US, Taliban sign peace accord
Move aimed at ending 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan
Doha: In a bid to bring an end to the 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban and the United States signed a peace agreement Saturday. As per the joint statement released by the US and Afghan governments, the US and NATO would withdraw all troops in Afghanistan within 14 months if the […]
Weather woes: Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway disrupted
Banihal/Jammu: The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was disrupted on Saturday due to fresh snowfall and shooting of stones from the hillocks overlooking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said. Light snowfall occurred at Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir, while rains triggered shooting of stones from the […]
Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata amid anti-CAA protests
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday arrived in the city on a day-long visit, as opposition parties protested against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and raised ‘Go Back’ slogans outside the airport. Shah was greeted by the West Bengal BJP leadership, led by state party president Dilip Ghosh. Hundreds of protesters of the […]
Night curfew lifted in parts of Shillong, situation remains tense
Shillong: The night curfew imposed in the Meghalaya capital after violent clashes was lifted at 8 am on Sunday, barring in areas under the jurisdiction of Lumdiengjri and Sadar police stations and Cantonment Beat House, where indefinite curfew continued to remain in effect, officials said. The curfew was imposed since 9 pm Saturday, following the […]
Polish student asked to leave India after attending anti-CAA rally
Kolkata: A Polish student of Jadavpur University has been asked by the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to leave the country after he participated in an anti-CAA rally in the West Bengal capital, varsity sources said on Sunday. The incident comes close on the heels of a Bangladeshi student of Visva Bharati University being issued […]
Will be meeting Taliban leaders soon: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he planned to meet Taliban leaders in the “not-too-distant future”, asserting that it was time that the war against terrorism was fought by someone else, particularly the countries in the region. “I will be meeting personally with Taliban leaders in the not-too-distant future. And we will be […]
