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Mouni Roy attends Christian Dior’s exquisite Designer of Dreams exhibition
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Published on Nov 22, 2021 09:56 PM IST
- Travel and fashion enthusiast Mouni Roy is having the time of her life vacationing in Doha, Qatar.
Women to sue Qatar over invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport
- Women on 10 Qatar Airways flights from Doha, including 13 Australians, were subjected to the examinations late last year as authorities searched for the mother of a newborn found abandoned in an airport bathroom.
Updated on Nov 15, 2021 02:07 PM IST
AFP |
Indian envoy meets Taliban representative in Doha after complete US withdrawal
- India flagged concern that Afghanistan’s soil should not be used for anti-Indian activities and terrorism in any manner after US-led foreign troops have completely pulled out from the region.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 06:01 PM IST
6 things to do in Qatar as country opens to vaccinated Indian travellers
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Updated on Jul 17, 2021 03:48 PM IST
Ramadan 2021 moon sighting highlights: Saudi Arabia committee announces date
- Ramadan 2021 moon sighting updates: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court had called on all Muslims in UAE, Qatar and other Arab states to sight the crescent moon for the onset of the Holy month of Ramadan on Sunday evening, Sha’ban 29, 1442 AH, that is April 11, 2021
Updated on Apr 11, 2021 11:59 PM IST
'Felt small jerk': Passenger recalls Air India flight mishap
Preliminary reports said that one of the wings of the flight hit an electric pole adjacent to the runway at Gannavaram airport.
Updated on Feb 20, 2021 08:54 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Fans to return for Asian Champions League for first time since March
The Asian Football Confederation announced on the eve of the decider between the clubs from Iran and South Korea that spectators totalling “up to 30 percent of the stadium capacity” would be allowed into the 40,000-seater Al Janoub Stadium.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 07:30 PM IST
Qatar | Reuters
US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
In the so-called Doha agreement signed last February by the United States and the Taliban, the administration of President Donald Trump agreed to a phased withdrawal of US troops, going down to zero troops by May 2021 if the agreement’s conditions are upheld.
Published on Dec 17, 2020 08:44 PM IST
Kabul | Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
Pakistan PM Khan reiterates support to Afghan peace process
The two leaders spoke on Wednesday as the Doha-based Taliban’s Political Commission (TPC) arrived in Islamabad on a three-day visit and met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Published on Dec 17, 2020 02:40 PM IST
Islamabad | Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma
Pompeo meets Taliban, Afghan negotiators in Doha
This was the first meeting of the top American diplomat with the Taliban and the Afghans representatives after the US’ recent announcement that it will reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each by January 15 next year.
Published on Nov 22, 2020 11:26 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas; at least 8 dead
The shells were fired from two cars, Interior Ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian said. No one took immediate responsibility for the early morning attack that also targeted the posh Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, which houses diplomatic missions.
Published on Nov 21, 2020 02:29 PM IST
Kabul | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Al Qaeda leader dies, Afghan forces accuse Taliban of harbouring him
Under a deal with the United States, signed in February, the Taliban agreed to cut ties with international militant groups including Al Qaeda.
Updated on Nov 10, 2020 07:12 PM IST
Kabul | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Qatar expresses regret as Australia says women on 10 flights searched
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, speaking about the issue for the first time, told reporters in Canberra that “Australia’s strong objections and views” about the incident involving Australian travellers on October 2 were widely shared, without elaborating.
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 06:46 PM IST
Dubai/Sydney | Reuters | Posted by Kaleem Ullah Fasihi
Full support for peace in Afghanistan, Jaishankar to Abdullah Abdullah
At their meeting on Thursday, PM Modi assured Abdullah Abdullah of India’s continued backing for the Afghan peace process
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 07:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘Early withdrawal of US troops will have consequences’: Abdullah Abdullah
Abdullah, in New Delhi to seek the Indian leadership’s support for intra-Afghan negotiations underway in Doha, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who, he said, had assured him that India will back any settlement acceptable to the Afghan people.
Updated on Oct 08, 2020 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
US troop withdrawal deal: Two decades later, Afghans fear resurrection of the Taliban
The invasion that followed those October 7, 2001 strikes quickly toppled the militants, who had harboured Al-Qaeda, the group behind the September 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in America just weeks earlier.
Updated on Oct 06, 2020 06:00 PM IST
Kabul | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Top Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah expected to visit India on October 6
Abdullah is expected to meet the top Indian leadership to seek support for the intra-Afghan negotiations currently underway at Doha in Qatar. India had sent an official delegation to Doha to attend the event marking the launch of negotiations and the event was also addressed by external affairs minister S Jaishankar.
Updated on Oct 03, 2020 11:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Qatar Airways says losses reach $1.9 billion amid pandemic, boycott
The state-owned carrier also blamed new accounting rules for further adding to losses for the past fiscal year, which ended March 31.
Updated on Sep 27, 2020 05:13 PM IST
Dubai | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
New Delhi’s salience in the Afghan matrix
The possible return of the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is a challenge. But don’t count India out
Updated on Sep 17, 2020 05:52 AM IST
Harsh Pant
Coronavirus pandemic: Scientists predict that Covid-19 will become a seasonal virus, but not yet
A new review published in Frontiers in Public Health suggests that COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained.
Updated on Sep 15, 2020 05:04 PM IST
Washington DC | Asian News International | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
Afghan forces, Taliban continue to clash even as peace talks start
Talks between the two sides were to begin shortly after a US-Taliban agreement in February, but began only over the weekend after months of delays, caused in part by continuing Taliban offensives in the war-torn country.
Updated on Sep 13, 2020 09:02 PM IST
Kabul | Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai
US committed to protect Afghan people’s interests in Doha talks: Zalmay Khalilzad
In an interview with TOLOnews in Doha, Khalilzad said a solution should be found to end the Afghan crisis, which will lead to long-lasting peace.
Published on Sep 13, 2020 08:23 PM IST
Kabul | Asian News International | Posted by Arpan Rai
Afghan-led peace talks key: India
External affairs minister S Jaishankar, who joined the inaugural session of the intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, Qatar, via video conference, reiterated India’s support for an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled peace process and sought an immediate ceasefire in the war-torn country.
Updated on Sep 13, 2020 02:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Peace process must ensure Afghanistan’s soil isn’t used for anti-India activities: Jaishankar
Teams comprising representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban will come face-to-face for the first time on Monday for peace talks in Qatar’s capital for a negotiated settlement after nearly two decades of war. The talks were to have begun in March but were delayed by differences over the release of prisoners.
Updated on Sep 12, 2020 09:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
‘Peace process must be led, owned and controlled by Afghan’: India on historic talks between Taliban and Afghanistan. Read full statement here
“India believes any peace process must be Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled, has to respect the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan,” a statement released by MEA read.
Updated on Sep 12, 2020 06:05 PM IST
New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
Warring Afghans meet to find peace after decades of war
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the opening ceremony in Qatar, where the meetings are taking place and where the Taliban maintain a political office.
Updated on Sep 12, 2020 04:10 PM IST
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Afghan peace talks to open in Doha, 19 years after 9/11 triggered war
Officials, diplomats and analysts say that although getting both sides to the negotiating table was an achievement in itself, it does not mean the path to peace will be easy.
Updated on Sep 12, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Kabul | Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
In bid for peace, Afghan govt starts releasing 400 Taliban prisoners
The prisoners include at least 44 insurgents of particular concern to the United States and other countries for their role in high-profile attacks, according to an official list seen by AFP.
Published on Aug 15, 2020 04:58 AM IST
Kabul | Agence-France-Presse
Athletics: AIU says suspended Naser missed four tests as she pleads innocence
The Bahrain athlete, who won gold at the World Championships in Doha last year, pleaded her innocence despite being suspended by the AIU on Friday for failing to make herself available for anti-doping tests.
Updated on Jun 07, 2020 07:08 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters
COVID-19: Diamond League releases new provisional 2020 calendar
The new calendar will begin with the Monaco meeting on August 14 and continue through until mid-October to adapt the season in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
Updated on May 13, 2020 09:34 AM IST
Paris | Indo Asian News Service