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A government official was seen slapping a student multiple times during an exam in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district. The video from April 1 has now gone viral on social media.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh took stock of the city’s solid waste management efforts, with a sharp focus on landfill cleanup and upcoming waste-to-energy…

In a chilling case that the police say may have been inspired by the crime thriller ‘Drishyam’, a son-in-law in Telangana’s Siddipet district has been arrested for allegedly murdering his…

Varun Mohan, MIT-educated co-founder of AI startup Windsurf, was hired by Google in a move that came after OpenAI’s reported bid to acquire the company.

Bavaria’s fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, officials said on Saturday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that works on the Navi Mumbai International Airport must be completed by September 30.

Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before…

A 21-year-old man has been arrested for raping a four-year-old in Karnataka’s Mandya, said the police.

Delhi experienced a fresh spell of rain on Saturday, just two days after experiencing extensive waterlogging in several parts of the national capital.

The father of the woman who was allegedly raped at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, has denied that anything of the sort happened and said his daughter fell out…

The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi has issued a stern warning about a series of fake social media accounts impersonating official Iranian entities, allegedly aiming to disrupt the diplomatic relationship…

In a major relief measure for Delhi residents, the government is preparing to waive 100 per cent of the late payment surcharge on pending domestic water bills.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam case.

As India pushes forward with its plan to blend 20% ethanol into petrol (E20) by 2025-26, a consumer has publicly voiced strong opposition, raising questions about the fuel’s impact on…

A leading aviation safety expert has suggested that the fatal crash of Air India Flight 171 may have been the result of deliberate human action, raising, for the first time,…

Senior NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader and former minister Jayant Patil recently hinted at stepping down from the Maharashtra unit president post. He has been serving as the president for more…

Tamil Nadu’s historic Gingee Fort, often hailed as the “Troy of the East”, has received global recognition, being inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Maratha Military Landscapes…

A shocking incident has come to light from Bengaluru where a Kannada TV actor and anchor, Manjula Shruthi, was stabbed by her husband over suspicion of infidelity.

The CBI has registered a case against Tamil Nadu police personnel in connection with the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar, a 27-year-old private security guard posted at the Madapuram…

A massive eviction drive is being undertaken against those encroaching on forest land in Assam’s Goalpara district.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30 per cent against the European Union and Mexico.

Columbia University has potentially agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the matter with the Trump administration. The matter was regarding allegations that the University failed to…

A Russian woman and her two young daughters were found living in a remote and dangerous cave atop the Ramatirtha Hill in Karnataka’s Gokarna. During a patrol, the Gokarna police…

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)’s report on the Ahmedabad-London Air India plane crash last month is based on preliminary findings and one should not jump into conclusions, Civil Aviation…

A 16-year-old girl showed presence of mind and foiled her alleged kidnapping attempt by an autorickshaw driver by attacking him with a geometry compass while she was on her way…

Naveen Bollineni, 40, was found dead in Chennai last week, days after facing internal allegations of misappropriating Rs 40 crore from the private dairy firm.

FBI Director Kash Patel may consider stepping down from his position, reportedly in solidarity with Deputy Director Dan Bongino who had a fallout with Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to…

The podcast appearance was reportedly recorded at a time when public discourse around police reform was at its peak, and Mamdani aligned himself with many progressive voices in calling for…

The case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kollankod in Kerala’s Palakkad district, sentenced to death in Yemen, is not just a legal battle-it is a deeply human story…

At least two people died after a three-storey building collapsed in Northeast Delhi on Saturday morning.Eight people were pulled out from under the debris, officials said.

The Indian legal system has been facing unique challenges and is badly in need of fixing, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said on Saturday.

Air India Crash: According to data extracted from the aircraft’s Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder (EAFR), commonly referred to as the black box, Flight 171 carried out a routine takeoff.

A video linked to the Taliban uses dark humour and surreal imagery to rebrand Afghanistan as a tourist destination.

MrBeast is one of the most subscribed and highest-earning content creators on YouTube and has over 413 million subscribers.

A mysterious object, first observed hurtling across the solar system on July 1, has now been identified as “very likely to be the oldest comet ever.”

One should always seize the opportunity to sit if one finds a chair, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said in a tongue-in-cheek remark that came amid possible talks…

US President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter for questioning the government’s efforts on the Texas floods, particularly over claims that timely warnings could have saved dozens of lives.

A “disruptive” couple found smoking on a plane forced the captain to divert the flight, leaving passengers stranded in a “warzone” at a Maine airport for more than 17 hours…

Pro-Khalistan separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has threatened actor-comedian Kapil Sharma, saying “Canada is not your playground” and threatened him to “take back his blood…

Boeing continues to support the investigation and our customer, the planemaker said early Saturday, hours after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) published a preliminary report on the deadly Air…

A month after the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed at least 270 people, a preliminary report into the worst aviation accident in India in decades showed the…

Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro is no ordinary achievement. But Chennai-based dentist and adventurer Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine added a powerful twist – she reached the summit of Africa’s tallest peak in…

India’s space exploration efforts are poised to mark a historic milestone as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), prepares to return to…

An Iranian attack on an air base in Qatar that’s key to the US military hit a geodesic dome housing equipment used by the Americans for secure communications, satellite images…

A woman studying at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta was allegedly raped by a student inside a hostel of the business school, police said on Saturday.

Air India on Saturday said it is working closely with regulators and other stakeholders, and will continue to cooperate with the authorities in the ongoing probe into the Ahmedabad plane…

Taking up two habeas corpus petitions alleging illegal detention of migrant workers from West Bengal in Delhi, the Calcutta High Court Friday directed the administration in the northern state to…

A preliminary investigation report into the Air India plane crash that killed at least 274 people in Ahmedabad last month has not found any immediate evidence to suggest a possible…

Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a…

Italian prosecutors have officially begun an inquiry into Vivian Alexandra Spohr for involuntary manslaughter, also referred to as vehicular homicide.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed happiness after the “Maratha Military Landscapes of India” earned the UNESCO World Heritage status, saying that it is a moment of immense pride for…

The preliminary report from investigators probing the Air India crash that killed 260 people showed that seconds after takeoff, the Boeing 787 plane’s engine fuel control switches were switched off…

A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed the plane’s engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the…

Investigators probing a deadly Air India crash said in a preliminary report that the aircraft’s engine fuel switches were flipped to an off position briefly, leading to confusion in the…

West Bengal is set to join India’s rare earth mining map with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) conducting advanced exploration in Purulia district, a senior official said on Friday.

A 14-year-old girl was raped and impregnated allegedly by her schoolmate in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Saturday.

No constructions or tree planting is allowed within a 20 km radius of the Noida International Airport without a ‘Height Clearance’ or ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from the Airport Authority…

Hours after the global release of James Gunn’s highly anticipated Superman film, the White House stirred a storm online by posting an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump as the…

A departing AI researcher at Meta has criticised the tech giant’s internal culture, likening it to a “metastatic cancer” in a farewell email.

The feature could be next on Apple Watch, as the company is looking to add more smart health tools to track people’s bodies better.

A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for threatening and raping his 15-year-old sister on multiple occasions.

In a major crackdown on tax fraud, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Bengaluru Zonal Unit, has unearthed a massive fake invoicing racket involving six shell companies.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has released a preliminary report on its probe into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, in which 241 people onboard the aircraft were killed,…

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has released a preliminary report on its probe into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, in which 241 people onboard the aircraft were killed,…

The preliminary report of the investigation into the Air India Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 has been released and a key finding confirms what had been suspected –…

A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed that seconds after taking off, the plane’s engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from…

According to the report, India’s foreign policy demonstrated “vibrancy and pragmatism” in advancing national interests amid a rapidly evolving global landscape.

A teenager was dragged out of a police station and lynched by a mob for allegedly sexually assaulting several girls in Arunachal Pradesh.

A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty to drug charges in Chicago on Friday in a deal struck with prosecutors in return for a reduced…

Intent on punishing and humiliating a young couple for marrying against local societal norms, a mob in Odisha tied them to a yoke, like oxen, and made them plough a…

No decorated car, DJ, or even lights, the highlight of a wedding procession in Odisha was knee-deep mud.

Barkat’s daughter revealed the circumstances of his arrest, stating that more than 20 policemen showed up at his doorstep and arrested him.

A US appeals court on Friday scrapped 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s plea agreement that would have taken the death penalty off the table and helped conclude the long-running legal…

US trading partners braced for a volley of tariff hikes this week, but a deadline for their imposition came and went as President Donald Trump delayed them again until August…

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have resumed their attacks on Red Sea shipping, saying they aim to force Israel to cease fire in Gaza — a move that threatens a truce with…

Two pensioners have died after a car being chased by traffic officers crashed into their care home in northern England, police said.

Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said in a late-night letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an interview with NDTV, stated bluntly, “Hamas will not release all the hostages, which is the only asset they still hold” unless it…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday pleaded not guilty in a Pune court in a defamation case pertaining to his comments on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar.

A 22-year-old woman who recently gave birth to her newborn in Sivasagar Civil Hospital in Assam allegedly sold her infant for Rs 50,000. The mother was not married but became…

Tremors were felt in Delhi after an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck in Haryana’s Jhajjar Friday evening.

Amazon’s launch of 10-minute delivery service, Amazon Now, in Delhi following its debut in Bengaluru, has heated up the quick commerce space.

Prada is looking to collaborate with “artisanal footwear” makers in India in a partnership, it said on Friday, two weeks after the Italian luxury group triggered a controversy by debuting…

As the Kanwar Yatra began on Friday, Delhi Traffic Police issued a detailed advisory alerting commuters about possible congestion and diversions on several major roads in the city over the…

As India prepares to receive its first astronaut, who is returning from the International Space Station, the spotlight turns to the health of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a decorated officer…

The four students who allegedly murdered their school principal in Haryana’s Hisar have been detained, said the police on Friday.

Social media platform X has slashed subscription fees for account holders in India by up to 48 per cent, according to updates on its portal.

A rhinoceros, who strayed away 150 kilometers away from Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, was seen displaying aggressive behavior in the Demow village.

Pawan Kalyan, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party chief, has once again championed the role of Hindi in fostering national unity and boosting economic prosperity, particularly for…

In a major administrative overhaul, the Delhi government is set to form a dedicated engineering cadre for the Public Works Department (PWD), ending its dependence on engineers deputed from the…

Union Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi on the rejuvenation of Yamuna River, where he emphasised on cleaning the river and enhancing the capacity of Delhi’s Sewage…

At six months pregnant, displaced Palestinian woman Fatima Arfa wishes she could be buying cute clothes and toys for the special day when she delivers a healthy, safe child.

Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency or SIA conducted simultaneous search operations in Jammu, Doda and Handwara in connection with terror funding through cryptocurrency.

He put the car in reverse, the camera was on, and it was time for action. He performed a stunt, and everyone watched. The man behind the wheel is not…

In a step towards preserving Kolkata’s cultural heritage, the Adani Group has joined hands with the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), to rejuvenate the heritage Kumartuli Ghat, officials said…

A man from Karnataka has been arrested for helping a Bangladeshi woman, whom he loved, cross over into Tripura without any documentation.

Tesla Inc. will open its first showroom in India on Tuesday and begin deliveries as early as next month, according to people familiar with the matter.

India’s foreign minister will visit China this weekend in his first trip in over five years, people familiar with the matter said, as the two Asian neighbors work to repair…

The battle pits three plaintiffs who say they are half-siblings of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co.’s Kelly Zong in a lawsuit against the heiress of the drinks company.

The family of the Yemeni national who was killed by Nimisha Priya has been offered $1 million (Rs 8.6 crore) by her family as ‘blood money’ and the only real…