As Second Wave Ebbs, 15 Maharashtra Districts Have Active Cases in Single Digits, 5 Report 37,000 Cases

These 15 districts are smaller, with sparse population density and limited movement and the current challenge is to keep the daily detection numbers and active cases low in these parts.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WiHGJz

A Rush of News, Moment by Moment: Behind Our Live Coverage

By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/3B348Fu

Corrections: Aug. 22, 2021

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/3kboDsN

Quotation of the Day: America’s Afghan War: Drawing Down an Unwinnable Conflict

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3kesLYT

Raksha Bandhan 2021: From Priyanka-Rahul to Stalin-Kanimozhi, A Look at 5 Brother-sister Bonds & Their Journey

Raksha Bandhan is being celebrated from ancient times every year on ‘Purnima’ of ‘Shravan Mas’.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WfBbXV

At 25, Liberty Celebrate ‘Magical Moment’ in Women’s Basketball

By BY KELLY WHITESIDE from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2UAXXJ0

As Afghanistan Stares at Crisis, A Look at Haqqani Network, One of Taliban's 'Most-Combat Ready' Forces

The Haqqanis have been blamed for some of the deadliest attacks in recent years, claiming the lives of civilians, government officials and foreign forces.

from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/385zkY1

From Copper, Lithium to Rare Earths, Taliban Inherit Untapped $1 Trillion Trove of Minerals in Afghanistan

The Taliban are already in a financial bind since they returned to power 20 years after their ouster, as major aid donors halted their support for Afghanistan.

from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3j7r7sN

Co-founder of Only Girls School in Afghanistan Burnt Students' Records as Taliban Took Over. Here's Why

Posting a video on the micro-blogging website Twitter, the co-founder showed burning of her students’ records and stated this was being done not to erase them, but to protect students and their families from the Taliban.

from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WgqqnP

On World Sanskrit Day 2021, PM Modi Greets Nation with a Special Message in Sanskrit; Read

World Sanskrit Day 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone to learn and promote the ancient language

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3zbQ8bR

Kalyan Singh Dies at 89 LIVE Updates: PM Modi, Rajnath Singh to Pay Last Respects to BJP Veteran in Lucknow

Kalyan Singh Dies at 89 LIVE Updates: The mortal remains of the former UP chief minister will be brought to the UP Assembly at 11am and the BJP Office at 12.30pm.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kijOxR

On Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi Threads Featuring PM Modi and Mamata 'Didi' Flood Markets in Kolkata

Besides faces of top politicians, party symbols of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party – the “Joda phool” (twin flowers) and the “kamal” (lotus) – too were found..

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3z8jTdH

Raksha Bandhan 2021: PM Narendra Modi Extends Greetings on Rakhi Festival

Raksha Bandhan 2021: Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan, Modi's Pakistani sister Qamar Mohsin Sheikh had sent a rakhi and a Raksha Bandhan card to him

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kbN3lL

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: No Plan for Booster Shots in India, 'Full Focus' on Jabbing Adults with 2 Doses; US FDA May Give Full Nod to Pfizer

Coronavirus Updates: The approval could boost the vaccination campaign by convincing more unvaccinated Americans that Pfizer's shot is safe and effective and also make local officials more comfortable in implementing vaccine mandates

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2UFeOuo

Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, are hospitalized with Covid-19.

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ybWGFX

Coastal towns in Connecticut are recommending evacuations.

By BY KRISTIN HUSSEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3sCbVa5

A radio host who scoffed at Covid, then urged his followers to get vaccinated, dies.

By BY TRACI CARL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sA68So

'Couldnt Look Him in the Eyes, Felt Terrified': Afghan refugees in Qatar Limbo Yearn for New Lives Abroad

Operations from Kabul resumed late Friday after US forces in Qatar arranged for onward flights for many evacuees to the US military base in Ramstein

from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/381O2iG

Afghanistan News LIVE Updates: 87 Indians Evacuated from Kabul Reach Delhi, 300 More Likely to Be Brought Back Today

Afghanistan News LIVE Updates: Around 300 Indian nationals are expected to be brought back home from Afghanistan on Sunday as part of India's evacuation mission.

from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3k7lwSA

At Least 8 Dead and 40 Missing in Tennessee Flooding, Officials Say

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kgoSCK

Aaj Ka Panchang, August 22, 2021: Check Out Tithi, Shubh Muhurat, Rahu Kaal and Other Details on Raksha Bandhan

Aaj Ka Panchang, August 22, 2021: The date falls on the Poornima tithi of the Shukla Paksha in the pious month of Shravana

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3zlL44Z

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Wife Jacqueline Hospitalized For COVID

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline, 77, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID19, according to a statement Saturday.

from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mhriDU

1st Cruise Ship From California In Months Heads To Mexico

A cruise ship headed for the Mexican Riviera set sail from the Port of Long Beach on Saturday the first cruise ship to depart from California in 17 months.

from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mr7Apd