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A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced a 65yearold woman to more than 43 years in jail for sharing online posts criticizing the royal family, her lawyer said, the country's harshest ever sentence for insulting the monarchy.

Beijingbased ByteDance launched on Tuesday its thirdparty payment service for the Chinese version of its hit short video app TikTok, "Douyin Pay", as it presses to expand into the ecommerce business in China.

Rwanda has reintroduced tough lockdown measures in its capital Kigali after a surge in coronavirus cases.

The European Union wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus COVID19 vaccines with poorer neighbouring states and Africa, the EU health chief said on Tuesday, in a move that may undercut a WHOled global scheme.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to agree with regional leaders to extend a lockdown for most shops and schools until midFebruary as part of a package of steps to try to rein in the coronavirus, sources said before talks on Tuesday.

In the latest episode of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 12', a student contestant from Delhi University reached the hot seat before his father could.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will close the registration process at 6 pm.

Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant said on Tuesday that the disputed land no doubt belongs to Maharashtra, and it should be returned to it. This stand is in stark contrast to the stand taken by the Karnataka unit of Congress.

Film producer Boney Kapoor revealed that his younger daughter Khushi Kapoor will make her Bollywood debut soon, with another producer's project.

A helicopter team spotted Goldfarb's remains during a search and rescue operation that began on Sunday, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

Ram Niwas Goel claimed that ministers and MLAs from Delhi were stopped from visiting schools in Uttar Pradesh by the state police. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had alleged during a recent visit to Uttar Pradesh that he was stopped by the pol...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is scheduled to receive on Tuesday a first shipment of 5,000 units of the main Russian COVID19 vaccine known as Sputnik V, an Israeli official said.

Formed under the Disaster Management Act of 2005, the NDRF's existence is defined as “for the purpose of special response to a threatening disaster situation or disaster.”

Soumitra Chatterjee has been part of some evergreen songs in Bengali cinema. Here are 5 of the most popular ones.

Joe Biden has given himself an imposing todo list for his earliest days as president and many promises to keep over the longer haul.

A fact sheet shared on the company's website said those suffering from allergies, fever, or a bleeding disorder, among other conditions, should take advice from their doctor/vaccine provider, and possibly steer clear of taking the Covaxin shot.