Kabul: Afghan officials say the Taliban have carried out two suicide car bombings at an army camp in the southern Kandahar province, setting of several hours of fighting and killing at least 41 soldiers.

Khalid Pashtun, a member of parliament from the province, provided the toll from the attack, which began late Wednes

Wellington: New Zealand’s populist kingmaker Winston Peters backed centre-left opposition leader Jacinda Ardern to become prime minister on Thursday after finally moving to break the country’s general election deadlock.

The powerbroker’s decision, made almost four weeks after the September 23 poll, gi

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today that on the auspicious occasion of Diwali India will grant medical visa in all deserving cases that are pending, as she responded positively to a number of such requests by Pakistani nationals.

To a request for a visa by a Pakistani woman named Amna Sha

Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday slammed the Opposition for criticizing the grand Diwali celebrations which took place in the temple town of Ayodhya Yesterday.

Adityanath hit out at his political rivals and averred that no one possesses the right to question his faith.

“This is my person

Islamabad: An anti-corruption court today indicted Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law over corruption references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The accountability court in Islamabad indicted 67-year- old Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and her hus

Mumbai: Shahid Kapoor’s next film — ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ — is about escalating electricity bills and has a social message, its director said.

The film’s teaser was released today on Diwali.

“The subject of the film is very relevant to our times.

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Dubai: India lost their top One-Day International spot to South Africa in the latest team rankings released by International Cricket Council (ICC).

The Proteas returned to top spot with 6,244 points from 52 matches on Wednesday, following their 104-run victory over Bangladesh in the second ODI.

India has

Lucknow: Twenty aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF), including AN-32 transport, Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi 30 MKI, will make a touchdown on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway on October 24, an official said.

A traffic blockade will be put in place from October 20, to prepare the highway stretch for the event.

The IAF

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today celebrated Diwali with troops posted along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez Sector and lauded the soldiers for their penance and sacrifice saying he considers them his family.

In an unannounced visit, Modi arrived at Gurez this morning to celebrate Diwali

Mumbai: New Zealand found some much-needed momentum heading into the ODI series against India, as they beat Board President’s XI by 33 runs after Ross Taylor and Tom Latham struck breezy centuries in a warm-up match here today.

Owing to Taylor’s 102 and Latham’s 108 (both retired out) on a flat B