July 22, 2021

Two supporters of ruling Trinamool Congress, including an elderly woman, were killed and five others injured when unidentified persons opened fire on them in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, police said. The TMC put…

Washington , July 21  Amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit China on July 25-26, informed US Department of State on Wednesday. During the visit, Sherman will meet…

Kabul July 21  Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and expressed deep concerns over the Pakistani Interior Minister's remarks on the ongoing investigation into the…

New Delhi, July 21 Samsung India on Wednesday launched a new Galaxy M21 2021 Edition smartphone that will be available in two storage variants starting at Rs 12,499. The smartphone, which will be available in India from July 26 onwards,…

Bengaluru, July 21 Leading online learning platform Byju's on Wednesday said it has acquired Epic, the world's leading digital reading platform for kids 12 and under, for $500 million. The big acquisition comes on the heels of it buying the…

New York , July 22  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent letters to Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to convey his condolences over the loss of life during the devastating floods in both…

Washington DC , July 22  China is building up its offensive air capabilities far faster than US military planners expected in their national defence strategy three years ago, an Air Force General said on Wednesday. In a US Senate…

New York , July 22  Permanent Representative of India to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Wednesday expressed concern about the transfer of parts of a coastal town of Varosha to Turkish Cypriot control. This comes as Turkey plans to…

Mecca , July 22  In a significant stride towards women empowerment, dozens of female soldiers have become a part of the security services that monitor pilgrims in Mecca and Medina, the birthplaces of Islam. For the first time, Saudi…

Geneva , July 22   Five member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) alone will account for three-quarters of the entire global output of COVID-19 vaccines this year, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday.…

Washington DC , July 22 Taliban are propagating "inevitable victory" in Afghanistan with control over nearly 212 district centres, said a top US general on Wednesday. He, however, added that the “end game” is yet to be written in the…