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

Americans have further soured on Vice President Kamala Harris as she continues her radio silence on the chaotic and tragic withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, a new poll indicates.

Aug 20, 2021

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

China, already Afghanistan's largest foreign investor, is seen as likely to lead the race to help the country build an efficient mining system to meet its insatiable needs for minerals.

Aug 20, 2021

California wildfire grows 10 times in size in 48 hrs; hundreds of firefighters deployed [details]

Fuelled by wind and dry conditions, the Caldor Fire burning in El Dorado county in Northern California has scorched 65,474 acres of land so far, and grew 10 times in size in just 48 hours, according to Inciweb, an interstate incident information system.

Aug 20, 2021

NATO crew member from K'taka recalls Afghan stint; shares horrifying experience with Taliban [details]

Deepak Kumar U, a 35-year-old man who worked in the rescue fire fighting crew team of the US and NATO army base in Herat, Afghanistan, shared his experience of horror with the Taliban during his stint in the war-torn country.

Aug 20, 2021

Afghan Crisis: UN office says 12.2mn Afghans face acute food shortage

The UN humanitarians have said that the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely food insecure.

Aug 20, 2021

Flash floods expected in Uttarakhand today, warns Central Water Commission

With heavy rain forecast in Uttarakhand, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has warned of rise in water levels in rivers of the hill state with some areas likely to witness flash floods even as several stations in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar continued to above danger levels on Thursday.

Aug 20, 2021

Karnataka Police helps little girl find her late mother's mobile phone [Details]

The fervent appeals of a little girl, Hrithiksha, to find her late mother's mobile phone have been answered. The Kodagu district police in Karnataka found the phone and returned it to the girl.

Aug 20, 2021

India logs 36K new Covid cases; Active caseload reaches lowest in 150 days

India on Friday reported 36,571 new Covid cases and 540 deaths in the last 24 hours, while the active caseload has declined to the lowest in the past 150 days but AIIMS doctors warn as festive season begins

Aug 20, 2021

Taliban Trivia: Least known facts about Afghan Islamist organisation that took many by surprise

The Taliban has lessons galore for the activists and democracies at large. The organisation is quick to adapt, resilient to the core, has unparalleled intelligence network, and believes in strategic planning and coordinated action.

Aug 20, 2021

Taliban invasion aftermath: Kabul streets almost devoid of women, beauty salons shut [details]

It is hard to believe that only a few days ago, the streets of Kabul were full of women going about their business, despite the encroaching security risk as the Taliban swept across Afghanistan.

Aug 19, 2021

You cannot engrave these words, numbers on your iPhones, AirTags in China [details]

An analysis found that the company filters 1,045 keywords in China, compared to 542 in Hong Kong, 397 in Taiwan, 206 in Canada, 192 in Japan, and 170 in the US.

Aug 19, 2021

Soccer-loving Pope Francis gets fitting gift; seen enjoying a match on his own 'Foosball' table [Photos]

Pope Francis was presented with the table-top game on Wednesday following his general audience with representatives of Sport Toscana Calcio Balilla, a table football association in Altopascio, Italy.

Aug 19, 2021

"Terrorists are terrorists": Jaishankar calls out countries protecting terrorists with innocents' blood

Jaishankar said that despite the international efforts to tighten legal measures against financing terrorist organisations, they still receive money.

Aug 19, 2021

Ashraf Ghani pledges to return to Afghanistan; wishes to achieve justice for Afghans [details]

Ashraf Ghani issued a rebuttal against his critics who said he left Afghanistan hastily, saying that "those who think that I fled should not judge if they don't know all the details".

Aug 19, 2021

Taliban flag torn down in first sign of popular opposition; hundreds storm streets [details]

Afghanistan celebrates its independence from British control on August 19 and there were signs that it had galvanised dissent against the Taliban across the country.

Aug 19, 2021