Tokyo: The COVID-19 cases associated with the Olympic Games breached the 100-mark on Friday with the announcement of 19 new infections and the Czech contingent seemed among the worst hit after a fourth athlete -- road cyclist Michal Schlegel -- tested positive for the virus.
China's military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25.
Political figures, bureaucrats formed syndicate to perpetrate Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': ED
Gurugram man cheated of Rs 2.18 cr by friend claiming to need it for sister's cancer treatment
Special public prosecutor held for taking bribe for 'better argument' in atrocity case
Ran away at 14, lived on streets, sold into marriage; Delhi girl loses battle for life at hospital
Four arrested, minor detained for killing teenager in UP's Gorakhpur
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3 dead, over 100 hospitalised after drinking 'contaminated water' in Indore
BJP and Shiv Sena finalise 143-8 formula for Nagpur civic polls, NCP to go solo
Mumbai gears up for New Year celebrations; over 17,000 cops to be on duty
Congress protests at Utkal Bhavan over killing of Bengali migrant worker in Odisha
Act on obscene, unlawful content or face consequences: Govt's warning to online platforms
Dakshina Kannada: Youth killed in road accident involving police constable
Beijing: At least 12 people were killed while about 100,000 have been relocated to safe places in China's central Henan province which received the highest daily rainfall since the weather record began, state media reported on Wednesday.
Bamako (Mali): Mali's interim President Assimi Goita said he was unharmed after a man tried to stab him Tuesday at the Grand Mosque in the capital amid celebrations for the Muslim holiday of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha.
Beijing: China on Tuesday rolled out a high-speed maglev train with a designed top speed of 600 kms per hour, stated to be the world's fastest ground vehicle, according to the official media.
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Tuesday reiterated the police's claim that the daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador was not kidnapped even as he urged her to come forward and join the probe, in a case that has further soured relations between the two neighbours.
Paris: The Paris prosecutor's office is investigating the suspected widespread use of spyware made by Israel-based NSO Group to target journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents.
Washington: The US has lowered its travel advisory for India from the highest Level 4, meaning no travel, to Level 3, which urges citizens to reconsider it, amidst a drop in the number of COVID-19 deaths and infections in the country.
Washington: The Biden administration has urged a federal court in Los Angeles to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
Kathmandu: Nepal's new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday comfortably won a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, ensuring continuity of the twice dissolved lower house of Parliament for the remaining duration.
