Friday, February 20, 2026

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Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya play football with young Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta in throwback family pic

Actor Amitabh Bachchan took to Instagram to share a picture of him playing football with his children, Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Nanda. Also seen in the picture is his wife, Jaya Bachchan and possibly, other kids of the Bachchan family. Sharing the...

US warns of ‘specific’ threat, Biden says attack ‘highly likely’

The US state department has told Americans still in Afghanistan to immediately leave the area around the Kabul airport citing a “specific, credible threat” just after President Joe Biden said his military commanders had warned that an attack was...

One phone call: How a US veteran managed to get his visa-less wife out of Afghanistan

Whipped by the Taliban and shoved from behind by other desperate Afghans, marriage certificate in hand, Sharifa Afzali thrust her cell phone at the U.S. soldier barring the Kabul airport gate. On the other end was her husband, a...

Want to continue our political, trade ties with India: Taliban leader Stanekzai

Taliban leader Sher Mohammed Abbas Stanekzai has said the group wants to continue Afghanistan’s political, economic and cultural ties with India, the first time a member of the Taliban’s top hierarchy has spoken on the issue since the takeover...

‘They may face a big challenge’: Montey Panesar explains why Headingley Test won’t be easy for Team India

After defeating England by 151 runs at Lord’s, Virat Kohli’s Team India is gearing up for the third Test of the five-match series, which begins on Wednesday at Headingley. The Indian contingent arrived in Leeds on Sunday and began...

Arvind Parashar’s romantic thriller novel captures love in war-torn Afghanistan

Arvind Parashar’s latest romantic thriller ‘Not Without Your Love’ released this August and captures the essence of love in war-torn Afghanistan. Encouraged by the nationwide success of his previous novels, ‘Messed Up! But All for Love’, ‘Lost in Love’...

Two of 146 evacuees from Kabul who landed in Delhi test positive for Covid-19

Two people who landed in Delhi on Monday after being evacuated from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul were positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19), news agency ANI reported. Sub-divisional magistrate Rajendra Kumar told the news agency that the two passengers have been sent...

Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba hold pro-Taliban rally, expose Pakistan

Pakistan's claims of not supporting terror groups were exposed again on Monday when a rally was organised in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) by supporters of insurgent group Taliban. Videos have emerged from the area which show cadres of Pakistan-based...

Biden raises possibility of US staying beyond August end

US President Joe Biden on Sunday said discussions are under way on whether or not to extend the evacuation deadline beyond August 31, the last day he has committed himself to for Americans to leave Afghanistan. Biden also indicated that...

Pulisic out of Arsenal game with Covid, Lukaku expected to feature

Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss Sunday's trip to Arsenal, manager Thomas Tuchel told reporters on Friday. Asked why the American had not trained this week, Tuchel said: "Christian is easy to explain, he...

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Kanpur crash: Driver Mohan claims he was behind wheel

The probe into Kanpur’s high-profile Lamborghini crash took a fresh turn on Wednesday after one Mohan, the alleged designated...