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The UN had declared Dr APJ Abdul Kalam birthday as the World Students’ Day to honour his hard work, dedication, and determination that comprised his remarkable life

Police officers in Chicago will not be ordered to go home if they defy the city's requirement that they report their COVID19 vaccination status or be placed on unpaid leave, police leaders and Chicago's mayor said Thursday.

Rio Tinto on Friday reduced its 2021 iron ore shipments forecast, as a tighter labour market in Western Australia delayed the completion of a new greenfield mine at GudaiDarri.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers, headed by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican Chuck Grassley, plan to introduce a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Alphabet's Google, from favoring their products and services.

Two Yanomami children drowned in a river on their reservation where illegal gold miners operate a dredger, an indigenous leader said on Thursday, alleging the boys were sucked into the machine as they played.

The wreck of a storied military ship that served in two World Wars, performed patrols in waters off Alaska for decades, and at one point was captained by the first Black man to command a U.S. government vessel has been found, the Coast Guard said Thursday...

A New York man characterized as a leader of the Pagans motorcycle gang was sentenced to 33 months, or more than two and a half years, in prison on Thursday for illegal gun possession.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday:

Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children's author who often drew upon his rural affinities and wideranging adventures for tales that included Hatchet, Brian's Winter and Dogsong, has died at age 82.

The dollar was slightly lower on Thursday in choppy trading, having erased most of its early session losses, as investors bet the Federal Reserve would begin tapering its asset purchases next month and attention turned to the timing of interest rate hikes...

Six 'pink' toilets were on Thursday jointly inaugurated in north Delhi by the area's mayor and the chief of the National Commission for Women, officials said. Pink toilets are special facilities meant for women and children, which will be operated by w...

Merchandise imports stood at USD 56.39 billion in September, an increase of 84.77 per cent compared to the year-ago period.

Former Punjab DGP also said the matter was opportunity for politicking ahead of polls, while BSF ex-ADG explained it was more responsibility for the force already facing staff crunch.

The police tried to convince the mob to stop the dance performance, but things got out of control and the cops had to leave the spot.

As China experiences severe power shortages, the EV sector is struggling to keep pace with the hype around the booming sector, as the bubble is waiting to be burst sooner than later.

The defence minister said the SCO has rejected terrorism in all its manifestations, noting that women have been and will remain equal contributors in the fight against the menace.