Indian Sub-continent

Kanpur:  What remains better in Kanpur in accordance with the availability of the reports of the National Crime Records Bureau brought out recently.

It was definitely about the conviction figures in economic offences as was presented by the National Bureau.

According to the NCRB data, as many 383 accused were booked that remains more than the numbers given by the Delhi Police and Jaipur police respectively.

Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Taliban's abrupt return to power has left hundreds of Afghan diplomats overseas in limbo: running out of money to keep missions operating, fearful for families back home and desperate to secure refuge abroad.

The Islamist militant movement, which swiftly ousted Afghanistan's Western-backed government on Aug. 15, said on Tuesday that it had sent messages to all of its embassies telling diplomats to continue their work.

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Afghanistan needs urgent and sustained support from the international community to prevent a larger humanitarian crisis, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said, warning of global implications if that were to happen.

"The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains desperate," U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a statement after a three-day visit to the South Asian nation.

DHAKA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday her government is expecting to receive 60 million doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in the next three months.

She made the remark while replying to a tabled question from a lawmaker during the prime minister's question-answer session in the parliament.

In line with a schedule given by Sinopharm, she said, "A total of 60 million vaccines doses -- 20 million doses each month -- will be available in the country from China till December from next month."

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed a hard-line Cabinet last week that is more in line with their harsh rule in the 1990s than their recent promises of inclusiveness, said two Afghans familiar with the power struggle.

The wrangling has taken place behind the scenes, but rumors quickly began circulating about a recent violent confrontation between the two camps at the presidential palace, including claims that the leader of the pragmatic faction, Abdul Ghani Baradar, was killed.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an enthusiastic and beloved longtime employee at an American humanitarian organization, his colleagues say, painting a stark contrast to the Pentagon’s claims that he was an Islamic State group militant about to carry out an attack on American troops.

15 Sep 2021; MEMO: Passenger flights between Iran and Afghanistan resumed today, Iran's state-run Al-Alam TV channel reported.

According to Reuters, an Iranian Mahan Air plane landed in Kabul with 19 passengers on board, coming from the city of Mashhad today.

Regular passenger services to Kabul had stopped after the Taliban gained control of the Afghan capital last month.

Nagpur, Sep 15 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide after the man accused of raping her was recently released from jail on bail in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Wednesday.

The girl, who lived with her father, stepmother and brother, allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling at her home in Jaripatka area on Monday, senior inspector Nitin Phatangare of Jaripatka police station said.

Kanpur: A young employee of Private Pharma Company died and his friend suffered serious injuries when a speedy Crane hit their motorcycle in Naubasta area on Tuesday afternoon.

The employee got stuck near the Crane's wheel thereby colliding with the divider. He was dragged a few metres that caused his tragic death.

Reported to be a manager in the firm he was on his way to Naubasta from Bidhnoo. 34-year-old Puneet Pal got stuck into iron angle of the wheel while his friend Satwik was badly injured.

Kanpur: The wind is blowing. Rains are pouring in. The highways are also waterlogged.

However, the car, trucks and small vehicles are running on the roads at speed in so far dry region of Jajmau.

The cloudy sky looks as if water is abundant in the clouds.

The rains started in the Jajmau area in the noon and it continues up to this time of 4.30 p.m. The rains are coming infractions. There comes a time when the rains begin and within five minutes or more it vanishes.