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Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said tribals of the northeast and other areas of the country will be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Uniform…

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar “lacked” vision, asserting that the NDA government in the state will be unseated from power in the upcoming assembly…

Authorities on Sunday ordered a safety audit of all school buildingsacross Jammu division, which has been battered by heavy rains and flash floods over the past week, even as the…

Kerala Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan on Sunday made it clear that Bindu Ammini, one of the women activists who entered into the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in 2019, will not…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) warned that without tariffs, the United States would be “completely destroyed” and its military power would be “instantly obliterated.”

He would harass her over “dark complexion” and her weight. And would keep fighting with her over the same thing again and again.

US President Donald Trump’s Trade Advisor Peter Navarro doubled down on his accusation of India profiting off the Russia-Ukraine war by buying Moscow’s oil at a discount, refining it and…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin were seen sharing lighter moments with a handshake and a hug.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara, describing the event as a “secular” and…

The International Space Station, a multi-billion-dollar floating space laboratory visited by astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, is slated for retirement by 2030, and Axiom Space is already building its replacement.

US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the speculations of his ‘deteriorating’ health in a post on Truth Social, saying he has “never felt better” in his life.

The West Bengal School Service Commission released the list of names of 1804 ineligible candidates after the Supreme Court directed it to publish the list of ‘tainted’ candidates in the…

The latest summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is being seen as a possible challenge to often incoherent approaches by the United States to trade and regional conflicts.

A leader of the Thadou tribe from Assam who attended a peace meeting in Manipur on August 6 was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and killed by Kuki militants on Saturday.

An Indian non-profit working for education of out-of-school girls in remote villages is among the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, it was announced Sunday.

A journalist from Assam working for a Nagaland-based TV channel was shot by an unidentified man while he was covering a flower festival in Manipur’s Senapati district.

Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor is already in full campaign mode for the upcoming Bihar assembly election. Mr Kishor gave two reasons why his new political outfit has a better…

As the spotlight shone brightly on PM Modi’s visit to China after seven years, Chinese state media has given significant coverage to the visit, highlighting both countries’ growing cooperation and…

The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing, as the country’s security cabinet met to discuss the expanding offensive in some of Gaza’s…

An Assamese journalist working for a Nagaland-based television channel was shot at by an unknown persons while covering a flower festival in Manipur.

An FIR has been lodged against six students for allegedly ragging and thrashing a first-year engineering student in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, police said on Sunday.

The BJP is livid with Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over her alleged comments against Union Minister Amit Shah. Her comments have drawn massive condemnation from the party, with various…

A post-war plan for Gaza is circulating within President Donald Trump’s administration that would see the US administer the war-torn enclave for at least a decade, the Washington Post reported.

As leaders from across Asia congregate for the Shanghai Cooperation Summit, lighter moments are being witnessed apart from discussions on pressing issues like trade, development and regional conflicts.

PM Modi’s China visit recalled an incident when India’s ‘Super Spy’ Ajit Doval took a firm stand on the country’s sovereignty five years ago.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced the government’s intention to pass a bill to provide 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections.

On the lush grounds of the Holkar Stadium in Indore, which once echoed with electoral battles involving a mix of sports and politics, a new name is about to be…

PM Modi Raises Pak Cross-Border Terror With China, Xi Extends Support To India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon people to take pride in “swadeshi” (made in India) products as the festival season peaks in the coming weeks.

India’s roll-out of fuel blended with 20% ethanol will hurt a vehicle’s mileage by 2%-4% but is safe to use, a lobby group representing the country’s automakers said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the world’s attention is increasingly turning towards India and its vast untapped potential, citing the example of football players from Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol…

President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve’s governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as the biggest threat to…

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions in rallies that have spread across the country in recent days amounted to treason…

Democrat Eric McWilliams doesn’t approve of Donald Trump sending National Guard troops to cities like Washington, DC.

A Chinese humanoid robot installed at the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) reception in Tianjin shared some observations on India and the summit.

India and China will resume direct flights after more than five years as two of the world’s biggest economies seek to rebuild political ties amid rising trade uncertainties.

Police have arrested two terrorists with weapons in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch, officials said on Sunday.

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by five people in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, police said.

At least two people were killed and five others injured in a blast at a firecracker factory operating from a house in Lucknow’s Gudamba area here on Sunday, police said.

The initial nominations by the Congress government were challenged by the BRS, who claimed that their own nominees’ recommendations had been unfairly rejected by the then-Governor.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China for the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. He joined leaders from eight member nations, including Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

In a shocking incident at a women’s paying guest facility in Bengaluru, an unidentified man broke into a room and allegedly sexually harassed a 23-year-old woman before looting cash.

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With nature’s fury continuing in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, heavy rain brought down debris from a boulder collapse, blocking the Badrinath Highway at five locations.

Activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday asserted he will not leave Mumbai until his demand for reservation to the Maratha community is met, as his hunger strike entered the third day.

Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar have arrested a woman for allegedly strangling her husband to death in his sleep for neglecting her over his first wife, officials said on Sunday.

PM Modi and President Xi Jinping held talks on the sidelines of the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China’s Tianjin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed pain and anguish over the devastation caused by landslides and floods triggered by incessant rains, and said natural disasters are testing the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin is a step forward towards improving the relations between the two countries, as well as strong optics in…

Former diplomat Vikas Swarup on Friday said that the Trump administration is trying to put all kinds of pressure on the Indian government, but India has always followed the principle…

The Enforcement Directorate’s Special Task Force has attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 394.42 crore in connection with the multi-crore Bikebot scam.

Canada’s first Indian-origin police chief retired on August 27 after 35 years of service with the Vancouver and Victoria Police Departments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Chinese President Xi Jinping and said he is “committed” to taking India-China relations “forward based on mutual trust, respect and sensitivity”.

A slugfest has begun between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress over TMC sending a delegation to Bihar to represent Mamata Banerjee’s party at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra.’

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for fresh traffic for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday as efforts to make the vital road trafficable were hampered by incessant rains and…

India and China shoulder the responsibility of promoting unity and advancing the progress of human society, Beijing said on Sunday, in its official statement on President Xi Jinping’s meeting with…

A man in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri has been arrested for allegedly killing his lover and dumping her body in a ditch, the police said on Saturday.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)’s Tejashwi Yadav has dropped a big hint over the chief ministerial face of the Opposition alliance in Bihar.

Modi has already met Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Kazan in 2024, following which some re-engagement with China has begun. But the fundamentals of our issues with China…

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his opening remarks during the bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said it is the “right choice” for India and China to be “friends”.

The India Meteorological Department issued a “Generally cloudy sky with moderate rain” forecast in New Delhi from today till September 2. “Rain or Thundershowers” forecast has been issued for September…

A 13-year-old girl from Lucknow was allegedly lured through social media, blackmailed, and extorted by a man who also issued threats to her family.

There are now hundreds of wolves in Washington and Oregon, dozens more in northern California, and thousands roaming near the Great Lakes.

The mother of an Israeli hostage vowed Saturday to seek the prosecution of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if his planned new offensive in Gaza leads to her son’s death in…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin this morning against the backdrop of hefty tariffs that had shaken the global economy.

In a major twist in the alleged Dharmasthala murders case, the complainant, Chinnaiah, has revealed his connections with activists and also disclosed details of a trip to Delhi before making…

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde should be asked why the Maratha reservation issue has reared its head again as…

A special bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath on August 22 modified the August 11 order that prohibited the release of captured stray dogs from shelters in Delhi and neighbouring…

A man from Madhya Pradesh has accused the head priest of a Vrindavan-based ashram of sexually assaulting him and using a video of the act to blackmail him, a police…

Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.

Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday said the high growth momentum exhibited in the first quarter of the current fiscal is expected to continue in the coming…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his first visit to China in seven years, against the backdrop of the hefty US tariffs…

Indian businesses are in a “cosy comfort zone” created by the presence of a 1.4 billion-person domestic market, and need to find opportunities globally, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said…

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the Election Commission, which has ordered special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, has itself been subjected to “SIR” by Congress…

A woman tried to immolate herself by pouring petrol on her body in the tehsil premises of Modinagar in Ghaziabad district, accusing the police of not taking proper action against…

An Assam Police constable was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl at a village in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district, officials said on Saturday.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hailed the latest GDP figures, declaring that India has proven itself to be a “Long Live Economy” in the face of global headwinds.

Opposition vice-president nominee B Sudershan Reddy sought support for his candidature from all members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha on merit, asserting that he was ready to meet…

The Palestinian group Hamas confirmed on Saturday the death of its Gaza military chief, Mohammad Sinwar, a few months after Israel said it killed him in a strike in May.

The Russian President is currently in China to participate in the 25th SCO Heads of State Council summit, taking place from August 31 to September 1.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Tianjin on Sunday, their first in about ten months, for wide-ranging talks aimed at improving relations.

A petrol pump employee, who was following the district administration’s order of refusing fuel to two-wheeler riders not wearing helmets, has been shot at by two men in Madhya Pradesh’s…

The Karnataka High Court sought the Union government’s response to a petition challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, which petitioners argue threatens to wipe out the…

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Saturday said India will become the world’s third-largest economy soon, and credited the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for boosting the…

BJP MLA from Rajasthan’s Rajsamand Deepti Kiran Maheshwari, her personal assistant and driver were injured in an accident on the Udaipur-Rajsamand Highway here in the district on Saturday, police said.

Crowds appeared to be increasing on the second day of quota activist Manoj Jarange’s hunger strike on Saturday, with thousands of Maratha protesters virtually turning the area surrounding the Azad…

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday said that the Centre, along with various stakeholders, was actively working overtime to cushion the export sector from the tariffs imposed by…

Ahmed al-Rahawi was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-US campaign against the Iranian-backed rebels.

Protesters gathered for the Manoj Jarange-led Maratha quota agitation at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan complained about a lack of basic amenities, and non-availability of water and food at the venue.

US President Donald Trump’s latest Cabinet gathering – a marathon three-hour-plus session, looked more like a competition on who could praise Trump more than a government meeting.

A total lunar eclipse will occur on September 7, during which the Moon will appear red or coppery.

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the absence of registration of marriage will not invalidate the marriage.

Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench – seven kilometres below sea level – lie hidden clues about some of the most powerful earthquakes and…

Thousands of people protested against Israel’s siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma.

Videos showed residents struggling to navigate the flooded streets in Himmatnagar. Knee-deep water forced people to wade through the streets.

Activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday told a delegation led by retired High Court judge Sandeep Shinde that the government must declare all Marathas of Marathwada as Kunbis and give them…

One person was killed and another injured in a powerful blast at a house in Kannur’s Kannapuram area early on Saturday morning.

Trump’s 50% tariffs on India, including a 25% ‘penalty’ for buying Russian oil, are being seen as having brought New Delhi closer to both Beijing and Moscow.

The former chiefs of all the three armed services have highlighted the need for looking at not only a two-front war scenario, but across all domains – air, land and…

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi stopped his car and tried to distribute candies (or toffees) to protestors showing him the black-flag over the alleged abuses hurled at PM Narendra Modi and…