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A top Department of Justice official was expected to meet on Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as President Donald Trump struggles to quell…
Adani group flagship company will divest 50 per cent of its copper tubes business to MetTube, while simultaneously acquiring a 50 per cent stake in MetTube’s Indian unit, the company…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said a decision on agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate — who was caught on camera allegedly playing an online card game in assembly — will…
Two men have been arrested in Assam for allegedly trying to get an Indian passport for a Bangladeshi national using fake documents created in the name of an Indian citizen…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said a decision on agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate — who was caught on camera allegedly playing an online card game in assembly — will…
A farmer couple died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, highlighting the growing instances of farmer suicides in the state.
Narendra Modi is set to surpass Indira Gandhi on Friday to become the second longest serving prime minister of India in consecutive terms.
A 62-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs while she was working in her field in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, police said.
Airlines received 69 hoax bomb threats this year till July 20, the government said on Thursday.
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that India shared its views on increasing activities of extremism and informed that the British officials have cooperated on this matter.
The Maharashtra government plans to provide snake rescuers with identity cards and accident insurance coverage of Rs 10 lakh to recognise their services in lessening human-wildlife conflicts, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar…
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday hit back at Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over his remarks on the Mahadayi river project, saying he had “lost his…
Union Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who served as the Chief Minister of Haryana for 10 years from 2014 to 2024, said connectivity has improved in Gurugram and traffic…
A baby boy was born to a woman from Thailand onboard an Air India Express flight enroute to the city from Muscat on Thursday.
A video of a member of the Punjab police taking drugs is being widely circulated, bringing home how deep the state’s drug menace has spread its tentacles. The policeman has…
After heavy rains triggered a flood-like situation in an Odisha town located on the banks of the Mahanadi, the state’s largest river, a tractor overturned and was swept away, dragged…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches across six locations in Hyderabad in connection with a Rs 621-crore bank-fraud case against the promoters and directors of a company and…
A lawyer for France ‘s first couple said they’ll be seeking “substantial” damages from US conservative influencer Candace Owens if she persists with claims that President Emmanuel Macron ‘s wife,…
India has protected the interests of domestic farmers by excluding dairy products, edible oils, and apples in the free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK while securing zero duties on…
A US lawmaker on Thursday pressed the US Defense Department for further details on what information the US military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services…
The national capital on Thursday recorded a maximum temperature of 35.9 degrees Celsius, one degree above the season’s average, the weather office said.
US President Donald Trump clarified on Thursday that he wants Elon Musk and his companies to “thrive”. He said he wanted all businesses within the US to “thrive like never…
A popular south Indian restaurant brand has filed a police complaint against a group of people who it said allegedly tried to malign the brand and extort money by staging…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai on Monday after experiencing giddiness during his routine morning walk, underwent a therapeutic procedure this afternoon…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, speaking today on the Supreme Court verdict in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, said “some innocent people were also trapped in this case”.
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) on Thursday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 538.94 crore for June quarter FY26 mainly due to higher revenues from transmission business.
On Thursday, the India-UK Free Trade Agreement was signed and formalised, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, where he met his counterpart Keir Starmer.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pulled the leg of actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan over building a house on top of a drain in Gorakhpur. The comment made…
A day before the deadline for submitting the enumeration forms as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission of India has said 61.1 lakh voters are set…
A court in Maharashtra’s Nashik city on Thursday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for remarks about Hindutva ideologue and freedom fighter…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar suggested a shortcut to avoid trouble today to non-Marathi people caught in the crosshairs of the language row in the state.
The service rules allow 30 days’ leave to Central government employees, which can be availed for any personal reason including that of taking care of elderly parents, Union Minister of…
A UK vascular surgeon was accused in court of amputating both of his legs to claim 500,000 pounds in insurance payouts. Neil Hopper, 49, from Cornwall, claimed that he lost…
Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back some 100,000…
Hamas confirmed on Thursday that it has responded to an Israeli proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, after more than two weeks of indirect talks in Qatar have failed…
For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves. She dreams of becoming…
Reliance Mutual Fund invested Rs 2,850 crore in AT-1 bonds of YES Bank for suspected quid pro quo, sources in the Enforcement Directorate have said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Tamil Nadu on July 26 and 27 in what is seen as a politically and culturally significant trip ahead of the 2026…
The Congress has “concrete 100 per cent proof” that the Election Commission allowed cheating in a constituency in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday.
India’s unique traditional craft beverages, including Goa’s feni, Nashik’s artisanal wines, and Kerala’s toddy, are set to gain recognition in the UK as the two countries signed the free trade…
Five Indian airlines reported 183 technical defects in their aircraft to the aviation regulator DGCA this year till July 21, including 85 by Air India Group, according to the government.
A 7-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, police said on Thursday. Tanika was playing outside her home in Mandoura…
A 57-year-old doctor’s date at a Varanasi hotel ended in extortion as the man he connected with clicked his nude photos and threatened to circulate them unless he paid up
He followed his friend’s girlfriend on social media, but it enraged his friend, who hatched a plan to kill him. The boy was stabbed to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad…
India and UK on Thursday inked a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs on British whisky and cars among other items and double bilateral trade…
A trial court in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur has sentenced a 26-year-old man to death for murdering a woman who had adopted him as her son and concealing the body in…
Your office may be cool and your home furnishings plush, but there is little you can do about the confusion outside.
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will lead to a reduction in prices of scotch whiskey, but not to such an extent that it would reshape the market. The price…
Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians, in a sharp escalation of a long-running border dispute.
Five Australian women who say they were pulled from a Qatar Airways flight by armed guards and stripsearched have won the right to sue the airline, after a court
The Bakrons and al-Bareems, two families from opposite ends of Gaza, have criss-crossed the rubble-strewn territory many times during 21 months of war, in search of food and shelter from…
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to be formalised on Thursday evening (IST), is expected to open new avenues of growth, skill development, and employment opportunities for Indians across…
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to be formalized on Thursday, is expected to be a major turning point for women entrepreneurs and workers across India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his fourth visit to the UK since taking office in 2014 and will hold talks with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer. The two sides…
Two months after India and United Kingdom concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the two countries are poised to sign the mutually beneficial landmark trade pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the…
Protecting and promoting the “Brand India”– from Kohlapuri Chappals to Banarsi and Chanderi textiles– is a massive priority in the India-UK Free Trade Agreement set to be signed on Thursday…
India and the UK signed the Free Trade Agreement, likely to double bilateral trade by 2030. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and British Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds inked the pact in…
In a historic collaboration between the United States and India, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, also known as NISAR, is poised to revolutionise how we observe and understand our…
The long-negotiated Free Trade Agreement between India and the UK is a blueprint for shared prosperity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, while underlining the security cooperation between the two…
The Uttar Pradesh Police in a post on X borrowed a scene from the film Saiyaara to promote the importance of wearing helmets while riding two-wheelers.
India’s average tariff on UK products will drop from 15% to 3% under the to-be-signed India-UK FTA, a British statement said ahead of scheduled signing ceremony in presence of Prime…
Indian farmers, who constitute nearly 44 per cent of the country’s population, are poised to be the biggest winners of the free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom,…
Indian farmers, who constitute nearly 44 per cent of the country’s population, are poised to be the biggest winners of the free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom,…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday rolled out the expanded Health Information Management System (HIMS) and said that people will no longer need to queue up to take appointments…
The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the immersion of all idols of up to six feet in height in artificial tanks starting from the 10-day Ganesh festival being celebrated…
Hearing a child custody case, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai warned a 12-year-old girl’s mother against “spoiling her mind” after the child demanded Rs 1 crore from her father…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last year is also looking…
A Connecticut couple was arrested last week for allegedly performing sexual acts in full view of two children and their mother, aboard a JetBlue flight.
The Indian man, who was brutally attacked by a mob in Ireland’s Dublin over the weekend, was falsely accused of being a paedophile before being stabbed in the face and…
A shocking video from Rajasthan’s Kota has sparked outrage after it captured a man brutally attacking his mother. The disturbing footage, which has gone viral on social media, shows the…
At least one Thai civilian was killed and three others injured on Thursday as Cambodia launched rockets and artillery in retaliation for Thailand’s airstrikes on Cambodian military positions.
As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America’s secrets and discovering threats from overseas. But when she made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing…
More than 100 charity and human rights groups said that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed another…
A flight attendant accused of taping his cellphone to the lid of an airplane toilet to secretly film young girls was sentenced to just under 20 years in prison Wednesday.
The Trump administration on Wednesday cancelled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern…
Interest in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation has exploded over the past month, even as President Donald Trump urged the public and media to move on from a saga…
Cement maker ACC Ltd on Thursday reported a 4.35 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 375.42 crore for the June 2025 quarter, helped by volume gains…
A group of stray dogs chased an animal across a street, thinking it was a cat. Moments later, they realised it was a leopard. The incident, captured on CCTV, occurred…
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has issued a strong defence of the Centre-backed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls, dismissing opposition allegations of voter suppression.
The four al-Qaeda terrorists, who were arrested on Wednesday, were in regular touch and exchanged crucial information with the Pakistan Army and its ISI during Operation Sindoor in May, sources…
Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested the country’s former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) Police picked him up from his Dhanmondi residence around 8:00…
Expert opinion and recent research indicate that 10,000 steps might not be required for everyone and that fewer steps could still have significant health advantages.
You may have read that the deep sea is a very different environment from the land and shallow water. There is no light, it is very cold, and the pressure…
He sold textbooks to American schools. He mingled with kings, queens, presidents, and popes. And behind the scenes, he may have helped one of the world’s most secretive intelligence agencies…
Bengaluru Police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old man on charges of uploading obscene videos of women on the social media platform Instagram.
Not sleeping enough is bad for your brain, heart and overall health, not to mention your skin and sex drive.
The Indian Government is in talks with the Cambodian authorities to bring back its citizens arrested on a foreign land.
As reports of a Russian plane crashing with over 43 people onboard surfaced on Thursday, visuals of the aircraft in flames, reportedly while landing, emerged online.
As the deadline for the new US tariffs on Sri Lankan exports draws closer, concern is growing among local businesses and citizens over the potential economic impact.
A tourist from Spain has been detained and charged with child abuse after allegedly hurting a 17-year-old girl during a packed evening parade at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt…
One after another, the friends and family of the four University of Idaho students killed in their home by Bryan Kohberger vented their emotions in sobs, insults and curses before…
When Jagdeep Dhankhar became Vice President in 2022, he was seen as a staunch supporter of the Modi government, as a loud, loyal, shrewd politician-cum-administrator who could take on the…
Thirty-seven years after he raped an 11-year-old girl, a 53-year-old man has been referred to the Juvenile Justice Board after the Supreme Court found he was a juvenile at the…
In a handwritten suicide, note the engineer alleged that she had been under intense mental stress due to constant pressure from two senior officials who allegedly forced her to approve…
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday arrived in Khatima to cast his vote as the first phase of the three-tier panchayat elections commenced across the state.
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case.
Top officials of Yes Bank cleared loans of around Rs 3,000 crore to companies helmed by Anil Ambani without due diligence after they were bribed, the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) investigation…
The Chandigarh Zonal Office-I of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a major international tech support scam following overnight search operations on multiple illegal call centres across the Chandigarh Tricity…
The Enforcement Directorate is raiding premises linked to Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani in Delhi and Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case, sources said.