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A mother has alerted parents after discovering explicit, sexually suggestive messages inscribed in tiny letters on her young daughter’s outfit.

Around 50 schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Wednesday through e-mail, prompting police and other emergency agencies to launch a search operation, officials said.

A massive crackdown on overhead cables dangling on powerlines was launched across Telangana after Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu asked officials to remove dangerous wires from…

Alongside a massive build-up in conventional military firepower, China has embarked on a rapid and sustained increase in the size and capability of its nuclear forces, according to the US…

Centre To Move Bills For Removal Of PM, Chief Ministers Arrested On Serious Charges

The Election Commission has once again rebutted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claims of large-scale voter deletion in Bihar, involving a viral video of one Subodh Kumar.

The national capital witnessed panic once again on Wednesday morning after fresh bomb threats were made to two schools.

A domestic help, waiting for the lift, was bitten by a pet dog in the presence of its owner in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. The woman was left howling and crying…

A day after psephologist Sanjay Kumar apologised for an error in flagging significant voter additions and deletions in the Maharashtra election, a government-run research body has said it will issue…

BJD leader Amar Patnaik on Tuesday said his party would “welcome” the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls but warned that if the exercise was carried out in a…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his 81st birth anniversary.

In yet another disturbing case of dog attack, a 55-year-old man was mauled to death by a Pitbull in Chennai’s Jafferkhanpet area on Tuesday.

The Haryana government is going to hand over the probe into the death of a 19-year-old teacher last week in Bhiwani to the CBI following public outrage.

A 30-year-old woman was killed and buried in a cemetery in Delhi by her husband over a suspected affair, in a sensational murder case that mirrors the plot of the…

The Bengaluru Hotels Association has raised alarm over prolonged road and infrastructure works in the city, claiming that delays are severely hurting the hospitality sector.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at nine places in Tamil Nadu in connection with the Ramlingam murder case.

AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Tuesday reached Arcot, his 100th constituency in just 34 days, scripting what his party calls a “super century”…

India no longer has the appetite to take the first step in normalising ties with Pakistan after repeated betrayals, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday.

The partially burnt body of a 20-year-old woman, who went missing, was found in Karnataka’s Chitradurga city on Tuesday, police said.

Two monorail trains broke down in Mumbai this evening amid heavy rain, stranding hundreds of passengers.

Days after busting Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, Counter Intelligence Jalandhar has arrested two more operatives of the same module and recovered one 86P hand-grenade from their possession.

The Manipur High Court has directed the state educational department to immediately issue fresh academic certificates reflecting the new name and gender identity of transwoman doctor Beoncy Laishram.

President Donald Trump has projected himself as a peacemaker since returning to the White House in January, touting his efforts to end global conflicts.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday accused India of profiteering from its sharply increased purchases of Russian oil during the war in Ukraine, saying Washington viewed the situation as…

US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on India to deter Russia from pursuing the Ukraine conflict.

A major controversy has erupted on the campus of Sikkim University in Gangtok over alleged derogatory remarks against the Nepali community and language by a student from Uttar Pradesh in…

Donald Trump said Tuesday that a Ukraine peace deal could boost his chances of getting to heaven — joking that his odds of making it through the pearly gates are…

France on Tuesday slammed as “abject” and “erroneous” an accusation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that President Emmanuel Macron’s move to recognise a Palestinian state was fuelling antisemitism in…

On Monday, the lucky charm worked to set a warm tone for a White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Moments after Zelenskiy arrived, Trump complimented him on the…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday once again claimed that US President Donald Trump has ended the military conflict between India and Pakistan.

The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the United States despite a law requiring its…

More than 50 people were killed on Tuesday in western Afghanistan when a passenger bus carrying migrants recently returned from Iran collided with a truck and a motorcycle, local police…

More than 50 people were killed on Tuesday in western Afghanistan when a passenger bus carrying migrants recently returned from Iran collided with a truck and a motorcycle, local police…

Switzerland and Austria said Tuesday that they would host Russian President Vladimir Putin if he came for talks on peace in Ukraine, despite the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant.

China is preparing to showcase a new generation of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) during a military parade in Beijing, underscoring its growing ability to contest US dominance at sea.

China is preparing to showcase a new generation of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) during a military parade in Beijing, underscoring its growing ability to contest US dominance at sea.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave US counterpart Donald Trump a golf club during his visit to Washington this week that had belonged to a serviceman fighting Russia’s invasion, Kyiv said…

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon said on Tuesday the royal family would continue to carry out official duties while his stepson stands trial next year, accused of rape, adding that this…

US President Donald Trump wants to ban mail-in ballots in federal elections, a form of voting popular with many Americans.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upbraided President Emmanuel Macron in a letter seen by AFP on Tuesday, blaming the French leader’s move to recognise a Palestinian state for fuelling antisemitism.

Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for…

At least three more people have died in heavy rains in northern China, state media said on Tuesday, taking to 13 the death toll in recent storms across the region,…

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to “be good” and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible…

Brazil’s government has asked US technology giant Meta to rid its platforms of chatbots that mimic children and can make sexually suggestive remarks, the attorney general’s office (AGU) announced Monday.

Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking “anti-competitive” deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading…

In a major boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India in defence project, India on Tuesday cleared the project for buying 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets for…

A minor rape survivor who moved the Delhi High Court with a plea to terminate her 30-week pregnancy has agreed to give birth to the child, who would be given…

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to set up a new airport at Kota-Bundi in Rajasthan at an estimated cost of Rs 1,507 crore.

A rake of the Mumbai monorail lost power and got stuck in the same spot for over 90 minutes, leaving 442 passengers stranded.

In a symbolic protest against delay in repairing a bridge in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, over 30 residents of Pelol village in Murhu block observed the completion of two months of…

Karnataka’s finance audit report, prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, was tabled in the Karnataka Assembly today.

Princess Elisabeth, 23-year-old heir to the Belgian throne, will be able to continue her studies at Harvard University, her spokespeople said, after she was caught up in a US government…

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that retired Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy is the joint candidate of opposition parties for the upcoming Vice Presidential…

A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza deal, after Hamas accepted a new…

Raging wildfires tore through an additional 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of western Spain in less than 24 hours, satellite data showed Tuesday, but cooler temperatures have raised hopes of containment.

A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US air support and European ground troops could be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, warning of a “rough” situation if talks between Moscow…

A 12-year-old boy died after falling from the terrace of his four-storey house while flying a kite in southeast Delhi’s Zakir Nagar area, an officer said on Tuesday.

After the Pong dam, floodgates of the Bhakra dam were opened on Tuesday for the first time in this season after heavy rains in catchment areas had alarmingly increased the…

India bloc’s Vice-Presidential candidate, Retired Justice Sudarshan Reddy, arrived in New Delhi this evening after the formal announcement of his candidature.

Commuters faced severe hardship on Tuesday as local train services of the Central Railway were disrupted on its main and harbour lines due to submergence of tracks after torrential rains…

Addressing an NDA parliamentary party meeting where Radhakrishnan was felicitated, Modi recalled his almost four-decade-long association with the former Tamil Nadu BJP president

Chinese refineries have purchased 15 cargoes of Russian oil for October and November delivery as Indian demand for Moscow’s exports falls away, two analysts and one trader said on Tuesday.

Australia’s foreign minister criticised Israel for revoking visas held by Canberra’s diplomatic representatives to the Palestinian Authority.

The NCERT has introduced two special modules on the Operation Sindoor for classes 3 to 12 describing the mission not just as a military operation but a promise to protect…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Centre’s proposal for rationalising goods and services tax (GST) rates before a Group of Ministers (GoM) at a two-day meeting starting…

Amid widespread public outrage over the death of a 19-year-old teacher, the Haryana government ordered the suspension of mobile internet, and bulk SMS and dongle services, in Bhiwani and Charkhi…

A Finnish lawmaker on Tuesday allegedly died by suicide inside Helsinki’s Parliament House, the local media reported.

A 9-year-old boy of Indian origin was attacked by a 15-year-old while he was playing, in Ireland. The teenager threw stones and injured him, on Tuesday in Cork County. The…

The Online Gaming Bill seeks to regulate online gaming in India and make betting via digital platforms a punishable offence.

Days after a man’s rotting body was found in a blue drum in Rajasthan’s Alwar, his 8-year-old son has emerged as a crucial witness to the case in which his…

In a historic leap for India’s human spaceflight ambitions, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, whose call sign is “Shux,” completed an 18-day journey aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part…

Massive, sudden downpours of rain known as cloudbursts have struck India and Pakistan during this monsoon season, killing hundreds of people in the flash floods and landslides they have triggered.

The incident occurred on August 15 and the helicopter took off again in 15 minutes, police said.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday made a strong pitch in support of his ‘bade bhai (elder brother)’ and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, during the ongoing Voter…

Hitting out at the Congress and the INDIA bloc for picking B Sudershan Reddy as their nominee for the vice president polls, government sources have said the former Supreme Court…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi, as India-China tensions continue to thaw.

Fed up of being subjected to physical assault and suspicion, a woman and her friends in Jaipur murdered her husband on Saturday.

A policeman was injured during a freak incident involving a car carrying the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar this morning.

Ukraine’s allies were meeting on Tuesday to discuss the outcome of fast-moving talks to end the war with Russia, after indications that Volodymyr Zelensky could sit down with Vladimir Putin…

Firefighters in Indonesia are struggling to contain a three-day-old fire at an illegal oil well that has killed at least three people and injured two others, a disaster relief official…

The INDIA opposition bloc’s announcement of Justice (retired) B Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election is an attempt to turn the tables after the BJP put…

A civil judge aspirant whose mysterious disappearance had gripped the entire state of Madhya Pradesh has been found. Archana Tiwari, 29, is last known to have taken a train from…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India needs to build a pool of 40-50 astronauts ready to lead future space missions as he interacted with Shubhanshu Shukla, who is back after…

Two days after he flagged significant voter additions and deletions in the Maharashtra Assembly election, psephologist Sanjay Kumar of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) has apologised…

Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death count…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump that he was willing to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 weeks’ imprisonment and a two-year restraining order for sending racist death threats to Rishi Sunak in June last year, when he was…

During talks with S Jaishankar, Wang Yi said relations between China and India are on a “positive trend” towards cooperation.

The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender…

ISRO Chairman V Narayanan on Tuesday said the space agency has been working on a rocket as high as a 40-storey building to place 75,000 kg satellite in low earth…

When the BJP was born out of the Jan Sangh in 1980, Radhakrishnan was appointed an aide to Vajpayee. He must have imbibed some lessons from the former PM –…

Pakistan political commentator Najam Sethi has ripped into Islamabad’s claim of Indian missiles hitting targets during military confrontation under Operation Sindoor.

Heavy rains submerged parts of Mumbai on Tuesday morning, and it wasn’t just the financial capital’s streets that were flooded. It rained memes on social media as well, with people…

The union representing Air Canada flight attendants said on Tuesday it had ended a strike over wages and unpaid ground work after reaching a “tentative agreement” with the airline.

Justice B Sudershan Reddy To Be Opposition’s Vice President Nominee

Heavy continuous rainfall has once again paralysed life in Mumbai and adjoining areas – leaving many areas and homes severely waterlogged, and affecting train and flight operations.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary meeting on Tuesday, said that former PM Jawaharlal Nehru had ‘admitted’ that the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan brought…