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Moscow: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has chaired the second expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Worker's Party of Korea (WPK), during which he discussed the enhancement of the army’s fighting efficiency in light of the...

New Delhi: Black Fungus, a potentially fatal condition that is increasingly seen in recovering Covid patients, with 31,216 cases and 2,109 deaths in the country has grown over 150 per cent over the last three weeks, putting additional stress...

Washington: No COVID-19 variant has escaped the protection of Pfizer's vaccine, but the company continues to monitor and test it against emerging strains around the world, CEO Albert Bourla said on Thursday."We are also closely monitoring and addressing the...

Kolkata: At least 20 persons were killed in lightning strikes in three districts of south Bengal on Monday, a state disaster management official said.Nine people died each in Murshidabad and Hooghly districts and two of their lives in the...

Shimla: Eighteen more people, including an infant, died of COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, taking the death toll to 3,299, while 656 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 1,95,755, an official said.An 11-day-old boy from Shimla was...

Tokyo: Japan will continue negotiating territorial issues and a peace treaty with Russia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Monday.On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told foreign journalists at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) that the...

New Delhi: Seven of the top-10 most valued companies together added Rs 1,15,898.82 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries grabbing the top spot.Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 677.17 points or 1.31 per cent.Reliance Industries,...

New Delhi: Advancing further, the Southwest Monsoon covered the northeast region, nearly four days after its normal date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.The Southwest Monsoon made an onset over Kerala, which marks the beginning of the...

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Aizawl: A group of university students of Mizoram trek every other day for around two km through a forest to reach a hilltop to write their online examination as that is the only place nearby where they can access...