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Tokyo: Caeleb Dressel of the United States made himself the most successful swimmer in Tokyo, who pocketed five golds from the six events he featured in as the swimming competitions concluded here on Sunday.In the first race in the...

Moscow: The State Administrative Council in Myanmar, consisting of the military that took power in winter, has announced an interim government, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.Min Aung Hlaing, the chairman of the State Administration Council and the...

Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 53 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.Of the locally transmitted cases, 30 were reported in Jiangsu, 12 in Henan, four in Hunan,...

Kolkata: Former Union Minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo said on Saturday that he has decided to quit politics and will be resigning as an MP.He hinted that the decision was partly due to losing the ministerial berth and...

Moscow: Russia has sent five Il-76 aircraft and three Mi-8 helicopters to help Turkey extinguish wildfires ravaging the country's south, the Turkish presidential office said on Saturday.Earlier in the day Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the issue with Turkish...

Tokyo: Chinese veteran weightlifter Lyu Xiaojun claimed the gold medal in men's 81kg division with three new Olympic records at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday.Despite failing on his first snatch attempt at 165kg, Lyu timely regrouped himself...

Guwahati: Pass percentage in Commerce and Science streams increased by over 10 per cent while in Arts it was by more than 20 per cent compared to the previous year for state board conducted class 12 examinations in Assam, results...

Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that Northeast India will always be one, amid deadly violence at its border with Assam, which advised its residents to not visit the neighbouring state, the PTI reported.Zoramthanga also shared on Twitter a notification...

Moscow: Russia and the United States need to agree on lower levels of nuclear weapons and invite other nuclear powers — France, the United Kingdom and China — to participate in the talks, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev told...

Tokyo: Nina Christen of Switzerland won her first Olympic gold with a victory in women's 50m rifle 3 positions here on Saturday.Taking a 10m air rifle bronze a week ago, the 27-year-old set an Olympic record of 463.9 points...