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Moscow: The staff of the US Embassy in Moscow living in Russia for over three years must leave the country by January 31, 2022, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday following the US move to order...

Imphal: Chief Minister N Biren Singh Wednesday inspected the erstwhile headquarters of the Indian National Army (INA) at Moirang Konjengbam Leikai, which is being developed as a historical tourist site by the State Government at a cost of Rs. 35...

Paris: Argentina's Lionel Messi has crowned the Ballon d'Or award for a record-extending seventh time, as his former club Barcelona's Alexia Putellas clinched the women's award after a stellar season with the Catalan club.Messi, 34, beat another favorite Robert...

Bridgetown: Barbados has become the world's newest republic -- cutting its last remaining colonial bonds after nearly 400 years.The Caribbean island nation has removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and instated Dame Sandra Mason, as its first-ever...

Washington: Twitter chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal, is due to replace Jack Dorsey as CEO, Twitter announced on Monday."Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that Jack Dorsey has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and that the...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, paving way for the scrapping of the three contentious farm laws, which had triggered massive protests by farmers, especially in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar...

New Delhi: As many as 12 Rajya Sabha members from Opposition parties were suspended on Monday for the rest of the Winter session of Parliament, for creating ruckus during the Monsoon session.The suspended members included six from Congress, two...

Itanagar: The country’s ‘only’ certified organic fruit Kiwi from the farms of Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh was today launched at the mega National Tribal Festival being held at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi.The launching ceremony was organized by...

Guwahati: Sahitya Academy Award winner renowned Assamese poet Sananta Tanty passed away in New Delhi in the wee hours of Thursday.Sixty nine-year old Tanty breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.Tanty’s...

Moscow: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his partner Stella Moris have registered their intention to hold a wedding in the Belmarsh prison in London, where he is awaiting a legal decision on extradition requested by the US."Julian and I...