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Washington: A US military helicopter crashed into the sea near San Diego while conducting routine flight operations, the US Navy said in a statement. Search and rescue operations are underway for the crew members. “An MH-60S helicopter embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) crashed into the sea while conducting routine flight operations approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego at 4:30 p.m. PST, Aug. 31,” the Pacific Fleet said on Twitter. “Search and rescue operations are ongoing with multiple Coast Guard and Navy air and surface assets,” the Pacific Fleet added. Currently, one crew member has been rescued and while for the other crew members, the search efforts continue with multiple Coast Guard and Navy air and surface assets. Abraham Lincoln is homeported in San Diego. BREAKING: An MH-60S helicopter embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) crashed into the sea while conducting routine flight operations approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast

New Delhi: A video and screenshots of a man ‘hanging’ from a helicopter as the Taliban parades it in the skies of Afghanistan’s Kandahar is going massively viral on social media. The 12-second video clip that has stormed the internet and being claimed that it shows the ‘Taliban flying a US Black Hawk helicopter with a body hanging from it’ has reportedly been misleadingly captioned. The viral video clip shows a chopper hovering over buildings in the city and then the video zooms in to show what appears to be a person hanging from the helicopter by a rope. The video was shared hours after the last US military pulled out of Afghanistan, leaving behind up to 200 Americans and several hundreds of desperate Afghans. However, a report by BBC and another one by independent fact-checking organization Alt News has clarified that the man who can be seen dangling from a rope is a Taliban fighter and is very much alive. And, as per multiple Afghan news outlets with reporters on the ground, the T

New Delhi: Several schools in the national capital for Classes 9 to 12 have reopened on Wednesday (September 1), after prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while many schools have also chosen to adopt a wait-and-watch approach and will be calling students only after a few weeks. Speaking to news agency ANI, a class 12 student said, “Physical classes are way better than online classes. All of my friends were waiting for this day.” Meanwhile, another Class 10 student named Kumkum, said, “There is no doubt that there is a sense of fear but after all, we’ve to study and sit for exams.” The decision to reopen Delhi schools, colleges and coaching institutions from September 1 was taken following a marked improvement in the Covid situation in the national capital. However, the Delhi government had clarified that no student would be forced to attend physical classes and the consent of parents would be mandatory. Taking to Twitter, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had earlier

Washington: A day after the last American troops were pulled out of Afghanistan, United States President Joe Biden addressed the nation and defended his decision and said that ending the 20-year war was the best and the right decision for America. President Biden’s address came just 11 days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11, terrorist attacks that precipitated the US intervention in Afghanistan. During his address, Biden said there was no reason to continue in a war that was no longer in the service of the vital national interest of the American people. He said, “I give you my word: With all of my heart, I believe this is the right decision, a wise decision, and the best decision for America. The war in Afghanistan is now over. I am the fourth president to have faced this issue on how to end this war. I made a commitment to Americans to end this war, I honoured it.” We’ve been a nation too long at war. If you’re 20 years old today, you have never known an America at peace. S

Breaking News LIVE Updates: United States President Joe Biden said withdrawing the troops from Afghanistan to end the 20-year war was the “best” and the “right” decision for America, stating there was no reason to continue in a war that was no longer in the service of the “vital national interest” of the American people. “I give you my word: With all of my heart, I believe this is the right decision, a wise decision, and the best decision for America,” Biden said in his address to the nation from the White House on Tuesday. Meanwhile, heavy rains left many areas in Kannad taluka of Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district inundated and also caused a landslide that blocked the Autram ghat bordering Aurangabad and Jalgaon districts on Tuesday. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for latest updates from India and across the world. source https://www.india.com/news/india/breaking-news-live-updates-today-september-1-2021-afghanistan-crisis-joe-biden-taliban-maharashtra-rains-aurangabad-jalgaon-palgha

Delhi-NCR Rains: The national capital and its neighbouring areas are likely to witness thunderstorms with moderate to heavy intensity rains during the next two hours on Wednesday, as per the predictions notified by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The downpour will occur over and adjoining areas of Delhi-NCR. Taking to Twitter, the Met department said, “Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi (Lodi road, IGI airport ), NCR (Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh) Tosham, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Narnaul, Mahendargarh, Kosali, Farukhnagar, Bawal, Nuh, Sohana, Hodal, Palwal (Haryana) Barsana, Nandgaon (UP) Viratnagar, Kotputli, Khairthal, Bhiwari, Laxmangarh, Nadbai, Nagar, Alwar, Tizara, Deeg (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours,” tweeted IMD. Earlier on Tuesday, heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi causing waterlogging and affecting the vehicular movement in parts of the city

New Delhi: The national capital has reported nearly 27 fresh cases of vector-borne diseases in last one week, according to the reports. A total of 97 cases of dengue have been recorded this year which includes 45 malaria and 26 chikungunya cases. As per the latest report compiled by the various civic bodies, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation area has witnessed the highest spread of vector-borne diseases. The report suggests 15 dengue, nine malaria, and three chikungunya cases in the last week. Of the total 97 dengue patients, 33 have been reported from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation areas, of which 10 patients have been reported in the North Delhi Municipal Corporation area while 12 are in the East Delhi Municipal Corporation area. Five dengue infected patients have been found in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area while one patient is in Delhi Cantt. The spread of dengue could not be confirmed in 36 patients as yet. Of the total 45 malaria patients, 13 have been

Kolkata : A stampede-like situation arose at an inoculation centre in Jalpaiguri district leaving 20 people injured. The incident occurred at a school that was acting as a vaccination centre in the Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri in North Bengal. According to the eyewitnesses, around 2,000 people had gathered near the centre. Hardly any police were deployed in that area.  As soon as the police arrived, opened the gates at 10 am, the crowd rushed in running and pushing each other. Several women with children and elderly people fell to the ground in the chaos. A police official was injured while trying to help the people. A large team of police officials were sent to take control of the situation at the spot. The Locals also rushed in to take the injured to hospitals. Deborshi Dutta, the Jalpaiguri superintendent of police said around 20 people were injured but 15 were let off after first-aid, and five were admitted to the hospital. However, locals claimed that around 30 people were injur

New Delhi: Zee News has proved its mettle in the Hindi news channel category by bagging the Most Trusted Hindi News Brand. This was yet another feather in the hat for the channel. Zee News is the oldest news brand in India with the most experienced news personnel. The Brand Trust Report, India Study 2020 was conducted by TRA which is an independent agency conducting the research across categories in the country. This research evaluates brand intelligence and data insights. Based on the reviews of the consumers TRA announced Zee News as the most popular Hindi News Channel. The Brand Trust Report 2020, India Study by TRA is one of the most genuine research and surveys. Over the years, TRA has embarked on developing the right method to quantify brand trust, and based on the attributes of trust, positive intent, and relevant competence, it has awarded Zee News as the most trusted Hindi News Channel. On this achievement, CEO & Editor-in-Chief Mr. Sudhir Chaudhary said , “This award i

New Delhi: In a spine-chilling video shared on Tuesday by several journalists and what the Taliban claims is their official handle, a body dangled from a US military chopper, reportedly flying over Kandahar in Afghanistan. The tweets surfaced online hours after the US wrapped up a messy exit from Afghanistan around midnight, with the very last of its troops flying out in military aircraft. The ‘Talib Times’, whose Twitter bio describes it as “the English language official account of Islamic Emirate Afghanistan” claimed that the chopper was “patrolling the city”, without once mentioning the body clearly hanging on a rope from the US Black Hawk. “Our Air Force! At this time, the Islamic Emirate’s air force helicopters are flying over Kandahar city and patrolling the city,” the tweet read. Our Air Force! At this time, the Islamic Emirate's air force helicopters are flying over Kandahar city and patrolling the city. pic.twitter.com/rlE6nUldZf — Talib Times (@TalibTimes) August 30

New Delhi: India on Tuesday administered over 1.9 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the highest single-day vaccinations so far. As per Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, over 1.9 doses of Covid-19 vaccination were administered by 6 pm on Tuesday, with the count expected to go higher. “Another milestone achieved in the world’s largest vaccination drive under PM @NarendraModi ji. 50 crore people received their first #COVID19 vaccine dose. I applaud the hard work of COVID warriors and diligence of citizens in helping achieve this momentous feat,” Mandaviya tweeted. “Congratulations, as India administers another 1 crore #COVID19 vaccinations today Highest one-day record of 1.09 crore vaccine doses achieved till 6 pm – and still counting! Under PM @NarendraModi ji, India is fighting strongly against corona,” he said in another tweet. India took 85 days to touch the figure of 10 crore. It then took 45 days to cross the 20-crore mark and 29 more days to reach 30 crore. The country to

IRCTC Latest News Today: Keeping in mind the heavy rush of the passengers during the festive season, the Indian Railways Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) have decided to run over 200 special trains. According to the reports, the Central Railway will be running 175 trips while the Western Railway will run 42. Last week, the Union Railway Ministry gave its nod to run additional 63 trains for the Konkan region in Maharashtra. “We have decided to provide an additional 63 special trains to accomodate the demand from people during the festival,” Raosaheb Danve, the Union Minister of State for Railways was quoted as saying by the Indian Express. Earlier, the Indian Railways had announced 72 special trains in the month of July during the festivals. Later, Raosaheb Danve announced that the Konkan Railway will start 40 additional trips to help the people travelling to Konkan from Mumbai for Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi, the popular festival will be celebrated on September 1

Gurugram: Three hours of rain on Tuesday morning caused heavy water-logging and flood-like situation on multiple stretches and areas in Gurugram. Multiple city roads including state highways and the Delhi-Jaipur were submerged under an average of 3-4 feet of water. The worst-hit areas being the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (NH-48) service lane near Hero Honda Chowk, IffCO Chowk, Jharsa Chowk, Narsinghpur, Bilaspur, Sohna Road, Basai Chowk, Sohna Chowk, Sector 4-7-9, Hanuman Chowk, Golf Course Road, Dhankot, Fazilpur Chowk, Vatika Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Baghtawar Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk, Kapashera border, Udyog Vihar, Jocbpura, Sadar Bazar, Mahavir Chowk, Dundahera, Bhimgarh Kheri, near Medanta underpass and Jawala Mill Apart from these areas, Sheetla Mata Road, Sanjay Gram Road, Old Delhi Road, Palam Vihar Road, Kartepuri Chowk, Sector-4 Road, Udyog Vihar, Atlas Chowk, Signature Tower Chowk and Hero Honda Chowk were also badly affected by the waterlogging. Heavy water-logging and floo

Islamabad: Retired Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi recently stirred a controversy after a video shared by Pakistani journalist Nalia Inayat of him surrounded by media reporters went viral on social media platforms. In the video, Afridi could be heard praising the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying they have “have come with a very positive mind”. Amid a desperate attempt of Afghan citizens to flee the country to avoid facing the repercussions under Taliban rule, Afridi’s comment comes as a shocking contrast to the ground reality. The Taliban have a history of discrimination against Afghan athletes, politicians, and those in the entertainment industry, especially women. Here’s what Shahid Afridi Said Speaking to reporters in Pakistan, Afridi said, “Taliban have come with a very positive mind. They’re allowing ladies to work.”. The 46-year-old, who is soon to retire with his last match for Pakistan Super League, went on to say, “Taliban loves cricket,” adding that their involvement in t

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the demolition of twin 40-floor residential towers built by Supertech in one of its housing projects in Noida, saying that construction was a result of the collusion between the officials of the Noida authority and the real estate company. The top court emphasized that there has been a rampant increase in unauthorised constructions in urban areas, which resulted from collusion between the developers and urban planning authorities and added that such violation of rules should be dealt with in a strict manner. A two-member bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah termed it an ‘unholy nexus’ between the builders and the Noida authorities. “Construction of the twin towers containing around 1,000 flats in Supertech Emerald Court in Noida were done in violation of the rules and must be razed within a period of two months by the real estate at its own cost”, the bench said. Supreme Court orders demolition of two 40-floor towers built by

New Delhi: An Air India flight from Delhi to Chicago took off from the national capital’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on August 29 without the baggage of 40 passengers. Soon after a passenger named Manmohan took to Twitter and reported that his luggage with the plane was not at Chicago airport because the airlines failed to load full baggage. The passenger also tagged Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri in his tweet. He wrote, “AI 127 Delhi Chicago. Flight lands without the luggage of 40 passengers. Imagine the plight of those people in these difficult times.” AI 127 Delhi Chicago. Flight lands without the luggage of 40 passengers. Imagine the plight of those people in these difficult times. AIR INDIA- you’ve done it again. @JM_Scindia @HardeepSPuri . We choose Air India over other cheaper Airlines. This is what we get. Shame — Manmohan (@Manmoha57188636) August 30, 2021 Taking cognizance of the complaint tweet, Scin

New Delhi: The renovated complex of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial that was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked huge outrage amid netizens as well as leaders of Opposition parties. While netizens have accused the government of destroying history in the name of renovation, the Opposition leaders have termed it as an “insult of martyrs”. Taking to Twitter, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was the one to launch a scathing attack on the government for the renovation. He wrote, “Insulting our martyrs. Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Hindus Muslims Sikhs who gathered together for Baisakhi galvanised our freedom struggle. Every brick here permeated the horror of British rule. Only those who stayed away from the epic freedom struggle can scandalise thus.” Yechury’s tweet came in response to historian S Irfan Habib’s tweet who also strongly criticised the revamp of the memorial. Insulting our martyrs. Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Hindus Muslims Sikhs who ga

Delhi Rains:  Rain lashed various parts of Delhi and its adjoining areas on Tuesday leading to waterlogging and traffic congestion in several areas including AIIMS, Ashram, and Akshardham.Yesterday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)  had predicted that the capital city will receive moderate rainfall and skies will remain partly cloudy on Tuesday.  An 11:30 AM update from the IMD had forecast thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Sohana, Rohtak, Panipat, Gohana, Jind, Mehem, Bhiwani, Nuh, Charkhidadri, Matanhail, Jhajjar, Kosli, Farukhnagar, Safidon, Palwal, Aurangabad, Gannaur(Haryana) Barut, Bagpat, Khekra, Modinagar, Pilakhua, Kithore, Garhmukteshwar. 31-08-2021; 0830 IST; Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isol

Delhi Rains:  Rain lashed various parts of Delhi and its adjoining areas on Tuesday leading to waterlogging and traffic congestion in several areas including AIIMS, Ashram, and Akshardham.Yesterday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)  had predicted that the capital city will receive moderate rainfall and skies will remain partly cloudy on Tuesday. An 11:30 AM update from the IMD had forecast thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Sohana, Rohtak, Panipat, Gohana, Jind, Mehem, Bhiwani, Nuh, Charkhidadri, Matanhail, Jhajjar, Kosli, Farukhnagar, Safidon, Palwal, Aurangabad, Gannaur(Haryana) Barut, Bagpat, Khekra, Modinagar, Pilakhua, Kithore, Garhmukteshwar. 31-08-2021; 0830 IST; Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isol

New Delhi : Total of nine Supreme Court judges, including three woman judges, were sworn in on Tuesday by Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana. It is for the first time in the history of the apex court that nine judges took an oath of office at one go and the swearing-in ceremony was held in the auditorium of the Supreme Court’s additional building complex. CJI Ramana began administering the oath of office to the new judges of the top court, by administering oath of office to Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka at first. With the swearing-in of the nine new judges, the strength of the Supreme Court would rise to 33, including the CJI, out of the sanctioned strength of 34. The nine new judges who were administered oath of office as apex court judges includes — Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (who was the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court), Justice Vikram Nath (who was the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court), Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (who was the Chief Justice of the Sikki