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Mamallapuram: Indian women’s team scripted history at the 44th Chess Olympiad by winning the country’s first-ever medal in the women’s section while the men claimed their second bronze medal of the prestigious event on Tuesday.India A team, comprising...

Washington: American Tennis legend Serena Williams announced her retirement in a personal letter published in Vogue magazine on Tuesday."I have never liked the word ‘retirement'," Williams wrote. "Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is...

Hyderabad: To commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's independence, GO FIRST (formerly GoAir) on Wednesday launched a limited period Independence Day sale with fares starting at Rs 1,508 (inclusive of taxes) for travel on its domestic network.Passengers can book...

Seoul: South Korea recorded 151,792 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of infections to 20,845,973, the health authorities said on Wednesday.The daily caseload was up from 149,897 the previous day as a highly transmissible Omicron sub-variant continued to...

New Delhi: On the anniversary of the Quit India movement, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the price paid for independence by millions of Indians should not be forgotten, and called for renewing a resolve to defend freedom.In...

New Delhi: India registered 16,047 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.According to the bulletin issued by the Health Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,41,90,697 while the death toll rose to 5,26,772 as 54 more...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive line-up of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday as the administration faces slipping public support.According to the line-up, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Finance Minister...

Dhaka: Subsequent to the assurance given by the Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi during his visit to Bangladesh on August 6-7, the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka started issuing visas to Bangladeshi students on Tuesday. The Chinese Embassy issued a...

Bamako: Mali received several military planes and helicopters from Russia during an official ceremony on Tuesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.Mali received L-39 and Su-25 fighter jets as well as Mi-24P and Mi-8 attack helicopters and CASA C-295 tactical transport...

Shillong: Meghalaya have rescued seven Hornbills, suspected to be smuggled from Myanmar, and arrested a wildlife trafficker carrying the endangered birds towards Assam's Guwahati, a police official said on Tuesday.The exotic birds were rescued on Monday night by a...