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Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up…

Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the…

Stopped from proceeding to the Kedarnath temple because of heavy rainfall on the route, a group of pilgrims broke through barricades in Uttarakhand’s Sonprayag, forcing the police to carry out…

A PhD scholar refused to receive her degree from Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi at the 32nd convocation of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, alleging that he has “acted against the…

Science and faith have clashed in Mumbai, and pigeons are enjoying a feast. The shutdown of Mumbai’s kabootarkhanas to prevent the public health hazard caused by pigeon droppings has triggered…

British police have been told they can release details of a suspect’s ethnicity and nationality in high-profile and sensitive cases to prevent false information being spread on social media.

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, his team announced Wednesday.

The Canadian government is set to add three new occupational categories to expand its Express Entry immigration system in 2026. The new occupational categories would be senior managers, scientists and…

The Russian army made its biggest 24-hour advance into Ukraine in over a year on Tuesday just ahead of the Trump-Putin summit, according to an AFP analysis of data from…

‘Not Anti-Voter’: What Supreme Court Said On Bihar Voter List Revision

The brother, reportedly enraged upon seeing his sister with her boyfriend, began attacking the young man.

The West Bengal Assembly election is expected around April-May next year, after Bihar votes for a new government this year-end.

Tamil Nadu’s DMK has launched a sharp attack on ECI, accusing it of acting in concert with BJP to undermine free and fair polls through what it called “mass voter…

Hitting back at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s threat to India over the Indus Waters Treaty, Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the Pakistani leader “should not talk…

Adani Digital Labs (ADL), the technology arm of Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), has announced a series of transformative initiatives aimed at redefining the travel and airport experience for passengers…

The Mayor of Muzaffarpur have been asked to explain two voter ID cards that she allegedly has, sources have said.

In 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the Tricolour in Port Blair, renamed the Andamans as Shaheed Island and the Nicobars as Swaraj Island.

A four-year-old girl was left with bloody injuries in her legs and arms after a pack of stray dogs attacked her in Maharashtra’s Nagpur.

Authorities in Odisha’s Puri have launched an intensive investigation after a graffiti warning of a possible terrorist attack on the Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) was discovered on Wednesday morning.

The Supreme Court’s stray dog ban order has raised a major dilemma, with a lawyer pointing out to the Chief Justice of India this morning two contradicting judgments by the…

The video of the fight, which has now gone viral, is said to be from August 11, the day the Supreme Court pronounced the order.

Munir’s stress on nuclear dangers is aimed at roping in the international community, particularly the US, to intervene as a structural constraint against India’s response and deterrence policy.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday revived calls to “allow” Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, as the military prepares a broader offensive in the territory.

NSA Mike Waltz was nominated as UN ambassador after he mistakenly added a journalist to a Signal chat discussing military plans. Donald Trump last weekend named State Department spokesperson Tammy…

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite — for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby’s New York — has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets…

Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, a price tag nearly double its own valuation.

The US government has refused to answer specific queries on the loss of Pakistan Air Force-operated F-16 fighter jets during Op Sindoor, the intense 88-hour battle fought by India and…

India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates…

A new video from old Dharali showing the exact moment a deadly wall of water and debris smashed the Uttarkashi settlement on August 5, sending residents scrambling for safety and…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed an “out-of-court initiation mechanism” for genuine business failures in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

Shiv Sena(UBT) supported the Supreme Court’s orders upholding the Bombay High Court’s stay on feeding pigeons and asking the municipal authorities to pick up and house all stray dogs in…

Sarpanch Thanabhai Dodia of Jaloya village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district has been invited as a special guest for the Independence Day celebrations in recognition of his village’s contributions during Op…

Caste arithmetic, Opposition outreach and proven track record helped BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy trump 25 years of anti-incumbency and return as Secretary (Administration) of the Constitution Club of India…

The Trump administration’s flagship Golden Dome missile defence system will include four layers — one satellite-based and three on land — with 11 short-range batteries located across the continental US,…

President Donald Trump’s trade war was meant to rebalance global power in America’s favor. Instead, China is playing the long game, enduring short-term economic pain to shape any eventual deal…

Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States Tuesday in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks smuggling…

Non-scheduled flights will not be permitted to land at or take off from the Delhi airport during specified hours on August 15.

Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to brief him on the war in Ukraine ahead of the Russian president’s planned summit with President…

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee will spend her first day in jail on Wednesday in a cell much like the one her husband and ex-President Yoon Suk…

The Department of Justice said George Washington University violated federal civil rights law during pro-Palestinian student protests last year, making it the latest target in the Trump administration’s campaign to…

The Delhi Metro on Wednesday announced that train services will begin at 4 a.m. across all lines on Independence Day, August 15, to facilitate the movement of guests, invitees, and…

President Donald Trump assailed Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon, saying the bank made a “bad prediction” about the impact of Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda on markets…

AI helped health professionals to better detect pre-cancerous growths in the colon, but when the assistance was removed, their ability to find tumors dropped by about 20% compared with rates…

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were close to a bromance during Trump’s first term (2017-2021). However, their relationship has grown strained during his second term.

India has tightened its Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card rules, which allow Indian-origin foreign nationals to visit India without any visa.

Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday barred Dewan Housing Finance Ltd’s former CMD Kapil Wadhawan, ex-director Dheeraj Wadhawan, and four others from the securities markets for up to five years for…

A huge political row has erupted after several civic bodies in the country ordered that meat shops and slaughterhouses must remain shut this Independence Day

Gattu Vaman Rao and PV Nagamani, both practicing lawyers, were brutally attacked and killed in broad daylight on February 17, 2021, on the Manthani-Peddapalli highway.

A woman in Telangana’s Mahaboobnagar district has filed a police complaint after finding a snake inside a curry puff she purchased from a local bakery.

Hir Prajapati, who lost his mother, Kalpana Ben Prajapati, in the AI-171 plane crash, has moved to the US Federal Court against Boeing, expecting speedy justice.

The Odisha government has asked all its departments, public and educational institutes and others to stop using the term ‘harijan’ in communications, officials said on Wednesday.

The suspended cops arrested some drug peddlers on National Highway-102 with illegal drugs. But soon released the accused after allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh.

Three decades before India attained freedom, the seeds of its independence movement were sown in Champaran.

Elon Musk, who co-founded ChatGPT in 2015 before stepping away in 2018, asked the AI, “Who is more trustworthy? Sam Altman or Elon Musk. You can pick only one and…

India has been a “bit recalcitrant” on trade negotiations with the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.

Europe and Ukraine’s leaders will speak to US President Donald Trump at a virtual meeting on Wednesday ahead of his summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as they try to drive…

Tech giant Apple has denied any wrong doing, insisting its platform is “fair and free of bias” after Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk accused the iPhone maker of favouritism…

When US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state’s long history with Russia –…

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges, including stock manipulation and corruption, prosecutors said.

Rajiv Pratap Rudy, a five-time BJP MP from Bihar, is gearing up for an election and it is not the Bihar Assembly polls. The former Union Minister has been the…

The election for a top post in the Constitutional Club of India turned into a star-studded affair this afternoon, thanks to an exciting BJP vs BJP contest. Union Home Minister…

The incident, reported from Rajasthan’s Dausa, occurred in the early hours of Wednesday when a pickup van full of devotees was returning from Salasar Balaji.

Incumbent Rajiv Pratap Rudy has clinched yet another term as secretary (administration) of the Constitution Club of India, defeating fellow BJP leader Sanjeev Balyan in one of the most fiercely…

A man allegedly stabbed his 45-year-old father to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district after an argument over money, police said on Wednesday.

A 27-year-old woman disguised as a man to gain entry into the residence of her sister’s father-in-law and robbed jewellery of more than Rs 1.5 crore from the house in…

Gurugram police arrested a man on Tuesday after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing him threatening a security guard with a pistol at a residential society in the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by…

A group of men allegedly assaulted an auto-rickshaw driver with sticks over an argument involving a passenger fare of Rs 10, leaving him critically injured, police said on Tuesday.

A deeply troubling case in Delhi has spotlighted alarming lapses in the enforcement of emergency medical care protocols.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has joined his country’s senior leaders in warmongering against India and claimed Islamabad would not allow New Delhi to take “even one drop” of water…

The body of a person was caught on camera being dragged inside a state-run hospital in Bihar’s West Champaran district, triggering an outrage.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday said it would consider directing the Tamil Nadu government to implement in the state the Supreme Court’s order on managing…

Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his determination to protect the interests of farmers despite tariff pressure and said it has been decided that there…

Police CID (Security) Intelligence on Tuesday arrested a suspected Pakistani spy from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

No surrogacy procedure was undertaken at Universal Srushti Fertility Centre in Secunderabad, which operated multiple centres in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, offering In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and surrogacy services for…

Following Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s eye-turning visit to the United States, Washington has reaffirmed that its relationship with both India and Pakistan “remains unchanged” and that its diplomats are…

Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet giant could potentially be forced to sell as part of antitrust proceedings.

The Supreme Court said it would examine the question whether a politician can be denied the constitutional right to head a political party or association on the basis of conviction…

Fed up with a year-long delay in repairs, residents held a “memorial service” for their broken road on Tuesday.

Rescuers said they have identified 20 spots at a depth of 2.5-3 metres using Ground Penetrating Radars in the lower areas of Dharali where there is the possibility of people…

RG Kar rape victim’s father wrote to the Kolkata Police Commissioner alleging that the assault on his wife “by police personnel” was “pre-planned”.

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a Muslim marriage can be dissolved through ‘Mubaraat’, a form of divorce wherein couples can end their marriage through verbal mutual consent without…

The US government’s unprecedented use of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to protect officers carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown was illegal and should be ended, a lawyer…

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has issued a high alert for the next 72 hours, as heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted for Hyderabad and other parts of…

Film director Ram Gopal Varma appeared for questioning before Prakasam district police in connection with a case involving morphed images of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and others.

A schoolboy allegedly ended his life in Odisha’s Balasore district by hanging himself after his parents did not allow him to go on a trip with his friends.

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district have found a government-run upper primary school being operated by a private tutor and the headmaster’s driver in the absence of appointed teaching staff.

US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday that the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on August 15 in Alaska was “suggested…

Red sandalwood logs worth Rs 40 lakh have been seized from a house in a village in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor District.

A TMC member was allegedly shot dead in West Bengal’s Bankura district.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Tuesday joined the Opposition demand to hold the upcoming civic body polls in the state using ballot papers.

Two college students here were attacked by stray dogs on Tuesday and have been hospitalised, said a city civic body official.

A woman allegedly attempted to set herself ablaze outside the Calcutta High Court, but an alert policeman saved her life, officials said.

Homeless people in Washington, D.C., could face jail time if they do not comply with President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on crime and rid the U.S. capital of…

State Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena launched a pioneering cloud seeding experiment at the Jamwaramgarh Dam area to revive Ramgarh Lake and tackle the regions water crisis.

Friday’s Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a listening exercise for the president,” the White House said on Tuesday, tempering expectations for a…

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday said it would consider directing the Tamil Nadu government to implement in the state the Supreme Court’s order on managing…

Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country.

The United States and Pakistan on Tuesday held the latest round of counterterrorism talks in Islamabad, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.

US President Donald Trump has said that both Kyiv and Moscow will have to cede territory to end the war in Ukraine, so how much territory does Russia control in…