4 killed as construction lift crashes in

As per preliminary information, the incident occurred around 5.45 pm ( IST ) when the lift came crashing down at the Ambika building in Worli's Hanuman Gully.

Brazil is reopening despite the threat of the

Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga says vaccinating the majority of the population is the best way to stop the variant, but insists Brazil must continue its economic activities, the AP reported.

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage

With 39,097 daily new cases in the last 24 hours, the country continues to report less than 50,000 daily new cases since twenty-seven continuous days.

Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu opens

China's Zhihui Hou bagged gold with a total of 210kg and created a new Olympic Record while Indonesia's Windy Cantika Aisah grabbed bronze with a total of 194kg.

Japan: Ropeway in Yokohama city attracts visitors

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the city has developed another major attraction.

Tokyo Olympics: Oman team enters stadium as world

Oman's flag bearer Issa Al Adawi parade along with the team during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

South Korea to extend toughest social-distancing

Risky entertainment facilities, including nightclubs, are prohibited from running the business for two weeks

Philippines to impose travel ban on Malaysia,

The inclusion of Malaysia and Thailand brings to 10 the list of countries banned by the Philippines.

Around 60 lakh Indians brought back under Vande

The Ministry of External Affairs also informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply that 3570 Indian citizens died abroad, due to COVID-19

Finland imposes restrictions on restaurants as

Restaurants serving primarily liquor will be required to cut the capacity of indoor seats by half, while other restaurants will able to continue serving up to 75% of their normal number of customers indoors

In Vienna, wearing masks is still mandatory

Testing of the population with free PCR tests by gargling continues, which makes Vienna a pioneer in Europe.

COVID-19: Bangladesh extends strict lockdown till

The restrictions will come into force at 8 am (local time) on July 23 and will continue till August 5 at midnight, unless extended again, reported Dhaka Tribune.