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Columns
Biden has emerged as the chief villain of the tragedy that is Afghanistan. Biden is no Gabbar Singh (the guy Bollywood fans love to hate)
Gavin Williamson then supported Boris Johnson for the leadership of the party and was rewarded by BoJo with the education portfolio
The US also did not expect the rapid collapse of the Afghan National Army (ANA), which has left Afghanistan in chaos
The erosion of a nurtured culture of tolerant coexistence questions our democratic resilience
Politics
Former BJP MP Babul Supriyo joins TMC
Last month, Supriyo had announced that he was quitting politics but was later persuaded against resigning as a Lok Sabha member
Gujarat: New ministers to take oath today, says BJP spokesperson
Gujarat BJP in-charge Bhupender Yadav has been holding marathon meetings in Gandhinagar since the last two days to finalise the names
Bhowanipore bypolls to be held on Sept 30 in face of constitutional crisis
After the announcement of the poll dates, Ms Banerjee cancelled her North Bengal tour which was supposed to start from Sunday
TMC taunts BJP as Yogi government advertisement shows flyover in Kolkata
For damage control, BJP’s Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari later tweeted the newspaper’s correction
‘Key flood relief plan won’t be realised till Didi becomes PM’
Until Didi becomes the PM, the Ghatal master plan would not be implemented, says Trinamul Congress MP Deepak Adhikari
Crime
Hizbul chief, 17 others designated terrorists under UAPA
'These individuals have been relentless in their nefarious efforts of destabilising the country,' the ministry’s statement said
TRP scam: Bank accounts of TV channels under radar
The channel rubbishes accusations, to sue police commissioner for criminal defamation
UN official's remark on Hathras case unwarranted: India
It also said the “UN Resident Coordinator in India should be aware that these cases have been taken extremely seriously by the government”
Seven held for selling Remdesivir injections at higher cost
The officials said that each vial of the injection was being sold at 30,000 instead of 4,500
All India
EAM Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart Wang in Dushanbe
It is understood that the developments in Afghanistan figured in the talks
'Number of people who got at least one dose of COVID jab in India highest in world'
Presently, about 60.7 per cent of the adult population in the country has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the ministry said
PM Modi gets a three-week birthday bash as popularity dips
The grand events come as Modi’s popularity has dipped to 24% from 66% a year ago, the lowest point since he came to power seven years ago
US, India in talks over timeline for restarting COVID-19 vaccine exports
The administration official said Washington was staying in close touch with India about the vaccine partnership
Prohibitory orders in Mumbai during Ganesh festival, no processions allowed
Devotees would not be allowed to visit Ganesh pandals either, an official statement added