US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s rise
If one individual could bring peace to Afghanistan, US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad touted himself as the man for the job. In the end, however, the...
Islamist groups in Pakistan distribute sweets to ‘celebrate’ Taliban seige
Many Pakistanis celebrated the Taliban's gunpoint victory in the country, The Washington Post reported on Monday. Several Islamist outfits in Pakistan distributed sweets while netizens...
Turkey reinforces border to block any Afghan migrant wave
Afghans who manage to make the weeks-long journey through Iran on foot to the Turkish border face a three-metre high wall, ditches or barbed wire...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants date for ending mask use
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he will ask his health minister to set a date to end the use of face masks...
Biden administration defends eviction ban at U.S. Supreme Court
President Joe Biden's administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place a COVID-19 pandemic-related federal ban on residential evictions while the...
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine wins full U.S. FDA approval
The U.S. drug regulator on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine - the first to secure such Food and Drug...
COVID-19: Third Wave May Peak In October, Kids At Greater Risk, MHA Panel Warns
Covid Third Wave: The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday warned of the third wave of COVID-19...
HDFC Bank Plans To Issue 3 Lakh Credit Cards A Month
HDFC Bank is looking at winning back the market share by a number of cards in the next year, a senior official said on Monday. The...
Indian Army Grants Time Scale Colonel Rank To Five Women Officers
This is the first time that women officers serving with the Corps of Signals, Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) and the Corps of...
Singapore Offers Tanker Aircraft To US For Afghan Evacuation
Singapore on Monday offered America one of its tanker aircraft to airlift stranded civilians from war-torn Afghanistan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said as he...