […]
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Hardeep Singh Puri visits Sakhalin-I oilfield in Russia
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday visited the Sakhalin-I oilfield in Russian Far East and said that the project which he visited today is an engineering marvel with one of the tallest rigs in the world. “Vajpayee Ji’s visionary leadership. Visited Sakhalin-I oilfield in […]
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How to transfer WhatsApp backup chats from iPhone to Samsung phone
Months after the announcement, the popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp has finally rolled out a feature to let users transfer their backup chats between their iOS and Android phones, but the feature is only for Samsung Android users as of now. Mashable India informed that the new function has been made available only to Samsung phones, and WhatsApp has confirmed […]
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BPCL’s AI enabled Chatbot ‘Urja’ enhances digital experience of customers
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, announces the launch of ‘Urja’, an intelligent virtual assistant with AI/NLP (Natural Language Processing) capabilities and trained on more than 600 use cases. With the objective of making BPCL’s customer interface comprehensive and integrated digitally, Urja, the Chabot is […]
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Recovery period from normal concussion can last up to one month
The findings of the largest study to be ever done on college athletes has redefined the timeline for recovery from concussion. Previously the normal recovery time was of up to 14 days, which has now been extended up to 28 days. The findings have been detailed in the journal ‘Sports […]