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Surat's tally of coronavirus positive cases rose to 29,595 with 276 new cases recorded on Monday, the highest for any area in the state, while five deaths increased the toll to 956, an official said. Of the new cases, 172 were in city limits, which also...

He was received by India's Assistant High Commissioner in Chittagong in Bangladesh Anindya Banerjee and then left for Dhaka by road, director of Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) of Agartala Akhaura check post, Debasish Nandi said.

With an eye to play the top-tier Indian Super League in a couple of years time, Mohammedan Sporting on Monday unveiled sports management firm, Bunkerhill as their new investor. One of the 'big three' of Kolkata Maidan, the 130-year-old Mohammedan Sport...

The number of containment zones in the national capital has gone past 2,700 with increase in tests to detect coronavirus infection, according to official data. According to revenue department data, the number of containment zones had gone up to 2,707 b...

The deaths of two Dalit women after they were allegedly gangraped in Hathras and Balrampur are likely to figure during the campaign for the seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh for which bypolls are to be held next month. According to estimates, the stat...

The opposition party questioned the timing of the raids, as by-election to two assembly seats in Karnataka is to be held on November 3, and termed it as "witch-hunt" by the BJP against its political rivals.

Manila (AP) Grade and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home Monday after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an educational system already struggling to fund schools. The shift to distance-learning has been a log...

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said the new farm laws will ensure that farmers are not exploited by anyone and allow them to sell their produce wherever they get a good price.

Under the campaign "Yudh Pradushan ke Virudh", separate plans have been prepared for each of the 13 pollution hotspots in the city, Kejriwal said during a digital press conference.

Scientists have identified 24 planets outside our solar system that they say may have conditions more suitable for life than the Earth. The study, published in the journal Astrobiology, details characteristics of potential "superhabitable" planets, tha...

Delhi Congress leaders and workers led by party president Anil Chaudhary staged a silent protest at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat here on Monday seeking justice for the Hathras woman who died after she was allegedly gang-raped. Chaudhary said they a...

Lakshya Sen cannot wait to go full throttle when international badminton resumes with the Denmark Open from October 13.

These are the top stories we are covering right now: CBI raids Congress troubleshooter DK Shivakumar ahead of Karnataka bypolls; India may have crossed Covid-19 peak in September, says Finance Ministry; Covid+ Trump briefly leaves hospital to greet suppor...

Mexico City (AP) At least 5 people died and thousands were evacuated in southeastern Mexico after Tropical Storm Gamma lashed the Yucatan Peninsula's resort-studded coast with near-hurricane force winds and drenched Tabasco and Chiapas states, authorities...

Bethesda (AP) President Donald Trump briefly left the hospital Sunday in his car to wave to supporters gathered outside. The president's visit came shortly after he promised his supporters a surprise in a video posted a video on social media..

Baku (Azerbaijan), Oct 4 (AP) The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continued on Sunday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan's second-largest city coming under attack. Azerbaijani officials said Sunday that A...