Taj Mahal To Reopen For Night Viewing From Today
The Taj Mahal will open for night viewing for visitors from Saturday, August 21. The monument had closed for night viewing on March 17, 2020 during the first lockdown due to Covid-19. Night viewing will be allowed on August 21, 23 and 24 as the monument is closed every week on Friday and the lockdown […]
Biden says Taliban now in ‘existential crisis’
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the Taliban have not changed but are going through an “existential crisis” about whether they want legitimacy on the global stage as they have taken over Afghanistan. In an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, Biden said that he’s not sure the Taliban want to be recognised by the […]
India Records Lowest COVID-19 Active Cases In 150 Days
The active COVID-19 cases in India have declined to 3,63,605, the lowest in 150 days, data released by the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The active cases comprise 1.12 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, the ministry said. India registered 36,571 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total tally of […]
Malaysian king says new PM must swiftly seek confidence vote
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s king said on Wednesday that the new prime minister he picks must swiftly seek a confidence vote in parliament after a deadline for all lawmakers to submit the names of their preferred candidates to the palace passed. Based on the lawmakers’ choices, King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said he will pick […]
Online Registration Made Mandatory For People Visiting Himachal
Planning to visit Himachal? Online registration has again been made mandatory for the people travelling to the state. The government, however, exempted certain categories of people from the provisions of this order. “All inter-state movement to the state will be monitored through registration on COVID e-registration software” of the Himachal government, Chief Secretary-cum-Chairperson of State […]
New Zealand thrown into lockdown over single suspected Delta case
WELLINGTON: New Zealand imposed a snap three-day lockdown on Tuesday after identifying a single case of locally transmitted Covid-19 suspected to be the Delta variant, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. Ardern said New Zealand, which had not recorded any infections in the community for six months, could not take any chances with the “game changer” […]
Tension Along Border Escalates Again; Assam Police Fire on Mizoram Civilians: Official
Tension along the Mizoram-Assam border escalated again on Tuesday when personnel of the Assam police allegedly fired on civilians of the neighbouring state injuring one, an official said. The incident occurred three weeks after a violent clash between police forces of the two North-eastern states left seven people dead and over 50 injured on July […]
Taliban won’t get access to US reserves
WASHINGTON: The Taliban will be denied access to any Afghan reserves held in US accounts, a US administration official said on Monday. As US forces were evacuating Afghanistan’s capital after the Taliban’s swift takeover, the official said: “Any Central Bank assets the Afghan government have in the United States will not be made available to […]
Centre need not disclose information compromising national interest, says SC on Pegasus
The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a batch of pleas seeking independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping matter, making it clear that it did not want the government to disclose anything which might compromise national security. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said this after the government […]
US to recognise Taliban only if they respect basic rights, says Blinken
WASINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the United States will only recognise a future government in Afghanistan if it upholds basic rights of its people and keeps terrorists out of the country. Asked to comment on media reports that China was ready to recognise the Taliban as a legitimate government, […]