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India has begun selling oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to staterun refiners as it implements a new policy to commercialise its federal storage by leasing out space, three sources familiar with the matter said.

In the chaos following the Taliban takeover, Noman and another family tried to get to the airport Tuesday through clogged streets, checkpoints and gunfire but were forced to turn back.

A former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Tuesday.

Cuba's government on Tuesday spelled out its laws against using social media or the internet to stir up protests or insult the state and offered people a form to report offenders.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to kill Native Americans and take their property, in what he hopes can begin to make amends for sins of the past.

A former relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates was sentenced Tuesday to at least two years behind bars for statutory sexual assault and child pornography, among other charges, in a case involving a girl who was 13 when the encounters began.

House Democrats on Tuesday put forward a new proposal to update the landmark Voting Rights Act, seeking against long odds to revive the civil rightsera legislation that once served as a barrier against discriminatory voting laws.

Rome, Aug 17 (AP) Italy's prime minister is vowing that Italy will remain committed to promoting and protecting fundamental rights in Afghanistan, especially of women, following the Taliban takeover and the evacuation of Western diplomats and military for...

The Taliban's deputy leader and co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar returns to Afghanistan.

The 26-year-old first arrived in India six years ago with an aim of getting education that he hoped would help him bring about positive changes back in his country.

The auspicious period of Ashtami day will continue till 1.59am of the intervening night of August 30-31

The Brazilian is well known in the Galatasaray squad and has been highly influential in the team’s victories since joining in 2019.

Sitarganj MLA Saurabh Bahuguna had led a delegation of the community to Chief Minister Dhami on August 5 with a request to fulfil their demand

India has also announced a new category of electronic visa "e-Emergency X-Misc Visa" to fast-track applications for Afghans who wish to leave the Taliban-controlled country

CureVac's first mRNA-based Covid vaccine CVnCoV, showed efficacy of just 47 per cent, the lowest reported so far from any Covid-19 vaccine maker.

The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of pleas, including the one filed by Editors Guild of India, seeking independent probe into the matter.