Agencies

London: UK's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that his country was considering sheltering the Afghan journalists who had cooperated with UK media, the Independent reported on Saturday.On Wednesday, it was reported on a joint letter of 23 UK media...

Shillong: Meghalaya is looking to reopen educational institutions after mid-August, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said.Speaking to reporters, Rymbui said there is a need to resume classroom teachings as soon as possible, especially in higher education institutes."About 50 per cent of...

Aizawl: The Mizoram government ordered rationing the purchase of diesel and petrol as the movement of vehicles, including the tankers carrying fuel, continued to remain shut on National Highway-306, the Press Trust of India reported Saturday.The order issued by...

Tokyo: Galal Yafai of Britain beat Carlo Paalam of the Philippines in the men's fly division final to win the first boxing gold for his country at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday.The 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist...

Tokyo: The United States edged off France 87-82 on Saturday to successfully defend the Olympic gold medal of the men's basketball tournament.Thanks to Kevin Durant's 29 points, the U.S. put back waves of comebacks of France when they led...

Agartala: Three men have been arrested on the charge of "attempting to murder of Tripura Chief Minister" Biplab Kumar Deb, police said Saturday.The three men drove a car through the security cordon of the Chief Minister when he was...

Tokyo: A man has stabbed 10 people in a train in Japan, media reported on Saturday, citing police.The incident took place on late Friday in a train of the Odakyu Electric Railway company, the NHK broadcaster reported.A female student...

Guwahati: The Assam Assembly on Friday passed Rs 566 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2021-22 by voice vote.The House also passed the Assam Appropriation (No. 1) Bill, 2021, to clear decks for the state government to withdraw Rs...

Guwahati: Assam reported 14 more COVID-19 deaths, which raised the toll to 5,357, while 975 new cases pushed the tally to 5,72,546, according to the bulletin issued by the National Health Mission on Friday.Of the 975 new cases, 121 are...

Washington: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz discussed Iran’s alleged use of drones in the Middle East and the incident with the Mercer Street marine vessel, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said...