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Peoples uprising loyal to Ata Mohammad Noor, chief of Jamiat-e-Islami and a powerful northern warlord, stand guard at their office in Mazar-e-Sharif north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

India evacuates staff from Kandahar as Taliban captures new areas

A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force was sent on Saturday to bring back the Indian diplomats, officials and other...

11 July 2021 11:20 AM IST

Twitter express concern over the safety of its employees in India and said it will continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency and protecting freedom of expression. (Photo:AP)

Twitter appoints new Resident Grievance Officer for India amid row...

Vinay Prakash is the Resident Grievance Officer (RGO)

11 July 2021 10:48 AM IST

A health worker takes swab sample of a devotee who will be participatinng in an annual Rath Yatra or chariot procession of Lord Jagannath at Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

India logs 41,506 new cases of Covid, 895 fresh fatalities

The active cases comprise 1.47 per cent of the total infections

11 July 2021 10:11 AM IST

Teammates lift Argentinas Lionel Messi after beating Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Messi's Argentina beats Brazil 1-0, wins Copa America title

Argentina's winning goal at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro came in the 22nd minute

11 July 2021 9:24 AM IST

Syed Salahuddin

Hizb chief's two sons in J&K among 11 sacked sacked in 'national...

Action against Syed Shakeel Ahmed and Syed Shahid Yusuf was taken in the light of the investigations done by NIA in a...

11 July 2021 7:54 AM IST

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan. (Photo:PTI)

Cooperatives a state subject, says Congress

Several Opposition leaders feel that the move is to hijack the cooperative movement that currently falls under the state...

11 July 2021 7:48 AM IST

The fact that it is headed by home minister Amit Shah, the second-most important leader in the Narendra Modi government, is a sure sign that the new ministry is politically important for this dispensation. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Amit Shah's secret of utmost cooperation'; Twitter &...

It is said the new ministry is aimed at checkmating state leaders who derive political clout from the cash-rich...

11 July 2021 3:12 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K Varma | The method and madness of Modi's Cabinet shuffle

The way portfolios have been combined leaves one, frankly, flummoxed

11 July 2021 3:00 AM IST

Representational Image (PTI)

Shashi Warrier | To keep power, redouble effort, hire triple agents

Statistics need not have all the answers when it comes to people and politics

11 July 2021 2:52 AM IST

Novak Djokovic will face Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final. (Photo: AFP)

Novak Djokovic eyes 20th Slam against heavyweight Berrettini in...

The Serbian will move level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on career majors with a victory

10 July 2021 6:37 PM IST

Ashleigh Barty (left) will play Karolina Pliskova in the Wimbledon Womens final. (Photo: AP)

Karolina Pliskova stands between Ashleigh Barty and Wimbledon glory

Ashleigh Barty is attempting to win her first Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of Australian Evonne Cawley's...

10 July 2021 6:29 PM IST

ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C51 mission on February 28 with Brazils earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passengers, including some built by students, on board. (PTI Photo)

ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging...

The launch was later expected in April and then in May but the campaign could not be taken up due to lockdown in parts...

10 July 2021 5:17 PM IST