U.S. military aircraft airlifted the last U.S. soldiers and diplomats from Kabul Airport, ending the longest U.S. war. Ordinary Americans are watching the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan’s chaos, as they did when the war began nearly 20 years ago, in the weeks following the 9/11 attacks. But Americans often forget the Afghan War in the middle, and it is much less supervised by Congress than the Vietnam War. But the death toll of Afghans and Americans and their NATO allies are as high as tens of thousands. And because the United States borrowed most of the money to repay…
Author: S. Srinivasa Sathyanarayanan
The Indian Air Force held a summit on Friday, June 24, at the Air Force Auditorium in New Delhi, which marked the conclusion of the first Strategic War and Aviation Program (WASP). The seminar was held under the auspices of the College of Air Warfare and the Center for Air Power Studies. Chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, gave a keynote address at the event, which was attended by senior officers from all three services, aviation scholars, academies of major think tanks, and leading universities in the country. During his speech, Air Chief Marshal…
On Monday, Avani Lekhara became the first woman in India to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. She entered the record book after winning first place in the Tokyo SH1 R-2 women’s R-2 10m air rifle competition. The 19-year-old shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan, also broke the world record with a total score of 249.6. It is also a new record for the Paralympics. Avani suffered a spinal cord injury in a car accident in 2012 and started filming after reading the autobiography “A Chance of History” by Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra. After her father encouraged her to…
The Taliban continue to occupy new areas and subsequently implement regimes designed to bring Afghanistan back to the old era under their rule. This means that there is no human value, and even the death penalty is imposed on people who commit minor crimes or violate the rules. In the recent escalation of conflict with the Afghan government, the Taliban continue to relentlessly violate human rights by killing civilians, destroying mosques, and attacking women. On Sunday (August 8th), Taliban militants kidnapped two policewomen who were returning home from getting off work in Ghazni City. Now the Taliban have taken them…
Examination of the skull recuperated almost twenty years prior has revealed new insight into the existence of our antiquated progenitors. The 7-million-year-old skull, researchers say, has a place with an upright animal, and new evidence suggests that they did that on two legs rather than down on the ground. The discoveries mark a significant period of development in the human story. Scientists broke down the arm and leg fossils found close to the skull in Africa as they searched for indications of two feet, spreading the word about the most established human precursor, by far, that strolled. They are almost…
Former US President Bill Clinton was hospitalized on Tuesday in California with presumed blood contamination, CNN provided details regarding Thursday. CNN said Clinton, 75, was in the emergency unit, to give him security, and he was not on a breathing machine, as indicated by specialists treating the previous president at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, California. His condition isn’t identified with his past heart issues or Covid-19, CNN said. “He is recuperating, feeling great, and unquestionably appreciative to the specialists, medical caretakers, and staff furnishing him with astounding consideration,” Clinton representative Angel Urena said on Twitter. Clinton’s doctors,…
The sale of Gol Gappe, or Pani Puri, was banned in Kathmandu, Nepal due to the occurrence of cholera in the metropolitan city of Lalitpur (LMC). On Saturday, the LMC authorities decided to stop the sale and distribution of Pani Puri in the metropolis. According to PTI, officials said in the notification that cholera bacteria had been found in the water used in Pani Puri. The metropolis is making internal preparations to stop Pani Puri’s sales in overcrowded areas and the corridor, according to Sitaram Hachethu, head of the city police. To date, 12 people have tested positive for cholera…
The United Nations on Wednesday essentially brought down its gauge for worldwide monetary development this year from 4% to 3.1%, saying the conflict in Ukraine has set off expanding worldwide food and item costs and exacerbated inflationary tensions, overturning the delicate recuperation from the COVID-19 pandemic. The mid-2024 estimate from the U.N. Branch of Economic and Social Affairs said the downsize in development possibilities is wide-based, including the world’s biggest economies – – the United States, China, and generally altogether the European Union – – and most of the other created and non-industrial nations. The World Economic Situation and Prospects…
The Mumbai Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has held onto 25 kilograms of heroin imported from Afghanistan, authorities said. The transfer addressed to Mumbai’s Masjid Bundar, showed up in India from Kandahar using Chabahar port in Iran. The worth of the held onto heroin in the global market is around Rs 175 crore. Given a knowledge input, a holder was blocked by the authorities at EFC Logistics India Private Limited CFS of Maharashtra’s Nhava Sheva port, and a nitty-gritty assessment was done by a group of DRI Mumbai officials on October 5, 2024. On paper, the transfer…
While Delhi and numerous different pieces of the nation are grappling with the increment in air contamination after Diwali, the head of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has said that it might adversely affect the quantity of Covid cases. Dr. Randeep Guleria, chief, AIIMS, let ANI know that separated from individuals with respiratory sicknesses, the expanded degree of contamination can prompt more extreme instances of Covid-19. He said, “Contamination hugely affects respiratory wellbeing particularly on individuals with lung sicknesses, asthma as their illness declines. Contamination can likewise prompt more extreme instances of Covid. Should wear a veil…