Kabul,  At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and eight others arrested in two Afghan provinces, the country's Ministry of Defence confirmed on Monday.

In Kunduz province, five people were freed from the Taliban's clutches after Afghan National Army commandos raided a hideout in Qosh Tapa vil

Berlin,  In yet another flight diversion incident involving Ryanair, the Irish airline on Monday announced that a Poland-bound plane made an unscheduled landing in Berlin due to information received about a possible security threat on board.

The flight from the Irish capital Dublin to Krakow in Poland wa

Wellington, Heavy rain and floods that forecasters said could be a "once-in-a-100-year" event continued to lash New Zealand's South Island on Monday.

The heavy rain caused severe floods, evacuations of more than 240 homes, power cuts and rising rivers, reports Xinhua news agency.

Patna,  The father of Jyoti Paswan, who shot into limelight as Bihar's 'Bicycle Girl', died on Monday.

Jyoti grabbed headlines when she rode a bicycle, carrying her ill father Mohan Paswan, all the way from Gurugram to her native village Sirhauli during the first wave of the Coronavirus pande

New Delhi,  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a dig at Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar over his comment on the vaccination issue, saying his government's aim is to "save lives, not vaccines".

Taking a potshot at Khattar, Kejriwal said only vaccines can save live

Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh government has lifted the Covid curfew from six more districts in the state.

The number of districts that will remain under a curfew is 14.

The six districts where the restrictions have been lifted are Prayagraj, Bijnor, Moradabad, Deoria, Baghpat and Sonbhadra.

Hyderabad,  Registration of land, properties and vehicles resumed in Telangana with the extended relaxation hours coming into force in the ongoing lockdown from Monday.

The resumption of services came following the decision of the Cabinet to allow registration of lands, properties under the Stamps and Re

Kolkata,  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concern that the faux pas that happened during her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kalaikunda may have prompted the Centre to recall Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay on the normal date of his superannuation.

The chief minister

Lucknow,  The Communist Party of India (CPI) has expressed concern over increasing cases of conflict between the Centre and states.

CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan said that the conflict could trigger a constitutional crisis in the country.

Talking to IANS here, Anjaan said, "

New Delhi,  The Congress on Monday alleged that bank fraud to the tune of Rs 5 trillion, equal to Rs 4,98,677 crore, has been committed during the NDA government. The Congress has accused the government of weakening the banking system.

Addressing a press conference Gourav Vallabh asked three questions fr