A cargo container ship that’s among the largest in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt’s Suez Canal, officials said, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic.  The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged container ship that carries trade between Asia and Europe, became grounded Tuesday …

India has reported 37,875 new COVID-19 cases, 39,114 recoveries and 369 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry.  Total cases: 3,30,96,718  Active cases: 3,91,256  Total recoveries: 3,22,64,051  Death toll: 4,41,411 Defer Plans To Visit Kerala Till October End, Karnataka Issues Advisory ln view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the Karnataka government on Tuesday issued a circular …

1. Khalsa Aid Provides Ration Kits, Essentials To Afghan Students Studying In Punjab  Khalsa Aid Khalsa Aid India, an NGO for providing aid to needy people, said it is providing ration kits and other items to Afghan students studying in Punjab. Read more  2. Farmers’ Protest Intensify; People Advised To Avoid Highway: Here’s What’s Happening In Karnal  PTI Farmers have …

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath imposed a complete ban on the sale of liquor and meat in Mathura, as per PTI.   “The officers concerned are directed to make plans for the ban as well as for the engagement of people involved in such activities in some other trade,” he said. PTI He was speaking at the Krishnotsava 2021 programme. …

A Jharkhand man returned to India from Afghanistan late Sunday evening, more than a week after the Taliban’s swift capture of Kabul. Babloo, a resident of Gomia in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, reached Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, on Sunday, after arriving in Delhi on Sunday morning. After he landed in Ranchi, he bowed and kissed the ground. News18 Talking to the …

Reuters Going back on their promise of letting people leave the country, the Taliban militants reportedly opened fire at Afghanis trying to leave the country. Some reports say they did not spare women, and children. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) After Helping Hockey, Odisha Vows To Transform Education And These School Pictures Are Proof Twitter …

While thousands of Afghans are risking their lives, and some even died, in a bid to flee the country after the Taliban took over, US military dogs were evacuated on a plane and were give reserved seats. Thousands of Afghans rushed to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in recent days, with chilling images  showing desperate people flooding the …

Agencies On August 15, when one country was celebrating its 75th Independence Day nearly 1,300 kilometres away from Kabul, Islamic extremist militia Taliban stormed into and captured the capital city of Afghanistan. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Nothing To Hide, Committee Of Experts Will Examine Pegasus Allegations, Government Tells SC REUTERS The Centre on Monday …

1. Slogans Calling For Violence Against Muslims Raised At Jantar Mantar, FIR Registered  PTI The Delhi Police has filed an FIR on Monday in connection to an event held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, where inflammatory slogans calling for violence against Muslims were raised. Read more  2. Taliban Execute 21-Year-Old Woman For Wearing Body-Hugging Clothes In Afghanistan’s Balkh Area  Reuters …

University of Hyderabad former pro-vice-chancellor and eminent physicist Dr Vipin Srivastava, who predicted the COVID 3rd wave to begin July 4, has now cautioned that there is a disturbing trend in India, as per TNN.  The curve, which has not only continued after July 4 but also appears to have become worse in the last 2 weeks or so. This …