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Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai asked the Centre to take time-bound action to ensure that 11 thermal power plants and more than 1,900 brick kilns using outdated technology in the national capital region control their emissions.

A South Carolina police chief announced early Sunday the death of an officer following a shooting in Myrtle Beach.

Azerbaijan said on Sunday that Armenian forces had shelled its second city of Ganja in an escalation of the war in the South Caucasus.

The seven-time MLA from Pipili in Puri district is survived by wife Prativa, son Rudra Pratap and daughter Pallavi. Maharathy, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 14, was discharged from the hospital after recovery but was admitted again as...

Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. On March 25, the central government announced a nati...

South star Siddharth Suryanarayan, best known to Hindi audiences through films "Rang De Basanti" and "Chashme Baddoor", is set to star in the web series "Escaype Live". Billed as a "tech thriller", the show will be produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary's O...

Guatemalan authorities sent more than 3,000 Honduran migrants back to their home country over the past few days, they said on Saturday, dissolving much of a caravan heading north even while dwindling groups continued the trek toward the United States.

Actor Jasmin Bhasin is looking forward to her time on the Salman Khan-hosted reality show Bigg Boss and the TV star says if the format requires, she won't hesitate from stepping out of her comfort zone.

The Sri Lankan government on June 28 completely lifted the curfew imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus after no new case of community infection was recorded for nearly two months.

Sehgal’s appointment as Additional Chief Secretary, Information, replacing Avneesh Awasthi, is proof of CM Yogi’s newfound faith in the officer who has been tried and tested by his predecessors.

Washington (AP) Joe Biden says he urged some governors who wanted to endorse his presidential campaign to refrain from doing so because the Trump administration might retaliate by withholding medical supplies critical to COVID-19 relief. Addressing a v...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- The Navajo Nation, which sprawls across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, reported 17 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Saturday.

U.S. oil refineries are moving aggressively to produce renewable diesel, partly to cash in on Canada's greener fuel standard before Canadian refiners modify their own plants.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has launched an investigation after one of the players in this year's tournament in the United Arab Emirates reported being approached for possible corruption, the league's integrity chief told Reuters on Sunday.

A 38-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly supplying illegal firearms and ammunition to criminals in Delhi and its neigbhouring areas, police said on Sunday. Five country made pistols along with eight live cartridges were seized from the accused...

Chirag Paswan, who has been challenging Nitish Kumar's performance on both law and order and development, had also indicated that his party was willing to contest on 143 seats if his demands were not met.