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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

Test cricket means everything to Kohli, it bodes well for format: Pietersen

Virat Kohli's enthusiasm and intensity on the field shows Test matches mean everything to him, according to former English cricketer Kevin Pietersen

ATK Mohun Bagan beat Bengaluru FC 2-0 in AFC Cup group match

ATK Mohun Bagan began their AFC Cup campaign in style with an easy 2-0 win over another Indian club Bengaluru FC in a Group D match here on Wednesday.

Peaceful, stable Afghanistan crucial for Pak and the region: FM Qureshi

FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the evolving situation in Afghanistan and stressed on the need for an inclusive political settlement in the war-ravaged country

Afghanistan's former president Karzai meets senior Taliban faction leader

Afghanistan's former president has met with a senior leader of a powerful Taliban faction who was once jailed and whose group has been listed by the US as a terrorist network

Afghanistan: Taliban destroy statue of Shiite foe from 1990s civil war

The Taliban have blown up the statue of a Shiite militia leader who had fought against them during Afghanistan's civil war in the 1990s, according to photos circulating on social media Wednesday

Sudoku maker Maki Kaji, who saw life's joy in puzzles, dies aged 69

Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life's work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.

Moscow in 'no rush' to recognise Taliban govt, says Russia's top diplomat

Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday said that Moscow was in no rush to recognise the new Taliban government in Afghanistan and called for an inclusive dialogue of all political forces in the country

NATO chief: Afghan leaders responsible for military collapse

NATO Secretary-General is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country's armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in its military training effort