New Delhi: With 2,451 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,52,425, while the active cases increased to 14,241, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today. The number of deaths climbed to 5,22,116 with 54

London: The 96th birthday of Queen Elizabeth will be marked on Thursday with gun salutes, the release of a Barbie doll and a new photograph showing Britain's longest serving monarch with two white ponies at Windsor Castle. Government ministers joined members of the royal family in

London: More than 4,000 Afghans who supported the British military during the August evacuation of Kabul remain stranded as the UK redirects resources toward the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey admitted that 1,000 people eligible for the UK’s Afghan Relocation Assistance Programme, along

New Delhi: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in India on Thursday touting job-creating investment but facing long odds to get his reluctant counterpart Narendra Modi to back Western action against Russia. Johnson arrived in western Gujarat Modi’s home state where he is scheduled to meet

Paris: A warming world and intensive agriculture are causing insect populations to plummet by nearly half compared to areas less affected by temperature rises and industrial farming, researchers said. The researchers measured both insect abundance and number of species in areas across the world and compared

New York: As many as 26 million Americans have mostly or completely stopped reading the Bible, American Bible Society’s annual State of the Bible report revealed, and the decline might be linked to churches being shut due to coronavirus curbs. John Plake, lead researcher for the

London: In a show of strength two months into its assault on Ukraine, Russia test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile which President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday would make Moscow's enemies stop and think. Putin was shown on TV being told by the military that

Mumbai: As many as 72% of mosques in Mumbai have stopped using loudspeaker for broadcasting the morning Azaan or prayer, police sources said. The development comes amid MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s demand that loudspeakers on mosques in Maharashtra be removed by May 3, and the resultant

Gujarat: Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani was arrested on by the Assam Police for his tweets about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Deccan Herald reported. Mevani was arrested in Palanpur city at 11.30 pm and then taken to Ahmedabad, his aide Suresh Jat told PTI. From there,