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US rescue tally misses hundreds still stranded in Afghanistan, including green card holders
•Veteran-led rescue groups said that the Biden administration's estimate that no more than 200 US citizens were left behind in Afghanistan is too low and also overlooks hundreds of other people they consider to be equally American
Biden to address nation today on his decision not to extend presence in Afghanistan beyond 31 August
•An undetermined number of Americans remain in Afghanistan, as well as a number of Afghans who wanted to leave but were unable to get on US airplanes
US struggles to speed up evacuate amid airport chaos as 31 August deadline looms
•In a bid to accelerate evacuation process, the US state department has said evacuees are not required to get negative COVID-19 results. This despite Afghanistan being a hotspot for the infection
Coronavirus Outbreak: Sonu Sood arranges for special aircraft to fly 177 migrant women workers from Kerala to Odisha
Fp Staff •Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik took to Twitter to thank Sonu Sood for his 'noble efforts'
Akshay Kumar responds to Canadian citizenship row, reveals he's already applied for Indian passport
•Akshay Kumar on Friday said he is replacing his Canadian passport with an Indian one following a controversy over his citizenship.
Airlift director Raja Krishna Menon to produce Bangalore-set college bromance for Netflix
•While Raja Krishna Menon Menon is producing the film via his Bandra West Pictures banner, his Airlift assistant director is helming the project
Ritesh Shah on writing Batla House, Pink's Tamil remake, and reuniting with Shoojit Sircar for Sardar Udham Singh
Devanshsharma •Batla House writer Ritesh Shah collaborates with director Nikkhil Advani after D-Day, and actor John Abraham after Force 2 and Rocky Handsome.
Vish Dhamija's Rita Ferreira series to be adapted into multi-season show by Abundantia Entertainment
Fp Staff •Set in Mumbai, Vish Damija's books follow DCP Rita Ferreira whose methods may be unconventional but her track record is unmatched.
Akshay Kumar trolled after old video of him saying 'Toronto is my home' resurfaces
Fp Staff •Akshay Kumar was also recently snubbed for his "non-political" interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Akshay Kumar on row over Canadian citizenship: 'Don’t understand the unwarranted interest, negativity'
Fp Staff •Akshay Kumar has said that his citizenship is personal, legal, non-political, and of no consequence to others.