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Mandhira Kapur, the sister of Sona Comstar Chairman Sunjay J Kapur, narrated how her 80-year-old mother struggled to come to terms with the fact that her only son was no…

Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan is BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s candidate for the Vice President polls, announced Union Minister JP Nadda at a press conference Sunday evening.

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, DC, a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.

The death count in ‘Dahi Handi’ festivities in Mumbai on Saturday touched two after a 14-year-old ‘govinda’ was declared dead on arrival by doctors in a hospital in Ghatkopar, a…

Mandhira Kapur, the sister of Sona Comstar Chairman Sunjay J Kapur, in strongly worded comments slammed those who are being harsh on her family at a time of loss, and…

What began as an administrative exercise to merge under-enrolled schools in Uttar Pradesh has snowballed into a veritable political flashpoint, sparking protests, poster wars, FIRs and heated exchanges in the…

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar hardened his stance today regarding Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” allegations, saying noting less than an affidavit on the matter or apology to the country will…

Anne Pace has been hearing about Dog Mountain for years, but until earlier this month, had never made a trip to the park.

Humanoid robots raced and punched their way through three days of a multi-sport competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games, wrapping up Sunday in Beijing.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has backed the INDIA bloc’s allegation of vote theft against the BJP, slamming the Election Commission (EC) for failing to uphold free and fair polls…

Coming out strongly against senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of ‘vote fraud’, the Election Commission of India has said that using “improper words” such as “vote chori” amounts to…

The Assam government on Sunday began an eviction drive in Biswanath district, displacing 309 families, officials said.

The man was notably short on specifics. All he knew was that the truck that ran over his wife in Nagpur had red markings on it. He could neither identify…

Another child has lost her life to malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the state’s decades-long health crisis back into sharp focus.

Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, accusing him of doing “cheap politics” than the opposition and charged him…

Three people are dead and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York City club early Sunday morning.

Hamas said on Sunday that Israel’s planned Gaza relocation plan by Israel constitutes a “new wave of genocide and displacement” for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area.

A 20-year-old electrician from Chhattisgarh allegedly planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in a music system speaker and sent it as a gift to the husband of a woman he…

The sleuths of Criminal Investigation Department of West Bengal Police have recovered the stolen Padma Shri award of internationally acclaimed (former) Indian swimmer, also an Arjuna Award winner, Bula Chowdhury,…

The body of a female police constable was found hanging from a tree near the Nuapada railway station in Odisha on Saturday, officials said.

CCTV footage surfaced showing two men firing at the controversial YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav’s house in Gurugram on Sunday morning.

Dhadak 2 presents a complex portrait of a female protagonist whose rebellion is not insincere but restricted. Her existence is mired with compassion but also propped up by privilege.

In a major infrastructure push to ease traffic congestion and reduce travel time across Delhi and several other cities in the National Capital Region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will shortly…

A teenager has been apprehended for allegedly sexually assaulting and murdering a five-year-old boy, police said on Sunday.

Russian forces shot down 300 Ukrainian drones and struck storage sites for Sapsan missiles. At the same time, fierce battles raged in the Donetsk region, where Ukrainian forces were trying…

A fire broke out in a building in the Nagarathpete area of Bengaluru on Saturday, killing five people, officials said.

Police have registered a case against a real estate company director and two others for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 1.47 crore after promising him six flats with the…

Political activity has intensified in Chhattisgarh with Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expected to expand his cabinet by Monday.

The US government said Saturday it is suspending visitor visas for Gazans after a far-right influencer with the ear of President Donald Trump complained that wounded Palestinians had been allowed…

The Delhi High Court has held that mere fact that a woman was crying, cannot per se make out any case of dowry harassment.

Sridhar Vembu shared how he uses AI daily, describing himself as a “moderate to heavy” user with two to three sessions a day.

Six MLAs, eight former MLAs and three former ministers have been given district-level responsibilities, which has angered workers who feel grassroots leaders were overlooked.

The Ministry of Emergency Management has ordered full-scale rescue efforts, verification of the status of the missing, and dispatched a working group to the scene.

A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 65-year-old mother twice, claiming he was punishing her for an alleged relationship she had in the past.

Senior Congress leader BK Hariprasad’s “Indian Taliban” remark for BJP’s ideological parent, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has drawn a sharp response from the ruling party

Expelled Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal on Saturday met Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow. The meeting comes after Pal was expelled from party for praising Yogi Adityanath during…

According to the police, the principal went to the school alone on Saturday morning and lowered the flag in an “objectionable manner”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may not be alone when he reaches Washington on Monday for his meeting with US President Donald Trump, amid global efforts towards bringing an end to…

The Odisha Police have arrested the head priest of an ashram in Dhenkanal district for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman inmate, officials said.

Multiple flash flood incidents were reported on Sunday in Mandi district at Panarsa, Takoli, and Nagwain areas along the Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), currently located in the South Block, is set to shift to Executive Enclave, a few hundred metres away, next month, sources in the government said

India recently achieved a breakthrough in its defence manufacturing capabilities, registering a record-high production value of Rs 1,50,590 crore in 2024-25. This represents an 18% growth over the previous year’s…

China has delivered the third of the eight new “advanced” Hangor-class submarines to Pakistan as part of Beijing’s efforts to upgrade Islamabad’s naval strength to support its growing presence in…

Parag Agrawal was fired by billionaire Elon Musk after he took over Twitter (now known as X) in 2022.

Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday.

A three-way summit US President Donald Trump has mooted with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin could take place in Europe, Germany’s leader suggested.

As the Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was given a grand welcome as he arrived in New Delhi, the Lok Sabha will hold a special discussion on…

A post-graduate from the London School of Economics and two others have been arrested in a cyber extortion case in Delhi. The three men allegedly tried to extort money from…

Five armed robbers posing as auditors looted Rs 9.5 lakh in cash at gunpoint from a Manappuram Gold Loan office on the Sheetla Mata Road here on Saturday evening, police…

A 30-year-old man was left critically injured on Saturday afternoon after his throat was slit by a Chinese ‘manjha’ (synthetic kite string) while passing near Tughlakabad Metro Station, police said.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the second Indian to go to space and the first to visit the International Space Station, has set foot in his homeland again.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia refusing to accept a ceasefire was complicating efforts to end Moscow’s more than three-year-long conflict.

US President Donald Trump has again brought up the recent India-Pakistan conflict, reiterating his claim that the US helped in averting a nuclear escalation between the two Asian neighbours.

US First Lady Melania Trump wrote a “peace” letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the plight of children in the Ukraine war.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr Manik Saha on Friday said police and security agencies have been directed to take strict action against those involved in drug smuggling.

Amid a strain in economic ties because of the increased tariff, a planned visit by a US team to India for trade negotiations from August 25 to 29 has been…

US President Donald Trump has told European leaders that he wants to arrange a trilateral summit with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as soon as August 22.

The impasse between the Congress and the Election Commission over allegations of ‘vote theft’ deepened on Saturday with the poll body fact-checking a video posted by the party, alleging that…

A four-year-old boy was critical after his genital was chopped off allegedly by his neighbour in Patna on Saturday, police said.

Trump on Saturday spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders about his talks Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir has ruled out any change in the leadership, describing rumours about the removal of President Asif Ali Zardari as completely false.

Amid the devastation caused by the cloudburst, Subhash Chandra, who had been running a langar for Mata Machail pilgrims, was rescued alive after being trapped under debris for nearly 30…

Donald Trump on Saturday dropped his push for a ceasefire in Ukraine in favor of pursuing a full peace accord — a major shift announced hours after his summit with…

PETA India and Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff on Saturday gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the ancient Nediyathali Sri Siva temple at Kodungallur here.

Donald Trump wanted to go bold — a high-pomp, high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin to test whether the Russian leader would compromise on the Ukraine war.

Kolkata Police sources have told NDTV that filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri had not sought any administrative permission for public view of the trailer of The Bengal Files in Kolkata.

A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday killed 11 people and injured 130, Russian officials said Saturday.

US economist Jeffrey Sachs has criticised President Donald Trump for slapping hefty tariffs on India, denouncing the policy as both “stupid” and saying it “serves no purpose”.

Russian pensioner Lyudmila said she was glued to the coverage of Vladimir Putin’s trip to Alaska on Friday for talks with Donald Trump on Ukraine.

In a few short hours in Alaska, Vladimir Putin managed to convince Donald Trump that a Ukraine ceasefire was not the way to go, stave off US sanctions, and spectacularly…

Director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, who is gearing up for his upcoming directorial ‘The Bengal Files’, hit a roadblock on Saturday in Kolkata.

Four members of a Gujarat-based music band were killed and 11 other persons were injured on Saturday in a collision between a mini bus and a small truck in Shivpuri…

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma captivated an audience, including Governor C H Vijayashankar, with a performance of the Bollywood classic “Pehla Nasha” on a 150-year-old piano at Raj Bhavan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he discussed ways of ending the conflict in Ukraine “on a fair basis” at his meeting with US President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after hosting…

An IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft’s tail touched the runway while powering up for a go-around manoeuvre in low altitude due to bad weather in Mumbai on Saturday, the airline said.

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that he would not invade Taiwan as long as Trump is president.

The Dahi Handi festivities in Maharashtra witnessed a historic moment as Jogeshwari’s Konkan Nagar Govinda Pathak set a world record by forming a 10-tier human pyramid.

A man allegedly murdered his two differently-abled children and then hanged himself in Silvassa in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu after his wife left…

In a sharp escalation of infighting within the Telangana Congress, MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy mentioned Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s name while talking about bills not being cleared, adding at the…

The Dwarka Expressway is set to transform daily commutes with faster connectivity, advanced design features and a direct link to IGI Airport.

With less than a month to go for the Vice Presidential poll, the BJP has begun work in full swing to finalise its nominee and started discussions on its potential…

At least 46 people died, including two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, after a massive cloudburst struck Chashoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday.

A 2,500-page chargesheet has been filed against YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra after three months of investigation and, sources said, the police have found concrete evidence that she was spying for Pakistan.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-US summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine…

Former US national security advisor John Bolton said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” at the Alaska Summit, although US President Donald Trump “did not lose”, regarding the Ukraine…

Pavlo Nebroev stayed up until the middle of the night in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv to wait for a press conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin thousands of…

Russia launched 85 attack drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Saturday, hours after Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held their Alaska talks.

Rescuers were struggling to retrieve bodies from debris after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, authorities…

A 71-year-old woman from Mumbai allegedly lost Rs 18.5 lakh from her bank accounts while attempting to order a litre of milk online, police said on Saturday.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has penned a moving Instagram post capturing his emotions as he heads home after completing his space mission.

A nine-year-old girl who died at the medical college here two days ago was due to amoebic encephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba in contaminated waters, health…

A new special module by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has blamed three figures as responsible for the Partition of India, including Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, warning that the steep US tariff hikes on Indian imports could deal a crippling blow to…

The BJP is planning a mega huddle of its top leaders and closest allies next week, in a major show of strength before the upcoming Vice-Presidential election.

European leaders Saturday said they were “ready to uphold the pressure” on Russia through sanctions following a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

India has welcomed the Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “commendable” step towards ending the Ukraine war.

Chashoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district has turned into a site of outpouring grief, as families wait anxiously for the bodies of their loved ones who were killed…

A cab driver has been arrested after he held a family “hostage” during their ride as Noida Police chased the speeding car for deliberately jumping barricades, officials said on Saturday.

Incessant rainfall over the past 48 hours has triggered a flood-like situation in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, severely disrupting road connectivity to neighbouring states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.