US forces aiding IS in Afghanistan, says Hamid Karzai

Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that the Islamic State has emerged in Afghanistan in the past three to four years under the watch of US military and intelligence agencies. In an interview with Russia Today in London, Karzai said he has more than suspicions that US bases in Afghanistan are […]
Read More →Iran jails n-negotiator for spying in crackdown on ‘Western infiltration’

Tehran, Oct 8 (IANS) A dual-nationality member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team has been jailed for five years for spying, news agency Tasnim said on Sunday. Spokesman for the judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei named the convicted man as Abdolrasul Dori Esfahani. Tasnim reported that he was in charge of banking affairs during the talks. According […]
Read More →Hurricane Nate makes landfall in US

Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Hurricane Nate has brought strong winds, torrential rain and a threat of storm surges to the US Gulf Coast. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 137 kmph, made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi river in Louisiana, late on Saturday, BBC reported on Sunday. Moving north, it made a […]
Read More →Saudi Aramco’s India office for crude, LPG marketing inaugurated

Gurugram, Oct 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabian state-run oil giant Aramco’s India office was inaugurated here on Sunday by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in a move to strengthen the bilateral partnership in the hydrocarbons sector, an official statement said. “Saudi Aramco, through its subsidiary Aramco Asia India (AAI), established its business presence in India in 2016. The […]
Read More →BJP trashes ‘malicious’ article, says Jay Shah to file Rs 100 cr lawsuit against The Wire
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday termed as “malicious and defamatory” an article raising questions on the transactions made by firms owned by Jay Shah, the son of BJP President Amit Shah, and said the younger Shah would file a Rs 100 crore civil and criminal defamation lawsuit against the author of the […]
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