PM Modi chairs CCS meeting; NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla present
New Delhi, Aug 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security against the backdrop of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
The Cabinet Committee on Security is the apex government body that deals with the issues of national security.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the meeting, besides senior officials.
While official sources confirmed the meeting, but there was no word on what transpired there.
Sources said those present in the meeting also included National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, as also India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Rudrendra Tandon, who returned to India on Tuesday itself.
India has brought back the Indian ambassador and all staff members from its embassy in Kabul in two military transport aircraft in the wake of escalating tension and deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital after its takeover by the Taliban.
A military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force brought back from Kabul around 150 people including Indian diplomats, officials, security personnel and some stranded Indians on Tuesday. Another flight had evacuated around 40 staffers from Kabul on Monday.
Earlier on Tuesday, the MEA said that the immediate priority for the government is to obtain accurate information about all Indian nationals currently staying in Afghanistan.
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YouTuber booked for allegedly spreading false information about Haryana CET
PANCHKULA: Police have registered a case against a YouTuber for allegedly circulating misleading and false information about the Haryana Common Eligibility Test (CET) through social media.
According to Inspector Rupesh Chaudhary, Station House Officer of Sector-5 police station, the complaint was filed on August 1, 2025, by Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) official Kedar Singh, reported The Indian Express on Monday.
The complaint alleges that Prince Lamba, a journalist and anchor with the YouTube channel Haryana News 24, uploaded two videos on July 26 and 27 containing sensational claims about the CET examination.
The videos carried headlines such as “CET Cancelled, Will the Paper be Held Again?” and “HSSC’s Big Betrayal of Lakhs of Youth! Uproar in Haryana.” Both these headlines reportedly caused confusion among a large number of candidates in the state.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Srishti Gupta said that a First Information Report has been registered under Sections 335 and 353(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the accused has been served a legal notice, and an investigation is underway.
Gupta added that the police will take strict legal action against anyone found to be spreading misleading information regarding examinations or recruitment processes.
