Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: IMD Issues Orange Alert In Dehradun And Other Hill Districts Amid Incessant Rainfall
Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS, 29 August, 2021: This blog brings to you the latest breaking news from across India and the world. Refresh the page to find the latest updates.
Mumbai: 18 children have tested positive for COVID-19 at a children's home in Mankhurd. All children have been shifted to an isolation ward at a COVID centre in Vashi Naka: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
IMD issues an orange alert in Dehradun and all hill districts for the next three days. Vehicular movement at five national highways, 15 state highways, and over 200 roads have been blocked due to incessant rainfall, ANI reported
US military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon airstrike today on a vehicle in Kabul, eliminating an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamid Karzai International Airport. We're confident we successfully hit the target: Bill Urban, US Central Command spokesperson said as reported by ANI.
Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material. We are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties, though we have no indications at this time: Bill Urban, spokesperson, US Central Command
Congress plans to hold press conferences across the country on the National Monetization Pipeline announced by Govt of India, between Aug 31 and Sept 3, news agency ANI reported.
Any problem can be resolved by talks only, not by suppressing people's voices. There must be a high-level inquiry into whatever happened yesterday. Culprits must be punished: Congress leader & former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda on lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Karnal.
Devotees will not be permitted to visit temples on Janamashtami as DDMA guidelines prohibit religious gatherings. We will urge people to celebrate it at their homes & not to gather at temples. Action will be taken against those violating guidelines: RP Meena, DCP South-East, Delhi
A Bengali television actress has filed a complaint with the cybercrime cell of Kolkata Police after receiving obscene messages from the fake account of a film director.
The actress Payel Sarkar, a popular face in serials like Tapur Tupur, Andarmahal, Bene Bou, Tumi Rabe Nirobe told reporters on Sunday that she had accepted a friend request from a profile carrying the name of a well-known film director which had several photos and details of his works on Saturday.
However, soon afterward she was told during a messenger chat that she has been chosen for the lead role of an upcoming film and then got an obscene message, Sarkar said.
The United Arab Emirates announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid from Monday, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair.
The move comes amid a drop in coronavirus infections in the oil-rich Gulf country, after it reported less than 1,000 cases per day last week for the first time in months.
The UAE's decision to reopen its doors to tourists from all countries was taken in order "to achieve sustainable recovery and economic growth", the official WAM news agency reported on Saturday.
A 5-member team of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee headed by former state Congress President Kantilal Bhuria to visit Neemuch district to meet the family of the man, who died after he was beaten, tied to a truck & dragged on road by a group of people on suspicion of theft
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has been discharged following angioplasty at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur A stent was placed in one of his arteries that had 90% blockage, according to the hospital.
The changing equation in Afghanistan is a challenge for us... These situations have forced our country to rethink its strategy. We are changing our strategy and the formation of QUAD underlines this strategy: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
A lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle to quash a stubborn coronavirus Delta variant outbreak, reports AFP.
Almost seven million people in Melbourne and surrounding Victoria state were scheduled to exit a four-week lockdown on Thursday, but state premier Dan Andrews said it would no longer be possible with case numbers rising by 92 overnight.
It is the city's sixth lockdown of the pandemic and includes a curfew, the closure of playgrounds, and strict limits on exercise.
PM Modi spoke to Bhavina Patel and congratulated her on winning the Paralympics Silver medal. PM lauded her efforts and told her that she has scripted history. He wished her the very best for her future endeavours.
Britain's last military flight left Kabul late on Saturday after evacuating more than 15,000 people in the two weeks since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, ending nearly 20 years of British military presence in the country.
India's Bhavinaben Patel loses final against her Chinese opponent. Settles for silver medal in Class 4 table tennis category at the Tokyo Paralympics Games. In the final, she lost to China's ZHOU Ying by 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 . Zhou had also defeated Bhavina in the group stages but Bhavina came back strongly and played some exceptionally good matches to reach the final match.
US military commanders believe that another terror attack like the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours," President Joe Biden warned on Saturday. After a briefing from his national security team, Biden said in a statement that a US drone strike targeting the Islamic State-Khorasan group, which claimed responsibility for Thursday’s carnage at the airport, was “not the last."
Background
Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS, 29 August, 2021: US military commanders believe that another terror attack like the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport is "highly likely in the next 24-36 hours," President Joe Biden warned Saturday.
A series of urgent terror warnings have rattled evacuation efforts overseen by US forces, who have been forced into closer security cooperation with the Taliban to prevent a repeat of Thursday's carnage at one of the facility's main access gates.
"Due to a specific, credible threat, all US citizens in the vicinity of Kabul airport... should leave the airport area immediately," the US Embassy in Kabul said in a security alert, reports AFP.
The Taliban said on Saturday they were preparing a new cabinet as the US evacuation nears its end and they expected that sharp currency falls and economic turmoil following their takeover of Kabul two weeks ago would subside.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the movement's main spokesman, made the comments to Reuters as the US military winds down its mission to evacuate US citizens and vulnerable Afghans and withdraw troops from Kabul airport ahead of the August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden, as reported by Reuters.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reimposed Sunday lockdown in the state on Friday barely two weeks after relaxing it. A day later, the state has also decided to bring back the night curfew. With numbers still remaining sky high, the state seems heading towards its third complete shutdown.
“Since the relaxations in lockdown, there has been a surge in cases. It was further increased after Onam," Vijayan said on Saturday while speaking to the media as he announced the night curbs.
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