The fast-changing scenario in Afghanistan is being seen as a serious humanitarian crisis, especially for women and girls, by Israel. Rony Yedidia Clein, Charge D’ Affaires at the Embassy of Israel in India expressed concern about the situation in Afghanistan which has been taken over by the Taliban and the […]
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Instagram planning to improve its search option
Social media platform Instagram in future plans to more prominently feature photos and videos in its search results. According to Mashable, in a recent blog post, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the platform will be “launching a series of improvements designed for inspiration and discovery” with regard to search on the app. Currently, […]
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Section of road on Rishikesh-Gangotri national highway damaged in rai
A section of road on Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway, NH-94 near Fakot in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal was damaged on Friday due to incessant rain. A witness of the incident Mohammad Aarif Khan, an electrical engineer, said the road near Bemunda and Soni village caved in following continuous rainfall in Narendra Nagar town of Tehri Garhwal for three days. […]
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Delhi schools to reopen in phased manner from September 1
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday has decided to reopen schools in a phased manner in the national capital from September 1 for classes 9 to 12, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical classes for students of class 6 to class 8 will also begin from September 8. The […]
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Afghan airspace very risky, warns pilot of aircraft hijacked to Kandhar in 1999
Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December 1999, said the Taliban, which has seized power in Kabul, can’t be trusted as their ground fighters don’t follow rules, and added that the movement of aircraft over Afghan airspace is very […]
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World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Powers 20,000 Homes, Covers 46,000 Sq Metre
Chinese wind-energy hardware maker has developed the world’s largest wind turbine. Developed by MingYang Smart Energy, the wind turbine is a 242-metre tall behemoth that is expected to power homes by 2023. The massive wind turbine has blades that are 118 metres long that when in motion would cover a […]
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Taliban poses great threat to teachings of Imam Hussain: JKPJF
Taliban is a great threat to the teachings of Imam Hussain, said Jammu and Kashmir People’s Justice Front (JKPJF) chairman Agha Syed Abbas Rizvi on Thursday. JKPJF on Thursday held a seminar titled “Imam Hussain’s as personality through Sufism” at Khanpora Khag in Budgam district. The seminar was headed by the Chairman […]
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INS Trikand exercises with German frigate Bayern in Gulf of Aden
The Indian Navy Ship (INS) Trikand exercised with German frigate Bayern in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, informed the Indian Navy in a statement on Friday. The exercise included ‘cross deck helo landings’, visit board search and seizure operations. “#IndianNavy ship #INSTrikand exercised with German frigate #Bayern in the Gulf of Aden on 26 Aug 21. Ex […]
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Punjab Finance Minister lays foundation stones of developmental projects in Ludhiana
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Friday laid the foundation stones of a Senior Citizen Home-cum-Community Centre and Fire station worth Rs 2.35 crores in Mullanpur Dakha town of Ludhiana. Accompanied by Political Secretary to Chief Minister Captain Sandeep Singh Sandhu, Badal said that the building of senior citizen home-cum-community centre would be ready […]
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Andhra Pradesh: Inspections held in sub-registrar offices in fake challan scam
Andhra Pradesh police on Thursday held inspections in Kankipadu and Uyyuru sub-registrar offices of Krishna district in connection with the complaints of fake challans being issued to farmers. Speaking on the matter, state agriculture advisor Ambati Krishna Reddy said they had been receiving complaints from farmers and others that a […]
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UK’s evacuation into ‘final hours’ in Afghanistan: UK Defence Secretary
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Friday (local time) said that its evacuation mission is in ‘final hours’ in Afghanistan, four days prior to the August 31 deadline by the Taliban. Wallace told Sky News the effort was into its “final hours” after the closure of the main processing center in Kabul at the Baron Hotel near the airport. […]
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Road caved in due to incessant rainfall in Dehradun
Due to the heavy rainfall in Dehradun, a road caved in and merged into the river and a highway collapsed on Friday. For the last 48 hours, incessant rain in the capital city has wreaked havoc because of which the Maldevata-Sahasradhara link road has been submerged in the river for […]
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Uttar Pradesh reports 21 new Covid-19 cases
Uttar Pradesh reported 21 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, with this the active caseload in the state stands at 329. As per the Uttar Pradesh health bulletin, the state has a daily positivity rate of 0.01 percent and the recovery rate stands at 98.6 percent. 27 discharges were also reported in the state taking the […]
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Arvind Kejriwal announces Sonu Sood as brand ambassador for ‘Desh ke Mentors’ program
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that actor Sonu Sood will be the brand ambassador of the Delhi government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ program that will be launched soon. “Sonu Sood ji has agreed to become the brand ambassador of our ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ program which will be launched soon,” […]
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Kabul residents struggle to fulfil basic needs, running out of cash
Days after the Taliban took over the war-torn country, the residents of Kabul are reeling from a cash shortage as the banks are closed and ATMs are running out of money. Most of the ATMs are running out of money in the capital city and people have to wait for hours out the money […]