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A Taliban fighter walks past a beauty saloon with images of women defaced using a spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul on August 18, 2021. (AFP)

Pavan K. Varma | Leave Afghanistan alone; step up Kashmir defence

This does not mean that the Taliban, which has swept to power in the war-torn country, must be left alone to run havoc

22 Aug 2021 3:26 AM IST

We used to call paisa naya paisa at the time, because the decimal system had replaced the old one of 16 annas in a rupee in 1957. (DC Image)

Ranjona Banerji | How paisa got purana' & self-reliance lost currency

The old coins of 50 paisa and 25 paisa were called aath (eight) anna and char (four) anna

22 Aug 2021 2:28 AM IST

Inspector general of police Vijay Kumar. (Photo:ANI)

J&K IG alert to Taliban ingress

The IGP said that there are inputs about some fresh infiltration bids having been made from across the Line of Control...

22 Aug 2021 1:36 AM IST

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

Sushmita is hoping to exploit her fathers association with the state to help establish the Trinamul Congress in Tripura. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Can Sushmita swing it for TMC? Who heeds Dhami?

Sushmita's first task in her new party is to help the Trinamul Congress expand its footprint beyond West Bengal to this...

22 Aug 2021 1:02 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

The Pixel 5A will be only available to consumers in Japan and the United States. (Representational Image: ANI)

Google discontinues Pixel 4A 5G, Pixel 5

As per the last trends of Google, the company had also discontinued the Pixel 4 and 4 XL less than a year after their...

21 Aug 2021 5:43 PM IST

Chinese over 60, who number 264 million, accounted for 18.7% of the countrys total population in 2020, 5.44 percentage points higher than in 2010. (AFP Photo)

China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis

China long touted its one-child policy as a success in preventing 400 million additional births in the world's most...

21 Aug 2021 5:38 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

HDFC Banks valuation zoomed Rs 61,612.11 crore to reach Rs 5,21,660.14 crore. (PTI Photo)

Banks queue up to raise billions

HDFC on Thursday raised $1 billion by issuance of AT-1 bonds, priced at 3.70%, which is 42.5 basis points lower than...

21 Aug 2021 10:01 AM IST