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Sumit Nagal got a taste of toplevel tennis during a 36 36 26 defeat at the hands of world number three Dominic Thiem as the young Indian exited the US Open here on Thursday. Playing against the second seeded Austrian, the Indian lost in straight sets t...

Asked about whether he would speak to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the SCO meeting in Moscow on September 10, S Jaishankar said the two have known each other for a long time, so they could have a "reasonable chat".

Responding to a question if it is necessary to wear a mask while driving a car or cycling alone, Bhushan clarified, "There are no guidelines from the Health Ministry on wearing a mask if a person is driving a car or riding a cycle alone.

Patients under home quarantine saw a marginal increase in the first 15 days of August — from 5,660 to 5,809 — while the number of active cases rose by 893 to reach 11,489.

Dr Kafeel Khan was suspended from Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College after several children died there in 2017, apparently due to the lack of oxygen cylinders at the government hospital. A departmental inquiry later cleared Khan of most of the charges, but h...

The Central Crime Branch, which is probing the drug abuse in the Kannada film industry, has summoned film actress Ragini Dwivedi in this connection, police sources said. The actress too confirmed in a series of tweets on Thursday that she has been s...

The bail order states that Usmani has a very good academic record and was not arrested from the scene of the crime and no incriminating evidence was found on him at the time of arrest.

Dubai is seeking to attract wealthy foreign retirees as the economy of the Middle East trade and tourism hub reels from the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices, prompting many expatriates to leave.

Justice Mishra's stint has been marked by a never-seen-before hysteria and spate of controversies involving, as he would often brand himself as, 'a junior judge'.

The Assam Rifles on Wednesday uncovered an illegal liquor bottling plant at Dimapur and seized several contraband items, a senior official said. "As part of the ongoing crackdown to prevent illegal activities in Nagaland, security forces seized illegal...

The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to protect, preserve and restore tangible heritage, which are currently not covered under any national or state law. The passage of the Assam Heritage (Tangible) Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Ma...

Such students shall be given an opportunity to take the exam through other means or educational institutions shall arrange their papers at a later date, according to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued Wednesday.

Among the cases being withdrawn is one against Law Minister JC Madhuswamy and Tourism Minister CT Ravi, who were charged under IPC sections after a fight between students of two communities in Mysuru in November 2015.

Writing a diary every day was one of Mukherjee’s ways to keep his famously encyclopaedic memory razor sharp until the very end, said his close friends.

Mohan, Managing Director of Facebook India, appeared before the panel this afternoon, officials said. The panel has also called representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the same issue.

Ahead of a crucial face off in the Chess Olympiad, the Indian Chess team had rung up people at the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to circumvent a scheduled power cut to ensure World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand stayed in the game.