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A Taliban fighter stands guard along a road near the site of an Ashura procession which is held to mark the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, along a road in Herat on August 19, 2021, amid the Talibans military takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo:AFP)

15 held in Assam for pro-Taliban social media posts

Among those arrested were three maulanas, a police constable and an MBBS student of Tezpur Medical College

22 Aug 2021 1:34 AM IST

An Indian Army soldier stands guard near Nastachun pass, also known as Sadhana pass, about 8 Km from the Line of Control (LOC) in the district of Kupwara. (AFP)

Bad weather claims life of Army Jawan

The affected personnel were admitted at the military hospital in Pathankot and are being provided with required medical...

22 Aug 2021 12:05 AM IST

Zydus Cadilas COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D. (Photo:Zyduscadila)

More clarity on ZyCOV-D vaccine price by next week, says Zydus Group...

Zydus Cadila announced that once they get clearance then they are expected to supply 5 crores doses per month till...

21 Aug 2021 5:45 PM IST

Afghan nationals line up to board a military transport plane at the Kabul airport on August 17, 2021, for evacuation from Afghanistan after the Talibans military takeover of the country. (AFP)

Indians detained on way to Kabul airport; Released subsequently:...

India on Saturday evacuated around 80 Indian nationals from Kabul by a transport military aircraft of the Indian Air...

21 Aug 2021 5:33 PM IST

Vande Bharats second trial run was successfully completed in Kanpur Central Railway station, earlier this month. (Photo: ANI)

Indian Railways introduces new features for Vande Bharat trains

These new trains will also be provided with higher flood protection underframe equipment to ensure reliability during...

21 Aug 2021 5:27 PM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi after paying tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Sonia's sonic call for Opposition unity

The 19 parties pledged in a four-page joint statement to start an agitation against the Central govt in the last 10 days...

21 Aug 2021 1:17 AM IST

Zydus Cadilas COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D. (Photo:Zyduscadila)

Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D gets approval for Emergency Use...

ZyCoV-D has become the first vaccine to be administered to those in the age group of 12-18 years in the country

20 Aug 2021 10:54 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration and foundation stone laying of multiple projects in Gujarat, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Terror forces can dominate for some time, but their existence not...

The prime minister's remarks come in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

20 Aug 2021 10:13 PM IST

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting of opposition parties

The opposition parties are likely to discuss joint strategy to take on the BJP-led government on various issues

20 Aug 2021 7:09 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan (PTI)

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan proposes renaming Jabalpur Airport after...

The CM further announced that in the coming days every airport in each district in Madhya Pradesh would be functional

20 Aug 2021 3:48 PM IST

A health worker administers the vaccine for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)

COVID-19: India reports 36,571 new infections, active cases lowest in...

A reduction of 524 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

20 Aug 2021 10:51 AM IST

Shiite Muslim worshippers gather around the shrine of Imam Abbas during a Muharram procession in Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a month of mourning for Shiites in remembrance of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. AP/PTI

Partial Muharram ban in Srinagar; lakhs of mourners attend tazia...

Zuljinah and tazia processions and sham-e-garibaan' rallies were permitted in predominantly Shia areas of Srinagar...

20 Aug 2021 9:52 AM IST