New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 25,166 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 154 days, taking the tally to 3,22,50,679, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.51 per cent, the highest since March, according to the latest Health Ministry data on Tuesday. With 88.13 lakh doses given in the…
Outside, in letters a foot tall, the wall of the trailer reads: “GET TESTED. GET TREATED. CRUSH COVID.” Inside, leathery recliners cradle patients as a freshly mixed concoction drips into their veins: a combination of two monoclonal antibodies once used so rarely that when President Donald Trump got it last…
New Delhi: India evacuated its embassy in Kabul this morning amid escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. A special Air Force flight is bringing back the envoy, along with other staff members and ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) troops. The evacuation operation has faced multiple challenges in the last 48…
New Delhi: The government today announced a new category of electronic visa to fast-track applications from Afghans who wish to leave the Taliban-controlled country. The new visa category is called “e-Emergency X-Misc Visa”. Thousands of people, desperate to flee the land-locked nation, have been…
New Delhi: Two Indian Air Force C-17 transports flew into Kabul on August 15 to evacuate Indian embassy personnel, including Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel who defend the mission. More details of the challenging and difficult circumstances under which the Indian mission staff were evacuated have emerged…
New Delhi: Over 200 Indians including Foreign Ministry staff and paramilitary soldiers tasked for their protection are yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, sources have told NDTV. An Indian aircraft is parked at the chaotic Kabul airport, sources said, adding the big concern is how to…
London: The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan and British and NATO forces will not be returning to fight the terror group, Britain’s defence minister said on Monday. “I acknowledge that the Taliban are in control of the country,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News. “I mean,…
New Delhi: Congress leader Sushmita Dev’s resignation drew a stinging, public attack on the party’s leadership from Kapil Sibal, one of the veterans rooting for big changes in the organisation. “The party moves on with Eyes Wide Shut,” wrote the former Union Minister in a post on Twitter.…
Kabul: Kabul’s streets were deserted early on Monday, a day after Taliban insurgents took over the Afghanistan capital without a fight, but the airport was jammed with hundreds of civilians trying to flee. Unverified pictures on social media showed hundreds of people scampering with their luggage toward the…
New Delhi: The Pegasus snooping allegations are based on conjectures and “unsubstantiated media reports” and will be examined by a group of experts to dispel any wrong narrative, the government told the Supreme Court today. In a two-page affidavit filed by the Additional Secretary, Ministry of…