Afternoon Times

The Tamil Nadu government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the President of India’s decision to withhold assent to the state’s NEET Exemption Bill.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has registered a thumping victory and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set for a fifth consecutive term, as the coalition won 202 of…

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the 8th edition of the bilateral air exercise ‘Garuda 25’ with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) at Mont-de-Marsan, France, from…

Dropping a bombshell a day after the RJD suffered a devastating loss in the Bihar Assembly elections, party chief Lalu Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya has said she is disowning her…

Security forces recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, and later destroyed it in a controlled explosion, officials said.

A day after senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve criticised the Congress’ approach to alliances and warned that delays in seat-sharing were weakening Opposition coalitions, the Congress has signalled…

At least four people died and five others sustained injuries when a sports utility vehicle collided with a dumper truck in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night,…

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that India has emerged as a nation the world now relies on for answers to pressing global challenges.

Rohini Acharya, the daughter of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav, announced on Saturday she has quit politics and disowned her family.

The Russian government took a sensitive stand on the appeal of Manu Srivastava of Lucknow to save the life of his 21-year-old son Ansh Srivastava, who is suffering from cancer.

An RSS activist allegedly died by suicide here on Saturday, claiming that he was denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections, police said.

The driver of the Hyundai i20 car that exploded near the Red Fort earlier this week allegedly received Rs 20 lakh through illegal financial channels as funding, investigations into the…

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party’s reaction came a day after it failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly elections.

It has been nearly a week since the blast near the Red Fort in Delhi killed 13 people and injured many others. The explosion happened at 6.52 pm on Monday…

Over 28 kilograms of high-grade hydroponic ganja worth an estimated Rs 10 crore was seized from two women at the Chennai International Airport.

In an operation straight out of a crime thriller, police in Bhopal have busted what appears to be a full-fledged fake-currency factory being operated from a house by a 21-year-old…

A 57-year-old tailor was among the nine people who died in an accidental blast at a police station in Nowgam on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Thousands protested across Mexico on Saturday under the banner of “Generation Z,” denouncing rising violence after the public killing of an anti-crime mayor earlier this month.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation, during which the two leaders exchanged views on the Middle East situation, according to statements from…

A 60-year old woman worker was mauled by a bear at a tea estate in Kothagiri on Saturday, and she was admitted to a government hospital for treatment, officials said.

The massive blast inside a police station Nowgam in Srinagar has turned one of the major victories against terrorism into a tragedy.

Forest department shooters on Saturday evening gunned down a wolf, which allegedly had carried away a four-year-old girl from a village two days ago, officials said.

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday announced an compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each of those dead in the accidental blast in Nowgam police station.

On Children’s Day – a celebration when schools shower students with extra care and kindness – a 12-year-old student in Maharashtra died after being given corporal punishment by her teacher…

Madhya Pradesh’s Higher Education Minister, Inder Singh Parmar, has triggered a political storm after he made remarks linking 19th-century social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy to British interests.

Thieves in northern France have made off with jewellery worth up to $1.2 million, police said on Saturday.

Some are worried that if they leave the country, they will have difficulties when trying to return, fearful because of accounts of naturalized citizens being questioned or detained by U.S.…

Accused of being biased by some, defended as a champion of impartiality by others, the BBC is once again the subject of a thorny debate about the role of a…

A snapshot of the entire investigation into the white collar terror module which was busted before they could do any major harm simultaneously has been collated from various sources who…

In what appears to be a ritualistic murder, four women trampled their 16-day-old nephew to death with their feet in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur because they believed that it would help them…

With the National Democratic Alliance achieving a decisive victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, Janata Dal (United) leader and the state’s longest-serving Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, is poised to take…

A resident of Washington state has been admitted to the hospital with an H5N5 bird flu infection, according to state health authorities. The strain detected in this patient has not…

The terror suspects being probed in connection with the 10/11 Delhi blast used a special method called ‘dead drop’ emails to communicate, sources said. This is how the arrested doctors,…

Umar Mohammad, the terrorist who carried out a suicide car bomb attack near Delhi’s Red Fort, was seen on CCTV in a doctor’s attire.

Sharad Pawar has alleged that the BJP-led NDA’s victory in the recent Bihar Assembly election was influenced by a government-backed cash transfer scheme, under which Rs 10,000 was credited into…

A court on Saturday sentenced a school teacher, who was also a BJP activist, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl at Palathayi here.

The Union government on Saturday launched 10 new AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) pharmacies to increase access to affordable medicines and strengthen healthcare in the country.

The official jersey for the 9th Adani Ahmedabad Marathon was revealed at Palladium Mall on Saturday, in front of fitness enthusiasts and local runners.

Japan raised objections Saturday after China advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, as a feud over the new Japanese leader’s remarks on Taiwan showed no signs of dying down.

Following his meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after the NDA’s resounding victory in the state elections, JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha on Saturday said that the entire alliance has…

Investigators initially found a bottle of pesticide at the home, but during further questioning, the accused revealed that they had used the toxic Datura plant to contaminate the ‘sambar’ served…

The police in Karnataka’s Belagavi raided and shut down an illegally operated international fraud call centre that had been targeting US citizens and siphoning off large sums of money through…