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In a fit of rage, the woman, Radhika Lokhande, picked up an axe and hit her husband on the head, officials said. He died on the spot.

India has achieved a milestone in social protection coverage, recording one of the most significant expansions globally. India’s social security coverage has risen from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in…

Climate disasters are known for damaging homes, disrupting power and displacing residents. But even after the lights come back on and people return to their homes, their effects can linger.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bhardwaj has announced that the party will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections on all seats “independently,” while rejecting the possibility of an alliance…

Indian Coast Guard and other agencies are working around the clock to contain a large fire aboard the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel MV Wan Hai 503, which caught fire earlier this…

Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir, has been invited to the United States to attend the US Army’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

Gujarat Plane Crash Live Updates: A plane crashed near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Rescue operations are underway.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded India’s young innovators for their pivotal role in advancing technology and driving the nation’s self-reliance, highlighting 11 years of digital India.

India has ranked 131 out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025, slipping two places from its position last year, With a parity score…

Raj Kushwaha, Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauha and Anand Kurmi – these are the four men who helped Sonam Raghuvanshi kill her husband, Raja, in Meghalaya last month, days after…

The Centre is preparing to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha beginning with the 2029 general elections.

Sonam Raghuvanshi’s mother should also be probed in connection with Raja’s murder in Meghalaya last month, his brother said.

These rest lounges feature comfortable seating for up to 25 people, clean drinking water, charging points for mobile phones, and washrooms.

The government will soon make it mandatory for air conditioners across India to operate only between 20 degrees Celsius (C)and 28 degrees C, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on…

The body of a social media influencer was discovered in a car in the parking lot of a Punjab-based university.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday highlighted the achievements of the central government’s digital initiatives and said that India has emerged as a leading digital economy under Prime Minister…

There has been more than 90 times rise in direct benefit transfer (DBT) in just a decade under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on…

Thane police have registered a case against eight individuals associated with an investment firm for allegedly cheating 78 investors of Rs 3.7 crore after promising them high returns, officials said…

World Bank will also work to speed up the “potential of Small Modular Reactors” so these can become a viable choice for more countries eventually.

Former CIA Analyst Asif William Rahman sentenced for violating his position of trust by transmitting crucial information about US and its allies.

Hundreds of people have been displaced after the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) razed illegal structures at Bhoomihin Camp jhuggi in south Delhi’s Kalkaji. The demolition drive began on the instructions…

Rajasthan’s Churu on Thursday recorded a sizzling 41 degrees Celsius (C), with the Air Quality Index (AQI) marking the weather status as “extreme hot.” This isn’t unusual for the small…

Tension simmered in the Rabindranagar area near Kolkata on Wednesday as a violent clash between two groups spiralled into widespread unrest, leaving several police personnel injured and multiple vehicles vandalised.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches in Rajasthan and Gujarat as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged Rs 2,700 crore fraud with investors, official sources said.

India is evaluating new modes of futuristic transport, including elevated airpod-based systems and flash-charging electric buses, to tackle traffic congestion and reduce pollution in metro cities, Nitin Gadkari told NDTV.

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said that “speculation and claims that the MDR (merchant discount rate) will be charged on UPI transactions are completely false, baseless, and misleading”.

Three security personnel, including a woman constable, were injured in an accident involving a speeding car near Patna, police said on Thursday.

The Pew’s ‘Global Religious Landscape’ report, published on June 9, reveals how population growth has influenced the global religious landscape.

The North of Karnataka continues to reel under the onslaught of relentless monsoon rains, with districts like Hubbali-Dharwad, Gadag, and parts of Haveri among the worst affected.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed “deep concern” over the ban, calling it an “abrupt and unilateral move” that has severely impacted mango farmers in Karnataka’s border regions.

Nine people, including seven Indian-origin men, have been arrested in Canada’s Ontario over the alleged smuggling of cocaine and possession of arms.

The mystery behind the disappearance of a youth from Agartala’s Indranagar area was solved on Wednesday, with his body being discovered from inside a trolley bag hidden in an ice-cream…

The massive backlash online began when Srashti, who has 4,81,000 followers on Instagram, posted a video lashing out at Sonam – with the couple’s marriage picture and a video as…

Four railway officials have been suspended after a dilapidated train was allotted to carry Border Security Force personnel to Jammu and Kashmir for security duty during the Amarnath Yatra.

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The United States is reportedly on high alert amid rising fears of a potential Israeli strike on Iran.

A 28 year old man in Indore allegedly strangled his 65-year-old grandmother who later hid her body in a bed storage box. He has been arrested within hours of the…

Amid soaring temperatures, Delhi recorded its highest peak power demand of this summer on June 11. The real-time figures of the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) showed the peak demand…

After days of intense heat, a gradual respite in heatwave conditions is likely over Northwest India beginning June 14, according to the latest forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Zeeshan Akhtar, an alleged key conspirator in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, has been “arrested” in Canada, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh’s interim leader, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, issued a rebuke of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s public statements from Indian soil, claiming that he personally urged Prime Minister Narendra…

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise across India, the number of active infections has now crossed 6,815 nationwide.

The Trump administration cannot use US foreign policy interests to justify its detention of Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a judge ruled on Wednesday, but stopped short…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to extend a July 8 deadline for completing trade talks with countries before higher U.S. tariffs take effect, but…

Srinivas Mukkamala was elected President of the American Medical Association, the first person of Indian origin to lead the organisation in its 178-year history.

Bangladesh interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said he would not be interested in being part of the next elected government, according to a media report.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, while speaking at GMF Brussels Forum 2025, explained his comment on Europe that he made in 2022, saying that in these three years, Europe’s stance…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump acknowledged Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s apology for his comments.

US President Donald Trump has reportedly sent more American troops to the city of Los Angeles (LA) in California– to curb the protests against his harsh immigration policies — than…

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday US personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place,” adding that the United States would…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a website for immigrants to register their interest in signing up for the long-touted “gold card,” which would offer successful foreigners a path…

A wedding in Thailand for his son, on which crores were spent, a villa, three independent buildings – this lifestyle and assets may seem like they belong to a wealthy…

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain an appeal from a Goa-born Pakistani Catholic man, who sought a direction to the Centre to grant him citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment…

Ever since India’s precision strikes first destroyed its terror infrastructure and later its air bases and military installations during Operation Sindoor, one question has kept Pakistan worried – How to…

A red alert was issued for Delhi as it remained in the grip of an intense heatwave, with temperatures ranging from 40.9 to 45.0 degrees Celsius across various weather stations…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members to the International Space Station as part of the Axion-4 mission, was delayed again…

Residents of a town near Vancouver were on stand-by to evacuate Wednesday as Canada’s devastating wildfire season worsened, with officials warning weather conditions through the summer were ripe for further…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while speaking at GMF Brussels Forum 2025 said that there is a complex equilibrium in the world as India and China have risen to power,…

The operation — code named Operation Honeymoon — to unearth the missing links of the horrific “Honeymoon murder” continues with the Meghalaya police likely to raid more areas outside the…

A woman judge in Jharkhand who challenged the High Court’s decision to curtail her childcare leave, or CCL, cannot take more than what she has been offered, the High Court…

Honeymoon murder: On the night of June 7, officials found Sonam in an unconscious state at a ‘dhaba’ in Ghazipur, where she later surrendered to killing her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi.

Indian Coast Guard ships on Wednesday continued to battle thick smoke after a massive blaze broke out aboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel MV WAN HAI 503 off the Kerala coast.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will always stand with Moscow, state media reported on Thursday.

The incident sparked local outrage. On Tuesday, residents formed a human chain in protest, which was followed by a mob storming the premises. The auditorium of the Kachharibari was vandalised,…

Angered that the minor he had allegedly been trying to molest for months had complained to his wife, a police constable in Lucknow thrashed the girl and threw her off…

A trial has been launched in which the confirmed status of waiting list passengers was announced 24 hours before a train’s departure, instead of the current practice of notifying passengers…

A Manhattan jury found Harvey Weinstein guilty on a sex crimes charge on Wednesday in a retrial after a state appeals court last year overturned the former movie mogul’s 2020…

In the address, Trump welcomes new citizens into what he calls the nation’s “national family,” emphasising that US citizenship is not just a legal status, but a “sacred honour” that…

At least three centuries-old Greek monasteries in the religious enclave of Mount Athos were damaged in an earthquake over the weekend, the culture ministry said Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump says he sent in the National Guard and Marines to “liberate” Los Angeles from the violence of protesters, but some residents of Little Tokyo, a neighborhood…

A teacher told AFP Wednesday how he found himself in a corridor with the shooter who killed 10 people in an Austrian school as he fled his empty classroom.

There is a high risk of flash floods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region this monsoon season due to forecasts of above-average rainfall,…

The Kerala High Court has issued summons to AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on a plea challenging her election from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in the bypoll held…

The Delhi High Court allowed Amanatullah Khan to withdraw his petition against the demolition of Batla House but granted three days to affected people to approach the court.

Amid speculations over a cabinet reshuffle in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday clarified that no such discussion has taken place.

The body of 26-year-old Rosmita Hojai, a resident of Hojai village in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, was recovered on Tuesday from the banks of a river in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal…

A top US General, in a statement under oath, has stressed that Washington needs to have a strong relationship with both New Delhi and Islamabad/Rawalpindi, suggesting that the equation cannot…

Former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, has told the PC Ghose Commission of Inquiry that while he envisioned the project and gave overall approval, all technical decisions were taken by…

What began as protests against the immigration authorities-led raids in Los Angeles turned into a night of looting and vandalism on Tuesday.

Scientists have long assumed the Oort Cloud, one of the most mysterious structures in our solar system, to be spherical.

Two boys have been apprehended and a man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a girl who has completed class 11 in the Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu.

At least 107 people were hospitalised in Madurai after reportedly consuming food served during a temple festival at Kalvimadai village in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district on Sunday, officials said.

It’s a booking frenzy for trains to Kashmir valley. The Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat train service is seeing an unprecedented rush.

In one of the biggest political rapprochements in recent memory, senior Congress leaders Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot were seen together at an event to commemorate the 25th death anniversary…

Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family history of the mighty T-Rex,…

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reserved its order in the petitions filed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and its marketing head Nikhil Sosale.

Sonam Raghuvanshi, who has reportedly confessed to killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi in Meghalaya, has now been “boycotted” by her family. Her brother, Govind, met Raja’s family and said her…

Calling it “shocking”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter.

The boat also had Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg onboard, and the doctor, Baptiste Andr said that the Israeli authorities mocked and deliberately deprived passengers of sleep, particularly Thunberg.

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun’s two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth’s host star, including its magnetic…

A man filmed being pinned to the floor and handcuffed by law enforcement officials in the United States has been identified as an Indian national who had illegally entered the…

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said foolproof security arrangements have been made for the forthcoming annual Amarnath Yatra and urged pilgrims to visit the cave shrine…

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav celebrated his 78th birthday at his Patna residence on Wednesday. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo cut a 78-kg cake made entirely of…

Exactly one month after her marriage to 29-year-old Raja Raghuvanshi, Sonam Raghuvanshi, 24, has confessed to her role in his murder during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, sources have told NDTV.

A special POCSO court here awarded death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district.

Quantum computing technology is at an inflection point, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reiterated on Wednesday at the VivaTech conference in Paris.

A 33-year-old woman who tried to kill her family and in-laws by poisoning their food has been arrested in Karnataka’s Hassan district.

A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by neighbours following a scuffle between children in outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.

After Musk lambasted his flagship bill, Trump said in the podcast that he was not happy. “It’s the best thing we’ve ever signed in this country. When he did that,…

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s widely used AI chatbot, is currently facing a major global outage, the fifth such disruption reported this year.