Remember the US withdrawal agreement was signed in February 2020. In the intervening period, a proper evacuation plan ought to have been in place. It was not. Consequently, tens of thousands of Afghans who had worked as interpreters, drivers, suppliers of goods and services, etc, face brutal retribution from the Taliban, Virendra Kapoor points out.
Home healthcare remains a niche segment in India even today. Nightingale provides services, starting from family physicians, short- and long-term nursing care, post-hospitalisation care and physiotherapy to stroke rehabilitation, respiratory care, bedside caregivers and attendants, intensive care at home, lab tests and speech therapy.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the incident. A federal official told CNN that no foul play is suspected in his death.
Indian elections are won and lost on 'negative' imageries and campaigns - but not certainly on 'negativity' as a political trait and electoral creed, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Will India finally reach the elusive double-digit mark? Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, for one, is willing to stick his neck out on the possibility.
With a simplistic user interface, one can select what items one needs
The shape of the black hole matches what theorists had predicted ever since they started wrestling with Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relatively over a hundred years ago
It is too early to write Narendra Modi's political obituary, asserts Virendra Kapoor.
'I was born a lower middle-class person, am one today and will die as one,' Billboard's International Power Player Devraj Sanyal tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'The reason why people are underweight and short is because they have not got quality food during their growing years.'
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel maker, will benefit from a windfall of 1 billion (Rs 7,000 crore), thanks to the carbon credits issued to it under the European Trading Scheme. The Sunday Times today reported that ArcelorMittal will be the single largest beneficiary under the ETS due to its dominant presence in Europe.
For the first time in seven years the prime minister finds himself at his most vulnerable, observes Virendra Kapoor.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla terms India's relationship with China as "complex".
A near three-hour delay due to lightning and rain forced players off the course 25 minutes after the first groups teed off and ended any hope of completing first-round action on Thursday given the decreased November daylight.
Both Mahinda Rajapaksa and Modi have learnt from their past mistakes. Modi has understood that Rajapaksa is a 'forever politician' that India has to live with, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Students from India who are planning to take the TOEFL or GRE tests will have an opportunity to catch up on the latest test-prep tips, during the TOEFL and GRE "Go Anywhere" Tour.
The summit probably fulfilled the expectations on both sides, but the bar of expectations was intentionally kept low, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Not surprisingly, the call for lighting diyas, candles and other sources of illumination to demonstrate a nation's resolve to fight coronavirus has elicited astrological, numerological and even medical explanations,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
Between that constant feeling of I've seen it all before and inability to balance comedy and darkness, Ludo wobbles towards its finish, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Ditch your tuitions and expensive books; there is a way you can crack the GRE without burning a hole in your pocket.
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee has been decorated with one of France's top honour.
Changes announced to the Graduate Record Exam will be introduced in phases, beginning in November 2007.
India's news broadcasters are a national shame that have polarised Indians, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
There is no conceivable reason for any big power to put road blocks on the path of an India-Pakistan normalisation process, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Nothing can salvage the Marjaavaan mess, declares Sukanya Verma.
Indian aspirants hoping to appear for their GRE tests are in for some good news; you can now register for the test in July.
Insurance on the Malaysian airliner brought down over Ukraine is likely to pay out relatively quickly if the cause of the crash is determined.
The new Quantitative section of the GRE demands better reasoning methods from aspirants.
Here's a look at the actress on her 39th birthday.
The minister expressed confidence that India will get back to high growth path soon.
Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.
The US Open women's semi-finals scheduled for Thursday evening have been postponed due to the threat of rain.
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This was a joke narrated by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh when he reiterated his 'personal' view on privatising Air India.
As curtains fall on the Signature International Fashion Weekend, we look at the hottest celeb showstoppers to have walked the runway.
As a tech services company, Ola has never been in hardcore manufacturing. And unlike in ride hailing, which is a two-player market (Uber is the only other competitor), in two-wheelers it faces many entrenched players. But most of all, rivals say Ola's targets are out of sync with most, even ambitious, projections.
American Jennifer Brady defeated compatriot Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 at the Top Seed Open on Saturday, earning a spot in her first WTA final.
Let the implementation of reforms be left to the discretion of individual states and ensure an end to the illogical stir, argues Virendra Kapoor.
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