Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes
Kandahar/IBNS: India's Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has been killed in clashes between Taliban and government forces in Afghanistan's Kandahar city.
India evacuates 50 diplomats, staff members from Kandahar consulate as Taliban advances
New Delhi/IBNS: India has evacuated around 50 diplomats and other staff members from the Kandahar consulate in Afghanistan in view of the Taliban fighters seizing control of a number of key areas in the region, media reports said.
Kolkata: Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who joined the Trinamool Congress on Saturday, said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in 1999.