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1. Taliban terrorists enters Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday as the United States evacuates diplomats from its embassy by helicopter and a government minister says power would be handed over to an interim administration. 2. India celebrates 75th Independence Day. PM sets a 100 per cent goal, calls for 'sabka prayas' this time around. 3. The new National Education Policy launched by his government last year, will meet the country's needs in the 21st century and is a means to fight poverty as it empowers speakers of India's native languages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says on Sunday. 4. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana criticises the functioning of parliament in strong terms today, focussing not on disruptions but the cutting of corners when it comes to debates on the laws. Comparing it with earlier times when both houses of parliament were 'full of lawyers', he asks the legal fraternity to also contribute their time towards public service. Calling the current situation 'a sorry state of affairs', he says there is 'No proper debate' in the house. 5. Two Trinamool Congress MPs allegedly came under attack in Tripura twice on Sunday as they were driving back to Agartala from a party programme in the districts.