The people in Afghanistan are paying the price with their blood. The image of a person falling off the wheels of a plane is an eerie reminder of 9/11 attacks where people jumped off buildings to escape the burning WTC towers. The Taliban have captured military equipment from the fleeing Afghan security forces. It is another matter that whether the Taliban fighters would be able to use the sophisticated equipment.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has never left any opportunity to deride Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as he claims his "love" for PM. In an exclusive interview to India TV's Senior Executive Editor Saurav Sharma, the Congress chief predicted an imminent defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections, saying that the game was over for Narendra Modi.

Lt. Gen. (retd) Hooda retired after 40 years of service on November 30 last year.