Explosion Rattles Kabul In Morning Rush Hour: Witness

KABUL, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An explosion took place in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, in the morning rush hour today, sending a column of thick smoke into the sky and triggering panic, a witness said. “We heard a huge blast in the Taimani locality, Police District 4. The whole place…

Myanmar Reports Two More COVID-19 Deaths, 98 New Cases

YANGON, Sept 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported two more COVID-19 deaths this morning, bringing the death toll in the country to 12, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. According to the release, a 51-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman with underlying hypertension and diabetes, died of…

99 Thai MP’s Lodge Joint Constitution Amendment To Stop Senators From Voting For Future PM

BANGKOK, Sept 9 (NNN-TNA) – A total of 99 MP’s in Thailand, filed a joint motion for constitution amendment, in a fresh effort, to stop all senators from casting votes for a future prime minister. 76 opposition MP’s and 23 government MP’s lodged the joint bid, to amend the 2017…

Top DPRK Leader Guides Meeting On Recovery Work Of Typhoon Damage

PYONGYANG, Sept 9 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over a meeting, to discuss recent typhoon damage and reconstruction measures, it was reported today. It was an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea…

Indian Company To Set Up Digital Innovation Hub In Germany

MUMBAI, Sept 9 (NNN-PTI) – Indian information technology company, Wipro, plans to set up a digital innovation hub in Germany’s Dusseldorf to serve as its flagship centre in Europe, the Bengaluru-headquartered company said on Tuesday. The digital innovation hub will aim to galvanise the adoption of new skills and technologies…

Campaigning Kicks Off In Japan To Choose Next LDP Leader

TOKYO, Sept 9 (NNN-NHK) – Campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday, for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) top post, with three candidates vying for the position to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe is stepping down due to a recurrent health issue that also brought his first tenure as prime…

Two Killed By Gunmen In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (NNN-APP) – Two people were killed and three others injured, in gun fire by unknown gunmen, in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan’s east Punjab province last night, police sources said. According to initial investigation by the police, three unknown gunmen opened fire at people standing at the roadside,…

Indian VP Calls For Eye Donation To Address Visual Impairment

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (NNN-UNI) – Indian Vice President, Venkaiah Naidu, appealed to all countrymen to donate eyes willingly, as it would address the challenge of visual impairment in the country. Under the National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB), eye donation is an act of voluntary donation of one’s…

Sri Lankan President Removes Taxes For Gems, Gold To Strengthen Industry

COLOMBO, Sept 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ordered the removal of taxes imposed on the profits earned by the gem and jewellery manufacturers, and on gold imports, to further strengthen the industries, local media reported. Accordingly, a 14-percent income tax, imposed on the profit earned by the…

Afghan Fighting Intensifies Amid Preparations For Peace Talks

KABUL, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fighting in Afghanistan intensified, as over 70 people were killed over the past 24 hours, amid preparations for peace talks, to end the war in the conflict-battered country. In the latest violent incident, the armed insurgents gunned down a soldier, in Jawand district, of the…