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Blowback: Pakistan now ‘favourite’ target for Islamists’ terror attacks!

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which is not only supporting the Taliban’s return to power in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan but is also trying to get it global recognition, is now a ‘favorite’ target of Islamist terrorism itself! The Islamist outfits now want to turn Islamabad into Kabul-II, even […]

Afghanistan: “Stop shaving, trimming beards,” Taliban orders barbers in Helmand!

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: War-torn Afghanistan may soon have the dubious distinction of living in the Stone Age at a time many countries are toiling to enter the Space Age. For, Islamist militia Taliban, which returned to power on August 15 after two decades of insurrection, and banned women and girls from offices and […]

Cyclone Gulab: Landfall complete, says IMD

New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday confirmed the completion of the landfall process of Cyclone Gulab on the east coast of the country. “The landfall process has been completed. However, the system maintains its cyclonic storm intensity and is likely to move nearly westwards and weaken into a deep depression during the next […]

Entertainment: Telugu filmmaker, businessman RR Venkat passes away

Mumbai: Businessman and Telugu film producer RR Venkat passed away in Hyderabad on Monday due to kidney failure. He was 54. He was undergoing renal infection treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad. Owner of RR Movie Makers, Venkat had produced several blockbusters and star-studded big-budget films. Besides Tollywood, his distribution house had also financed the […]

Roving Periscope: post-Merkel Germany may sail on choppy waters

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As Germany’s Iron lady Angela Merkel hangs her boots after an eventful 16-year-long Chancellorship, Europe’s largest economy (USD 4.3 trillion) may be entering a phase of uncertainty amid new geopolitical challenges facing the Continent. In the just-concluded elections, Germany’s Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday’s national poll and claimed a “clear […]

Covid-19: ‘Pandemic decreased life expectancy by most since World War II’

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Life expectancy of those patients who are believed to have recovered from the adverse effects of Covid-19 may have been cut short, new research revealed on Monday. There have been reports that Covid-19 survivors have developed new co-morbidities in many countries. The pandemic has reduced life expectancy in 2020 by […]

Bangladesh opens Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition.

New Delhi: The Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition, honouring the lives and legacies of the two nations’ founding fathers, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Mahatma Gandhi, commenced in Dhaka on Saturday last. The event also marked the commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhiji and the Mujib Borsho celebrations of bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh […]

Diplomacy: Quad for a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, terror-free Afghanistan

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Leaders of the four democracies comprising the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)—the US, India, Japan, and Australia—on Friday vowed to ensure a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, which is also “inclusive and resilient” at a time when China’s assertiveness is growing in the simmering region. At a US President Joe Biden-hosted Summit […]

Afghanistan: US, India ask Taliban to ensure its soil not misused for terror

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: India and the United States on Friday called upon the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan to adhere to their commitments and respect the human rights of all Afghans, including women, children, and minority groups, and make sure their territory is never again used to threaten or attack any country or to […]

Cyclone Gulab: Yellow alert Issued for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a yellow cyclonic alert for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh as the eastern coast of India will most likely embrace Cyclone Gulab within the next 12 hours. In a statement, IMD said, “The deep underlying cyclonic depression over the North-East and Central Bay of Bengal intensified […]
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