Explained: The Taliban war chest
Where did the Taliban find funds to sustain themselves over a two-decade war with the US? With the Americans gone and the Afghan opposition collapsed, what military assets do the Taliban have? Written by Krishn …
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Ashraf Ghani releases video, first since fleeing Kabul.
Ashraf Ghani also denied claims by his country’s ambassador to Tajikistan that he had stolen millions of dollars from state funds. By: AP | Dubai | Updated: August 19, 2021 7:13:23 am Ashraf Ghani posted a …
After recent arrests, agencies suspect plan to target Jammu temples.
On February 13, police said they had busted a module of the Al Badr outfit which was attempting to plant a timer IED at the Jammu bus stand. Four operatives and overground workers were …
‘Not as simple as if Pegasus used’, says Govt, offers panel to dispel ‘wrong’ talk.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana sought to know if the proposed committee would also be able to look into the questions raised by the petitioners — to …
Jessica Lall’s sister Sabrina dead.
Sabrina Lall, in her early fifties, was ailing for a long and was suffering from cirrhosis of the liver. By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: August 16, 2021 6:55:10 am Sabrina Lall’s last rites will …
Taliban sweep hits hopes, dreams of young Afghans studying in India.
Hundred of youngsters currently reside across India as students under India’s aid of human resource development and capacity building to Afghanistan. Written by Pallavi Singhal | Chandigarh | August 15, 2021 4:40:34 am Afghan Students in …
IBM to allow only fully vaccinated to return to US offices from Sept. 7.
The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant and the new guidance from the US CDC that requires fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks have led companies to …
Operation Langda: In UP encounters, 3,300 ‘criminals’ shot at.
Since March 2017, when the BJP came to power in the state, UP Police have shot at and injured at least 3,302 alleged criminals in 8,472 encounters, leaving several of them hobbled with bullet …
Gujarat Govt’s 5-year celebrations: ‘Over 48 lakh people got benefits worth Rs 5,065 cr’.
To celebrate its five years in office, the Vijay Rupani government had held a nine-day celebration in which various programmes were held across the state to provide benefits of various government schemes to the …
Dry spell continues: Gujarat CM orders release of water from dams to save crops.
The release said that the CM has taken the “sensitive” decision in the interest of farmers to save their standing crops owing to stretching dry spell in monsoon. By: Express News Service | Gandhinagar | August …