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A 19-year-old college student here allegedly jumped off from the 12th floor of an under-construction building after he was caught cheating in an exam, police said on Sunday.

Sharif Osman Bin Hadi’s party, Inqilab Moncho, has given a “24-day ultimatum” to the Muhammed Yunus-led interim government to complete the trial in the murder of 32-year-old youth leaders and…

Sharif Osman Bin Hadi’s party, Inqilab Moncho, has given a “24-day ultimatum” to the Muhammed Yunus-led interim government to complete the trial in the murder of 32-year-old youth leaders and…

Kim Keon Hee, the former first lady of South Korea, has been accused of accepting more than $2,00,000 (approx. Rs 1.80 crore) worth of bribes and illegally intervening in state…

Kim Keon Hee, the former first lady of South Korea, has been accused of accepting more than $2,00,000 (approx. Rs 1.80 crore) worth of bribes and illegally intervening in state…

Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday and is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.

Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday and is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.

After years of boomer-bashing, it’s the ultimate flex. From fashion to beauty to fitness and lifestyle, the rise of the silver content creator is sending a powerful message: Age is…

After years of boomer-bashing, it’s the ultimate flex. From fashion to beauty to fitness and lifestyle, the rise of the silver content creator is sending a powerful message: Age is…

A video of Modi attending Mallya’s lavish birthday party in London went viral last week, in which he was heard saying: “We are the two fugitives, the biggest fugitives of…

The Supreme Court stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar’s life sentence in the rape case of a woman – then a minor – in Uttar…

US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held a high-stakes meeting in Florida on Sunday. The two leaders aimed to push forward negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine…

Sydney shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed has recounted the harrowing moment he confronted one of the gunmen during the Bondi Beach attack in Australia that left 15 people dead.

National Citizen Party (NCP) members said a Jamaat alliance goes against the party’s ideology and democratic values.

Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a popular elected official, joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) or national independent party, led by a former TV host-turned politician Rabi…

Amid increasing violence against minorities in Bangladesh, at least five houses of a Hindu family were set on fire in Dumritala village in the Muslim-dominated nation’s Pirojpur district.

The Telangana Assembly on Monday witnessed a rare moment of bonhomie as Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy exchanged pleasantries with his predecessor and Leader of Opposition K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday called upon Hindus to work towards making the Hindu society and India a ‘Vishwa Guru’ for the welfare of the world.

The victim, Kalpana Soni, married Mahesh Soni in 2015 and lived with him and her in-laws in Virar.

According to the former top court judge, the rape convict has already spent over eight years in jail, and he cannot be given a life sentence as he is “not…

More than two years after they went their separate ways, Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar-led factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are joining hands for the Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections.

Another tiger death has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, pushing the total number of tiger fatalities to the highest ever recorded in a single year since the launch of Project…

The boy allegedly threatened the girl with an acid attack if she did not comply with his demands and also threatened an attack on her family members. The girl reportedly…

Near the entrance to the Panama Canal, a monument to China’s contributions to the interoceanic waterway was torn down Saturday night by order of local authorities.

Just after the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, New York Attorney General Letitia James — friend to Mamdani, foe to President Donald Trump — will swear in the…

On January 1, Zohran Mamdani will assume control of America’s biggest city under that harsh spotlight, with the country watching to see if he can pull off the big promises…

The $2 billion is only a sliver of traditional US humanitarian funding for UN-backed programs, which has run as high as $17 billion annually in recent years, according to UN…

The death of a 44-year-old Indian origin man in Canada — who allegedly passed away without receiving emergency care despite an eight-hour wait at an Edmonton hospital — has put…

A list, accessed by NDTV, shows at least 118 government teachers from the Northwest district have been identified for the stray dog counting exercise.

A man stabbed to death nine people, including five children, overnight in Suriname’s capital Paramaribo, police said Sunday, adding the suspect was wounded and arrested.

Nearly 200 residents of Piprauli village in UP got rabies vaccination as a precautionary measure after they discovered that the raita they consumed at the funeral was made from the…

The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at US arms sales to the territory and a statement by Japan’s PM, Sanae Takaichi, saying its military could get involved if China…

The year 2025 stands out as a landmark in India’s reforms journey-one that decisively placed the middle class and the common man at the heart of policymaking.

After more than three months at sea and crossing three oceans, the vessel docked at the Port of Kingston in Jamaica in October.

At least 128 flights were cancelled, eight got diverted, and nearly 200 services were delayed at the Delhi airport due to dense fog on Monday.

Iran is in a full-scale war with the United States, Israel and European countries, President Masoud Pezeshkian said ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with US President Donald…

A 27-year-old delivery boy was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman during the Christmas celebration at a mall here, police said on Monday.

As the snow-bound mountains of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar and Doda transform into a battleground, the Indian Army has launched a decisive winter campaign to eradicate terrorism in the region.

US President Donald Trump said he had a productive telephone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Sunday.

The Telangana Legislative Assembly’s winter session, set to begin on Monday, is expected to be one of the most significant and volatile since the Congress government took office.

British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said it is looking at making India its third “home market” outside of the UK in line with a plan to unlock the full potential of…

The draft electoral roll in Uttar Pradesh, which will be published on December 31, is likely to have the names of about 12.55 crore voters, with almost 2.89 crore names…

Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday urged former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the correspondences and documents of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to…

Remarks by a Congress functionary have triggered a political row in Tamil Nadu, putting the DMK-Congress alliance in an uncomfortable position ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune civic bodies, will be held on January 15.

South Korea said Friday it will reclassify North Korea’s long-banned state newspaper as general information, easing public access, in the latest overture from the administration of dovish President Lee Jae…

Multiple gunmen killed six people on Sunday, including a two-year-old girl, after shooting up a beachside boardwalk in southwestern Ecuador, police said.

Ending a nearly two-decade-long legal battle, the Telangana High Court has upheld a divorce decree in a long-fractured marriage, ordering the husband to pay a lump sum of Rs 50…

A recent archaeological discovery in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district has brought Kashmir’s Buddhist past into the spotlight. Prime Minister Narender Modi has termed the discovery a proud moment.

Security camera footage released by authorities shows the plane diving nose-first into the sea near the beach around 12:30 pm (1530 GMT).

The Federal Aviation Administration described the crash as a midair collision between an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and Enstrom 280C helicopter over Hammonton Municipal Airport.

US President Donald Trump has insisted that peace negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war were “closer than ever before” following what he called a “terrific meeting” with Ukrainian President…

The Delhi Police has arrested five people after registering an FIR in connection with a viral video that showed a group of men performing dangerous stunts in speeding cars on…

A fire at a retirement home in the city of Manado on Indonesia’s on Sulawesi island has killed 16 people, a local police official was quoted as saying on Monday…

A man was killed after two compartments of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire at Yalamanchili, about 66 km from here, a senior police official said on Monday.

The Pakistani government has acknowledged, for the first time in detail, the impact of India’s strategic and precision strikes on its military installation under Operation Sindoor in May.

A 3-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea against the Delhi High Court order that suspended the life sentence and granted bail…

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Sunday said moves to disarm the group in Lebanon are an “Israeli-American plan”, accusing Israel of failing to abide by a ceasefire agreement sealed last…

The spirit of public service, proper work culture and the mantra of development is not something understood by the Opposition, and this is why they lose every time, Union Home…

A ‘ring road’ paved allegedly without the state government’s approval and passing through forests in six districts has been found in Manipur.

The national capital recorded air quality in the “very poor” category on Sunday with an overall Air Quality Index reading of 390, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Mexican authorities said on Sunday that at least 13 people were killed after an Interoceanic Train derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca. The Mexican Navy said the train, which…

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday undertook an over two-hour sortie onboard the indigenously-built submarine INS Vaghsheer on the Western seaboard, signalling India’s focus on boosting undersea warfare capabilities.

A controversy has erupted over the demolition of unauthorised constructions in Bengaluru, with the BJP accusing the Congress’s central leadership of superseding the state’s elected government over an issue that…

President Volodymyr Zelensky will push a new peace plan for Ukraine when he sits down with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, bolstered by the backing of European leaders but…

Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump had a “friendly” phone call Sunday before Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida, and will talk again after…

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday extended greetings to party workers across the country on the Foundation Day and vowed to fight…

Three staff members of Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur, including a junior resident doctor and a nurse, were suspended after a living patient was erroneously declared dead on paper,…

A man travelled from Bengaluru to a hotel more than a thousand kilometres away in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, where he died by suicide on Saturday. His mother, who accompanied him on…

National Conference MLA Sajjad Shaheen has taken a significant step to foster unity in Jammu and Kashmir’s Banihal.

The deepening employment crisis in Odisha was laid bare on Sunday as more than 4,000 candidates sat for a written exam for just 102 Home Guard positions in Jharsuguda district.

India’s Grand Old Party turned 140 this year – and is bracing for a new year that brings with it a lot of challenges. The 2024 Lok Sabha elections provided…

An Indian man who accused his manager at a KFC franchise outlet in south-east London of wrongful dismissal and race discrimination has won nearly 67,000 pounds in compensation after a…

The 2017 Unnao rape case has resurfaced in national headlines following the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the life sentence of convicted former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

Congress MP Digvijaya Singh reiterated that he opposes the RSS and BJP’s ideology, a day after an image he shared lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise through organisational ranks sparked…

Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland “is (a) threat to the security and stability of the world and the region,” Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told an emergency…

It only took a matter of minutes after the heavy overnight rain first began to fall for Jamil al-Sharafi’s tent in southern Gaza to flood, drenching his food and leaving…

Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party announced on Sunday a seat-sharing agreement with a political outfit formed by students who spearheaded last year’s uprising, some of whose members oppose the alliance.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia on a ceasefire agreed the previous day after weeks of border clashes that have killed dozens.

Protests were planned against the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led government, demanding rationalisation of the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir.

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Sunday said that India is entering a decisive phase where technology, talent, and national purpose must move together and urged the next generation to…

From the row between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar in Karnataka, to the sidelining of leaders like Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari, to replacing the leadership in Rajasthan, Gandhi can no…

A set of 1,006 Amazon email receipts belonging to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spanning five years, has been made public by the US Department of Justice.

Surrounded by security, Tarique Rahman placed wreaths, offered prayers, and remained silent for several moments at his father Ziaur Rahman’s grave.

Space and tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday slammed the Canadian healthcare system following the death of a 44-year-old Indian-origin man, who died while waiting for over eight hours for…

A 470-kilogram (1,000-pound) World War II aerial bomb was safely removed on Sunday from a construction site in a central district of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, police said.

A US influencer is under fire for mocking the death of an Indian-origin man who waited over eight hours for treatment at a hospital in Canada.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shehrbano Naqvi of Lahore was seen taking a phone call mid-interview and returning an hour later, having handled the case.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has admitted that his military secretary had advised him to move to a bunker during the four-day conflict with India in May. However, he had…

At Zia Udyan in Dhaka on Friday morning, Tarique Rahman stood before his father’s grave and bowed his head.

Taslim, who has more than 70 cases registered against him, built the basement to store the drug consignments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the world is looking at India with great expectations, largely because of the country’s youth who are driving development in science, technology and…

Eight wagons of a goods train have derailed in Bihar’s Jamui district, causing disruption of railway services on the Howrah-Patna-Delhi route, officials said. No casualties have been reported so far,…

70-year-old Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup, was earlier released from prison to undergo surgery for a groin hernia.

Ancient rock art, a patron saint and a monk will be emblazoned on euro coins from Thursday, when Bulgaria joins the single currency.

Deep in Iraq’s southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.

The suspect in the stabbing of three women in the Paris metro has been released from custody and moved to a psychiatric hospital, prosecutors said.

More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to roads and airports during the busy travel…