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New Delhi: With a surge in his wealth, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has become the second richest man in the world beating France's Bernard Arnault AND Family, according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list.The list showed Adani's total...

New Delhi: India has registered 6,298 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Friday.According to the bulletin issued by the Health Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,45,22,777 while the death toll rose to 5,28,273 as 23...

Samarkand: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit got underway in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Friday with the participation of the leaders of eight member states India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.Ahead of the formal start to the key...

London: Queen Elizabeth II made personal additions to plans for her funeral day, Buckingham Palace has said.Among the touches requested by the Queen is the playing of a lament by her piper.The state funeral at Westminster Abbey on...

Incheon (SKorea): The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were casketed in South Korea on Thursday to be sent back to their homeland.The ceremony was held here west of Seoul, where apart from...

New Delhi: As many as 6,422 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in India, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.The total caseload rose to 4,45,16,479 while the death toll rose to 5,28,250 as 34 more succumbed to the disease.A...

Bangkok: Thailand's Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday that it is set to rule on the case of Prayut Chan-o-cha's term limit as prime minister on September 30."The court has sufficient evidence to make a ruling," the Constitutional Court said...

Tokyo: A record proportion of men and women in Japan say they do not intend to marry, trend experts have warned will undermine efforts to address the country’s population crisis.The National Institute of Population and Social Security – a...

Colombo: Lazard, the external debt advisory firm selected by Sri Lanka to help restructure its debt, has commenced discussions with India, China, and Japan.Lazard has been hired to hold discussions with bilateral and other debt holders.“These discussions are ongoing,...

New Delhi: India has registered 5,108 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.The total caseload rose to 4,45,10,057 while the toll rose to 5,28,216 as 31 more succumbed to the disease.On the other hand, 5,675 people recuperated...