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Mehbooba’s reference to Afghanistan sparks row
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked the Centre to take a lesson out of Afghanistan where the Taliban seized power and made the US flee, and urged the government to hold dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir and return its special status which was revoked in 2019. Mehbooba’s...
Delhi dy CM accuses PM for directing fake FIRs
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared the names of 15 people with Delhi Police, CBI and Enforcement Directorate and asked them to “conduct raids and file fake FIRs” against those on the list and “ruin them before the...
Tamil Nadu schools to open next month for class 9+
Chennai: Schools in Tamil Nadu from Class 9 onwards can reopen from September 1st, the state government said on Saturday as it announced more relaxations in COVID-19 curbs while extending some restrictions till September 9. Under the new set of relaxations, theatres have been given the go-ahead to open...
Official Taliban websites go offline
Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages went offline abruptly Friday, indicating an effort to try to squelch them. It is not immediately clear, though, why the sites in the Pashto, Urdu, Arabic, English and Dari languages...
Heavy Delhi downpour creates waterlogged roads, traffic jams
New Delhi: Heavy rain in Delhi and neighbouring areas on Saturday brought down the temperature but led to traffic jams and flooding in parts of the city. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi will witness “generally cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers” today. “Delhi (Safdargunj) reported 73.2 mm...
Tejashwi Yadav’s latest shot at estranged brother
Patna: In the renewed tussle between Bihar politician Lalu Yadav’s sons Tejashwi and Tej Pratap, the former has taken on his elder sibling, according to sources, with a punchline not without a tinge of irony: “Our parents have taught us to respect elders”. Sources have told NDTV that amid...
Blinken, Jaishankar discuss Afghan situation 2nd time this week
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the chaotic situation in Afghanistan for a second time this week and agreed to continue their close coordination over the matter. Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Sunday. Their sudden takeover, which comes as the...
Sources say Taliban sent assurances on safety of Indian embassy staff
New Delhi: The Taliban did not want India to evacuate diplomats from its Kabul embassy, sources told NDTV today, indicating that the government had received messages from the group’s Qatar office assuring them of the safety of Indian staff and security personnel. These messages – sent from the office...
UN reports door-to-door Taliban searches for US helpers
United Nations: The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according to an intelligence document for the UN that deepened fears Friday Afghanistan’s new rulers were reneging on pledges of tolerance. After routing government forces and taking over Kabul on Sunday to end two decades of...
BJP MLA calls for ‘Talibani style’ attack on TMC leaders
A ruling BJP MLA in Tripura, Arun Chandra Bhowmik, has stoked a controversy by allegedly saying that his party activists should counter Trinamool Congress leaders in Talibani style if they land at Agartala airport. The saffron camp, however, said it is the MLA’s version and not that of the...
FIRs over BJP’s Mumbai rally for Covid violations
At least seven first information reports (FIRs) for alleged violation of COVID-19 norms were registered in Mumbai on Thursday against the organizers of the BJP’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’, an official said. Cases were registered at Vile Parle, Kherwadi, Mahim, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Chembur and Govandi police stations under section...
Calcutta HC directs CBI, special team probe of poll violence
Kolkata: Allegations of rape, murder and crimes against women after the Bengal election will be probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, the Calcutta High Court said Thursday afternoon. Other criminal cases related to the post-poll violence, will be investigated by a special Bengal Police team...
Women Congress MPs allege being abused
Two female Congress MPs broke down in Raipur on Wednesday as they narrated the scuffle that took place in Parliament on August 11. MPs Chhaya Verma and Phulo Devi Netam accused the Centre of being anti-women and termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as ruiners...
Subhas Sarkar defends ‘dark complexioned’ Tagore remark
Minister of State (Education) Subhas Sarkar, who courted controversy for saying “Rabindranath Tagore’s complexion was dark compared to others in his family”, on Wednesday insisted that his remarks will “only increase respect” for the Nobel laureate. “Keep a record of whatever I have said (about Tagore). I will give...
India ‘very carefully’ following Afghan developments: Jaishankar
United Nations: With the Taliban now in control in Kabul, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said New Delhi is “very carefully” following the developments in Afghanistan and India’s focus is on ensuring the security and safe return of Indian nationals still in the war-torn country. Jaishankar, addressing...
Shashi Tharoor cleared of blame in wife’s death
Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014. New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was cleared by a Delhi court today of charges in the case involving the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Sunanda...
PM chairs meet to review Afghan issue
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security last evening to assess the situation in war-torn Afghanistan. The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval....
Sedition case for comparing Taliban to freedom fighters
Lucknow: A sedition case has been filed against a Samajwadi Party MP and two others in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district over alleged remarks that compare the Taliban to India’s freedom fighters “A case was registered late last night against Shafiqur Rahman Barq and two others for provocative comments...
