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Afghanistan crisis: How India, US worked the lines to evacuate the mission staff
Thu Aug 19 2021
As tension mounted the night before the airlift of Indian diplomats and civilians from Kabul, the Indian establishment worked closely...
Memory of migrant crisis haunts Europe as first Afghan refugees land
Thu Aug 19 2021
Even before the first group of 19 Afghan refugees landed in Germany on Wednesday, the line was making the rounds...
India On Track To Meet Paris Agreement Goals, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Thu Aug 19 2021
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met UN Climate Change Conference President Alok Sharma and discussed various issues related to climate...
Pegasus Row: P Chidambaram Calls Centre's Statement A "Confession" In Court
Thu Aug 19 2021
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the solicitor general telling the Supreme Court that the government has information...
Taliban Say Won't Seek "Revenge", Co-Founder Back In Afghanistan
Wed Aug 18 2021
The Taliban have pledged not to seek "revenge" against their opponents in Afghanistan in their first press conference since taking...
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Shashi Tharoor discharged by Delhi Court
Wed Aug 18 2021
A Delhi court has discharged Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was booked under sections of subjecting a woman to cruelty...
‘Release caged parrot’: Madras HC asks Centre to make CBI autonomous
Wed Aug 18 2021
Issuing a slew of directions to improve the functioning of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Madurai Bench of...
CBI lodges sexual abuse cases against Oomen Chandy, 4 other Congress leaders
Wed Aug 18 2021
The CBI has registered cases against former Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and three...
CCS meets on next steps, PM says need to assist ‘Afghan brothers, sisters’
Wed Aug 18 2021
As India prepares itself for the reality of a Taliban-governed Afghanistan again, it is assessing its strategic policy given that...
Supreme Court Refuses Maharashtra Plea Against CBI's Anil Deshmukh Probe
Wed Aug 18 2021
he Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a Maharashtra government plea against a CBI probe into Anil Deshmukh, the ex-Home Minister...
One-Person-One-Post Policy: Trinamool Replaces Many Civic Body Heads
Wed Aug 18 2021
Keeping in line with the party's "one-person-one- post" policy, the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal on Tuesday initiated changes...
New Zealand, Under Lockdown Over Single Delta Case, Detects 6 More
Wed Aug 18 2021
New Zealand began a strict nationwide lockdown as it faces an outbreak of the delta variant, which on Wednesday was...
Afghanistan crisis: Indian Embassy in Kabul to be evacuated
Tue Aug 17 2021
Amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan, India Tuesday said that it has decided to evacuate its embassy staff in Kabul. “In...
Have nothing to hide: Centre tells Supreme Court on Pegasus row
Tue Aug 17 2021
The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has “nothing to hide” in the Pegasus row and that the...
Delhi High Court asks for Centre’s reply on plea for CERT-In probe into data leaks
Tue Aug 17 2021
THE DELHI High Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition alleging inaction by Computer Emergency Response Team...
Turkey drops Kabul airport plans but will assist if Taliban ask: Sources
Tue Aug 17 2021
Turkey has dropped plans to take over Kabul airport after NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan but is ready to provide support...
Union Minister Bharti Pawar Dances With Tribals During "Jan Ashirwad Yatra"
Tue Aug 17 2021
Union minister Bharti Pawar and BJP leaders accompanying her broke into an impromptu jig with tribals in Palghar district of...
Chief Of Afghan Central Bank Flees Kabul, Blames Ashraf Ghani For Chaos
Tue Aug 17 2021
The head of Afghanistan's central bank has fled Kabul, questioned the loyalty of Afghan security forces and blamed President Ashraf...
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Approves Policy On Operations Of Airstrips
Tue Aug 17 2021
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a policy on the operations of airstrips by flying clubs and training academies...
A Historic Church Bears Testimony To Damage Caused By Haiti Earthquake
Tue Aug 17 2021
Its bell tower and yellow walls a sharp contrast with Haiti's blue tropical sky, the historic Immaculee Conception church was...