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The former prime minister had been sentenced on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts acquired by him and his family during his 2018-2022 tenure.

Japan has urged its citizens in China to keep a low profile and has increased security around schools and diplomatic missions.

The decadeslong release has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and criticized by neighboring countries.

With BookMyShow, the official ticketing platform, crashing, not many had the luck to get tickets for the games they wanted to see

In the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC after the first ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gill has now got 743 rating points and is placed as India's top-ranked batter.

More than 175 people have died in Pakistan in rain-related incidents since the monsoon season began in late June, mainly due to electrocution and buildings collapsing, emergency services have reported KASUR: Around 100,000…

The accident was the deadliest since the February collapse of an open-pit mine in the northern region of Inner Mongolia that killed more than 50.

The six children and two adults became trapped earlier in the day when one of the cables snapped while the passengers were crossing a river canyon in Battagram district.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was a notable omission from the squad, leaving India with only one wrist spinner in Kuldeep Yadav.

The United Naga Council (UNC), Manipur’s apex Naga organisation, said the name “Kuki” was first heard sometime between 1830-1840.

India’s lower external debt and relatively strong fiscal situation may also come as a shield against the crisis playing out in China.

Passenger buses are frequently crammed to capacity and seatbelts are not commonly worn, meaning high death tolls from single-vehicle accidents are common.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Nepal’s Vice President, Ramsahaya Prasad in Kunming on the sidelines of the China-South Asia Expo.

Patna:  With the Supreme Court giving a go-ahead to the publication of Bihar caste survey data on Friday, Mandal politics is likely to witness a churning in the run-up to the 2024 general elections. With Bihar and other Opposition-ruled…

The review will include a broad range of factors, emerging economic trends and the impacts of climate change, Wickremesinghe said, addressing a Naval gathering in the southern district of Galle.