Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulled the plug on the city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying staging the summer games would bury the Italian capital under mountains of debt and tonnes of cement.

Mitra Biotech's personalised cancer therapy could be a game changer in the field of cancer medicine.

As many as 29 people have been injured in an explosion that rocked New York's busy and upscale neighbourhood also frequented by tourists, authorities said about the "intentional act", hours before world leaders arrive in the city for the high-level UN General Assembly session.

'We cannot give in to those who would divide us. We cannot react in ways that erode the fabric of our society,' he said.

The highest domestic package, however, fell 10 per cent

Four years ago, Malvika Raj Joshi quit schooling to explore her love for different subjects.

'When a soldier becomes a king, he better be a king. He should now just forget the past and move beyond continuity. He should catch the potential of India's moment and play a leader's role,' says Vallabh Bhansali of Enam Group.

He will be the eighth Deputy Governor to be made Governor at RBI

As deputy governor, Patel headed the RBI panel to draft the monetary policy report, which became the basis of the ongoing reforms at the apex bank

iPhone sales in June quarter dropped 35% even as smartphone market grew 19%

Only 36 per cent in Japan and 44 per cent in Germany were willing to use such vehicles.

Trump promised to defeat ISIS and Islamic terrorism, but toned down his previous proposal of a complete ban on entry of Muslims in the country.

Triple Olympic gold medal winner Kenenisa Bekele said he was bitterly disappointed to be left out of Ethiopia's team for the Rio Olympics and blamed members of the country's athletics federation he said knew nothing of the sport.

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Mark Hughes was identified on national TV as a possible suspect after he was seen carrying assault rifle.

Former Boston Marathon winner Lidiya Grigoryeva has been banned for 2 1/2 years for doping.

The iconic Amba Vilas Palace in Mysuru on Monday witnessed the royal wedding of Wodeyar family scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar.

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is putting her time away from tennis to good use.

SoftBank's Founder-Chairman Masayoshi Son has had strong lieutenants in the past who have faded from view in no time.

The talented actor died in a car accident on June 19.

Kenya reacted angrily on Tuesday to calls by the German Athletics Federation (DLV) that its athletes be barred from the Rio Olympic Games due to doping concerns.

Even as the community and the country struggle to come to terms with this attack, stories of survival emerge.

Comey said from the investigations so far it is not entirely clear at this point just what terrorist group he aspired to support.

Defiant Brazil manager Dunga brushed off suggestions that early elimination from the Copa America would cost him his job on Sunday, telling reporters that he feared 'only death' and not unemployment.

Omar Mateen, the Afghan-origin gunman who killed at least 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando in US' deadliest mass shooting incident, pledged allegiance to ISIS in a phone call to emergency number 911 during the attack.

In 2016, the Centre has been able to get only seven IAS officers from all states so far.

Mateen -- who died in a shootout with police after the hostage siege -- has no criminal history and authorities are investigating if he had ties to Islamic extremism.

Lionel Messi came off the bench to score a hat-trick in just 18 minutes on Friday as Argentina hammered Panama 5-0 and eased into the quarter-finals of the Copa America.

Both Obama and Modi have taken bold steps towards laying the groundwork to give a big push to Indo-US trade, and now it's time to execute, says Bikash Mohapatra.

Actor Matt Damon addressed the graduating class of 2016 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

'It should be considered one of the primary cuisines on Earth,' Zorawar Kalra tells Avantika Bhuyan.

The more time teenagers spent on phones and TV, the lower their test scores in math and English tend to be.

MUrgency is slated to launch services in Amritsar and Jalandhar in the last week of May and cover the entire state by June end.

Ethiopian runners vying for a place in the summer Olympics dominated the Boston Marathon on Monday, taking the top three spots in the men's division for the first time, and the top two spots among the women.

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Russian teenager Evgenia Medvedeva put on a flawless display with a record-setting free skate to cap a stunning debut senior season with the women's title at the world figure skating championships in Boston on Saturday.

Prashant Kishor, the man who led Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar to victory, has his task cut out for him as he tries to secure victory for the Congress in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh

Fifty per cent of bank restructured assets were in infrastructure, steel, power and telecom sectors.

Barack Obama and Raul Castro vowed to set aside their differences in pursuit of what the US president called a "new day" for the relationship between the neighbours.

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