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Ahana Deol, younger daughter of veteran actors Hema Malini and Dharmendra welcomed twin girls on Thursday.

German authorities have uncovered a group of soldiers suspected of organising a chat group relating to antiSemitism, rightwing extremism and pornography, according to a Defence Ministry document seen by Reuters.

More than 150 people staked out Cuba's culture ministry on Friday to demand answers over the state's handling of a hunger strike by a group of artists and activists, in an unusually large display of public dissent on the Communistrun island.

Pandemicweary Americans entered the holiday season on Friday under strong pressure from political leaders and health officials to stay home, avoid most gatherings and curtail Christmas shopping as the coronavirus surged nationwide.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judge's ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election, the Justice Departme...

The Pentagon's acting defense secretary has made a rare visit to Somalia, a conflictplagued nation in the Horn of Africa where American forces have been assisting in the fight against alQaida affiliate alShabab.

Even as police permitted them entry into the national capital, the farmers refused to move to Nirankari ground at Burari where they were asked to continue their agitation against Centre's farm laws.

Turkey's daily COVID19 death toll hit a record high for a fifth consecutive day at 177, data from the Health Ministry showed on Friday.

Inflow of FDI during April-September 2019-20 stood at $26 billion, as per the data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Britain's 100yearold charity hero Captain Tom Moore and motor racing champion Lewis Hamilton have topped GQ magazine's Men of the Year Awards.

The number of registered Brazilians out of work and the national unemployment rate rose to the highest on record, official figures showed on Friday, as the easing of COVID19 lockdown measures encouraged people to look for work again.

Hyundai Motor Co's and Kia Motors Corp's U.S. units on Friday agreed to a recordsetting $210 million civil penalty after U.S. auto safety regulators over the untimely recalls of 1.6 million engines for fire risks.

Tomar appealed to protesting farmers to end their stir and come forward for talks.

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose this week, driven by a surge in oil prices and a potentially colder start to winter and higher heating demand.

The gross domestic product (GDP) had contracted by a record 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal (April 2020 to March 2021) as the coronavirus lockdown pummelled economic activity.

Ten COVID19 vaccines could be available by the middle of next year if they win regulatory approval, but their inventors need patent protection, the head of the global pharmaceutical industry group said on Friday.