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A woman died and 18 people were injured in a fire that broke out in a 24-storey building in Dahisar in north Mumbai on Sunday, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with MPs of the NDA attended the ‘Sansad Karyashala’ on Sunday, a two-day workshop organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the MPs to share…

Ahead of the nationwide lunar eclipse on Sunday night, the gates of Badrinath and Kedarnath temples, along with all subordinate shrines under the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC), have been closed,…

Police on Sunday arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly pouring acid on his daughter and niece at Parakadavu in this northern district here.

Fourteen individuals including Manipur’s noted filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma and 24 civil society organisations have alleged several factual errors and incongruences in a recent report by a Delhi-based non-profit on…

A man allegedly killed his daughter and then tried to pass it off as suicide in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, a police official said on Sunday.

First, the Prime Minister was abused. Now, Tejashwi Yadav’s wife. With Bihar elections still a few months away, it appears it’s open season for insults.

A stray dog viciously attacked a woman on the premises of a court in Karnataka, leaving her bleeding profusely, said the police.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas, including those of political parties, challenging the June 24 decision of the Election Commission to conduct Special…

More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by two of her acquaintances on her birthday in an upscale locality in Kolkata, police said on Sunday.

Two remand prisoners who staged a dramatic escape from Chodavaram Sub-Jail in Anakapalli district were re-arrested within 24 hours following a swift operation by the local police.

While talks in the ruling alliance has become challenging due to the demands of Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi and Upendra Kushwaha, in the Opposition camp, two more parties have…

The Andhra Pradesh government has once again pushed for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of a 15-year-old tribal girl in 2017, a case that has…

The Delhi High Court has upheld a man’s 12-year jail term for raping a 10-year-old girl in 2017, saying the child’s testimony inspired confidence and was reliable, and the conviction…

As President Donald Trump tells it, never-before-seen things are happening with stunning regularity

On the night he won Canada’s election, Prime Minister Mark Carney summarized his plan to jumpstart the country’s economy in response to President Donald Trump’s threats.

In Manipur, a meeting between senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including former Chief Minister N Biren Singh, and Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has fuelled speculation over the possible formation…

Industrialist Gautam Adani-led Adani Group is looking to invest around $60 billion up to FY32 in power sector, especially in renewables, generation and transmission/distribution.

Preparations are in full swing in Manipur for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit this week – for the first time since ethnic violence erupted in 2023.

A drone launched from Yemen by the Houthi militant group has hit Israel’s southern airport, closing the airspace and halting flights, the Israeli military said Sunday.

British police said on Sunday they had arrested almost 900 people at a demonstration the previous day in support of Palestine Action, and the government appealed for people to stop…

A man’s body, bound in sacks and blankets, was found in a well in a Madhya Pradesh village. What looked like a routine murder case soon unfolded into a tale…

Two students of a private school were allegedly brutally assaulted by their hostel mates in separate incidents in Gujarat’s Junagadh city last month, sparking concerns of safety and well-being of…

Israel’s foreign minister branded a recent international push to recognise Palestinian statehood a “mistake” on Sunday and warned it could trigger an unspecified unilateral response.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the army was “deepening” its assault in and around Gaza City, as it seeks to step up pressure on the Palestinian militant…

The BJP is gearing up for the Vice Presidential elections by holding a two-day work workshop with all its Members of Parliament participating in the event.

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood on Sunday met in Punjab an eight-year-old boy with a kidney ailment, whom he and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann have promised to help financially after an…

On the issue of environmental damage, Justice Sanjay Karol pointed to the rampant felling of trees in remote parts of states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is serving a life term in connection with a rape case, has been allotted work as a library clerk in Parappana Agrahara prison.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned, caving into ruling party pressure on him to take responsibility for a series of election losses, most recently in July’s upper house.

These roles are part of Meta’s larger plan to expand its AI presence in fast-growing markets such as India, the report said.

The hike in platform fees by Zomato, Swiggy and magicpin ahead of the festive season is set to make ordering food costlier for millions of users across the country.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued an international Silver Notice against a Dubai-based drug trafficker accused of orchestrating one of the country’s biggest cocaine seizures, in what officials are…

Those opposing International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurating this year’s ‘Mysuru Dasara’ will be fought both politically and legally, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a directive mandating that all business establishments, commercial institutions, and shops across the city must display signboards prominently in Bengali.

The contractual employee of a government guest house in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar alleged that Kedar Kashyap assaulted and abused him, claiming he did not unlock guest rooms in the facility.

Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model.

Russia hit Ukraine’s capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack on the country since the war began, killing at least two people and leaving smoke rising…

A boat rescuing people from floods in eastern Pakistan flipped over, killing a 70-year-old woman and four children, authorities said Sunday.

Japan’s Prince Hisahito has officially reached adulthood, becoming the first male royal to do so in 40 years.

A few years ago, he had threatened to cut off the hands and feet of leaders and workers of the BJP, CPI(M) and Congress. Now, Malda district Trinamool Congress (TMC)…

A viral video showed a mob defacing the national emblem on a marble plaque at the shrine, citing that sculpting figures goes against Islamic ethos.

The FATF referred to the case against two brothers from Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, Banmeet Singh and Parvinder Singh, who ran a ‘Singh drug trafficking organisation’ on the darknet.

The girl’s body was found inside a well, stuffed in a jute bag with a cloth tied around her neck.

Punjab is facing one of its worst floods in decades, with the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi and several seasonal rivulets in spate due to heavy rain across north India.

The exam for recruiting teachers for classes 9 and 10 is being held today and on September 14 for classes 11 and 12, after a gap of nine years.

Amit Hasda alias Aaptan was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district.

For Australians, applying sunscreen is a daily habit. But how safe is it? Former cricket captain Michael Clarke, recently treated for skin cancer on his nose, knows the stakes all…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to resign to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Members of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week.

Parul Dhadwal was among 155 Officer Cadets who were commissioned into the Indian Army on Saturday.

A row erupted when Ajit Pawar rebuked IPS officer Anjana Krishna over the phone and asked her to stop action against illegal soil excavation.

Prolonged sitting on a toilet seat is believed to increase pressure inside the pelvic floor.

Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight killed at least four people and wounded dozens more, authorities announced, as officials said a government building in the capital Kyiv was on fire after…

More than half a dozen masked men entered the home of Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations are set to conclude today with Ganesh Visarjan, the final day of the 10-day Ganeshotsav celebrations which began on August 27.

US Vice President JD Vance has defended the United States’ deadly airstrike on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, saying he “doesn’t give a sh*t” if critics call…

A woman was allegedly tied to a tree, beaten, and partially stripped by a group of four women near Panruti in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district. A disturbing 2.13-minute video of…

Azure users may experience increased disruptions when traffic from the Middle East originates in or terminates in Asia or Europe, the company said in a service health status update.

The United States is continuing to boost its military forces near Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels — even after a US strike destroyed what President Donald…

South Koreans suspected of working illegally in the US were the majority of the 475 people arrested in a raid on a Hyundai-LG plant being constructed in Georgia.

She fled the devastation of war in Ukraine hoping to build a safer life in America. Weeks later, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was brutally stabbed to death on a train by…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s suggestion to meet in Moscow.

A judge from Uttar Pradesh and her husband as well as the owner of a restaurant filed cross complaints following a dispute over parking in Anjuna in Goa, a police…

The Meitei organisation Arambai Tenggol (AT) on Saturday said the renegotiated suspension of operations (SoO) pact between the Centre and Kuki, Zomi and Hmar armed groups is crucial for achieving…

As the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Naga People’s Front possibly inch closer to a merger, the latter’s chief Apong Pongener has offered to resign to make way for…

Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajeev Chandrasekhar demanded the withdrawal of an FIR filed by state police over a Pookkalam that carried words “Operation Sindoor,” calling it an insult…

US President Donald Trump’s senior trade adviser, Peter Navarro, got fact-checked on Elon Musk’s X over his anti-India post over New Delhi’s Russian oil imports.

A former employee of a private firm in Noida has been arrested for allegedly generating fake invoices of around Rs 10 crore to fraudulently claim input tax credit of Rs…

Television actor Ashish Kapoor, who was arrested on charges of raping a woman during a house party in Delhi last month, has been sent to 14 days of judicial custody.

The ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir have called for the removal of the J&K Waqf board chairperson a day after the national emblem was defiled at the Hazratbal…

India and France share the same determination to achieve just and lasting peace in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

British police arrested dozens more people on Saturday under anti-terrorism laws for demonstrating in support of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned by the government as a terrorist organisation.

More than 300 South Koreans were among 475 people arrested by US immigration officials in a raid on a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern US state of…

Prince Harry was 12 and his brother, Prince William, was 15 when their mother died, and they famously walked behind her coffin during her funeral procession.

The death count due to the devastating floods in Punjab has gone up to 46, while crops on 1.75 lakh hectares of land have been damaged in the deluge, officials…

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has assured farmers that there is no dearth of fertilisers in the state and directed officials to take immediate measures to ensure a…

Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Mogilevsky has pushed for Hindi to be studied at university level in Russian Universities.

In a first for the Vatican, more than a thousand LGBTQ Catholics and their supporters are this weekend holding a pilgrimage, in what they are promoting as an important sign…

At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis’ life titled “Digital Disciple.”

Hours before the famous Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh pandal readied to take out the idol immersion procession, a minor was killed and one person was injured in a car accident within…

In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in…

At least one person was killed and several others injured in an explosion while a cricket match was being played in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, police said.

A two-day “karyashala” (workshop) of BJP MPs will begin on Sunday at the Parliament complex where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be felicitated for the GST reforms.

Activist Sharjeel Imam on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order denying him bail in an anti-terror law case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against family members of Sahara India founder late Subrata Roy, and some company officials in a Rs 1.74 lakh crore money laundering…

Six persons died after the cable wire of a cargo ropeway snapped at Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district on Saturday, officials said.

On a humid morning in Bhopal’s JP District Hospital, a young mother named Sangeeta sat anxiously outside the pathology lab, clutching the frail hand of her six-year-old son

President Donald Trump, once a casino owner and always a man in search of his next deal, is fond of a poker analogy when sizing up partners and adversaries.

Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 percent following Washington’s imposition of new tariffs, with 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services, the Universal Postal Union…

On July 16, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught on camera in what appeared to be an intimate position with the company’s Chief Public Officer Kristen Cabot at the Coldplay…

Several influencers were paid to make content against Dharmasthala, a YouTuber has claimed, over a month after the town in Karnataka’s Dakshin Kannada district got embroiled in an alleged “mass…

Today’s posts by Trump are an opening overture, perhaps, but they are not yet a full thaw. They are a starting point, a test of how much the past can…

A day after the Meghalaya police filed a chargesheet in Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder, his family members on Saturday demanded death penalty for his wife Sonam, the prime accused…

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday inspected the immersion of Ganesha idols at the Hussain Sagar lake here where the process was underway on a large scale.

Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit who was recently acquitted in the Malegaon blast case visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He described the temple as a “reflection of the faith of…

A self-breast examination demonstration model developed by well-known breast cancer researcher Dr Gayatri Gogoi was recently awarded a design patent by the government.

Violent confrontations broke out between protesters and security forces in Assam’s Sribhumi district as a bandh was being observed over changing the district’s name from erstwhile Karimganj.

In 2019, a group of Navy SEALs entered North Korea for a secret mission to plant a device to intercept communications of Kim Jong Un, however, the mission was aborted…