India Registers New 42,618 COVID-19 Cases
India registered 42,618 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the country’s total Coronavirus tally to 3,29,45,907 cases. According to the data of Union Health Ministry, the number of active cases in the country touched 4,05,681. The death toll in the country reached to 4,40,225 with 330 more people succumbing to the deadly virus. The active […]
Hate crimes rose against Blacks, Asian Americans last year: FBI
WASHINGTON: Reported hate crimes in the US, in particular targeting African Americans and Asian Americans, surged in 2020, according to statistics released on Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a year that saw huge Black Lives Matter protests which helped force a reckoning on racism, reports of hate crimes against Black Americans rose […]
COVID-19: Maharashtra Registers 104 Deaths, 4196 New Cases
In a fresh Maharashtra reported 4,196 COVID-19 cases and 104 deaths, with Pune witnessing the highest 43 deaths in the state, as per official figures. According to the state health officials, 4688 patients have also recovered from the deadly virus. The state’s total COVID-19 has reached to 64,64,876, while total death toll due to the […]
Heavy rain across Delhi-NCR leads to waterlogging, traffic jams
Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rainfall on Tuesday leading to waterlogging on arterial roads, which in turn, caused severe traffic jams. Several parts of Delhi and the adjoining cities such as Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram received moderate to heavy rain, the weatherman said. According to the Delhi Traffic Police, waterlogging was reported on several key […]
Heavily armed Taliban take control of Kabul airport
Soon after the last US troops departed, heavily-armed Taliban members on Tuesday took control of the Kabul international airport. The Taliban members walked through sheds on the military side. Subsequently, the movement’s leaders celebrated their victory by walking across the runway, Pajhwok News reported. In a live stream, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said: “This is […]
Taliban celebrate ‘complete independence’ as last US troops leave Afghanistan
Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last US troops, ending 20 years of war that left the group stronger than it was in 2001. Shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the airport after the last […]
Drone Strike Kills Three Afghan Children; Pentagon Says US Is Aware Of Civilian Casualties
An Afghan official confirmed death of three children in a drone strike carried out by the U.S. officials targeting a vehicle carrying Islamic State suicide bombers and was moving towards the Hamid Karzai International Airport while the US Pentagon acknowledged that the United States is well aware of the reports of civilian casualties in Kabul owing […]
Goa govt extends Covid curfew again till September 6
The Goa government has once again extended the COVID-19 induced statewide curfew till September 6. A notification to this effect was issued on Sunday. The 24-hour curfew was first imposed on May 9 this year and since then it has been extended regularly. The Goa government has opened the majority of activities in the tourist […]
Japanese regions suspend use of Moderna vaccine
TOKYO: Two Japanese regions suspended use of some Moderna Covid-19 shots on Sunday after more cases of contamination were spotted, the local governments said. The move came a day after the Japanese health ministry said it was investigating the death of two men who received doses from other tainted Moderna batches — though the cause […]
Guns fall silent for now in Panjshir as talks with Taliban begin
For the last 24 hours guns are silent in the famed Panjshir valley as negotiations between the Northern Alliance, the flagbearer of armed resistance, and the Taliban, the new rulers of Afghanistan, begin. According to news emerging from Panjshir, both the groups had their first direct talks on Wednesday and Thursday, which, so far, have […]