US military flies out evacuees in waning hours of withdrawal
Washington: The US military flew more desperate evacuees out of the Afghan capital on Monday in the waning hours of a final American withdrawal as the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility for targeting the Kabul airport with rockets. The US military reported no American casualties. The focus of the US evacuation was increasing […]
US airstrike hits Kabul bombing planner
Kabul: The Taliban said that a US airstrike targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle Sunday who wanted to attack the Kabul international airport amid the American military’s evacuation there. There were few initial details about the incident, as well as a rocket that struck a neighbourhood just northwest of the airport, killing a child. […]
Taliban largely seal off Kabul airport as airlift winds down
Kabul: Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift that Western leaders acknowledged was still leaving many of their citizens and local allies behind. The United States, which says the round-the-clock flights […]
Volume on UNESCO heritage sites of India unveiled
New Delhi: Containing rich text illustrated with spectacular photographs, including archival images, a volume that encapsulates the rich cultural treasures of India inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list has been launched, officials said on Saturday. The publication, titled ‘Incredible Treasures’, was unveiled on Friday evening during an online event, they said. India at present […]
UNSC strongly condemns Kabul terror attack
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 […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s adviser quits over his ‘Kashmir’ remark
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 […]
India would be discrimination-free by 2047: Prez Kovind
Lucknow: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said he hoped that India would be free of discrimination and a developed nation by 2047 when it celebrates the centenary of independence. While speaking at the ninth convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) here, the President asked youths to become job creators and not job seekers. […]
Govt working on reducing gap between two doses of Covishield
New Delhi: Reducing the gap between two doses of Covishield is being considered and it will be discussed in the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI), official sources said on Thursday. Chairman of India’s COVID-19 Working Group of NTAGI, Dr N K Arora, however, said no such proposal for changing the dose […]
Looking at ‘options’ on diplomatic presence in Afghanistan: US
Washington: The US has said it is looking at a number of “options” on its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan after the August 31 withdrawal deadline. August 31 is the cut-off date set by both the US and the Taliban for America’s pullout from the war-torn country. “With regard to our own potential presence going forward […]