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($ three young daughters around of a 20-year Western experi- him, saying he remained in ment aimed at remaking attacks. The official Smoke rose near the com- Kabul. Afghanistan. spoke on condition of pound as staff destroyed “We are trying to solve the The Taliban entered the anonymity because he important documents, and the issue of Afghanistan with the capital early on Sunday and was not authorised to American flag was lowered. Taliban leadership peacefully,” an official in the militant brief the media. Several other Western mis- he said, while the roar of a pass- group said it would The militants sions also prepared to pull ing helicopter could be heard soon announce the had earlier moved their people out. overhead. Islamic Emirate of into a city gripped On Sunday, the insurgents Afghanistan's acting Afghanistan from the by panic, where entered the outskirts of Kabul Defence Minister, Bismillah presidential palace — helicopters raced but initially remained outside Khan Mohammadi, didn't hold a return rich in sym- overhead of the city's downtown. back his criticism of the fleeing bolism to the name of throughout the Meanwhile, Taliban negotiators president. the country under the day to evacuate in the capital discussed a trans- “They tied our hands from Taliban Government personnel fer of power, said an Afghan behind and sold the country,” ousted by US-led from the US official. The official, who spoke he wrote on Twitter. “Curse forces after the 9/11 Embassy. on condition of anonymity to Ghani and his gang.” Afghans fearing that the Taliban could reimpose the governance.” nurses and citizens in fighting the next generation for our kind of brutal rule that all but The Prime Minister pre- the Covid-19 pandemic. sankalp today to siddhi in the *( +,-*' " eliminated women’s rights sented the blueprint for 100 Lauding the Indian year 2047. So, this is the right rushed to leave the country as years of Independence saying, Olympians who won medals at time to dream together, work well, lining up at cash machines 8/9/&-' “Our aim is to build India the Tokyo Olympics, Modi said. together, do hard work togeth- 8/9/&-' not put the lives of its staffers to withdraw their life savings. where there is minimum gov- “Let’s applaud our Olympic er for a glorious future.” at the Indian Embassy and The desperately poor — who s India celebrated its 75th ernment interference.” champions. Not only did they In his speech, the Prime ith the Taliban poised to Indian citizens in Kabul at any had left homes in the country- AIndependence Day, Prime Delivering his make the country proud but Minister made an addition of Wenter Kabul, an Air India risk and plans have already side for the presumed safety of Minister Narendra Modi, on Independence Day speech they also inspired future gen- “Sabka Prayas” to his famous plane, in apparently its last been finalised in case they the capital — remained in Sunday expressed the hope of from the ramparts of the Red erations.....Our Olympic medal- tagline of “Sabka Saath, Sabka commercial flight from there, require emergency evacuation. their thousands in parks and building “a country where there Fort, the Prime Minister not ists have brought glory to the Vika, Sabka Vishwas.” This, he on Sunday brought out nearly flight, sources said it was per- On the timeline for evacu- open spaces throughout the is minimum Government just applauded the country’s nation. I want to tell the citizens said, was “very important for the 130 passengers from there to haps the last commercial flight ation of the Indian staffers city. interference” and affirmed that achievement at the Tokyo and sportsperson that we must achievement of all our goals.” New Delhi. India is now of the airline for the time being and citizens from Kabul, they Though the Taliban had India has the willpower to Olympics, but was also effusive honour our sportspersons.” Presenting the next 100 preparing an evacuation plan to from the strife-torn country. said decisions will depend on promised a peaceful transi- bring big reforms and currently in his praise for the efforts and Modi added that he had years’ blueprint for develop- rescue its citizens in the days to Moreover, its schedule of three the ground situation. tion, the US Embassy warned it is writing a “new chapter of courage shown by doctors, “faith in our youth, farmers and ment he said, “Political will is come. times a week flights remains India had already pulled Americans late in the day to required to bring in big changes The contingency plan uncertain. out its diplomatic staff from its shelter in place and not try to and big reforms. Today, the includes keeping a fleet of big Many commercial airlines consulates in Mazar-Sharif and get to the airport, where it said world can see that there is no transport planes C-17 have already curtailed their Kandahar some time back and there were reports of gunfire. ' dearth of political will in India. Globemaster and other such operations from that country in the local staff was now han- The embassy also suspended its $ * N1 O = Good and smart governance is aircraft of the Indian Air Force the last few days as increased dling affairs there. own operations. needed to bring reforms. (IAF) on standby besides keep- military activity especially near Ministry of External Still, US Secretary of State Continued on Page 2 ing a regular watch on the fast- Kabul has created problems for Affairs spokesperson Arindam Antony Blinken rejected com- ' ' => developing situation in operating civilian flight sched- Bagchi last week said with- parisons to the US pullout 9 ' N0 Afghanistan, sources said here ules, they said. drawing of the Indian person- from Vietnam, as many 8 O ' on Sunday. On the contingency plan, nel from there was a temporary watched in disbelief at the 8 - * / (1/ As regards the Air India they said the Government will measure. Continued on Page 2 ' =? 6 8/9/&-' ( ' 8@. / > 9 2 A: & rime Minister Narendra - PModi on Sunday !" ' O announced that 75 new Vande ( Bharat Express trains would be B launched by August 15, 2023 by Shillong: Meghalaya Home $ %&' the Indian Railways. 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'8B weeks of the Amrit Mahotsav Thangkhiew, the self-styled gen- it is a “sorry state of affairs” as discussion during the law-mak- ' of Independence,” Modi said eral secretary of the banned the absence of quality debate ing process reduces litigation as while addressing the nation Hynniewtrep National leaves many aspects of laws when courts interpret legisla- 1 from the ramparts of the Red Liberation Council. Meanwhile, unclear and increases the bur- tions. “We all know the intent ' O Fort on the occasion of the 75th petrol bombs hurled at the den on courts. of the legislature”, he said. Independence Day. Chief Minister’s house. & " The Monsoon Session of Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 Detailed report on P5 ' $ & ('$&)& * ," - . / $%% % & ' ! " # % &%"' ( ( ( ) everyone. Most unvaccinated # people also had Ct values below 0 " ' ' this level. !" # “The bottom line is, this 8/9/&-' against serious illness and can happen — it can be true 8/9/&-' death, but the data on Delta that vaccinated people can ata from Covid-19 tests in transmission show that people spread the virus. But we do not hief Minister Arvind Dthe United States (US), who are vaccinated still need to yet know what their relative CKejriwal on Sunday said 1- the United Kingdom (UK) and take precautions, said an arti- role in overall community the national Capital of India Singapore show that vaccinat- cle based on the study and pub- spread is,” said co-author has emerged as a model of gov- $ ed people infected with Delta lished in the Nature. Thomas Friedrich, a virologist ernance. He announced the SARS-CoV-2 can carry as “People who have a Delta at the University of launch of Deshbhakti curricu- % & much virus in their nose as do virus and happen to have Wisconsin–Madison.