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Washington: The US Department of Justice says releasing details about the warrant used to raid former President Donald Trump's Florida home last week could cause "irreparable damage" to its investigation.The department does not want to disclose the details of...

New Delhi: India witnessed a major dip in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in a day after almost two months, as a total of 8,813 people tested positive for coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.The last time,...

Washington: The World Health Organization does not see an immediate need for mass vaccination against monkeypox, WHO technical lead on the issue Rosamund Lewis said on Monday."Mass vaccination is not recommended for monkeypox response. There is no reason to...

Antananarivo: Speaking on the close ties that New Delhi shares with the island nation, Madagaskar Prime Minister Christian Ntsay says "India is a true friend" as he greeted the country on her special day.Ambassador Abhay Kumar handed over...

Tehran: Iran has "categorically" denied any link with Salman Rushdie's attacker and in fact, blamed the Booker Prize winner for bringing it upon himself.Rushdie, 75, was left severely injured on August 12 after being stabbed on stage at an...

Quito: Ecuador government officials have blamed a deadly explosion in the port city of Guayaquil that left five people dead and 26 injured as "organized crime".Ecuador's interior minister called the Sunday blast a "declaration of war" by criminal...

Moscow: Moscow has vowed to "expand comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations" with North Korea, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.In a letter sent to his counterpart Kim Jong-un on Pyongyang's Liberation Day, Putin said the move would be in...

New Delhi: India has registered 14,917 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Monday.According to the bulletin issued by the Union Health Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,42,68,349 while the overall toll rose to 5,27,037 as 32...

Cairo: At least 40 were killed and 45 others injured as a result of a fire inside a church in the city of Giza in Egypt, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing security sources.The sources told the media that 5,000...

Aden, Yemen: Tension between units of the Yemeni government forces flared up on Friday as the newly-formed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) insisted on removing rebellious security officers from their positions in the oil-rich province of Shabwa, an official told...