China eyes Afghanistan’s $1 trillion of minerals with risky bet on TalibanFor that scenario to have even a remote possibility, much depends on what happens the next few weeks. Although the U.S. is racing to evacua...
25 Aug, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeoverThe country's Western-trained security forces collapsed or fled in the face of an insurgent offensive that tore through the country in just...
16 Aug, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
Helicopters land at US Embassy in Kabul amid Taliban advanceThe Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's increasingly isolated central government, cutting o...
15 Aug, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
United States carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan: PentagonThe news of US airstrikes in Afghanistan came a day after America's most senior military officer admitted that the Taliban had gained “stra...
23 Jul, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
Taliban wins close consulates; Tajikistan reinforces borderThe Afghan military exodus comes as Taliban overrun most districts in northeastern Badakhshan province. Many of the districts collapsed wit...
06 Jul, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Anxious Afghans fear tomorrow; many seeking to leaveMohmand's frustration and anxieties run like a theme through most conversations in today's Afghanistan as Afghans witness the final withdra...
02 Jul, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
World's ultra-rich flee to Dubai to escape pandemic; desert sheikhdom's luxury home market soarsSales of Dubai's upscale properties, once slow, soared 230 per cent in the first quarter of 2021.
06 May, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his work with David Bowie, passes away at 76He leapt to prominence with international shows from the 1970s onwards.
27 Jul, 2020, 02.35 PM IST
Taliban suicide bomber kills 7 troops in eastern AfghanistanA suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country's intelligence service early o...
18 May, 2020, 03.02 PM IST
Taliban say they handed cease-fire offer to US peace envoyKhalilzad has been pressing for a cease-fire but it wasn't immediately clear whether the Taliban proposal would be enough to allow for the ...
17 Jan, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
In Bengaluru's 400-year-old Patalamma Temple resides a Durga incarnationThe goddess was the prime deity for nearby 20 villages.
01 Dec, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
Government considering proposal from Somalia for 'plea bargain' for 120 piratesUnder the proposed plea bargain agreement, the accused will get to admit their guilt without going through a trial in exchange for lesser p...
09 Apr, 2015, 05.46 AM IST
How Nitish, Mamata, Modi, Jayalalithaa, Patnaik and Mulayam are shaping national politicsSix powerful state leaders have been holding centre stage in national politics for a while. Their impact will be bigger in the run-up to 20...
24 Jun, 2012, 10.10 AM IST
- Should India Inc risk an Afghan adventure?
It's an upcoming question for Indian companies: should they risk life and money to corner a piece of the abundant mineral riches in Afghani...
30 Jun, 2010, 05.40 AM IST
- Militants take 250 children hostage at Pak school
Islamic militants armed with rocket launchers took around 250 children hostage at a school in northwest Pakistan on Monday following a shoo...
28 Jan, 2008, 07.11 PM IST
- Pakistan troops capture 50 militants: Military
Pakistani troops captured 50 Islamist militants in an operation in the rugged tribal region near the Afghan border, a day after killing doz...
19 Jan, 2008, 07.13 PM IST
- Good or bad, Raja Bhaiya reigns over Pratapgarh
Uttar Pradesh is a bagful of stories, sometimes even more fascinating than Bollywood blockbusters.
26 Apr, 2007, 03.12 AM IST