UPDATE ON AUG 26, 02:26 PM IST Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis Live Updates: S Jaishankar to brief floor leaders of political parties on Afghanistan at 11 am. Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis Live Updates: The Taliban urge Afghans to stay to help rebuild their country, according to the Islamist group’s main spokesman, expecting foreign evacuations […]
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Reports Of Death “False”, Was “Beaten By Taliban”: Afghan Reporter
UPDATE ON AUG 26, 01:30 PM IST In July, Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, employed with news agency Reuters, was killed while reporting in Afghanistan’s Kandahar. Even as Tolo News, Afghanistan’s first independent news channel, confirmed the death of its reporter Ziar Yaad Khan in Kabul, the man tweeted […]
Aviation ministry passes Drone Rules, 2021 to ensure ease of using drones in India
UPATE ON AUG 26, 01:26 PM IST The government had announced the new drone rules on July 15 and invited comments from stakeholders and the industry were lauded by stakeholders for simplifying procedures and reducing the compliance burden. The Civil Aviation ministry has passed that the new Drone Rules 2021 […]
Thailand: MP challenges PM to do two hands in martial arts, says – 3 demands will have to be fulfilled if you lose
UPDATE ON AUG 25, 06:04 PM IST The Prime Minister of Thailand (Thailand PM) has been challenged by an MP, 27 years younger than him, to do two hands in the country’s traditional martial arts. Along with this, a condition has been placed to fulfill 3 demands on losing. Since […]
Entire Pakistan at Taliban’s Service’: Amrullah Saleh on Why US Attempt to ‘Buy’ Cooperation Came to Naught
UPDATE ON AUG 25 05:58 PM IST Speaking to CNN-News18, Saleh said the issue of Pakistan, a nuclear state, sponsoring terrorism and insurgency against western allies in Afghanistan was never addressed. mrullah Saleh, Afghanistan’s acting president, minces no words as he slams Pakistan for colluding with the Taliban to take […]
Uddhav Thackeray’s Old Dig At Yogi Adityanath Viral Amid Narayan Rane Row
UPDATE ON AUG 25, 05:53 PM IST Uddhav Thackeray is heard in the video talking about hitting Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, with slippers. Mumbai: A 2018 comment by Uddhav Thackeray against Yogi Adityanath has resurfaced on social media since the arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane […]
UP: Yogi’s gift to 28 lakh employees and pensioners, approved to give dearness allowance with increased rate
UPDATE ON AUG 25, 12:09 PM IST Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved the announcement made during his address in the UP Assembly. This will directly benefit 28 lakh employees and pensioners. The government has issued an order to give 11 percent dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) to […]
‘We want justice’, Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Delhi
UPDATE ON AUG 24, 03:41 PM IST The protest was organised by Afghan Solidarity Committee (ASC). Protesters came from the capital’s Lajpat Nagar, ‘Little Kabul’ of Delhi, Bhogal, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, among other places As the crisis in Afghanistan deepens after the Taliban takeover, a large number of Afghan […]
India evacuates 77 persons from Afghanistan, more flights expected
The passengers brought three Shri Guru Granth Sahib from various Gurudwaras in Afghanistan. A special flight of Air India arrived here on Tuesday morning carrying 77 stranded persons from Kabul, including 46 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus. The passengers brought three Shri Guru Granth Sahib from various Gurudwaras in Afghanistan. The travellers were evacuated […]
‘Would Have Slapped Uddhav Thackeray’: Minister Narayan Rane Angers Sena
UPDATE ON AUG 24, 01:40 PM IST Union minister Narayan Rane said it is shameful that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray does not know the year of independence Mumbai: Union minister Narayan Rane has sparked off a row over his remarks about slapping Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what […]