Kabul, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has asked the Taliban whether they want foreign fighters like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Al-Qaeda to turn Afghanistan into a battleground for "foreign terrorist", Pajhwok News reported.

He said that Afghan people do not know what

Chennai,  AIADMK's former interim General Secretary V.K.Sasikala on Tuesday visited the party's ailing Presidium Chairman E. Madhusudhanan at a private hospital here.

Her action created ripples but AIADMK leaders sought to rule out any political twist to the much-publicised visit

Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Tuesday that the state government is exploring the possibilities of providing free Covid vaccine doses to the people through private hospitals and reimbursing the hospitals by using Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.

Speaking to report

Bengaluru,  The Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) in Karnataka on Tuesday for the first time declared second Pre-University College (PUC) results without holding exams in the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis.

The examinations to second PUC were cancelled this academic year in the backdrop of t

Puducherry,  There was no shortage of vaccines in the Union Territory of Puducherry at any point in time, Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundaraajan said.

Addressing students of the Bharathidasan government college for women, she said that the Union Territory is in fast-forward mode to vaccinate its whole eligib

Bhubaneswar,  The Bahuda Yatra (return journey) of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, to Srimandir in Puri town of Odisha was completed on Tuesday without participation of devotees.

Even though the pilgrim city received heavy downpour in the afternoon, pulling of the char

Chennai,  The Indian sailing team in Tokyo is tuning up their new boats ahead of the Olympics, said a senior official of Yachting Association of India (YAI).

He also said the beds provided in their rooms are made of wood and the food is not an issue.

"The team is staying not far away

New Delhi,  India's 4x400m relay runner Rajiv Arokia said on Tuesday that though the pandemic left many athletes "mentally disturbed" but with the Olympics around the corner, everyone became determined to overcome the "little troubles and get there".

The 30-year old Arjuna awardee

Tokyo,  Spanish tennis star Garbine Muguruza is one of Spain's best hopes for a tennis medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, as she will compete in both singles and doubles alongside Carla Suarez, and the current world No. 9 admits she is looking forward to a different challenge.

"Competing in the G

Tokyo,  The 138th IOC session unanimously approved on Tuesday the inclusion of ski mountaineering in the programme of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy.

The inclusion was proposed by the IOC Executive Board (EB) at its meeting in June.

Ski mountaineering at Milan-Cortin