Paris, India's Divij Sharan and his South Korean partner Kwon Soon-woo bowed out of the ongoing French Open after suffering a hard-fought defeat in the opening round of the men's doubles event.

On Wednesday, the unseeded pair of Sharan and Soon-woo lost 2-6, 6-4, 4-6 to the 16th seeded Croatian-Americ

New Delhi, Amit Panghal still awaits an update on his coach Anil Kumar Dhankar joining him at the boxing national camp currently underway at the National Institute of Sport (NIS) in Patiala, Punjab. Amit has been training at the Patiala facility since July and says that the amount of training he used to do during lockdown under

Paris, As part of sweeping new animal welfare measures, France has said it will gradually ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses.

On Tuesday, Ecology Minister Barbara Pompili said, "Our attitude to wild animals has changed."

She also announced a ban on farming minks for fur and

Kathmandu, Of the 1,559 new cases of Covid-19 recorded across Nepal on Wednesday, 902 cases were detected in the capital alone, health officials said.

This accounts for 57.86 percent of the total cases detected across the country.

According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and P

Baku, Fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces entered its 4th day on Wednesday, with fresh casualties reported in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

As many as 2,300 Armenian soldiers have been killed or wounded, and about 130 tanks and other armoured vehicles, 200 artillery and rocket systems, 25 air

Vientiane,  Laos' Health ministry has urged the people to remain vigilant and continue to take precautions against Covid-19.

The authorities and the people must remain vigilant and continue to abide by the measures determined by the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, accordi

Islamabad, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once again 'refused' to receive non-bailable arrest warrants at his residence in London, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed on Wednesday.

The PML-N chief was declared a proclaimed offender earlier this month and has previously also refused to

Canberra,  Owners of an aircraft storage facility in Central Australia have been seeking more space as the facility is fully booked due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Many carriers haven't had enough passengers to justify flying during the pandemic, and have opted to store their planes, the BBC reported.

Washington,  Democrat lawmakers from the US House of Representatives have unveiled a scaled down $2.2-trillion coronavirus relief package in an effort towards clinching a bipartisan deal before the November 3 presidential election.

The bill dubbed, Heroes Act is $1.2 trillion less than the one passed by the H

Mumbai, The much-awaited Special CBI Court verdict on the Babri Masjid demolition evoked mixed reactions in Maharashtra from the ruling Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress and prominent citizens, here on Wednesday.

Lauding the judgement, Shiv Sena Chief Spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said: &