United Nations, Adhering to physical-distancing guidelines, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) met in-person for the first time in nearly six months, with its President urging all members to "galvanize multilateral action to deliver for all", as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to sweep the world.

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Le Teil (France),  Alexey Lutsenko took the spoils on Mont Aigoual in stage 6 of the Tour de France as Adam Yates retained the yellow jersey on a day of attrition for the race favourites.

Kazakh champion Lutsenko (Astana) proved the strongest of an eight-man break during the 191km-stage to the Massif Central,

New Delhi, The CBI on Friday said that it has arrested a bank branch manager posted in Maharashtra's Jalgaon and another person in a bribery case involving Rs 56,000.

A senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official here said that Bank of Baroda Branch Manager Kiran Thakre and Narendra Patil were arrest

Thiruvananthapuram, The Congress on Friday said that the controversial gold smuggling case and the recently busted Bengaluru drug mafia have close links. What's even more surprising is the revelation by Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of CPI-M state Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, that he knows one of those arrested in the narco

Jammu, The management of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine said on Friday that it has arranged home delivery of 'Prasad' to devotees throughout the country.

Ramesh Kumar Jangid, chief executive officer (CEO) of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine said on his Twitter handle, "Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has introd

Moscow/New Delhi, Indian Defence Minister Rajanth Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe will meet later on Friday to discuss their border disputes.

Both are in Moscow to participate in the joint meeting of the Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Collective Security Treaty O

Kolkata, BJP's West Bengal unit President Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that his party would defeat the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in the next Assembly elections, whether by Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) or ballots.

"We will defeat the Trinamool Congress both through the EVMs and ballots. Tri

Leh,  Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday said that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is tense and the force is prepared for all contingencies.

"The nation can count on us," said General Naravane who was on two-day visit to Ladakh where he also met troops dep

Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country saw the humane face of police during the Covid-19 pandemic and asked the force to safeguard and build on this asset.

Virtually addressing the probationers of the Indian Police Service's 2018 batch passing out of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Pate

Gandhinagar In a shocking incident, a family of five committed suicide in Gujarat's Dahod city on Thursday night. The police are yet to find out the exact provocation for the extreme act, but the initial probe indicates it could be have been triggered by a financial crisis.

Saifi Sabbirbhai Dudhiyawala, 42, a