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Amid the rumours and reports of Taliban entering the Kashmir valley after America's exit from Afghanistan, a security official has denied the reports saying that there is no immediate threat of the Taliban coming towards Kashmir but there is apprehension that the whole Afghan situation could embolden Militant outfits in Kashmir. Quoting a senior official, a report by Hindu said, With U.S. military almost exiting Afghanistan, the Taliban has made major advances in the last few weeks and gained new ground, raising apprehensions of their possible influx into Kashmir. “What may happen is that Militant groups in Kashmir may get emboldened by the manner of U.S. military exit in Afghanistan and Taliban gaining ground. They may do something with the confidence,” a senior defence official sai...

A new study reveals that the authentic estimate of Covid-19 deaths in India after the devastating second wave is close to 10 times the official count of the government. As per the official figures, India recorded more than 414,000 coronavirus deaths, but various researchers and scientists have said that the number only undercounts the real death toll. The study suggests that the excess deaths or the number of people who died beyond what is normally expected lies between 3.4 million and 4.7 million from January 2020 to June 2021. The report was released this Tuesday by Arvind Subramanian, a former chief economic adviser for the Indian government, and researchers at the Center for Global Development and Harvard University. The study says that the real death count was likely to be...