Month: May 2025

What’s the difference between ‘Aamchi Mumbai’ and ‘Tyanchi Mumbai’? The two popular Marathi epithets are commonly used in Mumbai, but have a difference in their meaning.

Mahindra Thar, Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle, plots worth over a crore, two iPhones and a Rolex watch – these high-end assets belong to a dismissed police constable in Punjab.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government for “hijacking” the litigation between two private parties in a plea pertaining to the management of the famous Shri Banke…

The BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday expelled two of its MLAs, S T Somashekar and A Shivaram Hebbar, for six years for alleged “anti-party activities,” party’s state president B Y…

With Panchkula shocked as seven members of a family were found dead in a car and police suspect a mass suicide allegedly due to financial stress, the family members are…

Researchers who mapped tuberculosis cases in African countries found that local weather conditions and access to cities can influence prevalence of the bacterial disease.

India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall in June, which is expected to keep maximum temperatures in check in most parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said…

The Income Tax department on Tuesday extended the due date for filing ITRs for Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26 to September 15 from July 31.

Two men were brutally attacked with a sword in Karnataka on Tuesday, while one of them died at a hospital during treatment, the other is fighting for his life, said…

The letter stated that it is a “complete severance of the governments longstanding business relationship with Harvard.” Moreover, federal agencies are required to respond with a list of contract cancellations…

India has initiated the process to develop electric Hansa (E-Hansa), a next-generation two-seater electric trainer aircraft, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.

A Syrian man stood trial in Duesseldorf on Tuesday over a knife attack claimed by Islamic State in which three people were killed, a case that stirred debate over foreigner…

A chant that US leader Donald Trump used to back claims of white genocide in South Africa is an apartheid-era slogan that did not really mean for farmers to be…

France’s National Assembly votes Tuesday on proposed laws concerning palliative care and assisted dying.

Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine, backed by certain European countries, had taken several ‘provocative steps’ aimed at derailing Moscow-initiated direct peace talks with Kyiv.

A 16-year-old student died by suicide after allegedly being scolded by his mother for failing in his 10th-class examination, police said on Tuesday.

A family of seven, including three children, allegedly consumed poison and died by suicide owing to financial distress.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions that the name of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is not misused and his name be included in the Emblems and Names…

Pulling up the Maharashtra government for arresting a 19-year-old college student in Pune for a social media post on the India-Pakistan conflict, the Bombay High Court has said the State…

Amid reports of China fast-tracking its plan to deliver stealth fighter jets to Pakistan to bolster its arsenal to counter India’s air superiority over its western neighbour, New Delhi has…

Terming the act of making reels in khaki an “abuse of uniform”, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has cautioned personnel from doing so, directing them to distinguish between their “personal…

Odisha is engaged in an ongoing dispute with West Bengal over the naming of a new temple as “Jagannath Dham”.

The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world’s most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow’s role in its development and the fate of its…

Do people trust climate scientists, and what affects levels of trust? Our new study shows climate scientists are less trusted than other types of scientists globally. But there are profound…

Mumbai Police on Tuesday apprehended a man from the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area in connection with a bomb threat to the Mumbai airport, officials said.

As the sun beats down stronger each year and the tan lines get deeper, dermatologists across the globe are urging one common thing this World Sunscreen Day: make sun protection…

A foreigner’s first day in Kolkata turned into a nightmare. He was scammed and harassed by a taxi driver and his accomplice shortly after landing in the city.

Two days after he was expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over a Facebook fiasco, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav today congratulated younger brother Tejashwi Yadav…

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday showcased a range of weapons, including the ‘Vidhwansak’ anti-material rifle, which was used during Operation Sindoor to target Pakistani posts.

In a swift and decisive operation this morning, the Border Security Force or BSF successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of Bangladeshi nationals along the Indo-Bangladesh Border in…

Popular educator and YouTuber Khan Sir has tied the knot. In a video message to his students, he revealed that they were the first ones to know about his wedding.

Two brothers were arrested for conducting surgery on a five-year-old boy by posing as doctors at a private hospital on Charwa Manuri Road, the police said on Tuesday, adding that…

The youngest person to join Mensa is just over two years old. The “extraordinarily gifted” boy, Joseph Harris-Birtill from the United Kingdom, spoke his first word at the age of…

A Georgia man shot dead his wife before killing his pregnant girlfriend at her house and then turning the gun on himself in a double murder-suicide, authorities said on Saturday.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari managed his first term by skilfully getting then incumbent Pervez Musharraf to resign in August 2008 by securing the backing of his successor as Army…

The Indian stock market closed in the red on Tuesday due to profit booking, driven by valuation concerns and weakness across the Asian markets.

A 19-year-old boy from New Zealand died after taking part in a rugby-inspired social media craze called the “Run It Straight” challenge. He died after sustaining a severe head injury.

As Karnataka recorded 80 COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that the elderly and people with co-morbidities must wear masks as a precautionary measure.

A Chinese woman, who was fluent in English, inexplicably lost her ability to speak the language after a cerebral haemorrhage.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is launching an exclusive 14-day Bharat-Bhutan Mystic Mountain Tour. It will allow visitors to explore the natural beauty and rich culture of…

A nation that lacks the capacity to manufacture its own armaments finds itself vulnerable to the whims of key defence exporting countries.

Quick commerce platform Instamart has dropped parent Swiggy from its name, in a strategic move aimed at carving a standalone brand identity.

Two Indian-origin Singaporeans were charged on Tuesday for organising illegal public assemblies of foreign workers demanding payments owed to one of them.

Ten Indian climbers are among over 100 mountaineers honored in Nepal on Tuesday to commemorate the first successful ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

Hangovers aren’t just something to complain about over a greasy breakfast – they’re big business. The global market for hangover cures is now valued at US$2.29 billion (A$3.53 billion) and…

A Louisiana woman has been charged with manslaughter after she allegedly beat a man with a baseball bat and abandoned him on the road where he was run over by…

Global warming could be making cancer in women more common and deadly, according to a study conducted in the Middle East and North Africa.

British royal expert Hilary Fordwich said the Duke of Sussex has destroyed the trust between him and the royal family by publicly complaining about issues like his security, which is…

At least six men, who were between 9 and 13 years of age when they resided at the St. Joseph’s Home for Boys between 2005 and 2010, testified against their…

South Korea’s liberal frontrunner for president Lee Jae-myung was leading his main conservative rival Kim Moon-soo by more than 10 percentage points in an opinion poll issued on Tuesday, though…

Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington laced with lethal “death cap” mushrooms.

Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, faces mounting discontent among citizens and discord among political parties as election delays and reform deadlock continues.

US authorities admit that Abrego Garcia was deported to an El Salvadoran prison due to an error, but have refused to comply with court orders to return him to the…