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After the gang-rape of a college student in Odisha’s Gopalpur on Sunday, another shocking crime has been reported from the state, this time in Keonjhar district. A 17-year-old girl was…

A woman biker was sexually harassed by a couple of shirtless men while she was on her way to Uttarakhand last week.

The deaths of IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami, aerospace chief Amir Ali Hajizadeh, intelligence head Mohammad Kazemi, and armed forces chief Mohammad Bagheri, among others, have stunned Tehran’s political and military…

While Israel launched a war against Iran, saying it aims to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon — a charge Iran denies– Jerusalem may be hiding a few scaletons…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada.

Vladimir Putin is eyeing the conflict between Israel and Iran as an opportunity to thrust himself to the forefront of the international stage, more than three years into his invasion…

Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 30 people across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, as some Palestinians there said their plight was being forgotten as…

Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on Wednesday, the sixth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the…

After warnings, ultimatums, and even a death threat by Israel’s Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, Iran’s Supreme Leader has spoken.

The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a fundraising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial crisis for the Catholic Church.

Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested Jagan Mohan Reddy’s aide and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) general secretary Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy in the multi-crore liquor scam.

A fresh video of Raja Raghuvanshi has surfaced online, showing the 29-year-old leaving his Indore residence for his honeymoon in Meghalaya, where he was brutally killed by his wife and…

An Air India flight from Bali to Delhi was diverted to Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport due to bad weather in the national capital, an official said on Wednesday.

Since 1967, Israel has acquired a larger-than-life reputation for doing the unexpected and demonstrating colossal audacity.

A landslide on the trek route to the Kedarnath shrine left two people dead and three other injured on Wednesday, police said.

Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the US helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is burning through $1 billion a month as the cost of building its advanced AI models races ahead of the limited revenues.

Careem, Uber’s ride-hailing arm in the Middle East, will suspend its Pakistan service on July 18, citing economic challenges, rising competition, and capital constraints, ending its core business in a…

India remains a rare “bright spot” in a world facing growing uncertainty, said Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran, pointing to the country’s steady economic performance despite ongoing global…

A nine-year-old boy has become the key witness in a case where his father was allegedly murdered by his mother in collusion with her lover and a group of hired…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is “facing threat” for refusing to continue her “coerced”…

The baby of a woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been on life support since February was delivered early Friday morning, her mother said.

A federal US judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to resume issuing passports to transgender Americans with “X” as their gender designation, a practice suspended since Donald Trump’s return…

A powerful American bunker-busting bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying Iran’s deeply buried nuclear facilities, making it President Donald Trump’s weapon of choice if he chooses to militarily…

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to manage nuclear weapon systems poses a catastrophic risk for humanity, the world’s top institute on conflict research, SIPRI, has said in its 2025 yearbook.

New Zealand on Wednesday approved the medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound notably found in so-called “magic mushrooms”.

An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms should not be judged guilty just because she lied after the meal, her defence lawyer said Wednesday.

Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common obstacle to uptake of the green…

Hours after the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend, authorities asked David Carlson to identify his lifelong friend in a harrowing photograph.

Iran on Wednesday claimed to have fired hypersonic missiles at Israel in the latest round of overnight strikes as the Islamic republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launched a battle…

A married woman jumped off the roof of a hotel and fled after her husband allegedly caught her with another man in a room in Baraut town of Baghpat district…

Professor Anantha Chandrakasan has become the first Indian-American to be named Provost of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He

The air at the edge of the Kushak Drain in Defence Colony is a rancid blend of rotting sewage, stagnant water, and chemical effluents that burns the throat and stings…

Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Wednesday announced that 184 DNA samples have been matched so far after the tragic London-bound Air India plane crash.

The Axiom-4 Mission, set to carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to space, has been delayed, again. The four-member international crew is likely to fly to space on June 22.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Croatia after wrapping up his landmark visit to Canada where he attended the 51st Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Kananaskis.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with US President Donald Trump and set the record straight that Operation Sindoor was “paused” following a request from Pakistan and not due…

Volcanic eruption near Bali Airport in Indonesia forced Air India to divert mid-way the Delhi-Bali flight back to the National Capital on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday underlined his differences with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran, appearing to oppose tougher military action against Tehran that could lead to regime change…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed US President Donald Trump that India will regard any act of terrorism, not as proxy actions, but as acts of war, stated Foreign Secretary Vikram…

For the second year running, Qatar Airways has won the World’s Best Airline title at the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Singapore Airlines came second and Cathay Pacific was third,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on Tuesday, and the duo shared a hearty laugh.

A rail overbridge that presented a disaster in waiting in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal will be redesigned, the authorities have said.

PM Modi is in Canada to attend the annual G7 Summit. He said he would be discussing important global issues and highlight the issues of the Global South at the…

The Himalayan state of Sikkim has launched a unique initiative in the form of a Time Capsule 2025 to mark five decades of statehood.

India and Canada agreed on Tuesday to reinstate ambassadors to each other’s capitals, months after the bitter diplomatic fallout between New Delhi and Ottawa.

In a major public welfare initiative to ensure access to clean drinking water for all, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will inaugurate 50 vending machines across Chennai on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump and discussed the issue of terrorism, hours before the latter’s scheduled meeting with Pakistan’s Army…

Israel stunned and hobbled Iran last week when it pulled off an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision.

When Israeli missiles rained on Iran’s nuclear facilities this month, Fereidoun Abbasi, the former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, was among the high-profile casualties.

A plate of instant noodles was resting on a bed strewn with clothes, cupboard doors were half open, both in the kitchen and the rooms, the police said as it…

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, denied the necessary clearances to attend two events in the United States, said today that he would not comment on the issue for now.

Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued a battle cry as Tehran used hypersonic missiles to pound Israel in the latest round of overnight strikes as the fighting moved…

With 10 per cent of the samples testing positive for the deadly Vibrio Cholera virus, the Odisha government on Tuesday put all the 30 districts on alert against the spread…

Prof Anantha Chandrakasan has been named Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new provost, the first Indian-American to serve in this leadership role.

In global air traffic, three gaps are seen over Iran, Ukraine and Tibet.

Trump To Meet Pak Army Chief Asim Munir, Days After US Denied Parade Invite

The police arrested a 20-year-old woman on the charge of poisoning her husband to death around a month after their wedding in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, an officer said on Tuesday.

A woman pursuing a law degree allegedly masterminded a theft by planting her friend as a domestic help who fled with Rs 30 lakh just two days after joining a…

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said students from the union territory studying in Iran are being taken to Armenia from where they would be brought home.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Cyprus’ highest civilian honour on his recent two-day trip to the country.

Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S.…

Trump’s statement aligned him more closely with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has described a nuclear-armed Iran as an imminent threat, than with his own top intelligence adviser.

A special CBI court in Mumbai has refused to discharge businessman Abhay Lodha in an alleged bank fraud case, saying that his “positive involvement” in the crime was apparent.

President and COO of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell, on Tuesday called on Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, a meeting that comes just days after Starlink secured licence from the Telecom…

US President Donald Trump will extend a June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok by 90 days despite a law that…

The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be shut from Wednesday through Friday due to the security situation in the region and to comply with Israeli guidance, the U.S. State Department…

A 16-year-old girl from Bihar approached the Supreme Court through her best friend, seeking annulment of her forced marriage under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.

Next year’s summit of the Group of Seven powers will take place in Evian, the French spa town known for its eponymous mineral water, President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday appointed a three-member committee to formulate a comprehensive policy for cow protection in the state.

Delhi witnessed pre-monsoon showers on Tuesday, which brought much-needed relief from the sweltering heat but also caused problems of waterlogging and traffic congestion in many areas.

The US military is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, three US officials said.

Congress MP Dr A Bimol Akoijam visited a foothill village in the interdistrict border between Manipur’s Imphal East and Kangpokpi days after the Meitei community and members of the Kuki…

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, for questioning in an alleged cheating case linked to a money laundering…

Honda R&D, the research arm of Japan’s second-biggest carmaker, successfully landed its 6.3-metre (20.6-foot) experimental reusable launch vehicle after reaching an altitude of 271 metres (889 feet) at its test…

The blackout had “multiple” causes, Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen told reporters, adding the system “lacked sufficient voltage control capacity” that day.

The timing and targets of Israels attacks on Iran tell us that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus short-term goal is to damage Irans nuclear facilities in order to severely diminish its…

An anti-Iranian government hacking group with potential ties to Israel and a track record of destructive cyberattacks on Iran claimed in social media posts that it had destroyed data at…

Five days after an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed 270 lives, 163 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 124 bodies handed over to their…

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered an interim stay on notifications issued by the West Bengal government with regard to reservations to 140 subsections under OBC-A and OBC-B categories…

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that the Delhi government will set up a single-window system to grant permissions and handle grievances related to Kanwar camps during the holy…

Israel launched strikes against Iran on June 13, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders during the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from…

China President Xi Jinping signed a treaty to elevate ties with Central Asian nations on Tuesday, as Beijing looks to further deepen cooperation on trade, energy and infrastructure with the…

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana is feeling the political heat this summer with investigation agencies seemingly pressing the accelerator button on multiple cases in which fingers are pointing…

“Unconditional Surrender,” Trump Warns Iran Through Social Media Posts

A 23-year-old former call centre employee, who turned to burglary, has been arrested for targeting locked houses in upscale areas of southwest Delhi using 50 master keys, an official said…

Underscoring that travellers deserve better, MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday said her Delhi-Pune Air India flight was late by over three hours, and there has been no communication or assistance…

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday he could suffer a fate “similar to” Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, who was toppled and later…

The World Health Organization on Tuesday pleaded for fuel to be allowed into Gaza to keep its remaining hospitals running, warning the Palestinian territory’s health system was at “breaking point”.

Israel’s precision strikes on one of Iran’s most secretive and secure nuclear facilities – the Natanz nuclear complex, located deep underground, have hit the target, the UN’s nuclear body said…

Raja Raghuvanshi, killed during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, was attacked by all three men who were friends of his wife’s alleged lover, and not one – as was known so…

Delhi and its neighbouring areas witnessed rain on Tuesday afternoon. The showers came as a relief amid weeks of scorching heat. “It was pre-monsoon rain,” Dr Naresh Kumar, the India…

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty met as MBA students in Stanford and got married in 2009.

However, a US intelligence assessment obtained by CNN contradicted Israel’s justification. It concluded that Iran is not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon and remains at least three years away from…

A differently abled man who had been missing for nearly a week was found dead in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Tuesday morning, the police said. The incident triggered protests…

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide by the Supreme Court order, which directed the state government to ensure the screening of the…

Tata Consultancy Services has introduced a new rule, mandating at least 225 days of billing every year for all employees.

Suspended Tamil Nadu Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) HM Jayaram, who was detained on the orders of the Madras High Court over his alleged role in the kidnapping of…

Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cuts an increasingly lonely figure.