Guwahati, Along with many iconic buildings of India and the world, the Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati was illuminated in blue on World Children's Day on Friday as part of UNICEF's #GoBlue campaign, an official release said.

Along with Gandhi Mandap, the rope-way terminal buildings on both south and north bank o

Bengaluru,  Karnataka is actively considering imposing a ban on online gaming sites and mobile applications (apps) in the state, state home minister, Basavaraj Bommai said here on Friday.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme to honour police personnel with CM's medal here, Bommai said, &q

Hyderabad,  Telangana's industry minister K. T. Rama Rao has taken strong exception to BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar's comment that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has links with terrorist outfits.

Rama Rao, who is also working president of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), said the B

Washington, Georgia has certified the results of the 2020 US presidential following the full hand recount, making it official that Democrat Joe Biden won the state's 16 electoral votes.

"As Secretary of State, I believe that the numbers that we have presented today are correct," Secretary of State Br

London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announced his decision over the findings on an inquiry into Home Secretary Priti Patel's conduct, a media report said on Friday citing sources.

The sources told the BBC that the Home Office report concluded that Patel broke rules on ministers' behaviou

Zagreb,  Croatia's National Civil Protection Headquarters announced new measures to fight the surging spread of Covid-19, further limiting attendance at public gatherings, wedding ceremonies, funerals, private events and sports competitions.

In light of the 3,000-odd daily coronavirus infections and 40-pl

Brussels, Top European Union (EU) officials have called on leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) to advance actions more ambitiously to build a more sustainable future, although the primary focus of the upcoming G20 Summit is believed to be fighting the pandemic.

At a joint press conference on Friday, European Coun

Frankfurt, European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde has said that the pandemic provides an opportunity to harness new technologies and urged policymakers and the industry to support innovation and invest in education, areas that benefit sustainable growth in the long run.

Lagarde made the remarks at

Wellington, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took over the rotating chairmanship of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Saturday, when she joined leaders from the 21 APEC economies virtually for the forum's final 2020 meeting.

Receiving the mantle of APEC chairmanship from Malaysian P

Brasilia, The Brazilian government has said that the country may experience a possible second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of confirmed cases and deaths have continued to rapidly increase.

Addressing the media on Thursday, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said that if a second wave is confirmed in