20 Oct, 2024 3:51 PM
Charikar, Afghanistan, Oct 20 (IANS) Four people were arrested along with 33 kg of illicit drugs from Afghanistan's Parwan province, police said.
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Crime
South Asia
20 Oct, 2024 2:18 PM
Kabul, Oct 20 (IANS) The Afghan caretaker government's acting Energy and Water Minister Abdul Latif Mansoor has said that his war-torn country has access to 900 Megawatts of electricity and that efforts were underway to increase its capacity to 1,000 Megawatts, the state media reported.
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Politics
South Asia
18 Oct, 2024 11:17 PM
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan's economy is seemingly trapped in a cycle of decline, with little hope for immediate improvement for its citizens, who are grappling with sluggish economic growth, soaring inflation, and increasing poverty levels.
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Diplomacy
South Asia
18 Oct, 2024 6:51 PM
Kabul, Oct 18 (IANS) Afghanistan exported saffron and ferula asafoetida worth $77.5 million over the past six months, Ministry of Commerce and Industry spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad said on Friday.
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South Asia
18 Oct, 2024 5:45 PM
Colombo, Oct 18 (IANS) A train transporting fuel derailed in Sri Lanka's North Central Province after colliding with a herd of wild elephants on the railway track, the Department of Railways reported Friday.
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Accident
South Asia
WildLife
18 Oct, 2024 5:16 PM
Colombo, Oct 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Irrigation Department on Friday withdrew flood warnings issued on October 11 for areas around the two main rivers of Kelani and Attanagalu Oya in the South Asian country.
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Disaster
Environment
South Asia
17 Oct, 2024 11:25 PM
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has requested a briefing from the State Department on reports of "the rise in harassment and violence against Hindus" and other minority communities in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Politics
Diplomacy
Society
Security
South Asia
16 Oct, 2024 2:53 PM
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) India on Wednesday used the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Pakistan to reiterate its demand for urgent reforms in the UN Security Council so that it could keep pace with the changing world order.
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Diplomacy
South Asia
16 Oct, 2024 10:20 AM
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar took a morning walk with the team from the High Commission of India in Pakistan and planted a sapling, promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign on Wednesday.
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