Month: April 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome. “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome,” Trump…

United States Vice President JD Vance on Monday said it was an “honour” to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called the PM a “great leader” on the first day…

Canada’s political script took a dramatic turn in early 2025, pushing the nation towards an unexpected snap election in April – months ahead of the scheduled October timeline.

A man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a powerloom owner in Bhiwandi in Thane district, a police official said on Monday.

JD Vance, who is in India for a four-day visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today for a closed-door meeting. The meeting between the two leaders came at a time…

US Vice President JD Vance will visit the Taj Mahal during his visit to Agra on Wednesday, for which security has been tightened across the city, a police official said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia needed to give a “clear answer” about whether it would accept a ceasefire on striking civilian targets, a proposal that Moscow said…

Mark Carney was once appointed as governor of the Bank of England – the first time a non-British citizen was chosen for the role

Bhaiya, sorry. Sorry bhaiya. Bhaiya, bhaiya, bhaiya, please. A shaken biker, with folded hands, keeps on repeating, as if stuck in a never-ending loop.

Whether diplomats, theologians, mediators or Vatican insiders, here are 15 cardinals who are among the potential favourites to become the next pope, known as the “papabili”, divided by region.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has ensured that his party – the Liberal Party of Canada – has come from behind and taken the lead just a week ahead of…

After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months’ rest – but the leader of the world’s…

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against his domestic security chief Ronen Bar on Monday, saying that the head of Shin Bet “failed miserably” when Hamas attacked Israel.

Social media platform Reddit was down for thousands of users globally on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Paramilitary shelling on Sudan’s besieged city of El-Fasher, in the western region of Darfur, killed more than 30 civilians and wounded dozens more, activists said on Monday.

What could have been a fun breakfast ride turned into a nightmare for a group of eleven bikers in Gurugram after they were forced to stop by allegedly drunk men…

A BJP office-bearer from Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, following which he was expelled from the ruling party.

An eight-year-old girl was raped by a hearing and speech impaired man in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district, a police official said on Monday.

Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi hit back at “Muslim Commissioner” remark of BJP leader Nishikant Dubey today.

Tension prevailed at Ratanpur village in Delanga block of Puri district in Odisha on Monday following the recovery of the decomposed body of a minor boy from the septic tank,…

Jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana has moved a court seeking the permission to talk to his family members.

US Vice President JD Vance, who is in India for a four-day official visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today for a closed-door meeting.

Calling it as sorry state of affairs, the Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Delhi government over the delay in the premature release of prisoners.

Live: US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, the Indian-American Second Lady, Usha Vance, landed in Delhi this morning for his four-day visit to India.

A temple in Canada’s Surrey has been defaced by vandals with pro-Khalistan graffiti at its entrance and the pillars, authorities said.

A Delhi court on Monday summoned TMC leaders Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhle and other party functionaries for a holding protest in front of the Election Commission of India…

Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama praised Pope Francis on Monday, offering Buddhist prayers and writing to the papal envoy to “express his sadness” at his death.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is expected to conduct at least seven experiments, including growing crops and studying “ultimate survivors” water bears in space, during his 14-day stay at the International…

Pope Francis’s connection with India was marked by a mix of hopes and challenges. His long-held wish to visit the country remained unfulfilled. However, just months ago, he elevated an…

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader — the pope.

Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church since March 2013, died on Monday. He was 88.

Sunday’s scheduled canonisation of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint has been postponed to a later date after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday.

AI Kiran – a national movement for inclusive AI leadership – was officially launched today, setting the stage for a multi-year process of recognising, nurturing and growing women leaders in…

US President Donald Trump paid his respects Monday to Pope Francis, writing “Rest in Peace” in a short post on his Truth Social platform.

Convicting a man in a six-year-old check bounce case led to shocking consequences for Delhi judge Shivangi Mangla, who was verbally abused, harassed and threatened in the open courtroom.

The matter related to Gandhi’s nationality has the potential of casting a shadow over the Congress MP’s from Rae Bareli constituency, as Indian law does not permit dual citizenship.

A Spanish woman was classified as “medium” risk by a police algorithm when she reported threats and past violence by her former partner. Three weeks later, she was killed, allegedly…

Technology major Google on Monday settled with the Competition Commission a nearly four-year-old case related to alleged unfair business practices with respect to Android Smart TV market and has agreed…

An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, or money, in any presumed front-runner ahead of the conclave, the closed-door gathering of cardinals that picks the pontiff.

US Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by his Indian-origin wife Usha Vance and their children, arrived in India today for his first official visit to the country.

With the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the world’s cardinals will now head to Rome to elect a successor. So what exactly does a pope do?

Actor Randeep Hooda says meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “great honour and a privilege”.

Investigation into a corpse found in a suitcase at Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria has led police to a chilling murder plot, in which a woman teamed up with her lover —…

An Indian Air Force officer was allegedly assaulted in Bengaluru by a group of men while he was on his way to the airport, who is also an officer in…

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday announced a net addition of 16.10 lakh members in February this year.

A teenage girl and her uncle’s attempts to save her father from killing himself went in vain when all three were run over by a train in the Jagatpura area,…

As US Vice President J D Vance embarks on his visit to India with his family, the small village of Vadluru in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh is…

Former policeman Abhay Kurundkar, a President’s medal recipient, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Maharashtra court for the 2016 killing of assistant police inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore, with whom he…

The Supreme Court on Monday told a petitioner, who allegedly suffered disability due to the side-effects of Covid-19 vaccine’s first dose, to file a suit for damages instead of pursuing…

Over the weekend, one of the post discussed political rejigs in the state gained prominence. Political circles were abuzz about whether warring cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray will set…

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, had requested that his funeral rites be simplified and…

Spain will observe three days of mourning to honour Pope Francis after the Argentine pontiff’s death on Monday aged 88, Justice Minister Felix Bolanos said in a televised address.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Pakistan’s Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have developed artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cameras to detect snow leopards and alert villagers to avoid…

Scientists have found special chemical compounds necessary for the existence of life in samples collected from asteroid Bennu.

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff in history, died on Monday, at the age of 88. He died at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta following a…

The Eiffel Tower’s landmark illuminations will be switched off on Monday night in memory of Pope Francis who died aged 88, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said.