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Rome: The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), banned from World Athletics events since November 2015, is expecting to be reinstated in March next year.RusAF leadership team had 'embedded a new culture of good governance and zero tolerance for doping throughout...

Lusail:Mexico burst into life in their final FIFA World Cup Qatar Group-C game with 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia but missed out on reaching the knockout stage in agonising fashion.Mexico have failed to reach the knockout stages of the...

Kohima:Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankar will be the chief guest at the inauguration of the 23rd edition of the Hornbill Festival at the Naga Heritage Village at Kisama on Thursday, the organisers said on Wednesday.Addressing a press conference,...

Shillong: Amidst the tripartite ongoing peace talks between the proscribed militant outfit, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and central- Meghalaya government, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here in Meghalaya has summoned three members of the proscribed militant...

Doha:Argentina made sure of their place in the round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Poland in the Group-C game here at Stadium 974.Poland, a well beaten side on this occasion, will join them in the knockout stages...

Moscow: Moscow will take adequate response measures if Russian assets in the EU get confiscated, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday."We once again warn that if it comes to the real confiscation of the property of...

Moscow: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Ukraine should now focus on maintaining its sovereignty and not on joining NATO."The most immediate and urgent task is to ensure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent democratic...

Doha: Senegal have qualified for the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup Qatar, beating Ecuador 2-1 in a thrilling match to finished as runners-up in Group A, behind Netherlands.Senegal showed signs of their attacking prowess early on,...

Visakhapatnam: Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh, took over command of the Eastern Fleet, the Sword Arm of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) , from Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla.The change of guard took place at an impressive ceremony held at Naval...

Phnom Penh:Kun Lbokator, Cambodia's traditional martial art, has been inscribed on the UNESCO's representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, said a press statement from Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts.The inscription was made on Tuesday...