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Djokovic wary of 'greatest tennis player' debate ahead of Olympics

Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has kept a low profile toward the debate about who's the greatest tennis player in history before kicking off his Tokyo Olympic campaign.

Fewer than 1,000 to watch Olympics opening ceremony in stadium: Official

Only about 950 people, including officials and reporters, will be allowed to watch Friday's opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in the main stadium

4 killed as rains pound Maharashtra, thousands marooned in coastal areas

Though Mumbai was largely spared, heavy rains lashed coastal districts of Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg and the western districts of Satara, and Kolhapur

India, China to soon hold military talks to resolve border issues: Report

India and China will soon hold the 12th round of Corps Commander level talks at Chushul to iron out the agreement for the next phase of disengagement in Eastern Ladakh.

Andhra registers 1,843 more Covid cases, 12 deaths in last 24 hours

Andhra Pradesh on Thursday recorded 1,843 new Covid cases, taking the state's overall tally over 19.4 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 23,571.

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil's Richarlison scores hat-trick against Germany

Brazilian forward Richarlison scored a hat-trick in the match against Germany at International Stadium, Yokohama on Thursday.

India at Tokyo Olympics: Huge expectations, high aspirations

The 127-member Indian contingent will enter the Tokyo Olympic Games with soaring expectations of returning with their best medal haul ever even as the pandemic plays havoc with their preparations

Olympics: Be careful in opening match, former hockey stars warn India

The first match at the Olympics has always been a matter of concern for the Indian men's hockey team in the last eight editions since the Moscow Olympics in 1980, when they last won gold

52 countries helped India during second wave of Covid, says Centre

India received 27,116 oxygen cylinders, 29,327 oxygen concentrators, 48 Oxygen PSA plants and 19,375 ventilators from 52 foreign nations

West Bengal declares Class 12 results, pass percentage at 97.69

The results are available on WBCHSE's official website -- wbresults.nic.in.

Guinea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics due to Covid-19 pandemic

Guinea, a small African country, has pulled out of the Olympic Games that begin on Friday, citing resurgence of Covid-19 variants

Himachal Pradesh to open schools from Class 10 to 12 on Aug 2

It was decided that the coaching, tuition and training institutions would also be allowed to function from July 26

Mi India logs Rs 1,000 cr in sales during 7th Mi anniversary sale

Mi India on Thursday announced that it registered sales worth Rs 1,000 crore across categories during the Mi 7th anniversary sale from July 12-July 16 in the country.

Only 1 lakh left to be vaccinated with first jab in Goa: CM Pramod Sawant

Only one lakh from the state's population of 15 lakhs have not taken their first Covid vaccination dose yet, according to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

SC says India can't have a dual judicial system for rich and poor

The Supreme Court on Thursday said India can't have a dual judicial system -- one for the rich and the other for the poor, and pulled up Madhya Pradesh Police for attempting to shield Govind Singh

Surfer, weightlifter, celeb: women in headlines at Tokyo Olympics

Here's our list of the 10 women who will be in the news and get the most number of global eyeballs in the fortnight starting from Friday, July 23

US, Germany reach agreement on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project

The US and Germany have announced an agreement on the issue of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, an effort to reduce the risk that the contentious project could pose to Ukraine

Over 4 million children in US infected with Covid since onset of pandemic

Over 4 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a latest report of AAP and the Children's Hospital Association

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 191.9 mn; vaccinations soar over 3.71 bn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 191.9 million, while deaths have surged to more than 4.12 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.71 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

RBI allows IDFC to exit IDFC First Bank as five-year lock-in period ends

The IDFC Bank was created by demerger of the infrastructure lending business of IDFC to IDFC Bank in 2015