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Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary and Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia on Wednesday pedalled bicycles, wishing success to pugilist Lovlina Borgohain, the lone competitor from Assam in Tokyo Olympics.Along with them, several ministers, scores...

Paris: A French Mirage 2000D jet crashed in the north Mali, with pilots on board having ejected, the French Defense Ministry said on Tuesday."While carrying out its operation in Hombori region, Mirage 2000D met with an accident that required...

Moscow: The US Department of State has denounced Turkey's plans to convert the Varosha quarter of the city of Famagusta in Cyprus, which is currently a military zone, to civilian use, saying it runs contrary to UN Security Council...

Beijing: The Chinese State Council announced on Tuesday that it has decided to lift all restrictions on the birth of a third child, including fines.In May, the Chinese Communist Party introduced a plan to allow couples to have three...

Beijing: China on Tuesday called upon Lithuania to strictly abide by the so-called "one China" principle and not send false signals to supporters of Taiwan's independence.What has angered China is Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu's announcement that the island...

Moscow: The Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) is ready for a political compromise in Afghanistan and is tired of war, Zamir Kabulov, the Russian president's special envoy for Afghanistan, said on Tuesday."Indeed, the Taliban have also changed along with...

Baghdad: Up to 19 civilians were killed and some 54 wounded in a bomb explosion in a marketplace in eastern Baghdad on Monday, a source with the Iraqi interior ministry said.A bomb detonated in the al-Huwailat market in Sadr...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday ordered the release of Leichombam Erendro, a Manipur-based political activist arrested for sedition in May over some Facebook posts. The 37-year-old was held under the stringent National Security Act for saying "cow dung...

Moscow: The embassies to Afghanistan of several countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the United States, on Monday, urged the Taliban to stop an offensive in Afghanistan."The diplomatic missions to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan of Australia, Canada,...

Moscow: Wildfires have burned some 1.2 million acres in western US states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).A total of 80 large forest fires have been ravaging areas across 13 states, including Montana (18), Idaho (17), as...