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UN releases funds to save Afghanistan health system from collapse

"Allowing Afghanistan's healthcare delivery system to fall apart would be disastrous," Martin Griffiths said

EU chief denounces 'lack of loyalty' by US over submarine row

The bloc's foreign ministers "expressed clear solidarity with France," Borrell said

Afghanistan: Taliban appoint deputy ministers in all-male government

The Taliban announced a list of deputy ministers on Tuesday, failing to name any women, despite an international outcry when they presented their all-male Cabinet ministers earlier this month.

China fear spreads beyond Evergrande crisis, roiling stock markets

At 24,099 points, Hong Kong's broader Hang Seng index closed at its lowest level since Oct '20

Federal Reserve seen announcing bond taper in Nov, rate lift-off in 2023

The survey of 52 economists also predicted the US central bank would hold interest rates near zero through 2022 before delivering two quarter-point increases by the end of the following year

Swiggy, Zomato to pay GST on restaurant service supplied through them: FM

Sitharaman said 5% GST will be levied at the point where the delivery is made by Swiggy-like operators

Pak was a hired gun: Imran Khan on US war on terror in Afghanistan

Khan said thousands of Pakistanis were killed because the Taliban and its affiliates saw them as an ally of the US

Fresh pushback on China: Australia to get n-subs in new pact with US and UK

China calls the deal an 'irresponsible' threat to regional stability

NITI Aayog for building 500 'healthy cities' to fight Covid-like crisis

NITI Aayog said the Central sector scheme for building 500 healthy cities in the next five years will have to be worked out by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in consultation with states and

World Bank discontinues business climate report after ethics review

IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva was cited by the World Bank in the probe of its periodic 'Doing Business' report

Cabinet approves 4-year moratorium on payment of all govt dues by telcos

Cabinet rationalises AGR definition, excludes non-telecom revenue of telcos from payment of statutory levies, allows 100% automatic FDI in telecom sector with safeguards

Telcos likely to get moratorium of 4 years for AGR dues: Report

The move will come six weeks after billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla resigned as chairman of beleaguered Vodafone Idea Ltd on August 4

India's retail inflation eases further to 5.3% in August

Inflation is within RBI's 2%-6% comfort range for a second month. But it has been above the medium-term target of 4% for nearly two years

BMW, Daimler may keep up prices even after chip shortage crisis

Automakers Daimler and BMW are planning to limit the volume of premium models they ship even as chip shortages wane across the industry

UN nuclear agency, Iran reach deal over tools of surveillance

Tehran holds all recordings at its sites as negotiations over the US and Iran returning to the 2015 nuclear deal remain stalled in Vienna

Bhupendra Patel elected as new Chief Minister of Gujarat

Patel won the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections from Ghatlodia constituency, defeating Congress candidate Shashikant Patel

August rainfall at 19-year low; Delhi sees best season in 11 years

This is the first time since 2010 that rainfall in Delhi breached the 1,000-mm mark during the monsoon season

BioNTech to seek approval soon for vaccine for 5-11 year old children

BioNTech has said it expected to file its regulatory dossier on the five to 11 year olds in September.

European Union meets Taliban to discuss limited diplomatic presence

The memo says the protection of facilities and convoys is the most complicated issue to sort out and that the return of any officials would not mean recognition of the Taliban government

Women can't be ministers, they should give birth: Taliban spokesperson

"A woman can't be a minister, it is like you put something on her neck that she can't carry," the Taliban spokesperson said