Qatar emerges as key player in Af after US pullout
Qatar played an outsized role in US efforts to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. Now the tiny Gulf Arab state is being asked to help shape what is next for Afghanistan because of its ties with both Washington and the Taliban, who are in charge in Kabul. Qatar...
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UK plans series of diplomatic efforts after exit from Af
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Pakistan says world must brace for ‘huge mess’ if its advice on Af ignored
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Pak delivers medical supplies in Taliban-controlled Mazar-e-Sharif
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EU takes US off safe travel list, backs travel restrictions
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Abbas, Israel’s Gantz hold new high-level talks, urged by US
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IAEA: N Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operation
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Astronaut gets ice cream delivery for 50th birthday
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30 kph max: Paris shrinks speed limit to protect climate
No more zipping past the Eiffel Tower or through the Latin Quarter without slowing down to soak in the sights: Starting Monday, the speed limit on nearly all streets of Paris is just 30 kph (less than 19 mph). It’s the latest initiative by a city trying to burnish its climate...
Hurricane Ida weakens as rescues begin
Hurricane Ida became a tropical storm as its top winds slowed over Mississippi on Monday, while across southeast Louisiana residents waited for daylight to be rescued from floodwaters and see how much damage was caused by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the US mainland. All of New...
I will meet you...again
Celebrated writer Amrita Pritam, who believed in living life on her own terms, would’ve turned 102 today. By Khushbu Kirti This Punjabi author, novelist, poet and essayist, was the first Indian woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for her magnum opus Sunehadey (Messages) in 1956. Amrita Pritam was an exemplar...
A meaningful encounter
Sneha Dasgupta dials in on Kaivalya Plays’ Lifeline 99 99 The current times are increasingly defined by frail social ties. An ever-growing pattern of indifference and shrinking empathy has rendered us secluded and loneliness seems to be the widespread epidemic that plagues us all. But in the midst of all...
MID MOD MAD
Uma Nair explores the resurgence of mid-century modern designs while highlighting the story of Keya and Mandavi who offer high-quality in home decor at great value Somewhere in the middle of a global pandemic, two women lamented — why is it so difficult to find good, affordable and accessible home decor...
mindIT
The Simplilearn published the findings of its mid-year survey report — State of Upskilling in 2021. The survey was conducted to understand learners’ experience in the past 12 months and their expectations for the coming year. The survey was conducted with over 2,500 learners comprising both individual and corporate learners who...
It wasn’t my best performance: Sumit after winning Gold with WR throws
Breaking the world record five times on his way to Gold in the Paralympics did not suffice for reluctant-wrestler-turned-javelin-thrower Sumit Antil and the Indian vowed to better what was already an incredible performance by every yardstick. The 23-year-old clinched India’s second Gold at the ongoing Paralympics here on Monday, shattering the...
