Kabul : In its continued efforts to help Afghanistan, India has supplied 40,000 litres of Malathion, a pesticide used to fight locust menace, through the Chabahar port. The Taliban-controlled Ministry of Agriculture has expressed gratitude for this assistance, highlighting its significance in protecting crops and ensuring food security in Afghanistan. Malathion, known for its efficacy in…
New Hampshire: As the counting begins in New Hampshire, early trends have projected former US President Donald Trump to win the New Hampshire GOP primary, The Hill reported, citing Decision Desk HQ. This comes as a major blow to his rival Nikki Haley and puts Trump one step closer to securing his party’s nomination and getting…
Kampala: The Third South Summit ended on Monday in the Ugandan capital Kampala with participating leaders calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the protection of civilians. The two-day summit, which brought together leaders of the Group of 77 members and China, urged the United Nations Security Council to undertake efforts to implement…
Kabul: As many as three people have been killed and six others have been injured after an explosion in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported citing local authorities. The Taliban-appointed security command in Kunar province said that the explosion took place in the “Trink” area of Chapa Dara district in Kunar province. According to officials,…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s caretaker federal government has challenged the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision to declare its notification regarding the jail trial of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan’s in the cypher case as null and void. It reported that the government filed a petition in the apex court to overturn the High Court’s decision saying…
Florida: A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched on Thursday with Turkey’s first astronaut on board, US space agency NASA said. A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule lifted off on top of a Falcon 9 rocket at 4.49 p.m. local time (21:49 GMT/UTC) from Cape Canaveral Space Centre in Florida. NASA said…
Kabul: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has declared that it will shortly open approximately a thousand educational classes in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The initiative, which was unveiled on Wednesday, January 17, is to give some 140,000 Afghanistan’s youngsters access to educational opportunities, at a time when the nation is battling its worst humanitarian crisis…
New Delhi: The national capital continues to grapple with biting cold and fog, impacting visibility and causing delays and cancellations in flight and train operations on Wednesday morning. Flight movement to and from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport remained affected with around 120 flights including international ones getting delayed by several hours. 53 flights were…
Washington, DC: The United States carried out new strikes against Houthi ballistic missiles in Yemen on Tuesday, according to the US Central Command. The US carried out strikes after Houthi launched an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into international shipping lanes in the Southern Red Sea. The strikes on Tuesday, the third against…
Berlin: German farmers converged on Berlin on Monday for demonstrations that were expected to fill the streets around the city’s famous Brandenburg Gate. The protesters are demanding a full rethink on plans to hike taxes on farming operations. It was expected that the protests would draw some 3,000 tractors and 2,000 trucks, as well as people…
