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"Afghanistan will no longer be opium hub": Declares Taliban but data belies claims

Contrary to what the Taliban might claim, several independent and official reports by UN Office of Drugs and Crime have revealed that the Taliban are involved in all aspects of drug economy -- from systematic poppy cultivation to opium extraction, heroin labs to fees on trafficking

Aug 18, 2021

Women in Kabul staging a public demonstration voicing their concerns

Kabul women step out of homes, protest for their rights on streets in burqas

On Tuesday, a bunch of women took to the streets of Kabul and made headlines the world over, for staging a public demonstration and voicing their concerns. Their messages written in English and Arabic read clearly, 'There are Afghan women'.

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban takeover worries dry fruit traders in India, to impact bilateral trade

Afghan exports to India include dried raisins, walnut, almond, fig, pine nut, pistachios, dried apricot, and fresh fruits such as apricot, cherry, watermelon, and medicinal herbs, which will be heavily impacted after the takeover of Taliban

Aug 18, 2021

No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt, says Canada; EU begs to differ

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government cannot recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, while EU says Taliban won the war and should be engaged in talks

Aug 18, 2021

Taliban Takeover: Orders not to fight came from above, reveals former Afghan central bank chief

Afghanistan's central bank governor, Ajmal Ahmady who also fled the country, said those who had taken up the cudgels against Taliban were silenced in a bigger cowardly plot and all the government and the ANDSF equipment were handed over to the Taliban as a result

Aug 18, 2021

"Our women are Muslims, happy to live under Sharia rules": Taliban

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says women in Afghanistan will get equal opportunities but as Muslims they're happy to live under Sharia framework

Aug 18, 2021

Fact-check: Viral pic of packed C-17 is from 2013; unrelated to Kabul op or IAF [truth here]

Fact-check: Old pic of Philippines evacuation shared as Afghans rescued by Air Force [truth here]

A viral image with caption "IAF C-17 with 800 people airlifted" is actually an old photo from 2013, when US Air Force rescued 670 Tacloban residents after Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Aug 18, 2021

Reason behind burqa-clad American journalist reporting from Afghanistan; Clarissa Ward clarifies [details]

After the image of an American journalist wearing a burqa while reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan went viral, CNN's Clarissa Ward took to Twitter to douse the internet fire.

Aug 17, 2021

PM Modi interacting with para-athletes in a virtual conference

India's super-abled all set to take on the Paralympics; select few moved by PM's personal talk [details]

On Tuesday, PM Modi interacted with Indian para-athletes ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics and spoke of developing sports culture and shed fears of earlier generations. Also announced the need for 1,000 Khelo India Centers from the current figure of 360.

Aug 17, 2021

As Taliban with Kalashnikovs roam Kabul, Afghans' dress code turns to salwar kameez [details]

The rush at the Kabul airport and the strong push to get out was one indicator of peoples anxiety about life under the Taliban. Another was a change in the dress code. Most of the men were dressed in salwar kameez.

Aug 17, 2021

MEA safely evacuates 192 Indians out of Afghanistan.

Situation is grim, says Indian envoy after landing at Jamnagar from Kabul

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successfully carried out a three-day evacuation mission to bring back 192 Indians stranded in what is now the Taliban controlled Afghanistan.

Aug 17, 2021

Australia is increasingly becoming a strategic partner, it is time for economic relations to keep pace

Why Australia and India are natural partners; now more than ever [explained]

Given the present geopolitical scenario, India and Australia are fast emerging to be natural partners. Meanwhile, an important event that got only a limited attention in the media was the last visit of former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to India. In this piece, we explore how.

Aug 17, 2021

India introduces new category of visa to fast track Afghan applications

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Search Results for: Indira Gandhi International Airport

"Afghanistan will no longer be opium hub": Declares Taliban but data belies claims

Kabul women step out of homes, protest for their rights on streets in burqas

Taliban takeover worries dry fruit traders in India, to impact bilateral trade

No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt, says Canada; EU begs to differ

Taliban Takeover: Orders not to fight came from above, reveals former Afghan central bank chief

"Our women are Muslims, happy to live under Sharia rules": Taliban

Fact-check: Old pic of Philippines evacuation shared as Afghans rescued by Air Force [truth here]

Reason behind burqa-clad American journalist reporting from Afghanistan; Clarissa Ward clarifies [details]

India's super-abled all set to take on the Paralympics; select few moved by PM's personal talk [details]

As Taliban with Kalashnikovs roam Kabul, Afghans' dress code turns to salwar kameez [details]

Situation is grim, says Indian envoy after landing at Jamnagar from Kabul

Why Australia and India are natural partners; now more than ever [explained]

From Afghanistan to India: Centre fast-tracks e-visa applications, says no religion-based priority [details]

Bangladesh refuses US request to host relocating Afghans

Taliban 2.0 begins: Bridal ads covered in white paint; Dress code to salwar kameez returns

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]