
With the Congress high command now becoming the last word in party affairs in Kerala with the once powerful faction leaders like veteran Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala being sidelined, on Monday Rahul Gandhi arrived on a two-day trip to his Wayanad constituency. ...

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the technical committee of experts having independent members can be approved by it and the top court could also authorise this committee to look into all aspects connected with the Pegasus snooping allegations....

The Tamil Nadu school education department has prepared a three-week bridge course for students of Classes IX to XII. This is ahead of the reopening of schools for students of these classes from September 1....

US troops were forced to fire warning shots at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to prevent crowds of desperate citizens running to board planes as the Taliban took over the Afghan capital city, an official told a global news wire. ...

The Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan over after its fighters swept the capital Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. ...

The UK Parliament will be recalled on Wednesday from their summer recess to debate the British government's response to the crisis in Afghanistan as Taliban has captured Kabul and entered the Presidential Palace, the House of Commons confirmed....

Pakistan will continue to support the efforts for political settlement of the Afghan issues and hopes that all sides will work together to resolve their internal political crisis, the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said in a statement....

Following the collapse of Kabul to the Taliban, a spokesman of the insurgent group stressed that there was no danger to embassies, diplomatic missions and foreign nationals in the Afghan capital, pledging that the militant group will maintain security across the country....

A 30-year-old woman was allegedly set on fire by parents of a man, who had been booked in a molestation case lodged by the victim....

In yet another jolt to Congress, former MP and Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Deb has reportedly resigned from the party, party sources said on Monday....