Added on August 29, 2021
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Leh: Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,530 after detection of eight new cases, while 10 Coronavirus patients were discharged bringing down the number of active cases in the union territory to 64, officials said on Saturday. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths so far 149 in Leh district and 58 in Kargil district since the […]
Added on August 28, 2021
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Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resume
Kabul: Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover and killed more than 100. The US says further attempted attacks are expected ahead of the Tuesday deadline for foreign troops to leave, ending America’s longest war. As […]
Added on August 28, 2021
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New Delhi/United Nations: India on Friday said a vast majority of its citizens who wished to return home from Afghanistan have been evacuated and it is carefully monitoring the situation in the neighbouring country. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India’s focus has been to evacuate its citizens who are stranded in […]
Added on August 28, 2021
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United Nations: The UN Security Council, currently being presided over by India, on Friday condemned the deplorable attacks carried out by ISIL-K near Kabul airport that killed over 100 people, reiterating the importance of combating terrorism in Afghanistan to ensure its territory is not used to threaten or attack any country. Two suicide bombers and […]
Added on August 28, 2021
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New Delhi: India’s aspiration to become a regional power can’t rely on borrowed strength and the nation’s wars have to be won with indigenous equipment and technology, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said on Friday. Addressing an event held by the Institution Of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, he said the segregated nature of the […]
Added on August 28, 2021
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Banihal/Jammu: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad held massive protests in the Jammu region on Friday against alleged police brutality and arrest of ABVP activists during a demonstration organised here on August 26. The traffic movement was disrupted in Jammu city and on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway due to the protests, police said. Hundreds […]
Added on August 28, 2021
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Chandigarh: Under fire over his controversial comments on Kashmir, Malvinder Singh Mali on Friday quit as adviser to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. However, Mali did not term it as a “resignation”. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Mali said, “I humbly submit that I withdraw my consent given for tendering suggestions […]
Added on August 27, 2021
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Says evacuating Indian personnel top priority
New Delhi: Evacuating Indian personnel from Afghanistan, where the situation is “critical”, was a top priority, the government said on Thursday at the all-party meet, convened to brief on the Afghan situation. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the leaders on the latest situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban captured power there last week. Besides […]
Added on August 27, 2021
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Washington: The Taliban have strengthened their measures of access and control around the Kabul airport, the Pentagon has said. The Hamid Karzai International Airport is the only access point for the international community to reach out to people in Afghanistan, a land locked country. The Taliban have bolstered their own security at their checkpoints and […]
Added on August 27, 2021
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said the states have to protect children, who have either lost one or both parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, and ensure that their education is not disrupted at least in the current academic session. The apex court said that identification of such children is the starting point to find […]
