Nusrat Ghani says she was told her faith made colleagues uncomfortable – but the chief whip rejects her claim.

Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty continues her quest to become the first home champion in 44 years, but Victoria Azarenka and fifth seed Maria Sakkari go out.

Meet the aurora hunters, people fascinated with the Northern Lights.

The Foreign Office takes the unusual step of naming a former Ukrainian MP as a potential Kremlin candidate.

Five paper creations by an anonymous artist are to be sold to raise funds for the Scottish Book Trust.

From skincare products to used cars – the items that tell the story of the cost of living crisis.

More than 100 people have been killed in the fighting between militants and Kurdish-led forces.

The teenager was found with stab injuries and died shortly after being taken to hospital, police say.

Police are treating Matthew Willson's death as a homicide, following gunfire from a nearby flat.

Rafael Nadal continues his quest for a record-breaking 21st major title at the Australian Open as Denis Shapovalov beats third seed Alexander Zverev.

The Centre decided to drop one of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymns "Abide With Me" from this year's Beating Retreat ceremony as playing more Indian tunes would be appropriate in view of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', which celebrates the 75th year of India's Independence, government sources said on Sunday.

Ahead of the 73rd Republic Day celebrations, the Government of India’s Twitter handle posted a video on Twitter capturing the Indian Navy band playing a Bollywood song. The clip captured men in uniform cheering to the tunes of the hit Bollywood song 'Monica, Oh My Darling!', which was being played by the band.

Kejriwal said that previously too, the Centre had conducted raids at Satyendar Jain but got nothing, adding, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers do not fear these agencies as they have done nothing wrong.​​

The Chinese Army on Sunday informed Indian defence officials that they have found the missing teenager from Arunchal Pradesh. "The Chinese Army has communicated to us that they have found a missing boy from Arunachal Pradesh," said PRO defence, Tezpur Lt Col Harshvardhan Pandey. The due procedure is now being followed for 17-year-old Miram Taron's return.

India skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the third and final ODI. India made four changes as Suryakumar, Jayant, Prasidh and Deepak replaced Venkatesh, Bhuvneshwar, Ashwin and Shardul. The Proteas also made one change in their XI as all-rounder Pretorius came in for Shamsi. Get live cricket score updates of 3rd ODI match between India and South Africa. Check live scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.

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In 2020, we saw the first MacBooks powered by custom silicon. Here’s everything you need to know about this dramatic chip shift.

The marbled crayfish is a threat to the native species, but the “Berlin lobster” may also offer a sustainable food source and help stop the spread of parasites.

The imaginative play that makes the platform so much fun also helps explain the controversy around the internet's new main character.

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The United States is trying to find a way to accelerate delivery of fighter jets amid increasing tensions with China. Taiwan has deployed advanced, fourth generation fighter jets in a show of force to stand up to China. China has fifth-generation fighter jets, but so does the United States, who has backing Taiwan. The president […]

ESPN, like a growing number of media outlets, is not sending reporters to the Beijing Olympics over fears of harsh COVID protocols. Human Rights Watch has warned athletes attending the Beijing Olympics not to speak out against Chinese human rights abuses for their own safety. Japan has joined the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, […]

French lawmakers have officially labeled China’s treatment of Uighurs “genocide,” calling on the government to take “the necessary measures within the international community and in its foreign policy towards the People’s Republic of China” to protect the Uighurs. The move comes just weeks before the Olympics. The American Congress has passed a bill that would […]

Parts of Texas are expected to see an incredible temperature drop over the course of 36 hours, going from 80º and sunny to freezing rain. Last year, the oceans were the hottest ever recorded, a troubling sign of climate change. In 2019, 354 penguins died of a heat wave, demonstrating the catastrophic impact climate change […]

In northeastern states, COVID cases are falling as rapidly as they arose, signaling that the omicron variant has perhaps already peaked. Critics are calling the CDC “unrealistic” for suggesting schools cancel nearly all activities and warning those who have recovered from COVID to avoid anyone with a comorbidity (which amounts to 80% of Americans). The […]

Human Rights Watch has warned athletes attending the Beijing Olympics not to speak out against Chinese human rights abuses for their own safety. Japan has joined the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, joining a number of countries already doing so. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, has announced that the nation will not send […]

Hong Kong is set to kill all hamsters in every pet shop after a hamster caught COVID, the first such instance of the animal catching the disease recorded. Everyone is being abundantly cautious with the new omicron variant. The CDC is warning Americans to wear the “most protective mask possible,” stopping short of recommending N95 […]

China has announced that it will not sell tickets to the winter Olympics over COVID concerns. A labor union representing 175,000 nurses has called for a general strike over working conditions amid the COVDI pandemic. Students in Boston and Chicago have staged a massive walkout to protest in-person classes amid the surge in COVID cases. […]

Critics are calling the CDC “unrealistic” for suggesting schools cancel nearly all activities and warning those who have recovered from COVID to avoid anyone with a comorbidity (which amounts to 80% of Americans). The CDC is warning Americans to wear the “most protective mask possible,” stopping short of recommending N95 masks. Nevertheless, Anthony Fauci has […]

According to an Israeli healthcare provider, more than 90% of patients sick with COVID showed remarkable improvement within 3 days of taking Pfizer’s new antiviral pill. President Biden has doubled the federal order of Pfizer’s new COVID pill, along with expediting their shipment and distribution as omicron surges. COVID cases have spiked 948% in Florida, […]