Bangkok [Thailand], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand announced on Sunday to extend tighter pandemic control measures in the capital Bangkok and other regions possibly till the end of August to contain the worst-ever wave of the outbreak, which has brought its total case tally to top 600,000.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Tata Power said on Thursday it secured the highest score among peers in Crisil's recently launched environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores.
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): While analysing her performance in the Tokyo Olympics, India fencer Bhavani Devi on Tuesday said she is content with her showing at the Games and will take learnings from this, and try to do better in the upcoming tournaments.
Brasilia [Brazil], July 27 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 550,000 patients with COVID-19 have died in Brazil since the start of the pandemic, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
Tokyo [Japan], July 16 (ANI): Ace Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Friday arrived in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games which is all set to kick-start from July 23.
Manila [Philippines], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 5,204 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,478,061.
New York [US] July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday repeated his appeal for a global vaccination plan to boost vaccine equity as deaths from COVID-19 topped 4 million worldwide.
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Former India striker and two-time Olympian Jagbir Singh went back in time to reflect on India's topsy-turvy campaign at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the remarkable fightback to the top six after finishing at the bottom of the table in the 1986 World Cup.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Wednesday reported 22,673 new cases of COVID-19 and 638 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 4,470,374 and 94,304 respectively.
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 27 (ANI): The death toll in Nepal from coronavirus has surpassed a mark of 9000, with 34 new fatalities reported in the last 24 hours due to the infection.
Manila [Philippines], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday 6,043 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,378,260.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Chennai-based Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), one of India's leading private and deemed universities, is ranked as the number one private university in the country.