Agencies

Washington: A numerous group of 9/11 family members in a letter to US President Joe Biden on Friday have called to investigate Saudi Arabia’s role in the terrorist attack as well as to implement a new policy toward...

United Nations: Afghanistan risks slipping into full-scale protracted civil war amid the absence of progress on peace negotiations, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said in a Security Council meeting on Friday.“It is clear that there...

New Delhi: The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, has been renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday. The renaming recognises the ultimate hockey hero and legend of...

Moscow: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday that its Executive Board (EB) has proposed amendments to the Olympic Charter, including a request for a right to suspend a sport, event or discipline from the program of...

Guwahati: The B Barooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) and Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for research collaborations, the PTI reported.The MoU was signed following a virtual meeting between BBCI Director Dr Amal Chandra Kataki...

New Delhi: Hailing Indian men's hockey team's bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.With this feat, they have...

Tokyo: Australian skater Keagan Palmer triumphed in the men's park here on Thursday, winning the last skateboarding gold on offer at the sport's Olympic debut.This is the first skateboarding Olympic gold for Australia at Tokyo 2020, after all the...

Tokyo: New Zealand's Lisa Carrington claimed her third gold medal at Tokyo 2020 by winning the women's kayak single 500m here on Thursday.After winning the women's kayak double 500m and women's kayak single 200m, the 32-year-old veteran continued the...

United Nations: The United Nations is deeply concerned about the safety of civilians in Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, fearing tens of thousands were trapped by fighting, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.Conflict in...

Moscow: A group of prominent UK media asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday to launch a special visa program for Afghans who helped them cover the situation on the ground and are now...