A 70-year-old man, born in Punjab and based in Ireland for over 40 years, has applied for a Guinness World Record after completing what he calls his Earth Walk covering over 40,075 kilometres or the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth in under 1...
There is an urgent need to revive the spirit of bipartisanship in the US, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said as he blamed the policies of President Donald Trump for dividing Americans. Addressing a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, wh...
Afghanistan's top-order batsman Najeeb Tarakai has died of the injuries he sustained in a road accident last weekend, the country's Cricket Board (ACB) said on Tuesday. He was 29.
Rakesh Asthana was accompanied by additional DG (Western Command) and IG BSF Kammu frontier N S Jamwal. The DG BSF reviewed complexities and effective border domination done by the BSF during his visit to field locations, the spokesman said.
Poland has accepted the appointment of a new German ambassador after an unusual delay of about three months.
Fighting resumed in southern Yemen between Emiratibacked separatists and the internationally recognized government, officials said Wednesday. The renewed violence comes after the separatists suspended participation in talks to implement a Saudibrokered pe...
Since leaving the White House nearly four years ago, former President Barack Obama has repeatedly called for a new generation of political leaders to step up. On Wednesday, hell implore Americans to vote for Joe Biden, a 77yearold who has been on the nati...
The Belarusian opposition accused President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday of rigging a landslide reelection victory after bloody clashes between police and protesters sparked Western criticism and talk of new sanctions.
Gehlot's remarks have come days after a Jaipur court directed that the Rajasthan Police should probe a complaint alleging the involvement of Shekhawat in the Rs 900-crore Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam.
After what has been called a hasty and erratic reopening of the economy in May, infections shot up with the average number of new cases daily at 2,000. The countrys economy has been battered by virus restrictions and the unemployment rate has skyrocketed...
Sonajharia Minz talks about new challenges ahead of her, future of education post Covid-19 lockdown, and the caste-based discrimination she faced while growing up.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), an international human rights treaty ratified by 196 countries, enshrines the rights of children and obligations of governments to protect them.[1] X Research source As such, it's a commo...
The state government earlier this month had decided to deduct one-month salary of all government employees as contribution to relief fund, sparking opposition from various quarters.
After singer Kanika Kapoor was tested positive for Covid-19, Twitter mistook her for screenwriter Kanika Dhillon and blasted her for being "irresponsible."
Tara has been a professional singer since she was seven, and has sung in operas and musical competitions.
