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Here are the Highlights of August 19:

10:45 am: Odisha | Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw arrived at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar this morning. Union Ministers will join Jan Ashirwad Yatras in the State.

10:30 am: India reports 36,401 new #COVID19 cases and 39,157 recoveries in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry Total recoveries: 3,15,25,080 Active cases: 3,64,129 (lowest in 149 days)

10:15 am: Keeping USD 400 billion export target in mind, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will meet Export Promotion Council leaders in Mumbai today

10:00 am: Let her dream. What happened to the party with which she was earlier (Congress)?: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on TMC leader Sushmita Dev's reported statement that Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee are preparing together for 2024 polls

9:45 am: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body at the forefront of formulating COVID-19 testing protocols in India has achieved the milestone of conducting 50 crores tests yesterday

9:30 am: Union Cabinet yesterday gave its approval for ratification of Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete Ozone Layer for phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by India, adopted by the parties to Montreal Protocol on October, 2016

9:10 am: For us, it (Indian investment in #Afghanistan) reflected what was our historical relationship with Afghan people. That relation with Afghan people obviously continues. That will guide our approach to Afghanistan in the coming days: EAM S Jaishankar at UNSC in New York

8:50 am: At the moment, we are, like everybody else, very carefully following developments in #Afghanistan. Our focus is on ensuring security in Afghanistan and the safe return of Indian nationals: EAM S Jaishankar at UNSC on being asked 'how will India deal with Taliban'

8:30 am: An ICMR study conducted in Chennai has found that the Delta variant has the potential to infect both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, but it reduces mortality among the former group

8:20 am: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to chair the United Nations Security Council briefing on "threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts" today India is the president of the Security Council for the month of August

8:00 am: Fire breaks out a plastic godown in Field Ganj area of Ludhiana, Punjab; five fire engines pressed into action

7:50 am: Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani says 'in talks to return' home after fleeing: AFP news agency

7:40 am: Relatives of the people who are stranded in Afghanistan & want to return can submit relevant details to district magistrate & SSP concerned or contact 112 helpline. Uttarakhand Govt, with the help of the Centre, is committed to bring them back: Additional CS Anand Vardhan

7:35 am: Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani says he will 'speak to the nation', reports AFP news agency

7:30 am: Ashraf Ghani said that he had left Kabul to prevent bloodshed. He denied reports of taking large sums of money with him as he departed the Afghan presidential palace: Reuters

Posted By: Talibuddin Khan