Breaking highlights: Taliban ban men, women from going to amusement parks on the same day

The Taliban have banned men and women from going to amusement parks on the same day, media reports said. Men would be allowed to go to amusement parks from Wednesday through Saturday and women during the rest of the week, Sputnik news agency reported saying that this move will further enforce segregation rules in Afghanistan.

Thousands of Pakistanis gathered in the capital Islamabad on Sunday to rally behind the country's beleaguered Prime Minister Imran Khan who is facing a no confidence vote in parliament.

The former cricketing star is accused by the opposition of mismanaging the economy and foreign policy in the most serious challenge to his leadership since coming to power in 2018. (AFP)

Bihar minister Mukesh Sahani to step down from his post, CM Nitish Kumar sent a recommendation to the Governor after receiving a written complaint from BJP regarding his removal, says Bihar government.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted two flight tests of the Indian Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, today.

The flight tests were carried out as part of the live firing trials against high-speed aerial targets. The missiles intercepted aerial targets & destroyed them completely, registering direct hits at both ranges. The first launch was to intercept a medium-altitude long-range target and the second launch was for proving the capability of a low altitude short-range target, the Defence Ministry said.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address a rally in Islamabad shortly, as he battles to save his post in the wake of a no-confidence motion by the Opposition.

The power Ministry has issued advisory to States, CEA, All RPCs, CPSUs, NLDC, RLDCs to ensure the reliability of electricity grid during the strike called by the National Convention of Workers from March 28-30.

“Pained by the loss of lives in a tragic bus accident in Chittoor, AP. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover soon. The next of kin of the deceased would be given Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF and Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured,” the official Twitter handle of the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.

India successfully carried out the test firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile air defence system off the coast of Balasore, Odisha, reported ANI quoting DRDO officials.

The CBI team in Rampurhat Birbhum to investigate the violence case has named 21 accused under Sections 147, 148, 149 and other sections in FIR on suspected offence of armed rioting.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated SpiceJet's Gorakhpur-Varanasi flight, via video conferencing.

“At present, nine airports are functioning in the state. Four years ago, just four airports in the state were connected to mere 25 destinations. Now flights for 75 destinations across the country are available from the state,” he said at the virtual event.

India reported 1,421 fresh Covid cases Saturday, 264 down from the previous day.

The second black box of crashed China Eastern Airlines plane has been recovered, news agency AFP reported citing state media.

At least seven people died when a bus plunged into a valley on Seshachalam ghat road at Bhakarapet near Tirupati late in the night.

"The accident happened as the bus fell off the cliff due to the driver's negligence in Bhakarapet," SP, Tirupati, said.

State-owned oil firms increased the prices of petrol and diesel on Sunday, the fifth time in just six days. Petrol price was hiked by 50 paise a litre while the price of diesel was increased by 55 paise.