Tadej Pogacar pulled off one the biggest coups in Tour de France history and his boldness and talent have been widely acclaimed, yet it is too soon to tell if his title on Sunday will be the start of long-term domination.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Bareilly will soon have a textile park. According to an official statement, the CM said all hurdles in this regard have been removed and the work is likely to commence soon. He sai...

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), probing drugs angle in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, has asked the actor's former manager Shruti Modi and his talent manager Jaya Saha to appear before it on Monday, an official said on Sunday. Shrut...

All government-run and private schools across Jammu region will reopen partially for higher classes on Monday after six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior government official said, assuring that all necessary arrang...

Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. Smith initially was listed as questionable with a neck injury after missing practice on Thursday and Friday.

The Philadelphia Eagles activated rookie Jalen Hurts to back up quarterback Carson Wentz against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Nate Sudfeld was the No. 2 quarterback in the Eagles' Week 1 loss to the Washington Football Team and did not p...

The Lok Sabha on Sunday passed a bill which seeks to upgrade the Gujarat-based Raksha Shakti University as an institution of national importance and also change its name. In a brief debate before its passage by a voice vote, Abdul Khaliq of...

Renowned music composer Bibhuranjan Choudhury died on Sunday after a prolonged battle with cancer, coupled with other complications, his family said. He was 71. Choudhury, 71, who was also an eminent singer, lyricist and actor, died at a pr...

The sixth round of Corps Commander talks between the armies of India and China is scheduled to be held on Monday with a sole focus on the implementation of a five-point agreement reached between the two countries on disengagement of troops...

A senior official of Ministry of External Affairs likely to be part of Indian delegation at India-China Corps Commander talks: Govt sources.

Resumption of customs duty on the import on open cell for TVs from next month may make the domestic manufacturing uncompetitive and expensive, industry body CEAMA warned on Sunday. It will also put additional pressure on TV manufactures, wh...

A 50-year-old man and his wife died allegedly after consuming a poisonous substance at their rented house in outer Delhi's Siraspur area on Sunday, police said. The couple had a son who had married around nine years ago. Their son had no ch...

With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn statue of Stephen A. Douglas, whose forceful 19th century politics helped forge modern-day Illinois but who also profited from...

Australian batsman Marcus Stoinis stole the thunder from Mohammed Shami with a belligerent 21-ball-53 which lifted the Delhi Capitals to 157 for eight against Kings XI Punjab in their IPL match, here on Sunday. The Capitals scored 57 runs i...

American golfer Matthew Wolff is eying to win the US Open on his debut after Francois Ouimet, who achieved the feat in 1913 in his inaugural appearance. Ouimet while achieving the feat beat two of the game's greatest - Harry Vardon and Ted...

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Sunday said that a total of 18,855 people received Indian citizenship in the past five years. Rai's statement comes in response to Dhubri MP Badruddin Ajmal's question regarding the citize...

AC Milan have lost their opening Serie A match in each of the last two seasons and coach Stefano Pioli says they need to kick that habit when they host Bologna on Monday. Pioli said Milan, sixth last season, were targeting a top four finish...

Political confrontation between the ruling NDA and opposition parties is likely to escalate over the Sunday ruckus in Rajya Sabha as the BJP is considering moving privilege motion against several opposition MPs, accused of unruly behaviour...

Thousands of people marched in Berlin on Sunday demanding that the government do more to help migrants stuck in Greece, many of whom have been made homeless since fires ravaged the country's largest refugee camp. The crowd marched through t...

A federal judge has approved a request from a group of WeChat users to delay looming US government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a ruling dated Saturday, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler...

Protesters called on European Union states to allow in migrants stuck in Greek camps at a demonstration in Berlin on Sunday before the EU sets out proposals this week on how to help after a fire in one of the camps left 12,000 people withou...

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday informed that second round of the countrywide serosurvey for COVID-19 has been successfully completed and the final phase analysis of the survey is now underway. "The second round of c...

A complaint has been filed against Assam minister Pijush Hazarika for allegedly violating COVID-19 protocols by addressing a poll rally in Baksa district, police said on Sunday. Hazarika, the Minister of State for Health, addressed a rally...

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said his administration is committed to bringing about significant changes in the education system by motivating and handholding of different colleges across the Union territory, a...

Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring COVID-19 infection rate took to the streets on Sunday to call for better health provisions, complaining of discrimination by the authorities. Madrid's regi...

Farmers on Sunday blocked roads in Haryana and burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in neighbouring Punjab, protesting against the farm bills passed in Parliament. Two MLAs from the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which is part of the...

As many as 15,012 Bangladeshi nationals and 2,668 Pakistanis were granted Indian citizenship from 2015 to 2019, the Lok Sabha was informed on Sunday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that altogether 18,855 people of...

The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry on Sunday signed an agreement with the AYUSH Ministry to work together to control the menace of malnutrition through integration of AYUSH systems with ongoing nutrition interventions. The Memor...

In ageing men, free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood can help in understanding and predicting the future health risks--suggest the findings of a recent study. The study also suggests the free, precursor form of vitamin D found cir...

An 18-month old girl was raped in her home in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh allegedly by a teen relative who was later held from Jabalpur, some 110 kilometres away, a senior police official said on Sunday. Additional Superintendent of Police Shiv...

Infrastructure projects, including key road underpasses , multi-level parking lots and an indoor stadium, costing over Rs 3,090 crore in Noida are expected to be completed by end of 2021, officials said on Sunday. Work is underway on 11 pro...

Myanmar announced a stay-at-home order for its biggest city Yangon after reporting a record daily increase in new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

Syrian opposition sources said Russian jets bombed rebel-held northwestern Syria on Sunday in the most extensive strikes since a Turkish-Russian deal halted major fighting with a ceasefire nearly six months ago.

Authorities in China's northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested. On...

Swarna River near Perampalli in Udupi district of Karnataka is flowing over the limit due to heavy rainfall in the area, said State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Sunday. "Swarna River near Perampalli, Udupi is flowing over the limit. ND...

The ICMR is actively exploring saliva-based test for detection of COVID-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday and asserted that no significant or drastic mutation in strains of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India till now. D...

In a recent study, a team of researchers explored the possibility of whether mindfulness with paced breathing reduces blood pressure. According to the American Stroke Association (ASA) and the American Heart Association (AHA), more than 100...

The two farm bills, which were passed in Rajya Sabha amid a din, are against the interest of farmers and today will be remembered as a black day for democracy, the Congress said on Sunday. The Rajya Sabha passed 'The Farmers' Produce Trade...

Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, a prominent OBC leader from the ruling NCP, on Sunday told the Maratha representatives that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was in favour of quota for the community. During a meeting held in Nash...

Rajya Sabha Dy Chairman committed to values, such conduct not expected in healthy democracy: Rajnath Singh on Opposition ruckus.

Taking note of instances of suspected COVID-19 reinfection reported from Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Delhi and Maharashtra, the Union Health Ministry is considering gathering data of such cases to ascertain their veracity, so...

Four people have been arrested here for allegedly selling illicit liquor using labels of popular brands, police said on Sunday

Tens of thousands of people marched through Minsk on Sunday chanting "go away" on the sixth straight weekend of protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, keeping up the pressure on the veteran Belarusian leader to quit.

A BJP worker was killed in a clash allegedly with members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, triggering tension in the area, police said on Sunday. The clash broke out in the district's Sabang area on...

Nepal on Sunday recorded 1,325 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s caseload to 64,122, the health ministry said. The death toll reached 411 with 10 more fatalities, said Dr Jageshwar Gautam, spokesperson for the health ministry during...

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A U.S. judge early Sunday blocked the Commerce Department from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco sai...

Historians, conservation architects and other heritage lovers have heaved a sigh of relief and expressed happiness over the stay by the Supreme Court on the demolition of the centuries-old Patna Collectorate, with some saying it would send...