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A total of 13,40,267 candidates appeared for the Bihar Board intermediate exams. Of these, 10,45,950 students have passed.

Farmers blocked national highways and other key roads at many places in Punjab and Haryana, and squatted on railway tracks at several locations.

Actress Kajol posted a boomerang video taken during the shoot of her recent release "Tribhanga". She is seen dressed in classical dancewear.

Technological advancements in Helmets not only make the rides smarter and more calibrated, but also induce a greater sense of safety and road consciousness among riders.

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's 'superfan' Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary stood atop a hill near Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune where KL Rahul brought up a brilliant century against England in 2nd ODI on Friday.

The 30-share BSE index ended 568.38 points or 1.17 per cent higher at 49,008.50. The broader NSE Nifty surged 182.40 points or 1.27 per cent to 14,507.30.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to President Kovind's son to enquire about his health.

Shakti Das, 72, has not stepped out of his house in Kolkata ever since nationwide lockdown was imposed in the country, exactly a year back. He could not even attend his wife's funeral.

Cyrus Mistry had succeeded Ratan Tata as chairman of Tata Sons in 2012 but was ousted four years later.

The day will also be observed as Pradosh Vrat in some parts of India as the Trayodashi Tithi will remain for rest of the day after 8.41 am.

Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, underlining the scale of a snowballing outbreak that is becoming a major political crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro.

Vandals defaced the facade of a mosque in ethnically split Cyprus on Thursday, daubing it with Greek flags and slogans and drawing a harsh condemnation from authorities.

A Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York Citys busiest subway station should face no more than the 35year mandatory prison sentence for his crime because his attack was an aberration from an otherwise peaceful life...

A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach, people consulted on the draft order said on Thursday.

Robinhood Markets Inc is building a platform to "democratize" initial public offerings (IPOs), including its own, that would allow users of its trading app to snap up shares alongside Wall Street funds, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would likely seek reelection in 2024, but the 78yearold Democrat left open the possibility of stepping aside after one term.