Month: June 2025

When Zohran Mamdani, the son of filmmaker Mira Nair, won the Democratic primary in the race to become New York City’s next mayor, one of his old posts resurfaced online.

Once the FTA is signed, it will require approval from the British Parliament and India’s Cabinet before it can take effect.

US President Donald Trump has said three Iranian nuclear site targets hit by American strikes were “obliterated.”

Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s company Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited on Friday said it has appointed former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant as a senior advisor.

The 148th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath began in Ahmedabad on Friday morning, with thousands of devotees joining in for a glimpse of the deity.

The man accused of crucifying an elderly pastor in Arizona confessed to the crime in a jailhouse interview. The 51-year-old Adam Christopher Sheafe added that he had a longer list…

The report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s convoy ran into trouble on Thursday after all 19 vehicles broke down one after the other, leaving the road looking more like a scrapyard…

The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to celebrate.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday met his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao.

The European Commission, in charge of EU trade policy, has been in talks with Washington for weeks, and the leaders of Europe’s two biggest economies France and Germany on Thursday…

A massive blaze erupted at a factory in Bawana industrial area in the early hours of Friday and 22 fire tenders were rushed to bring the fire under control, an…

A 72-year-old man, on the run for over two decades, has been arrested in Karnataka’s Koppal district for murdering his third wife in 2002.

Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers spend over 80 per cent of their work doing “non-core work”, Rajasthan Principal Secretary (Energy) Ajitabh Sharma has said.

Raja Raghuvanshi Murder Case: Two of the three men who helped Sonam Raghuvanshi murder her husband Raja Raghuvanshi in Meghalaya last month have retracted their earlier “confessions” and refused to…

A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of culpable homicide of his stepmother nearly five years ago over a family dispute, police…

India doesn’t need less English. It needs more multilingualism, more access, and more confidence in its ability to speak in many tongues without shame or fear.

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it…

After more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by inattention, hyperactivity or a combination of the two. Common symptoms such as trouble concentrating or sitting still can create challenges at work.

A bomb threat at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport’s Terminal 3 early Thursday morning prompted a swift emergency response, but was later confirmed to be a hoax, officials said.

The mother of jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and another person accompanying her died after being shot at by unidentified bike-borne people in Punjab’s Batala, police said on Friday.

Three unidentified men allegedly broke in through a window and “ransacked” Brad Pitt’s house in Los Angeles.

The study, led by researchers from Flinders University in South Australia, finds that sleep is shaped not just by personal habits, but by environmental factors like daylight, temperature, and weekly…

Thunderstorm and rain likely in Delhi on Friday, says India Meteorological Department, with minimum temperature stood at 29 degrees Celsius. Maximum may hit 37 degrees Celsius. AQI at satisfactory level,…

The Indian Navy fleet had been assigned their target packages, and were put on hot-standby to launch land-attack missiles at targets inside Pakistan on more than one occasion during Operation…

Omead Afshar, a powerful executive at Tesla Inc. and one of Elon Musk’s closest confidants, has left the company, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest high-level departure…

China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun Thursday held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), including India, Chinese media reported.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Don Jun on the sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers Meeting in Qingdao in China.

A large crowd of devotees has gathered at Puri’s Jagannath Temple for Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra that will commence on Friday.

India on Thursday denounced the reported destruction of a Durga temple in Dhaka and said it is the responsibility of Bangladesh’s interim government to protect Hindus as well as religious…

Two men were detained on Thursday night for loitering near the Bandra office of former MLA Zeeshan Siddique, whose father and former minister Baba Siddiquewas gunned down close by on…

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez kicked off a three-day wedding celebration Thursday with guests including Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey and Orlando Bloom.

Rapper 50 Cent has taken aim at Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York mayor polls, over his proposed tax policies, offering the candidate a “first class one-way ticket”…

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, also called ‘Shux’, landed at the ISS at 4:01 pm (IST). The ISS usually follows Greenwich/London time.

Expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal for six years, with the announcement coming from none other than his father, Tej Pratap Yadav has claimed people are conspiring against him because…

Some 200-250 A-listers from show business, politics and finance are expected to take part in Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s event, dubbed “the wedding of the century”.

Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment near Tokyo.

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed that his country’s military actively sought to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the recent Israel-Iran tensions, but failed to identify…

UAV manufacturing startup Raphe mPhibr, whose drones participated in Operation Sindoor, has raised $100 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst.

The goal of making India a developed country by 2047 is “plausible” if the economy stays to the current growth rate of 6 per cent, economist Martin Wolf told NDTV…

In an event exemplifying the contributions of Manipur towards the armed forces, the Assam Rifles on Wednesday felicitated nine officers who have been recently commissioned into the Indian Army, Indian…

Addressing the ‘Big Beautiful Event’ at the White House, Donald Trump said he has a “great deal” with India.

Delhi’s Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood conducted a surprise inspection of five night shelters at Sarai Kale Khan parking site on Thursday and flagged serious irregularities.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were “genuinely effective” but the “worst-case scenario” would be if Tehran now exits the global non-proliferation treaty.

A Station House Officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district was suspended on Thursday for alleged negligence in handling the case of a man who was beaten to death in the…

A law student died and his friend was critically injured after a speeding car hit them in Gurugram. It was later found that the driver, now arrested, had fallen asleep…

The EU’s 27 leaders on Thursday agreed to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months, resolving fears that Kremlin-friendly Hungary would let the measures lapse, officials said.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that America has signed a deal with China and hinted that a “very big” deal with India will follow soon.

New York mayor Eric Adams launched his re-election campaign Thursday by taking direct aim at the credentials of his presumed Democratic opponent, Zohran Mamdani.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that damage to Iran’s nuclear sites from the 12-day war with Israel was “serious”, as the country begins assessing the conflict’s impact.

The seaside pilgrim town of Puri is set to celebrate the Rath Yatra festival on Friday, with the administration being ready to smoothly conduct the event.

New India Assurance Company Ltd on Thursday said tax authorities have issued a show cause notice with a demand of Rs 2,298 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) for five…