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The Monsoon Session of the Rajasthan Assembly might have concluded, but it has left behind a fresh political storm.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Wednesday said he was proud of his wife Dr Priti Adani’s keynote at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) summit in Hong…

India has slammed Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council, saying it doesn’t need lessons from a “terror sponsor” that continues to finance and shelter the very networks that threaten…

A person taken into custody on suspicion of involvement in Wednesday’s assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk has been released, the FBI director said hours after announcing the detention.

The Telangana Eagle Force has dismantled a major hawala network responsible for laundering drug money, seizing over $30 million (Rs 264 crore) and catching 20 people across five states.

NASA has begun barring Chinese nationals with valid visas from joining its programs, underscoring the intensifying space race between the rival powers.

US President Donald Trump announced on social media that conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after he was shot in the neck while speaking at a Utah Valley University event.…

Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at a US university on Wednesday, was the eloquent spokesman for a younger generation of Donald Trump’s hard-right Republican movement.

U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his decision to target Hamas inside Qatar wasn’t wise, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing senior administration…

US authorities have detained a suspect in the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel said Wednesday, following the attack at a university in Utah.

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said.

A 48-year-old Rapido cab driver was arrested for allegedly masturbating in front of a woman student during a ride in north Delhi’s Maurice Nagar area, police said on Wednesday.

Nepal’s political turmoil deepened this week as mass protests against corruption, unemployment, and political instability turned violent, leaving at least 20 people dead.

Right-wing youth activist Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot Wednesday at a US university, multiple media reported.

Qatar’s prime minister said Wednesday that an Israeli strike in Doha on Hamas killed hope for hostages in Gaza as he called for his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to be…

Qatar’s prime minister said Wednesday that an Israeli strike in Doha on Hamas killed hope for hostages in Gaza as he called for his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to be…

The Supreme Court said those who investigate must also be probed as it ordered an FIR against former Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar in a two-decade old case.

Pensioner Tomasz Wesolowski had a lucky escape on Wednesday when a drone crashed into his house as he was watching news on television about Russian drones flying into Polish airspace.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that he has “confidence” in the country’s ambassador to the United States, who faces mounting criticism of his links to the convicted pedophile…

Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar, the wife of Nepal’s ex-prime minister Jhalanath Khanal, suffered burn injuries on Tuesday after protesters set their house on fire.

A suspected Russian drone incursion in Poland on Wednesday, which provoked deep alarm as Moscow’s war in Ukraine spilled onto the territory of a NATO member, was conducted at least…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that an incursion into Poland by Russian drones meant Europe had to work on creating a joint air defence and an “effective air…

NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday.

A surprise inspection by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday exposed gaps at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)

Bhopal’s Arif Nagar turned into the epicentre of controversy on Monday. Allegations flew thick and fast: stones hurled at a Ganesh idol immersion procession, idols vandalised, and hurt sentiments sparking…

Three 1,200-year-old Viking ships that have stood the test of time are embarking on their final and possibly riskiest journey to their new forever home in Norway.

Air India and IndiGo will operate additional flights to Kathmandu to bring back people stranded in the Nepal capital, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday.

Chief Justice BR Gavai, who returned from Kathmandu on Sunday, told NDTV Wednesday that he was “distressed by the situation” in Nepal, where mass protests have caused widespread damage to…

Trump was confronted by protesters while dining at a restaurant in Washington DC. At Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, near the White House, protesters chanted, “”Free DC” and…

At least nine people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Israeli strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa and Jawf province on Wednesday, the rebels said in a statement.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was “recklessness” for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue seeking another term last year, but she…

The Sri Lankan parliament voted 151-1 in favour of a bill to strip privileges for former presidents, one of the popular pre-election pledges by the incumbent NPP government.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Panaji Zonal Office has conducted search operations at 13 residential and commercial premises across Goa and Hyderabad in the case of Yeshwant Sawant and others.

Trump’s aggressive trade and immigration policies are undermining relationships that have been cornerstones of American foreign policy to counter China’s growing influence, eroding years of diplomatic investments spanning administrations.

Prince Harry arrived at his father King Charles III’s Clarence House residence in London on Wednesday for what is believed to be their first meeting since February 2024, British media…

Cryptocurrency, decades-old two-wheelers, gold jewellery, mutual funds and agricultural land are among the assets declared by the members of the Council of Union Ministers for the year 2024-25.

The Directorate General of Health Services has issued a directive asking physiotherapists not to use the ‘Dr.’ prefix, as they are not medical doctors.

A court in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district convicted AAP MLA from Khadoor Sahib, Manjinder Singh Lalpura, and seven others in connection with the molestation and assault of a woman in…

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said as many as 200 Telugu people are stranded in riot-hit Nepal, and that Minister Nara Lokesh has been entrusted with monitoring real-time…

The extradition proceeding against diamantaire Mehul Choksi, wanted in the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, is likely to commence in a Belgian court next Monday.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that if someone does not feel proud seeing the grand temple at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya, then their being Indian…

A shocking incident of a Class 10th student being asked to strip, dance, and sexually assaulted has been reported from the Bannerghatta police station limits in Karnataka’s Bengaluru, police said.

The swelling wave of public anger first swept through the island nation of Sri Lanka in 2022 and ousted the president. Two years later, it erupted in Bangladesh as protesters…

Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, the first time a NATO member state has fired shots in the war.

After KP Sharma resigned as the Prime Minister of Nepal amid violent protests, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has emerged as one of the possible candidates to lead the new…

In one of the many powerful visuals emerging from violence-hit Nepal, ministers and their family members were seen clinging to a rescue sling of an army helicopter.

Larry Ellison has become the world’s richest person for the first time, ending Elon Musk’s nearly year-long reign in the top spot.

Around 40 regional political parties declared a combined income of Rs 2,532.09 crore in the financial year 2023-“24, with more than 70 per cent of their funds coming through electoral…

The current redevelopment projects in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai region would add a total of 44,277 new homes at a value of Rs 1,305 billion by 2030, a…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang railway line during his visit to Mizoram later this week.

Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor’s children have no access to assets worth Rs 1,900 crore from their father’s family trust, as claimed by Priya Sachdev Kapur, wife of late businessman Sunjay…

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna said that security has been heightened in seven districts of the state bordering Nepal.

At least five juvenile inmates died during a clash with security personnel at a jail in western Nepal, while more than 7,000 prisoners escaped from different jails across the country…

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sebastien Lecornu as the country’s fifth prime minister in less than two years, following the resignation of Francois Bayrou.

Canada, long considered a preferred hub for international education, especially among Indians, has imposed its most restrictive visa regime in a decade.

Two men, including a personal helper of Bargur DMK MLA Mathiazhagan, have been arrested in Krishnagiri district for allegedly sexually assaulting a differently-abled man.

As you sow, so shall you reap. This shopowner in Assam’s Tinsukia town learnt this lesson when a heap of commercial garbage that his shop had been dumping on the…

After years of frustration over unemployment, corruption, and political instability, Nepal’s youth reached a breaking point. The immediate trigger was a sudden government ban on social media, pushing the country’s…

Far from the smoke and barricades of Kathmandu, around 3,000 Nepalese have gathered in Odisha’s Jharsuguda, seeking scarce opportunities for government employment.

China’s defence minister warned the United States that “containing, deterring, or interfering with China will be futile” in talks with his US counterpart on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

As political barbs fly in the build-up to a high-voltage Bihar election, a Hindu ritual of ancestor worship has become the talking point. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch and son…

Late former Prime Minister and renowned economist Dr Manmohan Singh has been posthumously conferred the P V Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for Economics for his contributions to India’s economic transformation…

Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday once again condemned AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami for deliberately blocking an…

In more trouble for Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani, the Enforcement Directorate has filed a fresh money laundering case against him, Reliance Communications and others in connection with an alleged…

In a breakthrough, the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two brothers from Telangana for stealing an INSAS rifle and 40 rounds of ammunition from one of the country’s most high-security…

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the Australian Senator, has refused to apologise for her comments, despite growing pressure from her party members and other leaders.

If Israel did not kill Hamas leaders in an air strike on Qatar on Tuesday it would succeed next time, the Israeli ambassador to the United States said after the…

Israel’s UN envoy defended targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar as the “right” decision on Wednesday, after the strikes on the US ally’s soil drew a rare rebuke from President Donald…

Nepal was plunged into political uncertainty after its prime minister resigned on Tuesday following widespread anti-corruption protests, triggered by a social media ban, that killed at least 19 people.

Any conversation on Nepal’s monarchy brings to mind bloody memories of a chilling royal massacre that rocked the country in 2001. And this regicide, many say, had a Gwalior angle.

Electronic visa (e-visas) accounted for 82 per cent of all visa applications in India in 2025, up from 79 per cent in 2024, according to a report on Wednesday.

Fitch Ratings has raised its forecast for India’s economic growth for the current fiscal year to 6.9% from 6.5% earlier, citing stronger-than-expected momentum in the June quarter driven by robust…

Rani Kapur–former Chairperson of Sona Comstar and mother of the late Sunjay Kapur has spoken publicly for the first time since her son’s untimely death in London.

In what could easily be passed off as a scene from a movie, two members of a gang were seen atop a moving truck, carrying out a daylight theft near…

Curfew-like restrictions have been imposed, and internet services have been suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district following massive protests and clashes over the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party MLA,…

The tiger population in Chhattisgarh has doubled over the past three years, jumping from 17 to 35, officials said on Wednesday.

A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her.

The Sunjay Kapur family feud over legacy, trust and inheritance turned murkier on Wednesday after the late industrialist’s mother claimed to have lost all her assets worth over Rs 10,000…

Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron…

The allegations of corruption, on all major political leaders and their impunity against the judicial process and the tendency to stifle any form of dissent pushed the youngsters on the…

An Indian woman has issued an urgent appeal for help and rescue amid violent Gen-Z protests that have claimed at least 21 lives.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu is united for one goal: “DMK should not come back to power in 2026”.

Visiting your school after years feels surreal and even more so when you are invited as chief guest. That’s exactly what happened to Delhi-based artist Abhay Sehgal, who returned to…

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday took a “conscience” swipe at the opposition over the probability of cross-voting by the INDIA bloc MPs in the recently concluded Vice…

When asked to give a full form of GST in Punjabi, Mr Sirsa said, “Pehli baat toh GST Punjabi mein koi dena kyu chahega?”(First of all, why would anyone give…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a civil suit filed by Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor’s two children, who are seeking a share in the Rs 30,000 crore…

Former Karnataka MLA Gundappa Vakil was conned of Rs 31 lakh by men pretending to be CBI officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police and judge. Mr Vakil was put under digital…

Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid violent nationwide anti-corruption protests, plunging the country into fresh political uncertainty.

Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.

Nepal Army Chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel has urged citizens to remain calm and protect public and private property as the country remains in the throes of a political crisis.

India has tightened security along its border with Nepal amid violent, youth-led protests against a social media ban and corruption in the neighbouring Himalayan country, where Prime Minister KP Sharma…

The Cuddalore district police in Tamil Nadu opened fire and arrested three drunken men who allegedly went on a violent rampage, brutally attacking six people, including two police personnel.

In Bihar, politics rarely arrives softly. It comes, instead, like the sound of drums on the far side of the Ganges – thick, insistent, travelling through the mist of the…

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Karwar MLA Satish Krishna Sail in connection with an illegal iron ore export case linked to a multi-crore money laundering investigation. He was…

In a fresh development in the battle over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s approximately Rs 30,000 crore estate, his two children from his marriage with actor Karisma Kapoor have approached the…

President Donald Trump was trying to walk a delicate line following Israel’s attack on Hamas officials in Qatar, saying he’s “not thrilled” about the strike Tuesday while stopping short for…

Peacekeeping operations can be effective only if the Security Council is reformed to give it the legitimacy that comes from reflecting the contemporary realities, according to India.

A woman allegedly jumped into Yamuna river from Signature Bridge in northeast Delhi on Wednesday morning, police said.

The viral video, reportedly from an annual school function, features Abiskar Raut, the head boy of the Holy Bell English Secondary School. In the clip, Raut is heard sharing his…

Footage of the moment shows Elisabet Lann listening intently to another official before suddenly leaning forward and toppling over.