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China urges closer Afghanistan ties as US withdrawal looms

8:06 pm June 4, 2021

Beijing: China is urging closer security and economic cooperation with Afghanistan in an apparent effort to bolster its influence in the region as the US and its allies prepare to withdraw their forces from the country. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan met via video conference on […]

Chinese climber becomes 1st blind Asian to scale Everest

6:16 pm May 31, 2021

KATHMANDU: A Chinese climber who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to the North and South Poles. Zhang Hong, 44, is also the third blind climber internationally to reach the world’s highest peak. Following his guides and […]

Rollout of Sputnik-V COVID vaccine in Prayagraj soon

Delhi likely to receive Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik V after June 20: Kejriwal

5:37 pm May 31, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital is expected to receive the Russian COVID-19 vaccine- Sputnik V after June 20, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “They are importing the vaccines right now, and they will allot a section of their imported vaccines to the Delhi government,” he stated. The remark from Delhi CM came […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Vietnam finds new COVID variant, hybrid of India, UK strains

9:30 pm May 29, 2021

HANOI: Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of the virus. He said lab […]

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 WC

BCCI to seek a month time from ICC for call on WT20; nod for IPL in UAE in Sept-Oct

7:22 pm May 29, 2021

New Delhi: The general body of the BCCI on Saturday approved the IPL’s resumption in September in the UAE and also decided to seek one month’s time from the ICC to assess the COVID-19 situation in India before taking a final call on the ICC T20 World Cup. The Special General Meeting (SGM), held virtually, […]