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Chinese authorities have instructed an American Chamber of Commerce in the southwestern city of Chengdu to cease operations, officials with the organisation said on Tuesday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3gK4IQL

The choice for the United States in Afghanistan was either to withdraw from the country or escalate the conflict, President Joe Biden said Tuesday after the final US pullout. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3gOYcbp

President Joe Biden on Tuesday defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan, saying it was in the US national interest. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3zzLrZJ

US President Joe Biden warned the ISIS-Khorasan, the group which killed 13 US troops in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport, that they face more retribution from Washington. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2WHtgCX

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest on all the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections next year on its own strength, party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said Tuesday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2WGy1fX

The Jammu and Kashmir Police detained a 17-year-old Afghan boy in the Kathua district on Tuesday, officials said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3yxAk1S

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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday of a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan as he urged countries to provide emergency funding following the departure of US forces. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/38syJQn

Biplab Kumar Deb, heading the first BJP government in Tripura, expanded his cabinet Tuesday with the induction of three ministers, including two from the rival camp, as the BJP braces itself for the... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3BHGY83

UN Security Council adopted a resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan not be used to shelter terrorists and that it expects Taliban will adhere to commitments made by it on safe departure... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mJv5Kq

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A man was found battered to death on a footpath near a tea stall in the Muhana police station area in Jaipur today. A woman he was in a relationship with was found injured by his side, police said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2WKPKD4

Papad, whatever its shape or name, is exempted from GST, the government's indirect taxation agency clarified today after a social media post claimed that a round papad is exempted from the tax while a... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3t070A2

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday he saw "no way around" talking with the Taliban after their takeover of Afghanistan. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3gNLBW3

Rajasthan Royals announced Evin Lewis and Oshante Thomas as replacement players for the remainder of IPL 2021. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3yxsMfy

Some states where schools have opened amid concerns about a third wave of the Covid pandemic, are seeing a rise in infections among children. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/38Iblid

The Congress's Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat has landed in controversy over a comment meant to boost Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu and four working presidents under him. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/38sVPXd

Sunny Leone's holiday entourage also includes husband Daniel Weber and their kids - daughter Nisha and sons Asher and Noah. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/38twLPQ

Junior Messias completed his incredible rise from delivery man to the Champions League on Tuesday when he signed for AC Milan in a dream move. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3gKEEow

Real Madrid have signed France midfield prodigy Eduardo Camavinga from Rennes on a six-year deal. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3t5NnH0

The top court also directed the petitioner to place on record all applications to govt authorities and their responses and allowed the petitioner to carry out amendment in the petition within two... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3DyOcNf

Paying rich tributes to former President Pranab Mukherjee on his first death anniversary, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he depended a great deal on his sagacious advice and guidance... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2V0LKgW

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US embarked Monday on a "new" chapter regarding Afghanistan and shifted its diplomatic operations to Qatar, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as he expressed commitment to helping every American... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mLcOfG

From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through rubbish, migratory species are among the most vulnerable to plastic pollution, a UN report on the... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mGNqrw

The US military disabled scores of aircraft and armored vehicles as well as a high-tech rocket defense system at the Kabul airport before it left Monday, a US general said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3kCoK0L

A woman was robbed of Rs 50,000 by three bike-borne men in northwest Delhi's Bawana area when she came out of a bank after withdrawing money, police said on Monday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ys05Rf

President Joe Biden announced he will address the nation Tuesday on the final US exit from Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the Taliban. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3jspZQv

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Kabul airport is without air traffic control services now that the US military has withdrawn from Afghanistan, civil aircraft barred from operating over the country unless given prior authorization,... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3zuKYIb

A 15-year-old boy died after being attacked by a leopard on Monday at his vegetable field near Sonakalan jungles under Dudhwa buffer zone here, officials said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3Dtpj5v

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The United States believes there are fewer than 250 Americans still in Afghanistan who are seeking to leave, a senior US official said Monday on the eve of the deadline for a full US troop withdrawal... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3zwYlYr

The US military announced the departure of the last US troops from Afghanistan Monday, concluding a 20-year conflict that ended with the Taliban seizing control of the country. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2WFY7jt

The Rajasthan Police has arrested four people and seized 180 kg ganja from a truck in Nimbahera of Chittorgarh district, an officer said on Monday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3t0vyce

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Monday requiring the Taliban to honor their commitment to let people freely leave Afghanistan, but the measure did not cite a "safe zone" mentioned by... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2WEeOez

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Ranji Trophy: Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka have been clubbed in same group while last season runners-up Saurashtra clubbed with Tamil Nadu, Railways, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Goa. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3gLWzLA

The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3zuuoYJ

Posting a series of tweets, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today listed some of the areas in which he claimed Haryana performed better than Punjab. He was responding to a jibe from Amarinder... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3jvCASY

Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research said the states which did not face an intense second wave of the pandemic are now with the increasing trend of... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mM0pbu

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Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saugata Roy on Sunday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma calling him a ''dal badlu'' for his "red carpet" remark against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/38D6O0t

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The Taliban has assured 100 countries that it will continue to allow foreigners and Afghans with foreign travel papers to leave the country "in a safe and orderly manner," even after the US troop... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3yrONMW

United States said it destroyed an explosive-laden vehicle with an air strike in Kabul on Sunday, hours after President Joe Biden warned of another terror attack in the capital as a massive airlift of... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3yt55oS