Aizawl,  Mizoram's Aizawl district authority has prohibited lighting fireworks and sky lanterns, among others, for a period of two months to prevent air and noise pollution in Diwali, officials said on Saturday.

Aizawl District Magistrate Lalhriatzuali Ralte issued a notification prohibiting lighting

New Delhi,  A Delhi court has extended interim protection granted to Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving multimillionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

As her bail was ending today, she appeared before the Patiala House court for the hearing.

New York,   Jan-Krzysztof Duda fended off a fierce comeback from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to win the 150,000 pound Aimchess Rapid, his second Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title this season.

Poland's reigning World Cup winner came into Friday's second day of the final needing just a draw to se

Chennai, Is there an Indian connection to the US-based 19-year old chess Grandmaster (GM) Hans Niemann filing a USD100 million defamation suit against World chess champion Magnus Carlsen and others?

Yes, it seems.

In his petition filed in the US court, Niemann said owing to the defamatory statements

New Delhi,  The Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue will kick off their ICC T20 World Cup campaign with a blockbuster clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday.

The match between the two Asian powerhouses is being touted as the much-anticipated mouth-watering clash in the ongoing mega event.

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Sydney,  The Australia-New Zealand clash in the Super 12 stage of the Men's T20 World Cup was touted to go the way it had been in 2021 final in Dubai. But, on Saturday, the Black Caps turned the tables on the hosts and defending champions with a comprehensive 89-run thrashing at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturda

Santander (Spain),  The Indian team beat Hong Kong 3-0 to finish 13th in the World Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships 2022, here on Saturday.

The first match of the tie was the women's singles and India's Rakshita Ramraj -- picked ahead of Unnati Hooda and junior world No.3 Anupama Upadhya

Malaysia,  Memories of a bruising morning for the Honda Team quickly vanished as Marc Marquez put in a pair of incredible laps to advance from Q1 and then grab a front-row birth for Sunday's race.

With his back seemingly against the wall, Marquez did what he does best and performed when it mattered m

Gurugram,  Amandeep Drall drilled a confident six-footer for a final birdie to take the sole lead with a bogey-free 67 on the third day of the US$ 400,000 Hero Women's Indian Open.

She takes a one-shot advantage into the final day over Sweden's Caroline Hedwall (68) and German Olivia Cowan, whose

Melbourne,  Ahead of India's Men's T20 World Cup Super 12 campaign opener against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday, talismanic batter and ex-skipper Virat Kohli spoke on his understanding and shared vision for the game with captain Rohit Sharma, saying that the discussions between the two hav