India

US sending troops to Kabul airport for Embassy drawdown

150 Indians allegedly abducted from Kabul airport but later released [Report]

Amid reports of the alleged abduction of around 150 Indians from outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday, local Afghan journalist Zaki Daryabi said that the kidnapped persons were released and they were on the way to the airport.

Aug 21, 2021

No co-education in universities, first Fatwa by Taliban

Taliban issues first Fatwa: No co-education in universities

Taliban officials in Afghanistan's Herat province have ordered the government and private universities that girls will no longer be allowed to sit in the same classes with boys, Khaama News reported.

Aug 21, 2021

Celebrating Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek's Bridge and NASA

NASA Announces Plan to Celebrate Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry's Centennial [Roddenberry100]

The program includes a panel discussion moderated by Rod Roddenberry, son of Gene Roddenberry, with Star Trek actor George Takei participating.

Aug 21, 2021

Karnataka sets new goal, to groom 75 medal winners for 2024 Athens Olympics

Just five days after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced plans to groom 75 sportspersons for the next Olympics, Karnataka has begun taking concrete steps in the direction. A high-level committee was constituted Friday by the Karnataka government to identify the potential medal winners for participating in the 2024 Athens Games.

Aug 21, 2021

CJI Ramana inaugurates Arbitration Centre in Hyderabad; Recalls P.V. Narasimha Rao's contribution

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Friday stressed the need for arbitration, mediation, and conciliation as investors want "ease of doing business" and the proposed International Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Hyderabad would go a long way in helping both domestic and foreign investors in settling their disputes as early as possible.

Aug 21, 2021

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sends Beautiful Pictures of Changing Landscape of Gale Crater [Images]

A new video rings in the rover's ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity's location on a Martian mountain.

Aug 21, 2021

Telangana bans manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps to kill rodents

The Telangana government has issued orders to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for rodent control.

Aug 21, 2021

Panjshir Valley under Amrullah Saleh emerges as final bastion of resistance to Taliban

The Panjshir Valley is Afghanistan's last remaining holdout where anti-Taliban forces seem to be working on forming a guerrilla movement to take on the Islamic fundamentalist group.

Aug 21, 2021

How far will Afghan crisis impact global crude oil prices? Experts in dilemma

Will the political turmoil in strategically-located Afghanistan impact global crude oil prices? No one has the answer yet.

Aug 21, 2021

K'taka IPS officers salute their lady cadre mate discharging duties in Afghanistan

Karnataka IPS officer Savita Hande still in Kabul with UN office, batchmates wish for her safety

Top Karnataka Police officers, including ADGP, Railway, Bhaskar Rao and Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, are praying for safe return of their IPS batchmate Savita Hande, who is presently in Afghanistan as a senior security officer with the United Nations.

Aug 21, 2021

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India

150 Indians allegedly abducted from Kabul airport but later released [Report]

Taliban issues first Fatwa: No co-education in universities

NASA Announces Plan to Celebrate Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry's Centennial [Roddenberry100]

Karnataka sets new goal, to groom 75 medal winners for 2024 Athens Olympics

CJI Ramana inaugurates Arbitration Centre in Hyderabad; Recalls P.V. Narasimha Rao's contribution

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sends Beautiful Pictures of Changing Landscape of Gale Crater [Images]

Telangana bans manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps to kill rodents

Panjshir Valley under Amrullah Saleh emerges as final bastion of resistance to Taliban

How far will Afghan crisis impact global crude oil prices? Experts in dilemma

Karnataka IPS officer Savita Hande still in Kabul with UN office, batchmates wish for her safety

Nani's 'Tuck Jagadish' hits roadblock ahead of OTT release; Telangana's theatres' association objects move

What is General Insurance Business Bill; President Kovind grants assent to amend insurance law [Explained]

Al Qaeda Yemeni unit celebrates Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Along with Biden, Kamala Harris too tanking in polls after Afghan withdrawal

Afghanistan's $3 trillion worth of minerals, including Lithium, make China lead the race to Kabul

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh