Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:46:30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security against the backdrop of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
The Cabinet Committee on Security is the apex government body that deals with the issues of national security.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the meeting, besides s
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:45:03
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday said the preparation for an all-India convention of farmers is in full swing and it is receiving an enthusiastic response from across the country.
The SKM, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions leading the agitation against the Centre's contentious agricultural laws, had announced on Monday that it would hold the national convention on August 26-27 to m
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:42:14
Flight services to Gulf countries from Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) is set to resume with the UAE Civil Aviation Ministry clearing the RT-PCR test facility arranged at the airport.
The first Air India Express flight will leave from here on Wednesday, four months after the UAE imposed restrictions on travellers from India, a press release from MIA said.
The rapid RT-PCR test facility
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:35:03
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday said India will have to respond to the developments in Afghanistan in a "humane manner", besides developing an independent policy of fostering friendship and peace in our neighbourhood.
"Reports from Afghanistan show how fear and uncertainty have gripped the country. It is a difficult moment for India and the entire region. We have to respond in a
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:26:46
Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Rudrendra Tandon on Tuesday asserted India has not abandoned the people of the war-ravaged country with whom New Delhi forged longstanding ties and which is now under the Taliban control.
Maintaining that welfare of the Afghan people and "our relationship with them is very much in our mind", the envoy expressed happiness over the safe return of Indians from Afg
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:23:38
English captain Joe Root admitted to committing tactical blunders and said he underestimated the Indian lower-order after Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah's batting heroics fashioned an epic win at Lord's in the second Test.
England were in a dominant position before they lost control during a chaotic unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 89 between Shami (56 not out) and Bumrah (34 not out) on the f
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:18:46
More than 4,000 hectares of land has been damaged due to heavy rains and the resultant floods that hit Maharashtra's Raigad district last month, an official from the district agriculture department said on Tuesday.
According to the agriculture department of Raigad, 4,171 hectares of agricultural land used for paddy cultivation was damaged during the heavy rainfall and floods on July 21 and 22.
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:16:11
India as a key partner of the UK in the region and chair of the United Nations Sanctions Committee will have a very important role to play in dealing with the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan with the takeover of the Taliban, the UK government said on Tuesday.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the way forward would involve the creation of some form of international "contact group" to ensure Af
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Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:02:31
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that retired Army colonel Ajay Kothiyal will be the party's chief ministerial candidate in the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls.
Addressing a press conference at the IRDT auditorium here, Kejriwal said Kothiyal was the principal of the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering when the Kedarnath disaster
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