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Japan to send military planes to Kabul to evacuate Japanese

Japan will send three military aircraft to Afghanistan starting Monday to evacuate Japanese citizens and local staff as security deteriorates following the Taliban takeover, officials said

Three service chiefs visit alma mater National Defence Academy

Earlier, it was only in 1991 that all three service chiefs were course-mates from the first NDA (erstwhile Joint Services Wing) course.

Union Home Secretary reviews prep of UTs for 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'

'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' is an initiative of the central government to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India's independence.

Delhi Metro services on two corridors to start early on Raksha Bandhan

The Pink Line was recently fully connected, end-to-end, after a small segment near Trilokpuri was bridged.

14 arrested in Assam over supporting Taliban on social media: Police

Fourteen people were arrested from across Assam for alleged social media posts supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, police said on Saturday.

Rethink call for strike, mandatory gold hallmarking a success: Govt to GJC

Mandatory gold hallmarking has come into force from June 16 in a phased manner.

Lokpal receives 30 complaints against senior govt officials from Apr-Jul

Of the total complaints made in this fiscal, 18 were received in July and 12 in April and June.

Traders' body asks DDMA to allow malls, markets to operate till 10 pm

The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Saturday demanded that the closing time of malls and markets in the national capital should be extended from the present 8 pm to 10 pm.

Heavy rain leads to waterlogging, traffic congestion in Gurugram

A few hours of heavy rain on Saturday caused waterlogging in Gurugram, affecting the vehicular and pedestrian movements.

In Kabul, a fearful wait for US to deliver on evacuation promise

Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan waited nervously to see whether the US would deliver on President Joe Biden's new pledge to evacuate all Americans and all Afghans who aided the war effort

Antony Blinken says 12 nations have agreed to host Afghan evacuees

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says 13 countries have thus far agreed to at least temporarily host at-risk Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan and a dozen more have agreed to serve as transit points

Afghanistan series: PCB puts national camp and team selection on hold

The Pakistan Cricket Board has put on hold a training camp that was scheduled to start on Saturday in Lahore and also the announcement of its squad for the One-Day series against Afghanistan

Angela Merkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their sharply different views of Russia's treatment of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, democratic values

Afghan evacuation one of the most difficult airlifts in history: Biden

The ongoing evacuation of US citizens and Afghan nationals who supported Americans over the last 20 years is one of the largest and most difficult airlifts in history, US President Joe Biden said

President Bolsonaro urges Brazil Senate to impeach high court justice

President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday asked Brazil's Senate to impeach a Supreme Court justice a largely symbolic move that shows he has little desire to ease tensions with the judiciary.

Afghanistan: Official Taliban websites go offline, though reasons unknown

Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents' official messages to Afghans and the world at large in 5 languages went offline abruptly Friday, indicating an effort to try to squelch them

Taliban appeals for int'l recognition; says China has 'big role' to play

The Taliban have appealed to the international community to recognise it amid growing resentment against it at home and abroad, even as the Afghan militant group sought to placate China

J&J CEO Gorsky to step down, company veteran to lead in 2022

Johnson & Johnson will replace Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky with another veteran company executive starting next year

Charges in Elgar case won't be framed till August 25, NIA tells HC

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told the Bombay High Court on Friday that charges against the accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case will not be framed till August 25

Many Afghan refugees expected to resettle in US' state of Texas: Official

Many among the at least 30,000 Afghan refugees headed to the US to escape the Taliban in Afghanistan are expected to be resettled in different cities in Texas state, agency for refugee services said