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With the end of 20 year war and occupation by the US forces in Afghanistan as the latter officially ended its military presence in war-raked Afghanistan ending America's longest war, the Taliban 2.0 will have a free hand to decide which way the new regime will go. The US military C-17 took off from Kabul, the Afghan capital and concluded a chaotic airlift, evacuating more than 120,000 civilians although thousands of others were stranded in the war-torn country.

The BJP leadership at both central level and the state level, has been making efforts to create a climate in Bengal for ousting Mamata Banerjee from the chief ministership of the state. It is still very difficult but the state BJP leaders are continuing to put pressure on the election commission not to hold by elections to the seven assembly constituencies including Bhowanipur from where Mamata will be contesting.

The economic data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) for the first quarter from April to June for the financial year 2021-22 shows that economic recovery is gathering momentum, but the Modi government must avoid creating illusion of growth and revival on the basis of a misleading comparison that the GDP of the country has grown by a record 20.1 per cent, for it may create a dangerous level of complacency and lead to wrong decisions by the stakeholders which may ultimately harm them as well as the country.

Gurugram: Gaurika Bishnoi, will look to get some valuable tournament practice as she tees up at the seventh leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour 2021 at the DLF Golf & Country Club in Gurugram.

New Delhi: Para Javelin thrower Sumit Antil who won gold with a world record show on Tuesday exuded confidence in representing the country in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals assistant coach Pravin Amre feels that though his side is currently at the top of the table, with 12 points from 8 matches, will start from scratch in the second half of the tournament.

In what is being termed as a compromise of the federal structure of the Indian polity, the Modi government has taken direct control over funds worth more than Rs 25,000 crore earmarked to be spent on people and communities affected by mining activities across the country. In an order issued on July 12, the union government has directed state governments not to spend a penny out of the funds of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) which have been collected as a certain percentage of royalties from mining leaseholders.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no mistaking the signs. The writ of former chief minister Oommen Chandy and former leader of the opposition, Ramesh Chennithala, no longer runs in the Congress in Kerala. The unchallenged supremacy the duo had enjoyed for 18 years has come to an end. That is the biggest takeaway from the nomination of new District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents in the State.

An example of the Hindutva brigade’s failure to spread its communal message as widely as possible is available from several incidents. One is the Olympic gold medalist, Neeraj Chopra’s caution against the use of his name for a “dirty agenda”.

Once a gangster, always a gangster? Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai says Narayan Rane was once a small-time Mumbai 'gunda' who Shiva Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray noticed and adopted. Overnight Rane became a politician. Today, Narayan Rane is Union MSME Minister and micro, small and medium enterprises happen to be the hardest hit these days of Covid-19.