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Birmingham: India's Tejaswin Shankar won a historic bronze medal in the men’s high jump event at the Commonwealth Games 2022.Shankar's best of 2.22m at the Axelander Stadium on Wednesday helped him win India’s first medal in the high...

Beijing: Chinese authorities are gearing up for military exercises in the seas around Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the island, despite China's warning against it, BBC reported on Thursday.Ms Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after...

Islamabad: Pakistan's ruling coalition is to initiate legal proceedings against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) damning report on the prohibited funding case – including preparing for the possibility of launching an “operation clean...

New Delhi: India and USA on Wednesday held consultations on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and other multilateral issues here and agreed to continue their ongoing cooperation on issues of mutual interest, including Counter Terrorism and UN Peacekeeping.In keeping...

Beijing: China has called the visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan "extremely dangerous", BBC reported on Wednesday.It accused Ms. Pelosi, who happens to be the most senior US politician in 25 years to visit the island China...

Wellington: New Zealand launched its first National Adaptation Plan on Wednesday, which will ensure communities have the information and support they need to prepare for the impacts of the rising seas, increasing heat, and extreme weather that are...

Washington: The conservative US state of Kansas has in a surprise move decided in a referendum to protect abortion rights which is a major victory for pro-choice groups, BBC reported on Wednesday.Voters overwhelmingly voted to state that they did...

Dushanbe: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday elaborated on China's solemn position on the Taiwan question.Wang made the remarks at a briefing after he attended a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the...

Montreal, Canada: A new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced Monday here at the 24th International AIDS Conference to ensure that no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of...

Washington: A Texas man who was part of the US Capitol riot armed with a holstered pistol and threatened his own children to keep quiet about his role has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison,...