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Kabul: Senior US military officials say the chaos at the Kabul airport this 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: India’s defence top brass, the foreign policy establishment and senior intelligence officials are understood to have reviewed the fast-paced developments in Afghanistan on Monday, a day after the Taliban seized control of the country 20 years after it was ousted by a US-led military coalition. People familiar with the meetings said the immediate […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday seemed to endorse the heavily armed Taliban taking over Kabul by saying that Afghanistan has broken the “shackles of slavery” in the neighbouring war-torn country. The longstanding war in Afghanistan reached a watershed moment on Sunday when the Taliban insurgents closed in on Kabul before entering the […]
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Jammu: BSF Director General (DG) S S Deswal on Monday said they are keeping a close watch on the situation in Afghanistan and are fully ready for all possible consequences. He, however, described the developments in Afghanistan as that country’s internal matter. Deswal, who was on a visit here to flag off the “freedom rally” […]
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Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh Monday said there is a visible change in the thinking of people in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism in its “last phase” in Kashmir, which witnessed large-scale Independence Day celebrations Sunday. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office was in Kathua, part of his Udhampur parliamentary constituency, to […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said it cannot compel the reluctant Centre to file a detailed affidavit on pleas seeking information if Pegasus spyware was used to snoop on certain citizens and steps it took to probe the allegations amid vehement claims that there was nothing to hide and it will set up a […]
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Beijing: China on Monday expressed hope that the Taliban will stand by its commitment of establishing an open and inclusive Islamic government in Afghanistan and will ensure a peaceful transition of power without violence and terrorism. Commenting for the first time on the sudden and rapid takeover of the Afghanistan government by the Taliban insurgents, […]
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Srinagar: The jungle raj in Jammu and Kashmir ended on the “eve of 2020” and the grassroots level democracy was strengthened in the union territory by conduct of violence-free district development council (DDC) elections, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. Referring to the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the erstwhile state, […]
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Srinagar: 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 is committed to […]
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New Delhi: India is responding to the twin challenges of terrorism and expansionism with great courage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day address on Sunday, in a veiled reference to cross-border terrorism from Pakistan and Chinese activities. The prime minister also mentioned the government’s resolve to strengthen the armed forces and promote […]
