New Delhi,  Protesting farmer leaders said on Thursday that they intend to continue with the 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the national capital till August 13, the day the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament comes to an end.

On Wednesday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Bai

New Delhi,  After the Supreme Court junked the Andhra Pradesh government plea against the quashing of criminal cases filed in connection with Amravati 'land scam', the state government on Thursday withdrew another petition against the stay imposed by the high court in the probe into the scam.

Adv

Kolkata,  Forty-five days after the West Bengal government decided not to conduct Madhyamik (Secondary) and Uccha Madhyamik (Higher Secondary) examinations this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Thursday announced the results for Class 12 students on th

New Delhi,  To boost socio-economic development in Ladakh, the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the establishment of an integrated multi-purpose infrastructure development corporation for the newly created Union Territory.

The Corporation will work as the main agency fo

New Delhi,  With the Taliban beginning to wield its influence in Pakistan, Chinese workers have started arming in order to protect themselves while carrying out maintenance works at various China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Pakistan, intelligence agencies stated.

After

Tokyo,  The Australian women's football team posed with an Aboriginal flag and linked arms while standing on the halfway line to make their own special statement against racism ahead of their opening group match in the Tokyo Olympics against New Zealand.

The team, also known as Matildas, eventually w

Puri,  Renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a piece of sand art to wish the Indian contingent success in the Tokyo Olympics, which are set to begin on Friday.

Pattnaik has joined the chorus of voices to cheer for India as part of the Indian Olympic Fan Army, an initia

Tokyo,  India's badminton ace and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu says she admires the class and elegance of American tennis legend Serena Williams and Swiss ace Roger Federer, and has great appreciation for Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's skills.

"I don't have wor

Tokyo, Six Polish swimmers were sent home from the Olympics after the the country's swimming federation (PZP) committed an administrative error and sent them to Tokyo even though they had not qualified for the Games.

The matter came to light on Sunday when the six, along with 16 other Polish swimmers, iss

Tokyo,  The director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Kentaro Kobayashi has been fired after his decades-old comedy skit on Holocaust came into limelight.

Kobayashi's axing follows the resignation of opening ceremony music composer Keigo Oyamada, who had admitted to bullying childr