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Kabul, March 25 – At least two people were killed and eight others were injured after the Pakistani military fired 85 artillery shells into Afghanistan's Kunar province, an official said on Wednesday.Information and Culture Department spokesperson Zia-ur-Rahman Spinghar said that the Pakistani...

March 25, New Delhi – Colombian President Gustavo Petro observed a minute of silence on Tuesday to honor the 69 people who died in a military plane crash.He had also previously declared three days of national mourning. The Hercules C-130 aircraft, carrying 126 people, crashed after taking off...

March 25, New Delhi – Bangladesh is observing Genocide Day today in solemn remembrance of the victims of the brutal military crackdown carried out by Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971, under the codename Operation Searchlight.The day marks one of the darkest chapters in the...

Dhaka, March 25 – On Wednesday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman described the events of March 25, 1971, as a "pre-planned massacre" and one of the most brutal chapters in the nation's history, as the country observed Genocide Day in remembrance of those killed during the crackdown by...

Bogota, March 24 – At least eight people were killed and 83 others injured after a Colombian military aircraft crashed in the southern Colombian region of Putumayo, with 14 of the injured in critical condition, said Putumayo Governor Jhon Gabriel Molina.There were 114 passengers and 11 crew...

Kabul, March 22 – The Taliban accused Pakistani forces of firing on civilians in the provinces of Kunar and Paktika on Sunday, killing one person and injuring another.Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said that Pakistani forces fired mortar rounds on the Shanpat area of the Nari...

Kabul, March 22 – At least 43 shops were completely destroyed after a fire broke out at a local market in Badakhshan province, northern Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the provincial department of information and culture.The fire originated in the Ab Jim market in the...

Raipur/Mahasamund, March 22 – A tragic accident occurred on Sunday at the famous Khallari Temple in Khallari village of Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, leaving at least six devotees injured.The incident occurred when the cable of the ropeway suddenly snapped, sending the trolley plummeting...

Tehran, March 22 Iranian Red Crescent Society President Pirhossein Kolivand said that the United States and Israel have attacked more than 80,000 civilian locations since the beginning of their "aggression" against Iran.He made the remarks in a speech to foreign media representatives...

Islamabad, March 21 – As Pakistan advocates against "Islamophobia" abroad, the persistence of such conditions at home raises legitimate questions about the country's credibility. The recurring claims of Islamophobia by Islamabad on the global stage, a report has cited, call for closer scrutiny...

Oslo, March 21 – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that over 115,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan, with civilians facing worsening humanitarian conditions following the conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan."Families who were already struggling to survive have been...

Polavaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 20 Five engineering students drowned in the Godavari river in the Eluru district on Friday, while two others were rescued. A police official said that the bodies of three students were recovered, and efforts are underway to locate the remaining two.Meanwhile...

Indore, March 20 – The recent fire incident in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, which claimed the lives of eight people, has already raised several questions, including the lack of any regulations for setting up electric vehicle charging stations. Saurabh Pugalia, a survivor and member of the affected...

Kabul/Islamabad, March 20 – A leading international human rights organization raised serious concerns under international humanitarian law regarding the recent Pakistani airstrike on a rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed over 400 civilians and injured more than 200 others...

New Delhi, March 19 – Representatives from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), along with players from the national squad, visited hospitals in Kabul to check on those injured in an alleged Pakistani airstrike targeting a medical facility.ODI and Test captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, along with...

New Delhi, March 18 In a desperate attempt to escape the deadly fire that claimed nine lives in Palam, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl survived a fall from the third floor after overhead wires prevented her from falling – a split-second intervention that likely saved her life – even as her father...

New Delhi, March 18 – A fire that broke out in a four-story residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning resulted in the deaths of nine family members, including a 70-year-old woman and three young girls, one just three years old.The incident triggered a...

New Delhi, March 18 – The chaos of exams had just ended, and some family members had only just returned from trips. The Kashyap family was expecting a quiet morning, but tragedy struck before dawn on Wednesday.In the smoke and panic, family and friends believe that everyone tried to help each...

New Delhi, March 18 As a fierce fire in a residential building claimed the lives of nine members of his family on Wednesday, a man along with his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter jumped from the third floor in a desperate attempt to save themselves after a rescue ladder could not reach them...

Kabul, March 18 – Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a virtual meeting with diplomats from Afghan embassies and consulates abroad on Wednesday, providing them with necessary instructions and guidance regarding Kabul's clear position, policy, and future actions following...