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1. Three Taliban sources say the terror group had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province of Afghanistan holding out against it, although a resistance leader denied it had fallen. "By the grace of Allah Almighty, we are in control of the entire Afghanistan. The troublemakers have been defeated and Panjshir is now under our command," said one Taliban commander. 2. 51 children, 14 adults have died in Western Uttar Pradesh due to a mysterious dengue like fever. Hospital wards are full, Firozabad and Mathura worst hit, Ndtv reports. 3. A furious Delhi court on Friday slams police in the national capital over a "shoddy", "callous" and "indolent" investigation into the violence that rocked the city in February last year. 4. A tunnel-like structure was discovered at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Speaking to ANI, Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel says that the tunnel connects the legislative assembly to Red Fort and was used by the Britishers to avoid reprisal while moving freedom fighters. 5. Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease specialist in the United States says it is likely that the Americans will need to get a third dose of the vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated against Covid. 6. Reigning world champion Pramod Bhagat on Saturday storms into the men's singles finals of the badminton event after beating Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in straight games at the Tokyo Paralympics here.

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