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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday met with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man whose shooting by police in Wisconsin in August sparked a new surge of civil unrest around the United States.

The European Union's top diplomat called on Thursday for Washington to reverse its sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and another member of the ICC, calling the measures "unacceptable and unprecedented".

The Chief of Defence Staff said Pakistan could take advantage of India's border row with China, and it may create some trouble for New Delhi, adding a strategy has already been devised to deal with such a scenario.

Austria plans to oblige large internet platforms like Facebook and Google to delete illegal content within days and impose fines of up to 10 million euros ($12 million) in case of noncompliance, the government said on Thursday.

The Lebanese military discovered more than 4 tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut's port on Thursday, a find that's a chilling reminder of the horrific explosion a month ago that killed 191 people.

A prominent former opposition politician in Cambodia had his ban on political activities lifted Thursday after the government approved his request for political rehabilitation.

Afghan negotiators and senior officials will fly to Doha for peace talks with the Taliban after the two sides reached a compromise over the release of prisoners, diplomatic and government sources said.

The holidays must go on, even with a pandemic and a heated presidential election.

Asked why the government is opening up different economic activities when there is a spike in daily positive cases, Health Minister Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, "There is no doubt about it. But then these numbers have to be seen in the context of the to...

As the makers of Adipurush announced that Saif Ali Khan is going to play the role of Lankesh, the antagonist in the film, wife Kareena Kapoor Khan is on cloud nine.

Twitter has acknowledged the hack of the Narendra Modi website's account on the platform, and added that it is taking steps to secure it and check for other accounts being taken over.

According to the official announcement, the CAG will audit the temple's accounts from the year 2020-21. However, the temple management has requested the central watchdog to conduct a special audit from 2014-2015 to 2019-2020.

A Swiss region that has billed itself as a hub for hightech finance said Thursday that it plans to accept cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ether for tax payments starting next year.

The Health Ministry further said that the five states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu account for 62 per cent of the active cases in the country.

The product is a generic version of Schering Corporation's Meticorten tablets in the same strength, it added. The product will be manufactured at the company's facility at Bengaluru and will be marketed by Strides Pharma Inc in the US market,the filing sa...

A 21yearold author has agreed to a sevenfigure deal for a pair of young adult novels.