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Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlined the urgency of restoring airport operations in Kabul as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to him over phone and discussed the situation in the war-ravaged country after the Taliban recaptured the Afghan capital of Kabul. India on Monday said it will take all steps to ensure […]
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New Delhi: India on Tuesday rushed back home its ambassador and staff from the embassy in Kabul in a military transport aircraft in the wake of escalating tension, fear and uncertainty gripping the Afghan capital after its take over by the Taliban two days back. The C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force carrying […]
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Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday foiled processions by members of the Shia community here to mark the eighth day of the 10-day Muhurram mourning period, officials said. Several members of the community were detained at various places in the city, they said. The officials said a few members of the community tried to take out the […]
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have solved a blind murder case of a youth in Rajouri district last week with the arrest of three suspects, including his younger sister. Ankit Bakshi (24) was found murdered at his house in Chakli village in the early hours of August 11. A Special […]
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Jammu: A 28-year-old man and his eight-year-old nephew were killed when their motorcycle skidded off the road and fell into a canal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. Ashu Choudhary and his nephew Harman Choudhary were on their way to Swankha Morh residence from Vijaypur late on Monday on a motorcycle […]
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Pune: A BJP worker here has constructed a temple for Narendra Modi, complete with the prime minister’s bust inside. It was his tribute to the prime minister who “built Ram temple at Ayodhya” among other things, says 37-year-old Mayur Munde. The small temple stands in Pune’s Aundh area. “After becoming PM, Modi has done a […]
Added on August 17, 2021
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Kabul: Senior US military officials say the chaos at the Kabul airport Monday morning left seven people dead, including some who fell from a departing American military transport jet. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss ongoing operations. Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of the capital’s airport […]
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New Delhi: The government on Monday imposed restrictions on export of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kits amid several experts warning of a possible third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. “The export of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kits… has been put under restricted category, with immediate effect,” the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s high-level security huddle chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday endorsed US President Joe Biden’s decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan, saying the presence of foreign troops for a longer period would not have produced a different result in the war-ravaged neighbouring country. Senior political and military leaders, including Army […]
Added on August 17, 2021
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Urges International community to unite
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to unite and use all available instruments to ensure Afghanistan is never again used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organisations, telling the UN Security Council that we cannot and must not abandon the people of the war-torn country. […]
