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Paris (AP) Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the second round of the French Open after beating Egor Gerasimov 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Nadal is looking for a record-extending 13th title at Roland Garros and a 20th major overall to equal Roger Federer's men'...

An Indian-American businessman has joined the race for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, campaigning on a message of "hope, growth and opportunity". "Virginia is in trouble right now and we're running out of time as Democrats...

Haryana reported 24 more COVID-19 fatalities on Monday taking the death toll due to the disease to 1,331 while with 1,630 fresh cases the total infection count in the state rose to 1,25,412. Of the 24 fatalities, five were from Panchkula district,four f...

The Mzansi Super League (MSL), country's domestic T20 tournament, has been postponed to November-December next year due to logistical issues in wake of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Monday. "Cricket South Africa (CSA)...

As many as 88% of citizens are in favour of the government imposing heavier fines on those not wearing a mask, including suspension of DBT benefits and Aadhaar cards.

London (AP) British politicians will have to curb their late-night drinking after authorities in Parliament ordered alcohol sales restricted as part of anti-coronavirus measures. Bars and restaurants in the UK have been ordered to shut at 10 p.m. under...

The Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army celebrated the 193rd Gunners Day on Monday at the Chandimandir military station, a defence spokesperson said here. Gunners Day marks the raising of the Five (Bombay) Mountain Battery on September 28, 1827.

The home ministry said the NSCN-K has been engaged in unlawful and violent activities thereby undermining the authority of the government of India and the governments of Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh and spreading terror and panic among the peop...

The chief minister said that given the COVID-19 threat, his government was taking steps cautiously and SOPs have been framed accordingly. The SOPs are not for putting restaurateurs in trouble, he added.

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 5,652 on Monday with 58 more fatalities, while the infection tally reached 3,90,875 after 3,838 people tested positive for the disease, an official said. Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secreta...

The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a plea alleging damage to trees on account of construction of RCC boundary wall along Ring Road from Dhaula Kuan to Brar Square here. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel noted that the...

NEET 2020 exam was conducted on September 13, 2020 at various centres across the country. Successful candidates will be allowed to enroll into various government and private medical schools.

A doctor was allegedly assaulted by a patient and her attendant at the Delhi government-run Maharishi Valmiki Hospital when they were asked to wear a mask and wait for their turn. Police have registered a case after the hospital filed a complaint. The...

Both the Delhi Police and the Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) have jointly rescued several children during this time, officials said.

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 204 new COVID-19 patients on Sunday that pushed the district's case tally to 12,571, official data showed. The number of active cases came down to 1,570 from 1,637 on Saturday and 1,723 on Friday, according to...

Paris (AP) Venus Williams has been knocked out in the first round of the French Open for the third straight year, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. The 40-year-old American is 0-3 in Grand Slams this year following first-round exits at the...