It is quite normal to see families going all out when it comes to the wedding of their son or daughter. But it is cent per cent true that all these preparations such as shopping, selecting the venue, finalising the menu and in the end keeping everything on a set budget, can be an overwhelming task.

It is quite normal to see families going all out when it comes to the wedding of their son or daughter. But it is cent per cent true that all these preparations such as shopping, selecting the venue, finalising the menu and in the end keeping everything on a set budget, can be an overwhelming task. That struggle recently made news headlines when a bride-to-be expressed her frustration over the rising prices of food items and suggested that the guests should pay for the food in place of gifts. ALSO READ | 'This is Ratan Tata. I got your letter. Can we meet?' Here's how a phone call changed Repos Energy's fate A screenshot of a Reddit post is going viral on social media platforms. In the post, a girl rants and asks, "Did anyone ask their guests to pay for their meals?" She wrote: "Everything is so expensive at the moment. We’re either going to postpone our October wedding, cancel the guest part or ask our guests to pay for their meals in lieu of gifts. I’ve sent invites out so not sure how we’d go about it. Please help. I’m stressed and sad." ALSO READ | Earth's days mysteriously getting longer; scientists struggle to find reason Here's the screenshot: The post was followed by comments like "I agree", "Exactly", and "no issue with that", which suggested that the thought might get accepted by a majority of people as we all are struggling to keep up with the rising prices of food items, basics and necessities. One user wrote: "Personally if I was asked to pay for my food within reason instead of a gift I would be really happy with that. So long as that was the understanding from the start. Some people just want to spend the day with their family and friends I see no issue with that." Another user said, "Exactly what I was going to say. Not a terrible deal if meals are in a reasonable price range and gifts aren't expected. I'd be okay with it." One user wrote, "They’re considering having either no guests or asking guests to pay for their own meal instead of gifting to the couple. Just sounds like they want to celebrate getting married but are in unfortunate finances." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

'I'm stressed': Bride-to-be suggests guests can pay for meals instead of gifts as 'everything is so expensive'

Founders of Repos Energy recently revealed how a phone call changed their fortune — the call was none other than famous Indian industrialist, Ratan Tata. In a long and detailed post on LinkedIn, the company's co-founder Aditi Bhosale Walunj shared the experience of interacting with Ratan Tata.

Founders of Repos Energy recently revealed how a phone call changed their fortune — the call was none other than famous Indian industrialist, Ratan Tata. In a long and detailed post on LinkedIn, the company's co-founder Aditi Bhosale Walunj shared the experience of interacting with Ratan Tata. In the post, Aditi mentioned the initial days when she and her husband, Chetan Walunj, had just started and were figuring out ways to grow their firm. They agreed that they needed a mentor and the first name they thought of was Ratan Tata. Aditi wrote, "Without any doubt we both had one name that is Ratan Tata Sir." "Our encounter with Ratan Tata sir was not a normal one. Its a Hausla Junoon Story. Started with what I learnt from Sadhguru," Aditi wrote as the beginning lines of the sweet and encouraging post. ALSO READ | Earth's days mysteriously getting longer; scientists struggle to find reason She said that she casually told Chetan, let's go and meet him. The remarks left her husband 'confused' who said, "Aditi he is not my neighbour that you are saying lets (sic) meet". Aditi then wrote added they both have no formal business education but they learned one thing that 'An excuse towards anything is a foundation which one builds a house of failure'. She said, "Everyone told us you cannot meet him and its (sic) impossible. We dint use this as an excuse." But, they pursued their ambition and left for the Indian financial capital Mumbai. She said that they made a 3D presentation of how they wanted to change the energy distribution and "deliver any energy/fuel to the last mile using technology". They also sent handwritten letters to Ratan , reachedched out to some right pe,ople and waited for 12 hours outside his house. She then wrote that they left for their room and at 10pm (local time), they received a call. Aditi said that she was reluctant to answer but she did and the rest is history. ALSO READ | Chinese scientists looking to use lunar satellites to understand initial days of earth The voice on the other side said, "Hi! Can I speak to Aditi?" TO which she said yes. "This is Ratan Tata here. I got your letter. Can we meet?” The call left Aditi numb, stunned with goosebumps, tears rolling down her cheeks and of course a smile on her face. For the unversed, Repos Energy is a Pune-based startup which offers doorstep delivery of diesel through its app. The main aim of the company is to reduce the country's total fuel consumption. In her post, Aditi said that the next day they reached at 10.45am (local time) at Ratan Tata's house. She mentioned the moment they saw him walking towards them. She said, "it felt like SILENCE." The three-hour-long meeting was sheer mediation for them where he heard their idea and also shared his experiences and guided them, Aditi said. Ratan Tata Sir asked, "What do you expect from me?" Aditi and Chetan said, "Sir, help us serve people and take our country global. Guide us". Ratan Tata said, "Okay" In a thank you note, Aditi wrote that post that meeting and everything else, Repos is where it is today because of Ratan Tata. "From TATA motors helping us , to Ratan Tata sir conversations on the phone , to showing him our first Mobile Fuel Station to him giving his insights, to having some amazing conversations over coffee to receiving sir’s first token investment in 2019 and to now receiving an other round in in (sic) April 2022." she wrote. A few weeks ago, Ratan Tata who eventually backed the mobile energy distribution startup, launched their organic waste-powered ‘mobile electric charging vehicle’ solution. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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The inaugural small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), carrying the earth observation satellite EOS-02 and a co-passenger student spacecraft AzaadiSAT, did not launch as planned on Sunday.&nbsp;

The mission failed because the SSLV-D1 placed the satellites in an elliptical orbit rather than a circular one, leaving them "unusable," as ISRO later said in a statement.&nbsp;

According to ISRO, "SSLV-D1 put the satellites into a 356 km x 76 km elliptical orbit rather than a 356 km circular orbit." Satellites are no longer functional. The problem has been correctly detected. The divergence was caused by the logic's failure to recognise a sensor failure and proceed with a salvage step.&nbsp;

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What went wrong during the satellite launch?&nbsp;

ISRO's first small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) blasted out from Sriharikota at 9:18 a.m. on Sunday. The space agency's purpose was to get a bigger share of the small launch vehicle industry by placing satellites into Low Earth Orbit.&nbsp;

According to a source in The Wire, the issue looked to be the SSLV's terminal stage, known as the velocity trimming module (VTM). The VTM was meant to burn for 20 seconds at 653 seconds the following launch, according to the launch profile. However, it barely burned for 0.1 seconds, depriving the rocket of the necessary height boost.&nbsp;

After the VTM burn, the two satellites on board the rocket, the primary EOS-2 Earth-observing satellite, and the secondary AzaadiSAT student satellite, separated from the vehicle. This implies they are also likely to have deviated from their original orbital routes and entered an elliptical orbit instead.&nbsp;

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While providing updates on the launch on Sunday, the space agency tweeted at about 11.43 a.m. that "all the stages worked normally." Both satellites were launched. However, the orbit achieved was smaller than predicted, making it unstable.&nbsp;

At 2.48 pm, ISRO claimed it has identified the mission to be a failure as well as the reason for failure.&nbsp;

ISRO chairperson S Somanath later said in a video statement, "The vehicle took off majestically with the burning of the first stage, and the subsequent S2 and S3 performed very well." The mission performed admirably, and when it reached a height of 356 kilometers, the satellites were separated. However, we later discovered an abnormality in the satellites' orbital positioning."&nbsp;

The chairperson went on to explain that when a satellite is deployed in such an orbit, it cannot keep course for long and falls off. "The satellites have already descended from that orbit and are no longer usable," Somanath explained. According to the ISRO, it was "logic inability to identify a sensor"&nbsp;

Not the first failure&nbsp;

This isn't the first time ISRO has had a problem with a mission launch. The Polar Satellite Vehicle Launch (PSLV), today regarded as ISRO's reliable workhorse, failed on its first flight on September 20, 1993. The country's maiden experimental flight of SLV-3, carrying the Rohini Technology Payload, failed to deliver the satellite into its target orbit on August 10, 1979.&nbsp;

On September 7, 2019, ISRO suffered one of its most significant failures when the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter crashed on the lunar surface instead of softly landing and was destroyed along with the rover. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the space agency to watch the historic flight, afterward cheered on the ISRO employees, saying what they had accomplished was no minor task.&nbsp;

In August 2021, the launch of GISAT-1, an earth observation satellite atop the GSLV Mk 2 rocket, failed just 350 seconds after liftoff from India's spaceport. It was caused by "a technical malfunction in the cryogenic stage," according to ISRO's preliminary study on launch day.&nbsp;

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The inaugural small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), carrying the earth observation satellite EOS-02 and a co-passenger student spacecraft AzaadiSAT, did not launch as planned on Sunday. The mission failed because the SSLV-D1 placed the satellites in an elliptical orbit rather than a circular one, leaving them "unusable," as ISRO later said in a statement. According to ISRO, "SSLV-D1 put the satellites into a 356 km x 76 km elliptical orbit rather than a 356 km circular orbit." Satellites are no longer functional. The problem has been correctly detected. The divergence was caused by the logic's failure to recognise a sensor failure and proceed with a salvage step. ALSO READ | Earth's days mysteriously getting longer; scientists struggle to find reason What went wrong during the satellite launch? ISRO's first small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) blasted out from Sriharikota at 9:18 a.m. on Sunday. The space agency's purpose was to get a bigger share of the small launch vehicle industry by placing satellites into Low Earth Orbit. According to a source in The Wire, the issue looked to be the SSLV's terminal stage, known as the velocity trimming module (VTM). The VTM was meant to burn for 20 seconds at 653 seconds the following launch, according to the launch profile. However, it barely burned for 0.1 seconds, depriving the rocket of the necessary height boost. After the VTM burn, the two satellites on board the rocket, the primary EOS-2 Earth-observing satellite, and the secondary AzaadiSAT student satellite, separated from the vehicle. This implies they are also likely to have deviated from their original orbital routes and entered an elliptical orbit instead. ALSO READ | Chinese scientists looking to use lunar satellites to understand initial days of earth #WATCH ISRO launches SSLV-D1 carrying an Earth Observation Satellite & a student-made satellite-AzaadiSAT from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (Source: ISRO) pic.twitter.com/A0Yg7LuJvs — ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2022 × While providing updates on the launch on Sunday, the space agency tweeted at about 11.43 a.m. that "all the stages worked normally." Both satellites were launched. However, the orbit achieved was smaller than predicted, making it unstable. At 2.48 pm, ISRO claimed it has identified the mission to be a failure as well as the reason for failure. ISRO chairperson S Somanath later said in a video statement, "The vehicle took off majestically with the burning of the first stage, and the subsequent S2 and S3 performed very well." The mission performed admirably, and when it reached a height of 356 kilometers, the satellites were separated. However, we later discovered an abnormality in the satellites' orbital positioning." The chairperson went on to explain that when a satellite is deployed in such an orbit, it cannot keep course for long and falls off. "The satellites have already descended from that orbit and are no longer usable," Somanath explained. According to the ISRO, it was "logic inability to identify a sensor" Not the first failure This isn't the first time ISRO has had a problem with a mission launch. The Polar Satellite Vehicle Launch (PSLV), today regarded as ISRO's reliable workhorse, failed on its first flight on September 20, 1993. The country's maiden experimental flight of SLV-3, carrying the Rohini Technology Payload, failed to deliver the satellite into its target orbit on August 10, 1979. On September 7, 2019, ISRO suffered one of its most significant failures when the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter crashed on the lunar surface instead of softly landing and was destroyed along with the rover. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the space agency to watch the historic flight, afterward cheered on the ISRO employees, saying what they had accomplished was no minor task. In August 2021, the launch of GISAT-1, an earth observation satellite atop the GSLV Mk 2 rocket, failed just 350 seconds after liftoff from India's spaceport. It was caused by "a technical malfunction in the cryogenic stage," according to ISRO's preliminary study on launch day. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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WION’s correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban, he faced physical assault and mental trauma. A day later, he was released but his team, a local producer and car driver, is still being held with the Taliban fighters.&nbsp;

On Friday (August 5) evening, Anas was safely returned to his home in Islamabad, Pakistan. Later he opened up about his distressing experience of being held for 21 hours.&nbsp;

He said, "The experience is yet to sink in to be very honest because I am still going through that mental trauma or the ordeal. Because it's still not over."&nbsp;

Recalling the exact moment he was forcibly taken away, he said, "A moment back I was on the phone, I got a location to be at another place, to be with a colleague to have lunch...just in seconds, in a snap, everything changed. You are intercepted, the driver is out of the car, and your phones are taken away."&nbsp;

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"It felt like a bad, bad dream to be very honest," Anas said as he told the world, what he went through in those 21 hours. Anas was allowed to walk free but the local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban.

He said that he is still yet to fully get over the fact that this actually happened, the assault was this extreme. "I still have bruises on the back of my ear, on my back, on my hip, literally all over the body," he said.&nbsp;

Anas is WION's reporter based out in Pakistan's capital. Anas has been reporting on Afghanistan developments for nearly five years for WION. he has done some exclusive, on-the-ground coverage when the Taliban took over Kabul last year.&nbsp;

He had arrived in Kabul on Wednesday evening and the next morning, approached Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs to get the due permission. He also had completed the necessary formalities.&nbsp;

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Expressing his anger, Anas said that it's something you would never expect for an accredited journalist, for an international journalist for somebody who has been known to the Taliban as well.&nbsp;

He said, "We were the only Indian network in Kabul at the time of the fall of Kabul. And we were there three months post-takeover. I was literally at all the press conferences, at all the press briefings and despite all of this, it happened so it was a very bad dream."&nbsp;

In the past week, Anas also did extensive reporting on the United States' claims that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in Kabul.&nbsp;

But what did exactly anger the Taliban? Why our correspondent was detained and beaten up?&nbsp;

Shedding some light on that, Anas said that "this is more to do with the security fear for the Taliban of being shown or rather shown the side that they do not want to be projected."&nbsp;

"When you go for accreditation, you are given a long lecture on don'ts and media ethics. In fact, I was given one such lecture yesterday as well during my interrogation I would say what are the ethics of media," he said.&nbsp;

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After touching down in Islamabad on Friday, Anas revealed that he and his team were handcuffed, blindfolded and physically assaulted after being picked up by the Taliban.&nbsp;

While speaking about his ordeal, he said, "I don't know the reason I was picked up, if was to do with any footage then that matter was actually cleared within seconds. But, this must to do with fear that they think that they will be exposed if there is truly a free press if there is truly free reportage."&nbsp;

Anas reminded the world that as journalists, we have the responsibility, to tell the truth. We have always advocated at WION that we have to tell the story. He said, "In my seven years, this, unfortunately, this is the first time that it is me who is the story, and that is something that is truly tragic at least on a personal note."&nbsp;

Anas recounted when he was leaving Kabul. he said he was "very emotional". "There was an Afghan family right next to me and they said we saw you on TV and we were reading about your reports that you were missing. I couldn't hold back my tears at that point in time," said Anas.&nbsp;

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WION’s correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban, he faced physical assault and mental trauma. A day later, he was released but his team, a local producer and car driver, is still being held with the Taliban fighters. On Friday (August 5) evening, Anas was safely returned to his home in Islamabad, Pakistan. Later he opened up about his distressing experience of being held for 21 hours. He said, "The experience is yet to sink in to be very honest because I am still going through that mental trauma or the ordeal. Because it's still not over." Recalling the exact moment he was forcibly taken away, he said, "A moment back I was on the phone, I got a location to be at another place, to be with a colleague to have lunch...just in seconds, in a snap, everything changed. You are intercepted, the driver is out of the car, and your phones are taken away." ALSO READ | WION correspondent, who went missing in Afghanistan, is safe. Recalls his ordeal "It felt like a bad, bad dream to be very honest," Anas said as he told the world, what he went through in those 21 hours. Anas was allowed to walk free but the local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban. He said that he is still yet to fully get over the fact that this actually happened, the assault was this extreme. "I still have bruises on the back of my ear, on my back, on my hip, literally all over the body," he said. Anas is WION's reporter based out in Pakistan's capital. Anas has been reporting on Afghanistan developments for nearly five years for WION. he has done some exclusive, on-the-ground coverage when the Taliban took over Kabul last year. He had arrived in Kabul on Wednesday evening and the next morning, approached Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs to get the due permission. He also had completed the necessary formalities. ALSO READ | 'Handcuffed, blindfolded and physically assaulted': What happened to WION's Anas Mallick in Kabul? Expressing his anger, Anas said that it's something you would never expect for an accredited journalist, for an international journalist for somebody who has been known to the Taliban as well. He said, "We were the only Indian network in Kabul at the time of the fall of Kabul. And we were there three months post-takeover. I was literally at all the press conferences, at all the press briefings and despite all of this, it happened so it was a very bad dream." In the past week, Anas also did extensive reporting on the United States' claims that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in Kabul. But what did exactly anger the Taliban? Why our correspondent was detained and beaten up? Shedding some light on that, Anas said that "this is more to do with the security fear for the Taliban of being shown or rather shown the side that they do not want to be projected." "When you go for accreditation, you are given a long lecture on don'ts and media ethics. In fact, I was given one such lecture yesterday as well during my interrogation I would say what are the ethics of media," he said. ALSO READ | Taliban abducted Anas Mallick: A 21-hour long trauma for the WION family After touching down in Islamabad on Friday, Anas revealed that he and his team were handcuffed, blindfolded and physically assaulted after being picked up by the Taliban. While speaking about his ordeal, he said, "I don't know the reason I was picked up, if was to do with any footage then that matter was actually cleared within seconds. But, this must to do with fear that they think that they will be exposed if there is truly a free press if there is truly free reportage." Anas reminded the world that as journalists, we have the responsibility, to tell the truth. We have always advocated at WION that we have to tell the story. He said, "In my seven years, this, unfortunately, this is the first time that it is me who is the story, and that is something that is truly tragic at least on a personal note." Anas recounted when he was leaving Kabul. he said he was "very emotional". "There was an Afghan family right next to me and they said we saw you on TV and we were reading about your reports that you were missing. I couldn't hold back my tears at that point in time," said Anas. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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WION's correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban on Thursday (August 4) when he was reporting in Kabul, Afghanistan. A day later, he returned home safely but not to forget the physical and mental trauma he suffered and will continue to suffer for a very long time.&nbsp;

Anas was missing for about 21 hours, it came as a nightmare for the WION family, whose first thoughts were and still are with Mallick's family. WION remained in contact with the relevant authorities in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to secure his safe return to his home in Islamabad.&nbsp;

When he went missing, we tried to contact him on his mobile phone. We texted him, and called him, but got no response. Anas told us later that his phone was taken away by the Taliban.&nbsp;

We also reached out to the hotel where he was staying. But no luck! From Thursday night to Friday morning, nobody had any clue where exactly Anas was.&nbsp;

Turns out, Anas was never returned to his hotel. Despite multiple tries, we got no information about his whereabouts, it was the moment we knew something was wrong.&nbsp;

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Officials from WION headquarters in India reached out to the Pakistani embassy in New Delhi. We also contacted the Taliban's foreign office.&nbsp;

Everyone in the newsroom was tense because his disappearance was not in a very friendly nation. We all know this was Afghanistan, where the safety of common people is&nbsp;a massive concern ever since the Taliban returned last year in August.&nbsp;

Afghanistan is not exactly friendly territory for any journalist, let alone a foreign reporter. And we were right! Anas was abducted by the Taliban when was reporting in Kabul. It was terrifying for the WION family and the viewers who were constantly tweeting and asking about Anas.&nbsp;

Mallick was reporting for special coverage on the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country when he was forcefully dragged away from his car, and taken away to some other place - what Anas assumed was the intelligence unit of the Afghan-Taliban.&nbsp;

The world knows that last Sunday the United States carried out a drone strike on the city and killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Anas actually visited that building - the safehouse - where Zawahiri was said to be killed. He took the world through WION's lenses as he drove through the locality and sent pictures.&nbsp;

But the free press in the Taliban regime appears to be a distant dream.&nbsp;

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Anas told us they were handcuffed, blindfolded and questioned on journalistic credentials. Personal questions were also asked. While speaking from Islamabad on Friday evening, he told us that he got bruises all over his body.&nbsp;

On Friday&nbsp;morning around 10:10am (local time), Anas was allowed to walk free but his press credentials were not returned. The accreditation and the permit letter were also taken away.&nbsp;

Anas told us that a local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban and there is no update about their release.&nbsp;

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WION's correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban on Thursday (August 4) when he was reporting in Kabul, Afghanistan. A day later, he returned home safely but not to forget the physical and mental trauma he suffered and will continue to suffer for a very long time.

WION's correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban on Thursday (August 4) when he was reporting in Kabul, Afghanistan. A day later, he returned home safely but not to forget the physical and mental trauma he suffered and will continue to suffer for a very long time. Anas was missing for about 21 hours, it came as a nightmare for the WION family, whose first thoughts were and still are with Mallick's family. WION remained in contact with the relevant authorities in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to secure his safe return to his home in Islamabad. When he went missing, we tried to contact him on his mobile phone. We texted him, and called him, but got no response. Anas told us later that his phone was taken away by the Taliban. We also reached out to the hotel where he was staying. But no luck! From Thursday night to Friday morning, nobody had any clue where exactly Anas was. Turns out, Anas was never returned to his hotel. Despite multiple tries, we got no information about his whereabouts, it was the moment we knew something was wrong. ALSO READ | WION correspondent who went missing in Afghanistan is safe, recalls his ordeal Officials from WION headquarters in India reached out to the Pakistani embassy in New Delhi. We also contacted the Taliban's foreign office. Everyone in the newsroom was tense because his disappearance was not in a very friendly nation. We all know this was Afghanistan, where the safety of common people is a massive concern ever since the Taliban returned last year in August. Afghanistan is not exactly friendly territory for any journalist, let alone a foreign reporter. And we were right! Anas was abducted by the Taliban when was reporting in Kabul. It was terrifying for the WION family and the viewers who were constantly tweeting and asking about Anas. Mallick was reporting for special coverage on the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country when he was forcefully dragged away from his car, and taken away to some other place - what Anas assumed was the intelligence unit of the Afghan-Taliban. The world knows that last Sunday the United States carried out a drone strike on the city and killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Anas actually visited that building - the safehouse - where Zawahiri was said to be killed. He took the world through WION's lenses as he drove through the locality and sent pictures. But the free press in the Taliban regime appears to be a distant dream. ALSO READ | 'Handcuffed, blindfolded and physically assaulted': What happened to WION's Anas Mallick in Kabul? Anas told us they were handcuffed, blindfolded and questioned on journalistic credentials. Personal questions were also asked. While speaking from Islamabad on Friday evening, he told us that he got bruises all over his body. On Friday morning around 10:10am (local time), Anas was allowed to walk free but his press credentials were not returned. The accreditation and the permit letter were also taken away. Anas told us that a local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban and there is no update about their release. Until their release, it's not over. Watch the report here: × WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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WION’s correspondent Anas Mallick, who went missing for nearly 24 hours in Afghanistan, has safely returned to his native Pakistan after being abducted and assaulted by the ruling Taliban.&nbsp;

Mallick, who was reporting on the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country, reached&nbsp;his home in Islamabad on Friday (August 5) from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. Anas has been reporting on Afghanistan developments for nearly five years for WION, including exclusive, on-the-ground coverage of the regime change last year. He has travelled the length and breadth of the country in the run-up to the Taliban takeover and the tense situation at Kabul airport and elsewhere in the country last August.

He had arrived in Kabul on Wednesday evening and the next morning, approached Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs to get the due permissions and completed the necessary formalities for the same.&nbsp;

Anas also did extensive reporting on the United States’ claims that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in Kabul.

But he was picked up by the Taliban and was physically assaulted. When Anas went missing, WION worked with relevant authorities to secure his release.&nbsp;

After he landed in Islamabad, Anas revealed what exactly he went through.&nbsp;

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"Twenty-one hours of the ordeal have come to an end. I was picked up by what we know are the Taliban, in Kabul while we were filming general visuals. My crew was also with me when we were picked up," he said.&nbsp;

"I arrived in Kabul the day before, on the 3rd of August, to cover the one year anniversary (the Taliban takeover of Kabul) and how Afghanistan is now. Coincidentally, the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri also happened.&nbsp;

"We were duly accredited, we had all the press credentials and were filming general visuals when we were intercepted, taken out of the car... dragged off the car to be very precise. Our phones were taken away," he added.

"And then we were physically assaulted. My crew was assaulted and I was assaulted as well. After some while, we were shifted from the place where were intercepted to what we know is the intelligence unit of the Afghan-Taliban. We were handcuffed, blindfolded, and faced the wildest accusations and after that were questioned thoroughly on our journalistic credentials as well. Personal questions were also hurled at us. 
 
"Late in the evening yesterday, at around 9:30 (local time), I was moved into a room where I was told I will be allowed to walk free once the translator shows&nbsp;up.

"Then around 10:10 this morning (local time) in Kabul I was allowed to walk free. Dropped off to be precise with my press credentials still not with me. The accreditation and the permit letter are still not with me.

What is to be noted is the fact that the local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban. They said they will be releasing them soon, how soon, we still have no update on that."&nbsp; 
 
Earlier, Anas had reported exclusively from near the house in which Zawahiri was staying when he was killed in a US missile attack.
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WION’s correspondent Anas Mallick, who went missing for nearly 24 hours in Afghanistan, has safely returned to his native Pakistan after being abducted and assaulted by the ruling Taliban.

WION’s correspondent Anas Mallick, who went missing for nearly 24 hours in Afghanistan, has safely returned to his native Pakistan after being abducted and assaulted by the ruling Taliban. Mallick, who was reporting on the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country, reached his home in Islamabad on Friday (August 5) from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. Anas has been reporting on Afghanistan developments for nearly five years for WION, including exclusive, on-the-ground coverage of the regime change last year. He has travelled the length and breadth of the country in the run-up to the Taliban takeover and the tense situation at Kabul airport and elsewhere in the country last August. He had arrived in Kabul on Wednesday evening and the next morning, approached Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs to get the due permissions and completed the necessary formalities for the same. Anas also did extensive reporting on the United States’ claims that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in Kabul. But he was picked up by the Taliban and was physically assaulted. When Anas went missing, WION worked with relevant authorities to secure his release. After he landed in Islamabad, Anas revealed what exactly he went through. "Twenty-one hours of the ordeal have come to an end. I was picked up by what we know are the Taliban, in Kabul while we were filming general visuals. My crew was also with me when we were picked up," he said. "I arrived in Kabul the day before, on the 3rd of August, to cover the one year anniversary (the Taliban takeover of Kabul) and how Afghanistan is now. Coincidentally, the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri also happened. "We were duly accredited, we had all the press credentials and were filming general visuals when we were intercepted, taken out of the car... dragged off the car to be very precise. Our phones were taken away," he added. "And then we were physically assaulted. My crew was assaulted and I was assaulted as well. After some while, we were shifted from the place where were intercepted to what we know is the intelligence unit of the Afghan-Taliban. We were handcuffed, blindfolded, and faced the wildest accusations and after that were questioned thoroughly on our journalistic credentials as well. Personal questions were also hurled at us. "Late in the evening yesterday, at around 9:30 (local time), I was moved into a room where I was told I will be allowed to walk free once the translator shows up. "Then around 10:10 this morning (local time) in Kabul I was allowed to walk free. Dropped off to be precise with my press credentials still not with me. The accreditation and the permit letter are still not with me. What is to be noted is the fact that the local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban. They said they will be releasing them soon, how soon, we still have no update on that." Earlier, Anas had reported exclusively from near the house in which Zawahiri was staying when he was killed in a US missile attack. WION correspondent @AnasMallick, who went missing on Thursday evening in Kabul while on a reporting assignment in Afghanistan, recounts the 21-hour-long ordeal, and shares how he was physically assaulted while in the Taliban custody. @NickHarperFSN brings you this report pic.twitter.com/Y75RFta2gr — WION (@WIONews) August 5, 2022 × WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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WION's correspondent Anas Mallick and his team were abducted from the heart of Afghanistan's capital Kabul by the Taliban on Thursday. WION was in touch with relevant government authorities in News Delhi, Islamabad and Kabul to secure his safe release.&nbsp;

After facing physical and mental trauma, Anas was allowed to walk free and reached his home in Islamabad, Pakistan, safely on Friday. After landing in Pakistan, Anas told what he went through.&nbsp;

Besides sharing his traumatic experience of being detained and beaten up, Anas revealed that the local producer and driver are still being held by the Taliban. They said that they will be releasing them soon, but so far there are no updates, he added.&nbsp;

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Anas said: "Late in the evening yesterday, at around 9:30 (local time), I was moved into a room where I was told I will be allowed to walk free once the translator shows&nbsp;up."

"Then at around 10:10 this morning (local time) in Kabul I was set free. Dropped off, to be precise, with my press credentials still not with me. The accreditation and the permit letter are still not with me."

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WION's correspondent Anas Mallick and his team were abducted from the heart of Afghanistan's capital Kabul by the Taliban on Thursday. WION was in touch with relevant government authorities in News Delhi, Islamabad and Kabul to secure his safe release. After facing physical and mental trauma, Anas was allowed to walk free and reached his home in Islamabad, Pakistan, safely on Friday. After landing in Pakistan, Anas told what he went through. Besides sharing his traumatic experience of being detained and beaten up, Anas revealed that the local producer and driver are still being held by the Taliban. They said that they will be releasing them soon, but so far there are no updates, he added. ALSO READ | WION correspondent Anas Mallick shows torn clothes and injuries as he reveals his trauma Watch this report × Anas said: "Late in the evening yesterday, at around 9:30 (local time), I was moved into a room where I was told I will be allowed to walk free once the translator shows up." "Then at around 10:10 this morning (local time) in Kabul I was set free. Dropped off, to be precise, with my press credentials still not with me. The accreditation and the permit letter are still not with me." "What is to be noted is the fact that the local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban. They said they will be releasing them soon, how soon, we still have no update on that." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

WION's Anas Mallick abducted by Taliban: Local producer and driver still in captivity

WION correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban while he was reporting in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Anas and his team were shooting general visuals when they were forcefully dragged away from their car by the Taliban members.&nbsp;

He said he was handcuffed, blindfolded, physically assaulted and interrogated thoroughly even on his journalistic credentials. Their phones were taken away and they remained incommunicado and missing for nearly one day.

WION remained in contact with relevant authorities in New Delhi as well as Kabul to know about his whereabouts and eventually to secure his safe release.

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On Friday morning, Anas tweeted "I am back" and later revealed his traumatic experience. He also showed his torn clothes and injuries.

Importantly, the local producer and his driver are still being held by the Taliban. Although they said that they will be releasing them soon, but there has been no update.&nbsp;

Anas says...

We were handcuffed, blindfolded, and faced the wildest accusations and after that were questioned thoroughly on our journalistic credentials as well. Personal questions were also hurled at us. 
 
Late in the evening yesterday, at around 9:30 (local time), I was moved into a room where I was told I will be allowed to walk free once the translator shows&nbsp;up.&nbsp;

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WION correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban while he was reporting in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Anas and his team were shooting general visuals when they were forcefully dragged away from their car by the Taliban members.

WION correspondent Anas Mallick was abducted by the Taliban while he was reporting in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Anas and his team were shooting general visuals when they were forcefully dragged away from their car by the Taliban members. He said he was handcuffed, blindfolded, physically assaulted and interrogated thoroughly even on his journalistic credentials. Their phones were taken away and they remained incommunicado and missing for nearly one day. WION remained in contact with relevant authorities in New Delhi as well as Kabul to know about his whereabouts and eventually to secure his safe release. ALSO READ | WION correspondent, who went missing in Afghanistan, is safe. Recalls his ordeal On Friday morning, Anas tweeted "I am back" and later revealed his traumatic experience. He also showed his torn clothes and injuries. Importantly, the local producer and his driver are still being held by the Taliban. Although they said that they will be releasing them soon, but there has been no update. Anas says... We were handcuffed, blindfolded, and faced the wildest accusations and after that were questioned thoroughly on our journalistic credentials as well. Personal questions were also hurled at us. Late in the evening yesterday, at around 9:30 (local time), I was moved into a room where I was told I will be allowed to walk free once the translator shows up. ALSO READ | 'Handcuffed, blindfolded and physically assaulted': What happened to WION's Anas Mallick in Kabul? Watch the full report here: × WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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WION's correspondent Anas Mallick and his team were "dragged" out of the car and "physically assaulted" by the Taliban when he was reporting in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.&nbsp;

Anas arrived in Kabul on Wednesday evening and a day after that he was taking general visuals for his extensive coverage of one year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan.&nbsp;

It coincided with the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri as claimed by the United States,&nbsp;which, by the way, is being questioned by the Taliban.&nbsp;

The Taliban said on Thursday that they do not know about Zawahiri’s presence in Afghanistan. They, in fact, even said that the "fact is that America invaded our territory and violated all international principles."

Condemning the action, the Taliban said that "if such action is repeated, the responsibility of any consequences will be on the United States of America."&nbsp;

ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/wion-correspondent-safe-leaves-afghanistan-after-reporting-from-the-ground-on-zawahiri-killing-504065">WION correspondent, who went missing in Afghanistan, is safe. Recalls his ordeal</a>&nbsp;

WION has reported all the developments on Zawahiri's killing.

But it appears that the Taliban are threatened by our ground reporting in Kabul as WION's reporter was abducted while he was reporting, with all the necessary permissions.&nbsp;

Notably, Anas was allowed to walk free but&nbsp;the local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban. They said that they will be releasing them soon, but there's no update. &nbsp;

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Here's what exactly happened to him:&nbsp;

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"We were duly accredited, we had all the press credentials and were filming general visuals when we were intercepted, taken out of the car... dragged off the car to be very precise. Our phones were taken away.

And then we were physically assaulted. My crew was assaulted and I was assaulted as well.&nbsp;

After some while, we were shifted from the place where were intercepted to what we know is the intelligence unit of the Afghan-Taliban. We were handcuffed, blindfolded, and faced the wildest accusations and after that were questioned thoroughly on our journalistic credentials as well. Personal questions were also hurled at us."&nbsp;

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WION's correspondent Anas Mallick and his team were "dragged" out of the car and "physically assaulted" by the Taliban when he was reporting in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Anas arrived in Kabul on Wednesday evening and a day after that he was taking general visuals for his extensive coverage of one year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan. It coincided with the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri as claimed by the United States, which, by the way, is being questioned by the Taliban. The Taliban said on Thursday that they do not know about Zawahiri’s presence in Afghanistan. They, in fact, even said that the "fact is that America invaded our territory and violated all international principles." Condemning the action, the Taliban said that "if such action is repeated, the responsibility of any consequences will be on the United States of America." ALSO READ | WION correspondent, who went missing in Afghanistan, is safe. Recalls his ordeal WION has reported all the developments on Zawahiri's killing. But it appears that the Taliban are threatened by our ground reporting in Kabul as WION's reporter was abducted while he was reporting, with all the necessary permissions. Notably, Anas was allowed to walk free but the local producer and our driver are still being held by the Taliban. They said that they will be releasing them soon, but there's no update. ALSO READ | WION correspondent Anas Mallick shows torn clothes and injuries as he reveals his trauma Here's what exactly happened to him: Anas says... "We were duly accredited, we had all the press credentials and were filming general visuals when we were intercepted, taken out of the car... dragged off the car to be very precise. Our phones were taken away. And then we were physically assaulted. My crew was assaulted and I was assaulted as well. After some while, we were shifted from the place where were intercepted to what we know is the intelligence unit of the Afghan-Taliban. We were handcuffed, blindfolded, and faced the wildest accusations and after that were questioned thoroughly on our journalistic credentials as well. Personal questions were also hurled at us." Watch the report: × WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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UK High Court on Friday (August 5) ruled that Archie Battersbee cannot be moved from hospital to a hospice and denied the application of the parents. Archie, a 12-year-old boy in the United Kingdom, suffered catastrophic brain damage and is currently on life-support.

UK High Court on Friday (August 5) ruled that Archie Battersbee cannot be moved from hospital to a hospice and denied the application of the parents. Archie, a 12-year-old boy in the United Kingdom, suffered catastrophic brain damage and is currently on life-support. Archie’s treatment at the Royal London Hospital is the centre of legal battle as doctors had told the High Court it was "highly likely" he was "brain-stem dead" and they told the court that the life support should end. The bid of Archie’s parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, to have their son moved to a hospice as they wanted to be allowed to choose where he spends "his last moments". But the request has been rejected. IN PICS | Should Archie Battersbee's life-support treatment stop? UK court says yes, but his parents disagree The lawyers who are representing Archie's family requested to appeal against the ruling, but it was also rejected. UK-based media outlets reported that the family may now pursue a challenge directly with the Court of Appeal. After the ruling, Archie's mother spoke to Sky News and said she feels "sick" and also termed the decision "outrageous". Later, in a statement, she said, "All our wishes as a family have been denied by the authorities. We are broken, but we are keeping going, because we love Archie and refuse to give up on him." Archie Battersbee’s case Archie got seriously injured at his home in Southend, Essex on April 7, 2022. It is assumed that the ligature could have been a result of his participation in an online asphyxiation challenge after he was found unconscious with a ligature on his head. He received medical treatment at the Royal London Hospital. Since the accident, he is in a comatose state and has not regained consciousness. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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In the aftermath of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan this week, China on Friday (August 5) said that it was cancelling several defence meetings with the United States.

In the aftermath of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan this week, China on Friday (August 5) said that it was cancelling several defence meetings with the United States. Beijing also suspended key climate talks. Cooperation between China and the US on the prevention of cross-border crime and drug trafficking, and repatriating illegal migrants, was also stopped. The climate talks appeared to be jeopardised as China and the United States had unveiled a surprise climate pact at the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year. Both countries are the world’s two largest carbon emitters. The Chinese foreign ministry said Friday that it was suspending cooperation with Washington on repatriating illegal migrants, judicial assistance and transnational crime, as well as anti-drug action. ALSO READ | ‘You can’t switch off death’: The ‘chilling’ effect of Russia-Ukraine war on Germany’s dead Tensions are high between US and China China views self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and claims that Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will defy China's one-nation policy by pushing for formal independence — a red line for the nation. Beijing even claimed that, in case needed, it will use force to unite the two territories. and has vowed to one day take it, by force if necessary. Pelosi’s Taiwan visit has flared up tensions between China and US as Beijing launched large-scale military drills in the waters around Taiwan. ALSO READ | Russia appeals Turkiye to not 'destabilise' situation in Syria Taiwan’s defence ministry confirmed on Thursday that the Chinese military launched missiles from near Matsu islands. The ministry stated that 11 Chinese Dongfeng ballistic missiles had been fired in waters around the island. On Friday, Taiwan claimed that as of 17:00hr (local time), 68 Chinese planes and 13 warships had crossed the “median line”, that is the unofficial but previously respected demarcation line of Taiwan’s territory. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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