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Afghanistan restricts mobile access to facebook, instagram, and snapchatPublished on: October 9, 2025 10:25 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 9 -- Access to major social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat has been intentionally restricted across Afghanistan, according to an internet watchdog. The disr... Read More


'Problem children': No-show air traffic controllers to face dismissal as 3,000 flights delayed in US shutdown chaos

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- As hundreds of flights are delayed and cancelled due to staff shortage amid the government shutdown which entered Day 9 today, October 9, the United States government has warned a... Read More


Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrives in New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in the Indian capital this morning, in the first such visit by a top member of the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul. He is set to h... Read More


Afghan Taliban foreign minister Muttaqi arrives in India amid diplomatic flag dilemma

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Afghanistan's UN-sanctioned Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in India on Wednesday for a week-long visit, marking the first official trip by a senior Taliban leader sinc... Read More


Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of Gaza truce deal

Washington DC/IBNS, Oct. 9 -- US President Donald Trump has announced Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of Gaza peace deal. The President said it is a "great day" for the Arab, Muslim W... Read More


Benjamin Netanyahu 'pauses' security cabinet meet to talk to PM Modi over Gaza plan

India, Oct. 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday talked to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to congratulate him on the Gaza peace plan. The call comes just after Modi spoke to US... Read More


PM Modi congratulates Netanyahu on Gaza peace deal, Israeli PM pauses key security meet to speak to 'friend'

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to congratulate him on the progress made under the "Gaza peace plan" formulated by US Pr... Read More


PM Modi congratulates Netanyahu for 'progress' under Trump's Gaza peace deal: 'We welcome...'

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to congratulate him on the progress made under the "Gaza peace plan" formulated by US Pr... Read More


TCS posts Rs.65,799 cr revenue in Q2Fy26, sets sights on becoming world's largest AI-led tech services firm

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported consolidated revenue of Rs.65,799 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, up 3.7% sequentially, with constant currency growth of 0.8%... Read More


More than 54,600 children younger than 5 may be acutely malnourished in Gaza, study finds

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- After two years of war and dire food shortages, more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected, according to... Read More