India reported over 22,200 fresh Covid-19 cases during the week (April 25-May 1), up more than 41% from the previous week's tally of nearly 15,800. Last week, cases had seen a 96% surge over the preceding seven days. Delhi, Haryana and UP accounted...

Beijing: Beijing is closing all city schools in a further tightening of Covid-19 restrictions, as China’s capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. 

San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk could fire Twitter’s legal head Vijaya Gadde once he takes over, reports said. “Gadde, who earned $17 million last year as Twitter’s top legal counsel, could be on the chopping block as Musk is reportedly planning...

Over 1,100 Indian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were awarded UN medals, honouring them for their exceptional service in the strife-torn African country.

Kathmandu: Nepal banned imported liquor, playing cards and nearly a dozen other “nonessential” goods to address the country’s widening trade deficit and declining foreign currency reserves, officials said. Falling remittances and tourism earnings,...

Dhaka: Nearly six months after a controversy erupted following incidents of attacks on the Durga Puja pandals, a prominent Hindu leader was brutally tortured during the Iftar party recently.