Afghanistan’s water push: Kabul seeks control of rivers; Taliban’s canal projects raise alarms as neighbours fear flow cuts

After decades of war, Afghanistan is moving to assert sovereignty over its water resources, a shift that is testing fragile ties with neighbouring countries. Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have launched large-scale infrastructure projects, including dams and canals, to harness river flows that spill into Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asia. But as per…

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AIIMS Jammu secures 7th rank in govt medical universities ranking; emerges second after Delhi | India News

JAMMU: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Jammu achieved a landmark recognition in Government Medical Universities Ranking 2025, securing 7th position nationwide and emerging as the second-highest ranked institute after AIIMS Delhi, officials said.A handout issued late on Saturday evening stated that AIIMS, Jammu, scored an impressive 385.62 out of 400 in…

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Teacher’s delay saves 80 children in cloudburst-hit J&K village | India News

Kishtwar: Indian Army personnel construct a Bailey bridge as part of restoration work at cloudburst-hit Chisoti village, in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo) CHASOTI: A teacher’s hesitation spared 80 children from certain death. Minutes before a wall of water and boulders tore through Chasoti village in J&K’s Kishtwar district, Hukum Chand kept his…

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SDRF man Gets adoption Calls for 13-month-old girl saved from Kishtwar rubble, but child reunited with family | India News

Kishtwar: Indian Army personnel construct a Bailey bridge as part of restoration work at cloudburst-hit Chadoti village, in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo) CHASOTI: A long beard, a navy-blue cap, a megaphone, and a child in his lap. That was how the world met Shahnawaz, an SDRF member from Doda in J&K. His…

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‘US keeps eye on India-Pak situation everyday’: Marco Rubio on ceasefire; ‘complication of truce is maintaining them’ | India News

US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday claimed that the States monitors the India-Pakistan situation “every single day”, after repeated claims by Donald Trump of having brokered a ceasefire between the two nations.Speaking to NBC news, Rubio said, “One of the complications of ceasefires is maintaining them, which is very difficult. Every single day,…

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Hooda slams Haryana government over law and order collapse, warns of rising criminal gangs | India News

KURUKSHETRA: Congress member of parliament Deepender Singh Hooda launched an attack on the Haryana government on Sunday, alleging a complete breakdown of law and order in the state. Participating in several social programmes in Kurukshetra district, Hooda said the ruling dispensation has lost all control over governance, while criminals continue to operate fearlessly.“The law-and-order situation…

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Chautala says Congress was BJP’s ‘B-team’, cites 2019 elections as proof | India News

YAMUNANAGAR: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala on Saturday launched an attack on the Congress, calling it the “B-Team of the BJP,” and claimed that the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections had already exposed this reality.Speaking at the residence of INLD’s national spokesperson Ashwini Dutta in Yamunanagar, Abhay Chautala alleged that Congress leader…

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Yamuna in spate: Hathnikund barrage releases over 1.78 lakh cusecs of water, Delhi on flood alert | India News

Hathnikund barrage releases over 1.78 lakh cusecs of water YAMUNANAGAR: The Yamuna River, which had remained calm for nearly six weeks, surged into spate on Saturday following heavy rainfall in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. As a precaution, all 18 gates of the Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar district were opened for the…

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