London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised funding worth 1 billion pounds ($1.23 billion) for 50 major school building projects in England, it was reported on Monday.

The 50 school building projects, which will be identified later in the year, will start from September 2021, in a 10-year programme which

Sydney, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, is fighting tirelessly for the release and return of his son, who is facing an extradition trial in London for publishing classified information, a process he described as abuse.

"We maintain that the extradition request is a fraud in t

Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed on Monday when a boat capsized in Bangladesh's Buriganga river after it collided with another vessel, according to authorities.

Bodies of 19 males, eight females and three children were recovered so far, Shahadat Hossain, a duty officer of Fire Service

Sydney, The head of Australia's special forces has acknowledged war crimes committed by some elite soldiers in Afghanistan, blaming "poor moral leadership" for the atrocities.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Major-General Adam Findlay, the Special Operations Commander of Australia, admitted t

Hyderabad,  Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali has tested positive for COVID-19.

He was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday night. Health officials described his condition as stable.

Ali had participated in Haritha Haram, a plantation programme, with top police offic

New Delhi, A total 67 per cent citizens say they will not take metro or local trains in the next 30 days even if they are restarted, according to a LocalCircles survey.

Only 15 per cent citizens say they will visit a gymnasium or swimming pool in the next 30 days if they are restarted. 93 per cent citizens do not

Lucknow, June 29 (IANS) A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) has found that nearly 42 per cent consumers stocked chocolates in their homes during the lockdown period.

Consumers purchased and stocked chocolates to keep the children happy and also as a dessert.

London, June 29 (IANS) Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, as disease risks are "ultimately interlinked" with biodiversity and natural processes such as the water cycle, say researchers.

"Ecosystems naturally restrain the transfer of diseases from anima

New Delhi, Witnessing azure skies and breathable air for the last three months, Delhi on Monday recorded deterioration in its air quality, with particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 and 10 microns -- too small to be filtered out of the human body -- standing at 52 and 297 micrograms per cubic respectively.

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New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed all coastal states and Union Territories to take remedial action against dumping of sewage and waste in the sea.

The green panel stated that the remedial action by way of prosecution, recovery of compensation and stopping polluting activities needs to