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- Published: Thursday, 19 August 2021 05:12
News Digest (19th Aug 2021, Thursday)
News Digest (19th Aug 2021, Thursday)
by Annadatha Venkata Murali Manohar
Afghanistan
Afghan first Vice President Amrullah Saleh declares himself as caretaker President
Islamic scholars to decide role of women in Afghanistan, say Taliban
A Taliban commander and senior leader of the Haqqani Network militant group, Anas Haqqani, has met former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks, a Taliban official said on Wednesday, amid efforts by the Taliban to set up a government, Reuters reported.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it has accepted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his family for “humanitarian considerations.”
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani went from hero to ‘villain-in-hiding’
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on the situation in Afghanistan and they agreed to hold a virtual G7 leaders’ meeting next week to discuss a common strategy and approach, the White House said.
The two leaders “discussed the need for continued close coordination among allies and democratic partners on Afghanistan policy going forward, including ways the global community can provide further humanitarian assistance and support for refugees and other vulnerable Afghans,” the White House said in a statement.
The decision by U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, to stick to the troop withdrawal deal struck by his Republican predecessor Donald Trump has stirred widespread criticism at home and among U.S. allies.
A Downing Street spokesperson said Johnson in the call with Biden “stressed the importance of not losing the gains made in Afghanistan over the last 20 years, of protecting ourselves against any emerging threat from terrorism, and of continuing to support the people of Afghanistan,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.
US Secretary of Defense: There are no confrontations with the Taliban, and the lines of communication with them are open
Afghan President expresses support for negotiations between Government Officials and Taliban Movement
US Embassy in Afghanistan: The US government cannot guarantee safe passage to the airport
The United Nations is moving a number of its staff in Afghanistan to Kazakhstan to continue their work without disruption
Taliban stops exports, imports with India
62 evacuation flights left Kabul in past 2 days
How the scramble to leave Afghanistan is unfolding
Afghan female governor Salima Mazari of Hazara district Governor of Chaharkint, Balkh, who took up arms against Taliban, taken into custody
Mullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power
At least three dead following anti-Taliban protests in Jalalabad
Taliban destroy Shia foe leader’s statue from 1990s civil war; PM Modi reviews Afghan situation
China to wait before recognizing government
China shifts opportunity from ashes of US Afghan project
Taliban frolic at amusement park in Afghanistan’s Herat
UK to take 5,000 Afghan refugees this year: Boris Johnson
No unilateral recognition of Taliban, UK PM Johnson tells Imran Khan
The Taliban could be different this time, Britain’s army chief says
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, back in Afghanistan, from Qatar, group says all ‘pardoned’ and the new government would be ‘positively different’ from their 1996-2001 regime, infamous for deaths by stoning and barring women from working in contact with men
US efforts underway to keep cash away from Taliban
Afghanistan’s fall is compared with Vietnam
Turkey says no decision yet on Kabul airport job
Roads full of hostiles, embassy staff reached airport amid peril
US troops fired crowd-control shots at Kabul airport, Pentagon says
At least evacuate our women and children: Afghan minorities to Taliban
Headlines
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to introduce degree course in Hinduism: Vijay Kumar Shukla, Vice Chancellor
CJI hits out at ‘speculative’ reports on Supreme Court Collegium recommendations
Samajwadi Party MP booked on sedition charge for comments on Taliban
Shashi Tharoor cleared of all charges in Sunanda Pushkar death case
Policy based on gender discrimination: Supreme Court pulls up Army for ‘regressive mindset’, allows women, as interim measure, to take NDA exam on Sept 5
NHRC expert group concerned over slow pace of criminal justice reform
Supreme Court dismisses Maharashtra govt plea against CBI probe into transfer, posting of police by Anil Deshmukh
UK lifts ‘all but essential’ travel advice for India as Covid pressure eases
19,000 buyers of Unitech flats to get possession in 4 years, SC informed
Financial & Business News
Cabinet approves Rs. 11,400 crore National Mission on edible oils-oil palm
Apple explains what its new technology is looking for in your iPhone photos
Mahindra XUV700 will put all in trouble: Mahindra changing approach to reach customers
2021 Honda Amaze facelift launched at Rs. 6.32 lakh
Tata Motors second electric car Tigor EF unveiled
Financial inclusion grew 24% across FY17-21: RBI
Kerala start-up to set up premium roadside restrooms
NRI businessman Ravi Pillai increases Covid relief fund to Rs. 17 crore
Corona Updates
World: Confirmed 208,556,549; Total Deaths: 4,381,855; Active Cases: 204,174,694
India: Confirmed: 32,285,857; Total Deaths: 432,519; Recovered: 31,485,923; Active Cases: 367,415
Daily cases of Covid-19 in India continued to decline although infections in Kerala surged past 20,000 again after three days of relatively low numbers. India reported 35,178 fresh cases on Wednesday, a day after daily numbers had dipped below 25,000 following low testing on Independence Day.
US calls for booster shots against Covid-19, WHO says vaccinate vulnerable first
US plans to offer Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine booster shots for all Americans beginning the week of September 20: US public health officials
US reports more than 1,000 Covid deaths in single day
New Zealanders begin life in lockdown as Delta Covid-19 cases edge up
France records 28,405 new coronavirus cases: Reuters
Single Covid-19 vaccine shot offers virtually no shield: Hospital Study
Vaccines for children may be available by Sept: Priya Abraham, National Institute of Virology (NIV) director
WHO chief scientist Swaminathan says vaccines clearly preventing increase in severe illness and death from delta variant
WHO epidemiologist Van Kerkhove says delta variant circulating in areas of low vaccination coverage, low use of public health measures
UP records 35 Covid-19 new cases, one fatality; Jharkhand reported zero death and 32 new positive cases; Gujarat added 23 new positive cases and no new deaths; West Bengal reports 646 new Covid-19 cases and 7 deaths; Maharashtra records 5,132 fresh cases and 158 deaths; Goa records 80 new Covid-19 cases; Himachal Pradesh reports 261 new positive cases and 1 death, in the last 24 hours
India has administered more than 56.57 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses till now
State News
Delhi HC dismisses plea of underage student seeking permission to sit in NEET-2021
IIM Nagpur launches MBA for Working Professionals (MBA-WP)
Chennai: Cyber Security Works (CSW), a US-based cybersecurity service provider, launches Flag Runner hackathon for college students
Next All India Bar Examination to be held on Oct 24, says BCI
Assam govt set to withdraw 75% board quota from city colleges
UP Board to hold exam for class 10, 12 students from Sept 18
Primary classes in UP to reopen from Sept 1, classes 6-8 from Aug 23
Tamil Nadu schools reopening date to be released by Aug 20
The Jawaharlal Nehru University to have medical college and a 500-bed hospital: University Vice-Chancellor Professor M Jagadesh Kumar
Local train services will resume after 50 per cent vaccination is completed in rural belts: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Telangana: 22-year-old killed for ‘affair’ in Mallapur; couple held
BJP State unit chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that a large portion of the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project (RLIP) construction was completed because Andhra Pradesh government sped up the project work and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao ignored the ongoing work
Kuwait & Middle East News
Kuwait Cabinet approves the opening of direct commercial flights to Egypt, India and other Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal
Embassy of India, Kuwait, holiday today for Muharam; Assistance for free transportation of mortal remains continues
Kuwait reviews Restaurant City projects at Sheikh Jaber Bridge
Several Covid suites closed with improving epidemiological conditions
MOI arrests two expats with 3.5 kilos of narcotics
Government inclined to accelerate the Silk Project*
School starts remotely from Monday
Kuwait FM, US Secretary of State discuss Afghanistan developments
It is against the Law to stop the subsidy for those earning above KD 3000
Those infected with Corona also must complete two dose of vaccination before entering Kuwait
Ministry of Health will soon announce the measures for booster dose
The Minister of Works expresses her thanks to the Municipal Council for its efforts in supporting the development and investment projects Sheikh Jaber Causeway Islands
The Ministry of Defence meets with the Emirati ambassador of to discuss issues of common interest and the Ambassador of Djibouti on the occasion of the end of his tenure, each separately
Kuwaiti Health Spokesperson: 238 new corona cases, 642 recoveries and 2 deaths recorded
Kuwait has one of the lowest death rates in the Arab World
The Kuwaiti government announces entry controls for travellers to the country
Director of Kuwaiti ‘Industry Authority’: A plan to establish a laboratory with the highest standards to check the quality of imported steel
Iranian President: We have a ‘serious’ will to complete a comprehensive cooperation document with Russia
Kuwaiti Health spokesman: Work will be launched at the vaccination center against Corona tomorrow at the headquarters of the Agriculture Authority in Al-Wafra, which is designated for the residents of the region
The Kuwaiti embassy in France confirms the safety of all its citizen after the fires in the southern Var region
The dead fish (Environment) in Al-Jun originate from the southern regions
The Kuwaiti Youth Authority conducts a lottery for the Youth Council and confirms that it is a platform to express their hopes and aspirations
Civil Service Bureau: completion of the approval of the payroll statements for the front rows of three government agencies
Tunisia: The heads of the Arab detective services are discussing, with the participation of Kuwait, ballistic databases and linking biometric fingerprint data
International News
Biden does not believe that the US should be ‘fighting and dying’ in a war: NSA Sullivan
The Turkish President expresses his readiness to resolve the conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia over the Fashqa region
Dubai-based Indian Expat’s Organ donations saved three lives when he died; now his widow is desperate for help
9 expats arrested over thefts in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia names 13 countries for extending stranded expat visas
Devastating wildfires advancing through Northern California
Hong Kong police arrest four students for ‘advocating terrorism’
Sandeep Singh Sukerchakia, who claims to be the direct seventh generation descendent of Maharaja Ranjit Singh writes to Imran to have a thorough probe of into the incident of vandalism of the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh erected in Lahore Fort
Sports News
India mixed 4x400m relay team wins bronze in U-20 World Athletics Championships
Junior world wrestling championship: Silver for Ravinder; Yash, Patil, Anirudh grab bronze
Simran and Bipasha move into semifinals; Yash makes men’s freestyle bronze round
Rahul Dravid only candidate to apply for NCA’s Head of Cricket post, BCCI extends deadline
ICC Test rankings: KL Rahul jumps 19 spots to 37th, Virat Kohli remains fifth
Pressure grows on ‘grumpy’ Australia coach Justin Langer
We are good to go with 5-6 teams: Smriti Mandhana on women’s IPL
Manoj Prabhakar as bowling coach, Rajat Bhatia as batting coach, to oversee Delhi’s men and women teams across age groups
Neeraj Chopra thanks PM Modi for his 'active support to Indian sports and athletes’
Have you learnt Punjabi, PM asked Sreejesh; praised Mirabai for remembering truck drivers who helped her
Mary Kom apologised; PM Narendra Modi says ‘wins and losses are part of life’
Don’t get bogged down by defeat: PM Narendra Modi to Vinesh Phogat
Introduce fencing in more schools to make it more popular: Bhavani Devi
India's Tokyo 2020 Olympic heroes were felicitated by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur at an event organised by the Indian Olympic Association in Delhi
Record haul by junior archers will open eyes of seniors: Ind ian high performance director
Haryana CM offers Neeraj Chopra to head the Centre of Excellence in athletics
England recall Malan as Sibley dropped for 3rd Test against India
Princepal Singh becomes first Indian to be on NBA title winning team with Sacramento Kings
Shomira among five Indian basketball players picked for NBA Academy Women’s Virtual camp
ATK Mohun Bagan beat Bengaluru FC 2-0 in AFC Cup group match
Oslo: Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm is not against innovation in sports but feels the new carbon-technology shoes are hurting athletes credibility, the men’s 400m hurdles champion at the Tokyo Olympics told Reuters
Euro 2020 champion Manuel Locatelli undergoes Juventus medical
ISL organisers FSDL acquires media rights for AFC competitions in four-year deal
Lord’s Test: India didn’t deviate from the central theme - team before self: VVS Laxman
Young Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan signed up by RISE Worldwide
New book tells how father's death in midst of isolation toughened India’s new pace sensation Siraj
Wrist injury rules defending champion Dominic Thiem out of US Open
ATP and WTP inch closer to merger after combining marketing ops
Simona Halep earns injury comeback win; Coco Gauff to face Naomi Osaka at Cincinnati Masters