Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a high-level meeting on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. The meet was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval.
India on Tuesday held a meeting with a Taliban leader in Doha on latter’s request. Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban’s Political Office. The meeting took place at the Embassy of India, Doha, on the request of the Taliban side. discussions focused on safety, security and early return of Indian nationals stranded in Afghanistan. The travel of Afghan nationals, especially minorities, who wish to visit to India also came up, a statement read.
Where on one hand, Afghanistan's future seems uncertain as the countdown for the American Army's depature begins and Taliban takes over the country, on the other, the opposition seems united against PM Modi.
The valley mounting a concerted resistance effort against the Taliban, Panjshir, has now been cut off from the world as the insurgents have disconnected their telephone and internet services.
While Taliban's terror continues in Afghanistan, news reports now suggest that Taliban's terrorists are raiding every house in the war-torn country.
At least 170 people were killed, including 13 US troops and over 200 were wounded when two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport.
At least 13 people were killed in a fidayeen attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday, news agency Reuters reported. The blast was heard near Abbey Gate of the airport.
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Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday over his controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, which triggered a political row and protests.
Ahead of an emergency G7 meeting on Afghanistan, the Taliban on Monday warned that there will be "consequences" if the US and UK sought an extension to the August 31 deadline for the US-led troop withdrawal from the war-torn country.
A total of 168 people including 107 Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, were flown from Kabul to the Hindon airbase near Delhi in a C-17 heavy-lift military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Though Taliban may be held responsible for the ongoing sad state of affairs in Afghanistan, it seems to be a well devised nexus of both Taliban and Pakistani Army. Watch India TV's extensive report.
While the world witnesses the fate of Afghanistan in the clutches of Taliban, many in its neighbouring country India, including Sajjad Nomani, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, and poet Munawwar Rana, extended their support to the outfit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) at the PMO to discuss the details emerging out of Afghanistan, after Taliban took over the war-torn country. The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The External Affairs Minister is out of the country and hence did not attend the meeting, sources said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Program or the Vehicle Scrapping Policy will help phase out unfit and polluting vehicles in an environment-friendly manner. Addressing the Investor Summit in Gujarat via video conference, he said that the Vehicle Scrappage Policy will play a key role in the 'Waste to Wealth' programme.
Amidst the Opposition's charge of manhandling their MPs in Rajya Sabha, a video has surfaced that shows protesting MPs jostling with the marshals on the floor of the Upper House. The over 2-minute video shows Opposition MPs shouting slogans and trying to climb onto a table even as marshals try to prevent them from doing so.
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday demanded that a special committee be set up to look into the incidents of gross indiscipline by Opposition members and said that the Parliament witnessed a 'new low' in its history after there were reports that attempts were made to strangulate a woman security staff.
Acting swiftly in the inflammatory sloganeering at Jantar Mantar case, the Delhi police have detained six people. As per the news report, these people are likely to be arrested post questioning. Ashwini Upadhyay, Deepak Singh, Vineet Kranti and others have been detained as of now
The Taliban on Sunday faced heavy casualties when Air Forces targeted their gatherings and hideouts in the city of Shebergan, killing 200 members of the terrorist outfit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoled an emotional Indian women's hockey team after they narrowly missed out on a bronze on Friday with a 3-4 defeat against Rio Olympics gold medallist Great Britain.
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