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Taliban rolling back rights for women in at least 32 different areas
New Delhi : The Taliban are "rolling back" rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new list compiled by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).While restricting access to education has been the most high profile…
Taliban PM orders fighters to stop entering homes, grabbing properties, vehicles
New Delhi : The Taliban interim Prime Minister, Mullah Hassan Akhund, directed all ranks on Thursday to refrain from entering homes on the pretext of 'searches', grabbing public properties and confiscating peoples' belongings in the name of…
Army busts ULFA-I recruitment module, apprehends seven Myanmar-bound youth
Guwahati : The Indian Army has busted a recruitment module of the ULFA-I and apprehended seven youths, who were on their way to the outlawed outfit's training camps in Myanmar, defence officials said on Thursday.A defence spokesman said…
Deputy Chief Minister instructs Civil Surgeons to provide quality healthcare to people of state
Chandigarh: In his maiden meeting with all the Civil Surgeons of Punjab after assuming charge as Deputy Chief Minister Punjab, (also Minister incharge of Health and Family Welfare department) Mr. O.P. Soni gave strict directions to the…
Al Qaeda operated from Khyber Pakhtunwa, Karachi: Report
New Delhi : Al Qaeda has operated primarily from Pakistan's former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now incorporated into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; and in the megacity of Karachi, as well as in Afghanistan, according to a…
Trump-driven TikTok deal strangest thing I’ve ever worked on : Satya Nadella
San Francisco : Microsoft's failed attempt to take over TikTok's US operation last year was "the strangest thing I've ever sort of worked on", CEO Satya Nadella said at the Code Conference.In August 2020, TikTok was in talks to sell its US…
Smokers at 80% risk of Covid hospitalisation, death: Study
London : Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of Covid-19 and the risk of dying from the infection, finds a large study.Several studies carried out early on in the pandemic reported a lower prevalence of active smokers among…
Bus with 8 passengers washed away in flooded river
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) : A State Transport inter-district bus with at least eight passengers on board was washed away as it was crossing a bridge on a flooded river in Umerkhed, here on Tuesday morning.Apparently ignoring warnings by…
Punjab Olympics Association felicitates Punjabi players and coaches in Indian Olympics squad
Chandigarh : The Punjab Olympic association today felicitated the contingent of Punjabi players and coaches which took part in recently concluded Tokyo Olympics.During a function held here today, the President of Association Brahm Mohindra,…
Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota assumes additional charge as Director General of Police Punjab
Chandiharh : A 1988-batch IPS officer, Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota on Saturday assumed the additional Charge of Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) Punjab .According to the orders issued by the state government, Iqbal Preet Singh…