New Delhi: The Taliban are expected to adopt the Iranian model of the political system for governance. Talks have been ongoing between the top Taliban leadership in Kandahar for the last four days with government formation announcement likely in about a week’s time. The supreme leader will be Hibatullah AkhundzadaRead More

There was no end to Vinesh Phogat’s woes as the struggling wrestler withdrew mid-way from the World Championship trials even as her cousin sister Sangeeta (62kg) made a stupendous comeback to mat after three years by sealing her spot in the Indian team, in New Delhi on Tuesday. All eyesRead More

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct fine-tuning operations to manage unanticipated and one-off liquidity flows to ensure balanced liquidity conditions in the system, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. The Governor said that in the monetary policy statement of August 6, he had set out a road map forRead More

Actor Neha Dhupia got a surprise baby shower from her friends on Tuesday. She took to Instagram to share pictures of her cake, decorations and friends. Sharing the photo album in three parts, Neha thanked her friends for throwing her the party. The group of friends also included actor SohaRead More

The rupee strengthened further by 29 paise to close at 73.00 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, marking the fourth straight session of gain following a firm trend in domestic equities and foreign fund inflows. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 73.26 against the greenbackRead More

New Delhi, Aug 30 Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India blamed rising commodity cost for another price hike from September. Earlier in calendar year 2021, the automobile major had increased prices in January, April, and in July for only for the hatchback Swift and all CNG variants. “Rising commodity prices, especiallyRead More

Supreme Court Bar Association on Monday objected to several conditions put for resuming limited physical hearings in the top court, saying those would be “non-starter” dissuading several lawyers to exercise this option. The top court, after a gap of 17 months, has decided to begin physical hearings of cases fromRead More

With the US military drawdown from Afghanistan on the verge of completion, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to meet at 3 pm Eastern Time (ET) Monday, to discuss the ongoing developments in Afghanistan. The UN Security Council is likely to be briefed by a UN official onRead More

Debutant Sumit Antil smashed his own world record multiple times for the F64 class gold, while veteran Devendra Jhajharia’s F46 category silver cemented his status of being India’s greatest para-athlete as javelin throwers led the country’s track-and-field medal rush at the Paralympics here on Monday. Another javelin thrower Sundar SinghRead More

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday urged his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar tio repeal farm laws, saying he will personally sendim laddoos if Khattar government does so. Singh also slammed Khattar for defending the assault on protesting farmers in Karnal and blaming the state for theRead More