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Tamil Nadu led the largest number of annual passes purchased over the last four days, followed by Karnataka and Haryana.

After meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European allies to discuss a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump pledged to be involved in providing…

As rising water levels in the Yamuna continue to flood parts of Delhi, including Yamuna Bazar and nearby low-lying areas, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday visited the affected regions…

Indian government sources have issued a pointed clarification saying there has been no change in New Delhi’s position on Taiwan.

The US Air Force Reserve released the video on August 16, showing the hurricane hunter plane navigating through the eyewall of the category-5 hurricane and reaching the centre.

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled down an advertisement featuring an Asian male model with a ‘slanted eye’ gesture.

Hurricane Erin’s massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week, even…

Post setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food aid for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed…

A car-carrier truck carrying eight Tesla vehicles caught fire in Los Angeles on Saturday. The incident took place on the southbound lanes of the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar.

Murder and rape are punishable by death in Iran, which is second only to China in terms of the number of executions it carries out, according to rights groups including…

India has exempted import duties on cotton from August 19 to September 30, fulfilling the demand of industry groups who said exemptions would help make the sector more competitive.

Counter Intelligence (CI), Jalandhar, arrested two individuals linked to the banned terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), Punjab police said on Tuesday.

The new 10.1-km section of the Dwarka Expressway has been developed at Rs 5,360 crore.

A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his mother and burying her in a field near their home in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, police said on Tuesday.

All government and semi-government offices in Mumbai will remain closed on Tuesday in view of the extremely heavy rainfall warning issued by the weather department, the city civic body said.

Bank customers will no longer have to wait two working days for cheque deposits to clear. Starting October 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will implement a faster settlement…

A four-year-old girl, who was bitten by a stray dog nearly four months ago in Karnataka’s Davangere, died of rabies at a hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan has spoken out about the backlash he faced after suggesting that employees work 90 hours a week, including Sundays.

According to official figures, nine criminals have been arrested in 90 days.

Under an action plan, joint efforts will be made for cleanliness, road repairs, drainage, providing shelter to stray animals, trimming and proper disposal of trees around power lines, and stopping…

Volodymyr Zelensky opened his one-on-one meeting with Donald Trump on Monday by thanking the First Lady Melania Trump for sending a personal letter to the Vladimir Putin pleading for peace…

President Trump says he called President Putin and began arranging a meeting between President Putin and President Zelensky, a critical step toward bringing a possible end to Russia’s war on…

At least three people were killed in the United States after a semi-truck driver made a rogue U-turn on a highway in Florida’s St. Lucie County last week.

A man sleeping in a car near a club here was allegedly taken hostage by three youths who broke into his four-wheeler, drove him to some place before throwing him…

The BJD MP had posted screenshots of the rape and death threats written by the Mahindra Group employee, identified as Satyabrata Nayak.

Five years after their armies fought a pitched battle in Galwan, India and China are working to mend ways as the Donald Trump administration in the US steps up the…

OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Go, its new subscription plan priced at Rs 399 a month that packs in increased message limits, image generation and file uploads for users in India.

The Centre has taken five pledges as it began its 100-day transformation agenda to move fast towards making India a developed nation, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said.

In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old school boy shot himself dead after a loaded licensed pistol went off while he was allegedly playing with it at his home in Punjab’s…

In a renewed crackdown on illegal immigration in the United States, President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked over 6,000 visas, the State Department said on Monday.

The administrations of seven districts in Karnataka declared a holiday for schools and colleges on Tuesday in various taluks following heavy and incessant rain, officials said.

State-owned NHAI has imposed a Rs 20 lakh fine on the toll collection agency of Bhuni toll plaza in Meerut where an Army personnel was beaten up by toll staff,…

An autorickshaw driver was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl and allegedly threatening to set her on fire if she resisted in Odisha’s Cuttack.

Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key…

French President Emmanuel Macron called Monday for stepping up sanctions against Russia if its leader Vladimir Putin does not move forward on peace with Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday after his meeting with US President Donald Trump and European leaders that security guarantees for Kyiv will likely be worked out within 10…

Five persons, two of them children, were severely injured after a high-rise spinning ride crashed at a crowded temple fair in Gujarat’s Navsari district, police said on Monday.

The administration of President Donald Trump has revoked more than 6,000 student visas for overstays and breaking the law, including a small minority for “support for terrorism,” a State Department…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla this evening, a day after the astronaut returned to India after his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS).

A reckless incident has emerged from Maharashtra wherein a woman traffic cop was dragged for over 100 metres by an auto driven by a drunk man.

Amid the hubbub of Trump’s multilateral meeting with European Union leaders and Zelenskyy, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s arrival grabbed eyeballs as she greeted the Chief of Protocol of the…

In a hate crime in the UK, two Sikh men were assaulted by three teenagers last Friday (August 15), causing a massive uproar. The racist attack occurred outside a railway…

Mumbai witnessed severe inundation in low-lying areas, delayed local train services and traffic snarls at various places on Tuesday morning as there was no respite from heavy rains in the…

BJP MLA from Bansdih Assembly constituency, Ketki Singh, on Monday urged the Centre and the state government to rename Ghazipur after Maharishi Gautam, the father of Maharishi Parashuram.

The Uttar Pradesh government announced on Monday that, in a historic initiative to chart a course for the Ganga River’s future through its past, the National Mission for Clean Ganga…

The INDIA bloc is holding a meet to finalise the Opposition candidate for the Vice President post — the election is on September 9.

The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has on its part denied any mala fide intent in including a controversial question on the Manipur violence in a paper for selecting agricultural…

Police attempted to stop a hatchback suspected to be carrying drugs at a toll plaza in Punjab, but the driver accelerated instead. What followed was a 30-minute chase through the…

A disturbing incident unfolded at the Bhuni Toll Plaza in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where Indian Army soldier Kapil Singh was brutally assaulted by toll staff on August 17.

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly trafficked, married off in Uttar Pradesh for monetary benefits and raped after she left home in Delhi’s Bharat Nagar following a dispute with her father…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called Tuesday for the “rapid expansion” of the country’s nuclear weapons capability, citing ongoing US-South Korea military exercises that he said could “ignite a…

President Donald Trump’s approval rating held at 40% in recent weeks, matching the lowest level of his current term, amid weak ratings from Hispanic voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll…

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks on Monday between US commander-in-chief Donald Trump and European leaders, focusing on the key issue of…

An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Assam’s Nagaon on Monday, making it the seventh quake in the state this month and the third in the district, an official said.

Tirupur, Tamil Nadu’s bustling textile town, is celebrating one of its own. With the NDA naming Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate, his alma mater and old…

The US, Bangladesh, the UK, Australia and Canada were the top five source countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India in the last five years, according to data shared…

US President Donald Trump said Monday he had started arranging a two-way peace meeting between Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Vladimir Putin — to be followed by three-way talks involving…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz credited U.S. President Donald Trump with persuading Russia’s President to agree to a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart.

During critical discussions over the Russia-Ukraine war, which has lasted over three years, a US reporter once again commented on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s attire during his meeting with President…

Fresh trouble has emerged for rapper Hirandas Murali, popularly known as Vedan, who is already facing a rape allegation, after two more women sent complaints to the Kerala Chief Minister…

A dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” has agreed to plead guilty to supplying the drugs that killed “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, the US Department of Justice said Monday.

Stuck in the middle of a flooded underpass inside their almost submerged car, two people in Maharashtra’s Thane district were rescued by locals.

Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky on Monday gave an upbeat asessment of talks with US counterpart Donald Trump and said they discussed security guarantees.

US President Donald Trump on Monday once again repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan.

A high-ranking government officer in Chhattisgarh finds himself at the centre of a storm as serious allegations of rape and exploitation under the false promise of marriage have been levelled…

Lok Sabha held a special discussion on India’s first astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and the critical role of the country’s space programme in achieving the vision of…

A local man in Anchorage was given a new motorcycle by Russian President Vladimir Putin during last week’s summit with US President Donald Trump in the Alaskan city, according to…

The mysterious disappearance of a law graduate and civil judge aspirant from Katni has now gripped the entire state of Madhya Pradesh.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump expressed hope that Monday’s critical talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin…

A young son of Boko Haram’s founder has been arrested in Chad, where he was allegedly leading a jihadist cell, according to both an intelligence source and a former insurgent.

Zelensky appeared for his high-profile meeting with US President Donald Trump wearing a black jacket, but stopped short of wearing a full suit and tie.

Days after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House to discuss a path for the…

Islamic State-backed rebels armed with machetes and hoes have killed at least 52 civilians in the Beni and Lubero areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, UN…

Railway’s total earnings and expenditure from its operations when compared with its cross subsidising records showed that it understated its expenditure in the financial year 2022-23 by more then 5,000…

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has formally briefed the state assembly on the ongoing investigation into the alleged mass burials at Dharmasthala, stressing that the case is still at a…

A sprawling illegal drug factory was busted in Bhopal on Monday, adding to concerns about the Madhya Pradesh capital emerging as a hub for the production and trade of synthetic…

The violent crash in Florida, which killed three people, has become the latest flashpoint between the Donald Trump administration and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Mumbai Rain Highlights: Several parts of Mumbai received more than 100 mm rainfall in nine hours on Monday, with Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs topping the chart

A senior Iranian official warned Monday that war with Israel could erupt at any moment, describing the current lull after June’s 12-day conflict as only a temporary halt.

Days before he was to appear for a divorce hearing, a constable in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu attacked his wife and six-year-old son with a sword and then died by suicide.

Sounding a note of caution, former RBI Governor D Subbarao on Monday said that ‘Make in India’ should not transform into ‘Make all that India needs’ as it would hurt…

Russian attacks, including on an apartment block in Kharkiv city, killed 14 people across Ukraine, authorities said Monday, ahead of talks in Washington between President Volodymyr Zelensky and US leader…

The INDIA bloc has authorized Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to take a call on the Opposition candidate for the post of the Vice-President who will face NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan…

The Trump administration is said to discuss taking a 10% stake in American chipmaker Intel, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a White House official and other people familiar with…

iPhone maker Apple India has leased around 2.7 lakh square feet of office space in Bangalore for 10 years with a starting monthly rent of Rs 6.3 crore, according to…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Monday intensified his attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of “voter theft” through mass deletions under…

A 28-year-old man allegedly threw his two minor daughters into the Yamuna river from the Juhi bridge in Rampura on Monday morning before jumping in himself, the police said.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, turned philosopher, historian, and futurist at IIT Kharagpur on Monday as he urged India’s brightest engineering students to choose a life of “legacy…

As many as 5,706 flights were cancelled due to regulatory and geopolitical issues this year till June 30, accounting for around 1 per cent of the total departures during the…

The train from Bihar’s Raxaul to Samastipur stood for over an hour at the departure station as passengers waited with waning patience and railway officials ran out of solutions for…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a scheme for Bengali migrant workers who have been forced to return from other states. The “Shramasree project” will provide them with…

A fire broke out in an electronics shop in west Delhi’s Raja Garden on Monday afternoon, leaving three people dead, officials said.

Three of four infants fell off a crib they were kept in at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a government hospital in Guwahati on Monday, officials said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House. The main focus of the talks will be on how to end Russia’s three-year…

A Hamas source told AFP on Monday that the Palestinian militants had agreed to a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, devastated by more than 22 months of war…

The 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with raping four women and several acts of violence, and risks up to 10 years in prison, a prosecutor said…

The Canada Industrial Relations Board declared a strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants illegal Monday and ordered them back on the job after they ignored an earlier order to…

For decades, Pakistan’s military has wielded its nuclear arsenal not as a deterrent, but as a diplomatic cudgel – a tool to intimidate India, extract concessions, and shield itself from…

Airtel users in Delhi and neighbouring areas are facing an outage, with many complaining of not being able to make calls, send messages and access the internet. Some have also…

Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the state’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has a ‘secret phone’ to contact the former’s party in times of crisis.