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Tokyo Olympics : Opening ceremony composer quits after admitting exploitation of disadvantaged kids as schoolboy

Keigo Oyamada, a well-known Japanese composer who was working on the music for the Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony, has resigned after admitting to "inhuman" sexual abuse of disabled children as a child

Jul 21, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Organizers not ruling out possibility of cancellation if cases surge

Toshiro Muto, CEO of Tokyo Olympics, said on Tuesday that the Olympics may still be cancelled because to the escalating number of Covid-19 cases. Japan is now experiencing a Coronavirus outbreak.

Jul 21, 2021

Ugandan Olympic athlete deserts team, found in central Japan seeking work

Julius Ssekitoleko has been recovered in central Japan after going missing from his country's training camp in Tokyo. Ssekitoleko had left his stuff behind, and his note stated that he wished to work in Japan.

Jul 21, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: 2 days to go, 11K athletes ready to give their all in 339 events [Full Schedule]

With two days to go, 33 competitions, 339 events, 42 Olympic venues and more than 11,000 athletes ready to vie for the medal

Jul 21, 2021

UK reports 46,558 Covid cases; Surge forces new quarantine rules

The day England lifted most of the legal restrictions on social distancing, the visible evidence of rapid spread of covid-19 came with 47K cases reported in 24 hours

Jul 21, 2021

Sania Mirza, husband Shoaib granted Golden Visa by UAE govt

Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis star, and her husband, Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, have been granted a 10-year UAE Golden Visa. The UAE government introduced the Golden Visa in 2019 as a new mechanism for long-term residency visas.

Jul 20, 2021

Russian chess coach alleges Indian company owes him fees; last payment in 2020 [details]

Evgeniy Solozhenkin, a Russian chess grandmaster, is hoping to get his dues from Indian company ThoughtRoots India Private Ltd for his tutoring services paid as soon as possible, as he claims his last payment was in 2020.

Jul 19, 2021

Pentagon monitoring Taliban's sweeping advances in Afghanistan 'with deep concern'

Bereft of female doctors, women left to die but not allowed male doctors to treat: Afghan women recall Taliban days

Shelter NGOs and other agencies were little lifelines for women who flee their homes because of domestic abuse and violence but now these lifelines are under threat from Taliban, say women activists

Jul 19, 2021

Nepal's new PM Deuba wins confidence vote in Parliament

Deuba was supported by his own Nepali Congress and the Nepal Communist Party, besides the Janata Samajbadi Party

Jul 19, 2021

China wants PAK to bring terrorists to justice; terminate Dasu Dam contract, mounts pressure [details]

China on Friday demanded that Pakistan bring the perpetrators of a "terrorist act" to justice.

Jul 18, 2021

Death toll in South Africa violence reaches 212; KwaZulu-Natal zone worst hit

The province of KwaZulu-Natal alone reported 89 more deaths, bringing the cumulative to 180 fatalities, while the total reached 212 deaths so far in the worst violent riots since the post-apartheid era

Jul 17, 2021

Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil

Daughter of Afghan envoy to Pakistan abducted and tortured, alleges Afghanistan

The medical report of Silsila Alikhil also indicates torture with multiple injuries including swelling in the wrist joints, bleeding from the nose and ankle area.

Jul 17, 2021

Indians targeted in South African violence; Jaishankar raises issue with counterpart

As many as 121 people, mostly of Indian origin, have died in the country's worst post-apartheid era violence

Jul 17, 2021

Chinese scientists shed new light on human evolution [Details]

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a revolutionary approach for researching the evolutionary brain mechanisms of language and tool usage by mapping cross-species brain network groupings, shedding new light on the genesis and evolution of humans.

Jul 15, 2021

Six Chinese killed in a blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; Beijing demands probe

Chinese authorities referred to the cause of the explosion as an "attack" and called for a full investigation by Pakistani law enforcement authorities

Jul 14, 2021

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Tokyo Olympics : Opening ceremony composer quits after admitting exploitation of disadvantaged kids as schoolboy

Tokyo Olympics: Organizers not ruling out possibility of cancellation if cases surge

Ugandan Olympic athlete deserts team, found in central Japan seeking work

Tokyo Olympics: 2 days to go, 11K athletes ready to give their all in 339 events [Full Schedule]

UK reports 46,558 Covid cases; Surge forces new quarantine rules

Sania Mirza, husband Shoaib granted Golden Visa by UAE govt

Russian chess coach alleges Indian company owes him fees; last payment in 2020 [details]

Bereft of female doctors, women left to die but not allowed male doctors to treat: Afghan women recall Taliban days

Nepal's new PM Deuba wins confidence vote in Parliament

China wants PAK to bring terrorists to justice; terminate Dasu Dam contract, mounts pressure [details]

Death toll in South Africa violence reaches 212; KwaZulu-Natal zone worst hit

Daughter of Afghan envoy to Pakistan abducted and tortured, alleges Afghanistan

Indians targeted in South African violence; Jaishankar raises issue with counterpart

Chinese scientists shed new light on human evolution [Details]

Six Chinese killed in a blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; Beijing demands probe

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh