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Rajasthan has recorded 128 per cent more rainfall than normal during June in the ongoing monsoon season, the weather department officials have said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain in most parts of Madhya Pradesh, especially in Gwalior-Chambal, Rewa and Sagar divisions.

The BJP is moving closer to having a new national president after it appointed chiefs in multiple states and a union territory.

Amid a feud with billionaire Elon Musk over his flagship spending legislation– the One Big Beautiful Bill–US President Donald Trump slammed his former aide, threatening to cut government subsidies given…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted all the doctors on the occasion of National Doctor’s Day.

The CBI will start questioning bank officials under scanner for allegedly facilitating the operations of 8.5 lakh mule accounts in a “pan India conspiracy” with cyber crime syndicates to launder…

Indian Railways has implemented a series of key reforms starting Tuesday, July 1, aimed at streamlining operations and improving passenger convenience.

The incident in Jharkhand’s Giridh occurred around 1 am on Tuesday.

Digital India has not remained a mere government programme but has also become a people’s movement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. In a post on X, she said…

Shortly before senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala meets Karnataka Congress MLAs amid the disquiet over the Chief Minister post, a legislator known to be close to Deputy Chief Minister…

The Delhi Police has stepped up security after jailed gangster Neeraj Bawana was granted parole for a day to visit his ailing wife at a Shadipur hospital on Tuesday, a…

Instead of breaking into the store through the main door, the thief decided to create a special entry for himself.

American lawmaker Brandon Gill is facing online backlash after his recent post called for Indian origin Democrat Zohran Mamdani to “go back to the third world” after the New York…

Donald Trump wrote in a pair of posts on Truth Social that he was trying to hold a conference call with faith leaders from all over the country but was…

The city recorded a minimum temperature of 25.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, with the weather office predicting light to moderate rain.

A fire broke out in a four-storey building in Delhi’s Seelampur area early on Tuesday.However, no casualty has been reported.

The prospective buyer of TikTok’s American operations cited by President Donald Trump is the same investor consortium including Oracle Corp., Blackstone Inc. and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz

The Old Delhi Railway Station is the oldest railway station located in the national capital’s Chandni Chowk area.

A 19-year-old girl named Sandhya Chaudhary, a Class 12 student, was brutally murdered in full public view by a man obsessed with her – and no one intervened.

The Yamunagar warehouse stored 2,20,000 quintals of sugar, estimated to be around Rs 97 crore.

Sachin, jobless and consumed by jealousy, suspected Ritika, who worked in a private firm, of having an affair with her boss.

Five policemen have been arrested in connection with a custodial death in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district, police said.

In a crackdown against autorickshaws overcharging and plying illegally, Karnataka transport department authorities on Monday registered 260 cases and seized 98 vehicles.

A 70-year-old woman was allegedly tied to a tree and brutally “assaulted” by her neighbour following an argument over garbage disposal in front of her house, police said on Monday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said it is imperative to call out terrorism publicly when it is supported by a state against a neighbour and is fuelled by…

The Odisha Administrative Service Association on Monday said its members will go on a “mass leave” from Tuesday to protest against the alleged assault of a senior OAS officer.

Changes to regulations governing filing of income tax returns; the use of and charges associated with credit cards; and last-minute, or Tatkal, train ticket bookings, are among those that will…

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions to recruit top artificial intelligence talent, triggering debates about whether the aggressive hiring spree will pay off in the competitive generative AI race.

Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people across Gaza on Monday in some of the heaviest attacks in weeks as Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire…

The number of deaths in the explosion in a pharmaceutical unit at Pashamylaram near Hyderabad rose sharply to 32 on Tuesday, with about 15 injured succumbing at hospitals overnight.

An Indian origin man has been sentenced to two years and three months in jail, and three strokes of the cane, after pleading guilty to a rioting charge in which…

In Chhattisgarh, schools open in April. However, it seems the Education Department prefers surprise tests, not just for students but for parents too.

The withdrawal of the government resolution regarding the teaching of Hindi in Maharashtra’s primary schools is being viewed differently across the state’s political spectrum.

Boeing Co. said Chief Financial Officer Brian West, who helped orchestrate one of the biggest capital raises in US corporate history last year to steady the crisis-stricken planemaker, is stepping…

As the US Senate inches closer to a vote on the White House’s massive tax and immigration agenda, billionaire Elon Musk renewed his criticism of Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful…

India is on the cusp of a major leap in digital connectivity as SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service inches closer to operational status in the country.

The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of Ansar Ahmed Siddique, who allegedly shared a Facebook post with the “Pakistan zindabad” slogan.

The power supply to M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was cut Monday for failing to comply with safety norms, NDTV has learnt.

More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of US foreign aid, a study…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House next week for talks with President Donald Trump, a US official said Monday, as Washington ramps up the pressure for…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the strong personal relationship between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Billionaire Elon Musk reiterated his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s spending legislation on Monday, arguing that it underscores the need for a new political party.

US senators were bogged down in a marathon session of amendment votes Monday as Republicans sought to pass Donald Trump’s flagship spending bill, an unpopular package expected to slash social…

Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump’s circle, after distributing a prior batch to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.

A 19-member delegation of three top civil society organisations in Manipur met with Union Home Ministry officials in Delhi today and discussed a phased and time-bound roadmap for peace in…

In what could be one of the biggest GST frauds uncovered in central India, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has unearthed a fake invoicing scam worth Rs 512 crore and…

Donald Trump signed an executive order terminating a US sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the country’s isolation from international financial system and building on Washington’s pledge to…

Investigating officials probing the rape of a law college student at Kasba in Kolkata revealed that the accused Monojit Mishra targeted the survivor in a pre-planned manner.

The Trump administration on Monday accused Harvard of violating the civil rights of its Jewish and Israeli students and threatened to cut off all federal funding if the university does…

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to interact with school students and scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from his orbital post on the International Space Station via ham…

The Trump administration said a US investigation found that Harvard University violated civil rights law in its treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, further endangering federal funding for the school.

The Ministry of Environment has proposed legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for over 460 industrial units as part of India’s first compliance-based carbon market

At a rally in Bihar’s Siwan earlier this month, several leaders were seen gathered on stage, waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrive.

Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy who died while “subway surfing” on a moving train, a…

The United States said it was revoking visas for the British punk-rap group Bob Vylan, which led a chant at the Glastonbury festival calling for death to the Israeli military.

Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire…

Republican Representative Brandon Gill has told Zohran Mamdani to “go back to the third world” after an old video of the New York City mayoral candidate eating rice with his…

US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not offering Iran anything nor talking to it “since we totally obliterated” the country’s nuclear facilities.

In the last couple of months, the actor, known to be distant and media-wary, has been everywhere. Wearing basic round neck t-shirts and thick-rimmed glasses, he has talked for hours…

Madhya Pradesh Public Health Engineering Department has ordered an investigation against its own minister Sampatiya Uike following explosive corruption allegations linked to the Rs 30,000 crore Jal Jeevan Mission.

Tej Pratap Yadav today met Anushka Yadav, the woman whose viral photo with him led his father Lalu Prasad Yadav to snap all family and political ties with him.

The Delhi government’s anti-corruption branch (ACB) has arrested a suspended executive engineer and a private contractor for defrauding the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department of Rs 4.6 crore fraud,…

BJP MLA and former minister Ravindra Chavan on Monday filed his nomination for the post of the party’s state president, and a formal announcement will be made by Tuesday evening,…

A woman and her newborn were among three dead after the ambulance ferrying them to their native village collided with a tree in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district on Monday, a…

Two Bangladeshi nationals were caught by local residents in Assam’s Katigorah on suspicion of illegal border crossing and later handed over to police.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today notified orders issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on June 19, aimed at promoting ease of doing business in the national capital.

A Norwegian lottery company apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error.

Early risers in Stockholm glimpsed an unusual sight when an elk strayed into the city centre and roamed a street of popular eateries before being put down, police said.

A 35-year-old man living in Muscat, Oman, met an 18-year-old woman from Rajasthan’s Churu online. Soon, he befriended her and ‘promised’ the woman a luxurious life in Oman, but little…

Firefighters battled wildfires in Turkey and France as an early heatwave hit the region.

Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, with policy goals including a rent freeze, free buses, and universal childcare.

Gross GST collections doubled in five years to reach an all-time high of Rs 22.08 lakh crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year, from Rs 11.37 lakh crore in FY21, government…

Andhra Pradesh is set to become a global technology trailblazer with the launch of Quantum Valley, a futuristic technology corridor dedicated to quantum research and innovation. The initiative is scheduled…

A video of two cars performing dangerous stunts outside a college in Greater Noida has gone viral on social media.

Petrol pumps across Delhi will no longer provide fuel to end-of-life (EoL) vehicles starting July 1 under the directions of Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), with the Transport Department…

Over a month ago, on May 7, India struck terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir to avenge the Pahalgam attacks.

Meghalaya has made it mandatory for tourists to hire authorised and recognised guides while trekking in East Khasi Hills district for safety, the deputy commissioner and chairperson of the District…

Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the rape case in Kolkata, is an alumnus who wielded huge influence on the campus even after he passed out.

During Operation Sindoor, India struck infrastructure sites linked to terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, speaking from the International Space Station (ISS), looked down upon the subcontinent and said, “Jab pehli baar Bharat ko dekha, Bharat sach mein bohat bhavya dikhta…

As Britains first heatwave of 2025 hits with temperatures climbing above 30C, Yorkshire has joined the northwest in official drought status.

Britain’s decision to allow the export of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, despite accepting they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in Gaza, was lawful, London’s…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rise in popularity during the war with Iran may already be fading, as pressure mounts at home to end the conflict in Gaza.

North Korea’s state media showed leader Kim Jong Un draping coffins with the national flag in what appeared to be the repatriation of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine,…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Sunday shared a video of Palestinians expressing gratitude to US President Donald Trump as Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) relief kits were distributed.

The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial is due to begin deliberations on Monday.

Diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran cannot resume unless the US rules out further strikes on Iran, its deputy foreign minister told the BBC late Sunday.

The fall of two Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai – as well as the (short-lived) anointment of a third, Chaudhary Charan Singh – is attributed to Narain.

The initiative aims to increase public awareness of how the suspension of the decades-old agreement benefits India.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday expressed concern over the current political scenario in the country, saying today’s political atmosphere is not favourable for Indian democracy and social health.

As the political temperature in Bihar rises months ahead of the Assembly polls, the NDA and the Opposition camp are holding frenetic negotiations over seat-sharing.

Tragedy repeated itself in a family here, eerily in a similar manner, after two years and claimed the life of a girl child on each occasion.

Upset after being scolded by her mother for excessive mobile phone use, a 13-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur allegedly faked her own kidnapping and even demanded a ransom of…

The head constable was arrested while accepting the bribe, but he suffered chest pain and was rushed to the hospital.

All 337 tonnes of waste of the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has been burnt to ashes at a disposal plant in Pithampur, nearly six months after being…

Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: Rival alliances Mahayuti (BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (NCP(SP)-Shiv Sena(UBT)-Congress) are hopeful for elevation to power.

Videos of Jake interacting with people at The Domain in downtown Austin and North Austin have surfaced on social media.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert in Himachal Pradesh. Due to very heavy rainfall in the region, the Beas River is experiencing severe flooding, raising concerns…

Trump told Republicans, to deliver the bill by July 4. Senators were working through the weekend to pass the bill and send it back to the House for a final…

Authorities on Sunday night found a “dead male” with a firearm on Canfield Mountain in the northwestern US state of Idaho, the site of an earlier ambush of firefighters that…