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Will push Centre for metro rail project in Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday told the Assembly that his government will urge the Centre to sanction funds for metro rail project for Coimbatore

Rights activists, lawmakers urge the world to save Afghanistan

In a recently held international conference in London, prominent human rights activists, security analysts, intellectuals and lawmakers urged the world to save the war-torn country

US Census 2020 shows country less white, more diverse and with more Asians

More diverse, more urban, less white and 5 million more people who identify as 'Asian alone', compared with the last time around

Taliban trying to isolate Kabul, situation 'deeply concerning': Pentagon

The Pentagon has said that Afghan Taliban militants are trying to isolate the capital city Kabul and the situation on the ground is "deeply concerning".

SC allows auction of 9,600 unclaimed flats in Amrapali projects

The Supreme Court was informed on Friday that nearly 9,600 home buyers, in various Amrapali housing projects, have not come forward to claim their flats.

Class 12 student moves SC seeking time-bound decision to re-open schools

A Class 12 student from Delhi has moved the Supreme Court, seeking directions to the Centre and state governments to take a time-bound decision in connection with the physical re-opening of schools

Jamshedpur to host national women's football team camp from Aug 16

The state of Jharkhand will host the Indian women's national team camp at Jamshedpur from August 16 for preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 -- the flagship continental championship

Al Qaeda will probably come back to Afghanistan: UK Defence Secy

Al Qaeda "will probably come back" as the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.

2012 U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand announces retirement

Delhi batsman Unmukt Chand, who shot to prominence by being the 2012 U-19 World Cup winning captain, has announced his retirement from cricket in India

Homegrown brand boAt leads as India TWS market grows 68% in Q2

Homegrown audio brand boAt maintained its lead for the fourth successive quarter as India's true wearable market registered 68 per cent (YoY) growth during Q2, a new report showed on Friday

BJP rebels in touch with us, but Congress not in a hurry: Harish Rawat

The Congress in Uttarakhand is adopting a wait and watch policy in the wake of the internal rift in state BJP in the run up to the Assembly elections scheduled early next year.

Adi Godrej to step down as Chairman of Godrej Industries on Oct 1

Nadir Godrej, who is currently Managing Director of GIL, will take over as Chairman and Managing Director of the company

Hockey success culmination of five years of sacrifices: Manpreet, Rani

Indian men's and women's hockey team captains Manpreet Singh and Rampal wrote an open letter to hockey fans across the world

US FDA okays Covid booster dose for those with weak immune system

The US FDA authorised both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine to administer an additional dose in people with weaker immune systems, which includes organ transplant recipients

'iPhone 13' to launch in September with bigger batteries: Report

Tech giant Apple is likely to unveil all four models of its upcoming "iPhone 13" lineup in September with larger batteries, an updated chipset and expanded mmWave 5G support, a new report said

Global cryptocurrency market hits $2 trillion, Bitcoin surges again

The industry players on Friday said the surge in the market cap indicates a wider acceptance of crypto assets across the globe, including in India.

China forced Covid-19 origins probe to drop lab-leak theory: WHO

Chinese researchers at the WHO-led team probing the origins of the coronavirus pandemic pushed against the lab-leak theory, said a WHO scientist, who led the group, in a Danish documentary

Maharashtra records third death due to Delta Plus Covid variant in Raigad

A 69-year-old man diagnosed with Delta Plus has succumbed

Canada suffering 4th wave of Covid-19 as variants spread: Top doctor

Canada is suffering a fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as variants of the virus continue to spread in the country, said Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam on Thursday.

Gates and Bezos-backed firm to pay $15 mn to hunt metals for EVs

KoBold Metals, a mineral exploration company backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Ray Dalio, has entered into a joint venture with London-based mining firm Bluejay