Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:59:43
Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. The beleaguered central government, meanwhile, hope for an interim administration, but increasingly had few cards to play.
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:48:14
: India were 56 for three in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test against England on Sunday.
The lead stood at a measly 29 runs for the visitors, with three of their top batsmen back in the dressing room.
England were bowled out for 391 in their first innings, in reply to India's 364 all out at the Lord's.
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:44:05
Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka celebrated the 75th Independence Day meaningfully without much pomp and gaiety due to the Covid-19 surge.
Minister for fisheries, ports and inland transport S Angara hoisted the tricolour at Nehru Maidan in a ceremony held following Covid-19 protocol on Sunday.
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:04:08
The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of only making announcements about schemes in his Independence Day speeches and not implementing them, even as it hit out at him for not withdrawing the three agri laws against which the farmers have been protesting.
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said for seven years the country has been listening to the "same speeches" by
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:59:11
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called for strengthening voices against all forces that try to stifle freedom.
She unfurled the National Flag and took salutes from various police wings during a parade on Red Road here on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day.
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:57:14
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a draft notification has been issued inviting objections from all the stakeholders for banning different categories of plastic, including PVC, that have a thickness of less than 100 microns.
The submission was made by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati before a bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Aniruddha Bose.
"We hope a
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:54:35
Observing that the law-making process in the country is in a "sorry state of affairs", Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday rued the lack of debates in Parliament, saying this led to absence of clarity and a "lot of gaps and ambiguity" in the legislations.
Doing some plain speaking at a public event, Justice Ramana said an elaborate discussion during the law-making process reduces litiga
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:50:50
The opposition parties in Parliament have probably shown the "worst possible" behaviour that they could and have left nothing to imagination in destroying the foundation of Indian democracy, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
The Prime Minister introduced ministers in both the Houses and that is a tradition that's been going on for 70-odd years and the opposition for the "first time" did not
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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:47:47
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the sportspersons of the country will have to prepare for winning 70 medals in the Olympics and also announced that preparations have begun so that the national capital can bid for hosting the mega sporting event after 2047.
In his Independence Day address at the Secretariat, Kejriwal said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has set up the De
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