India adds 32,937 COVID-19 cases, 417 deaths
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) India’s coronavirus caseload mounted to 3,22,25,513 on Monday with 32,937 fresh infections, while the active cases came down to 3,81,947, the lowest in 145 days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 4,31,642 as 417 more people succumbed to COVID-19, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]
US to expand its security presence at Kabul airport to 6,000 troops
Washington, Aug 16 (PTI) The United States has said that it would deploy as many as 6,000 of its troops at the Kabul airport to ensure safe departure of its citizens and those from its friends and allies from Afghanistan which has now been taken over by the Taliban, in a sudden an unprecedented collapse […]
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
Les Cayes (Haiti), Aug 16 (AP) The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 5,700 […]
Taliban seek ”open, inclusive” Islamic government: Spokesman
Kabul, Aug 16 (AP) A Taliban spokesman and negotiator said told The Associated Press on Sunday that the militant group is holding talks aimed at forming an “open, inclusive Islamic government” in Afghanistan. Suhail Shaheen spoke to the AP after the Taliban overran most of the country in a matter of days and pushed into […]
UN to hold emergency meeting on Afghanistan
New York, Aug 16 (AP) The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan on Monday morning at the request of Estonia and Norway. Council diplomats said Sunday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will brief council members on the latest situation following the Taliban takeover of the capital, Kabul. The UN chief on […]
Independence Day celebrated with great fervour, enthusiasm across Kashmir
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 15: The Independence Day-2021 celebrations were held across Kashmir valley with great fervour and enthusiasm on Sunday. Apart from the main function held at SK Cricket Stadium Srinagar, the celebrations were held at all districts and the Tehsil headquarters where for the first time in the history of Kashmir the District Development Council […]
Afghan president flees the country as Taliban move on Kabul
Kabul, Aug 15 (AP) Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. The Taliban, which for hours had been in the outskirts of Kabul, announced soon after they would move […]
97 COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths in JK
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 3,23,422 on Sunday as 97 more people tested positive for the disease, while the death toll increased to 4,397 with two more fatalities, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 21 were reported from the Jammu division and 76 from the Kashmir division of the […]
Admin committed to ensure dignified return of Kashmiri pandits to Valley: Lt Guv
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir administration is committed to ensure a dignified return of Kashmiri pandits to the Valley, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. He said considerable progress has been made on providing transit accommodation and jobs to Kashmiri pandit migrants in the valley under the Prime Minister’s Development Package. “Government […]
Taliban seize Afghan city as helicopters land by US Embassy
Kabul, Aug 15 (AP) The Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country’s central government, cutting off the capital to the east as helicopters began landing at the US Embassy there. The collapse of Jalalabad, near a major border crossing with Pakistan, leaves Afghanistan’s central government in control […]