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A 5,000-year-old bread found in Turkey has been recreated by a local bakery using ancestral ingredients to give a taste of bronze age, with customers lining up to buy it.

A Chinese paraglider narrowly escaped death after being sucked into a cloud vortex. He was pulled high into the sky and ended up stuck about 26,400 ft above the ground.

People with autism could be four times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to a study among Swedish population.

Two pigeons on board a Delta flight, scheduled to fly from Madison to Minneapolis, caused chaos and delay. The Delta Flight 2348 with 119 passengers and five crew members on…

For Meg Caldwell, it was part of the background noise of college life. But it didn’t stay that way. Soon, the vape shops she frequented started selling something else: small…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to revolutionary freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar, on his birth anniversary.

Two uniformed officers of the US Secret Service have been suspended following a physical altercation outside former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, home.

As a damning expose on Joe Biden’s cognitive decline scandalizes Washington, Democrats in Congress are facing their own reckoning over a seniority system that critics say is holding back younger…

“Asking For Right To Free Speech, Where Is Your Duty?” Court To Ashoka Professor

The Centre is working to address the issue of design strategies known as “dark patterns” that have come to dominate the digital consumer experience.

UN says there’s a 70 per cent chance that average global warming from 2025-2029 will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, affecting economies, daily lives and the planet.

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said the family has named his grandson ‘Iraj’, a day after Tejashwi Yadav became a parent for the second time.

Donald Trump’s move to sidestep global regulations and begin pushing for seabed mining in international waters could pose a wider threat of competing countries claiming sovereignty over the ocean, experts…

The number of people with cardiovascular disease surged by 148 per cent in Southeast Asia over the past three decades, with the condition becoming the region’s leading cause of mortality…

If you are travelling to Turkey, avoid getting up immediately after the plane lands. It might cost you money.

Japan plans to reuse slightly radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office to show it is safe, to counter public concerns.

A French court is to give its verdict in the trial of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients over more than two decades, in one of…

In the dense forests of Indonesia, you can hear strange and haunting sounds. At first, these calls may seem like a random collection of noises but my rhythmic analyses reveal…

Billionaire Elon Musk’s commercial space flight company, SpaceX, suffered another setback on Sunday after its ninth Starship test flight exploded over the Indian Ocean just 30 minutes after the uncrewed…

Twice a year, the setting sun aligns perfectly with NYC’s street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in canyon of skyscrapers known as Manhattanhenge.

India’s largest IT services company TCS believes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) is not just another tech cycle but a “civilisational shift” which will positively benefit every industry.

The Interpol has issued the first Silver notice on India’s request to track the global assets of former French Embassy officer Shubham Shokeen, who is wanted in connection with a…

The Union government is weighing the option of bringing in Parliament an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma.

A Muslim lawmaker in Australia said that she has complained to a parliamentary watchdog after a male colleague allegedly urged her to drink wine and “dance on the table”.

A former police chief serving a 30-year sentence for rape and murder has escaped from an Arkansas prison. Dressed in a “makeshift” law enforcement uniform, Grant Hardin broke out of…

Amid US President Donald Trump’s feud with some of America’s most elite colleges, his administration is planning to implement a stricter vetting process for international students applying for a student…

The simple yet symbolic logo of India’s Operation Sindoor which has captured the imagination of millions of people across the country, was designed by two Army men.

France has foiled the latest in a spate of kidnapping plots targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs, and detained more than 20 people over that attempt and another against crypto boss Pierre Noizat’s…

The biggest impact of China’s debilitating Three Warfares strategy comes from the drugs being pumped into the North East to weaken the fabric of society.

The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a “common sense” decision grounded in…

Google paid an Indian-American businessman a mammoth $100 million over a decade ago to keep him from joining Twitter, now known as X.

First Lady Melania Trump has rejected the “completely false” speculations about her husband and son, saying Barron Trump never applied to Harvard.

A stray bullet struck the leg of a three-and-a-half year old girl here on Tuesday, police said.

In a swift operation, Delhi Police’s West District team from Police Station Moti Nagar solved a major theft case involving Rs 35 lakh within just 48 hours of the crime…

Vanessa Mariposa, an Austrian social media influencer and reality TV personality, was rushed to the hospital after someone allegedly spiked her drink and robbed her at a rooftop party in…

The World Health Organization tried to stabilise its finances at its annual assembly which ended, but still remains well short of reaching its already reduced target.

An MP-MLA court here on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on Lord Ram during a speech at a US university last…

A 45-year-old man was arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday for allegedly strangling his elderly romantic partner who refused to engage in physical relation with him, police said.

Authorities in Haryana has seized 1,787 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) kits during statewide inspections carried out last week to check their illegal sale, and registered six FIRs in this…

NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule, who is leading an all-party delegation, while interacting with the Indian community in Johannesburg, said the terror attack in Pahalgam has deeply hurt every Indian around…

At least 30 persons were stranded mid-air when an amusement park ride near Chennai got immobilised due to a technical glitch.

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, recuperating in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being treated for “fatigue”, is the world’s longest-reigning living monarch.

A shadowy US-backed group pledging to distribute aid in Gaza has faced accusations of helping Israel fulfil its military objectives while excluding Palestinians, of bypassing the UN system, and of…

National Public Radio filed suit against Donald Trump, seeking to block his order to end federal funding for it and the PBS television network.

Starship, the futuristic SpaceX prototype rocket on which billionaire Elon Musk’s ambitions for multiplanetary travel are riding, flew farther than the last two attempts but ultimately exploded over the Indian…

The French government is mulling measures to clamp down on adult-only hotels and restaurants, with a top official warning that hospitality venues excluding children in a so-called “no kids” strategy…

Mark Zuckerberg has been going through a bit of a MAGA rebrand, complete with a new look – gold chains, grown-out hair, custom boxy, black T-shirts – and appearances on…

The James Webb space telescope’s deepest view of a single target yet depicts spinning arcs of light that are galaxies from the universe’s distant past, the European Space Agency said.

Mangaluru police on Tuesday arrested Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sharan Pumpwell for allegedly making provocative remarks and inciting unrest following the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty earlier this month,…

Four members of a family were killed after their auto rickshaw was hit by a government bus here on Tuesday evening, police said.

BJP leader SS Ahluwalia, part of the all-party delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, scathingly criticised Pakistan, stating that it has repeatedly used terrorism as a weapon against…

King Charles III hailed Canada as a “strong and free” nation in a major speech at the opening of parliament in Ottawa amid annexation threats from US President Donald Trump.

Thousands of Palestinians rushed into a new aid distribution centre run by a US-backed group in southern Gaza on Tuesday, AFP journalists reported, leading to chaotic scenes as Israel implemented…

Former minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is part of an all-party delegation, has been admitted to a hospital and is now under medical supervision, BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda said…

Three men, with their legs at full stretch, are made to sit in the middle of the road on Tenali highway in Andhra Pradesh. Scores of policemen surround them. The…

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Mecca would begin on June 4 after astronomical observatories spotted the crescent moon, marking the start of the…

Starship, the futuristic SpaceX rocket vehicle on which Elon Musk’s ambitions for multiplanetary travel are riding, roared into space from Texas on Tuesday on its ninth uncrewed test launch.

A Muslim lawmaker in Australia said Wednesday that she has complained to a parliamentary watchdog after a male colleague allegedly urged her to drink wine and “dance on the table”.

A large explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Tuesday caused giant plumes of smoke to rise from the building, state media said, with no casualties immediately reported.

Akash Yadav, the brother of Anushka Yadav, the woman at the heart of Tej Pratap Yadav’s expulsion from his party and family, has lashed out against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief…

India has taken a step forward in the direction of building an indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, an ambitious project aimed at bolstering the Indian Air Force’s air power capability.

Russian authorities said they had battled a major Ukrainian drone attack late Tuesday and early Wednesday, with at least two Moscow airports forced to suspend flights.

Tamil megastar Kamal Haasan, weeks before the release of his latest film, Thug Life, has teed off a fresh controversy with his “your language (Kannada) was born out of Tamil”…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Canada could join his proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system for free — but only if it becomes part of the United States.

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, overturning his death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in a war crimes case related to the 1971 Liberation…

In a show of resilience, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday cycled on the streets of Pahalgam, alongside his two sons Zamir and Zahir, and interacted with…

Internet sensation ‘Khan Sir’, whose “classes” on YouTube are raved about, claimed that he kept his marriage, solemnised earlier this month, a hush-hush affair because of the military conflict between…

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of a Yemeni national detained by the Mumbai police earlier this month for overstaying his visa and sought to know…

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her government will start a fresh process for recruiting teachers following the Supreme Court directive, while simultaneously pursuing the review petition seeking reinstatement of those…

Canada has a large airspace that offers the US an important line of sight for the US sensors to shoot down missiles from China and Russia. Moreover, historically, Canada has…

Former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, dancer Shobana Chandrakumar, actor Anant Nag were among 68 eminent personalities conferred with the coveted Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu on…

“No one becomes an IAS just like that, wake up from sleep now you have to read” – this was the last thing Asha Uikey, a student from Indore, Madhya…

COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended in the United States for children and pregnant women who are healthy, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who has been a staunch…

This directive was sent out worldwide to diplomats, amid the administration’s efforts to restrict the entry of foreign students in America allegedly over claims stating that they have contributed to…

Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra said on Tuesday accused actor Kamal Haasan of “disrespecting” Kannada in his effort to glorify his own mother tongue.

Four men who entered a septic tank in Sitapura Industrial Area here to retrieve gold and silver particles died of toxic fumes, police said on Tuesday.

After chairing the symbolic special cabinet meeting in Pahalgam, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday posted a few mesmerising pictures where the April 22 terror attack took place, killing…

India is all set to become the third largest economy in the world by 2027-28, Dr Arvind Virmani, member of government think tank NITI Aayog has told NDTV in an…

In 1991, a young Shivraj Singh Chouhan walked barefoot through the eight assembly segments of Vidisha, earning the nickname “Paav-Paav Wale Bhaiya.”

As trade talks between India and the United States are at an advanced stage, a monthly report by India’s finance ministry has said that a successful deal will give a…

Pakistan has hired Keith Schiller, Trump’s former bodyguard and close aide, to build “long-term economic partnerships” in the US. Schiller’s role involves strengthening Pakistan’s ties with the US government and…

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire.”

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), the top temple body in Kerala’s Travancore region, dissolved the advisory committee of a temple following the rendition of the RSS ‘gana geetham’ (prayer song)…

A 14-year-old boy died after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Noida Sector 39 area of Noida, police said on Tuesday.

What’s the difference between ‘Aamchi Mumbai’ and ‘Tyanchi Mumbai’? The two popular Marathi epithets are commonly used in Mumbai, but have a difference in their meaning.

Mahindra Thar, Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle, plots worth over a crore, two iPhones and a Rolex watch – these high-end assets belong to a dismissed police constable in Punjab.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government for “hijacking” the litigation between two private parties in a plea pertaining to the management of the famous Shri Banke…

The BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday expelled two of its MLAs, S T Somashekar and A Shivaram Hebbar, for six years for alleged “anti-party activities,” party’s state president B Y…

With Panchkula shocked as seven members of a family were found dead in a car and police suspect a mass suicide allegedly due to financial stress, the family members are…

Researchers who mapped tuberculosis cases in African countries found that local weather conditions and access to cities can influence prevalence of the bacterial disease.

India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall in June, which is expected to keep maximum temperatures in check in most parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said…

The Income Tax department on Tuesday extended the due date for filing ITRs for Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26 to September 15 from July 31.

Two men were brutally attacked with a sword in Karnataka on Tuesday, while one of them died at a hospital during treatment, the other is fighting for his life, said…

The letter stated that it is a “complete severance of the governments longstanding business relationship with Harvard.” Moreover, federal agencies are required to respond with a list of contract cancellations…

India has initiated the process to develop electric Hansa (E-Hansa), a next-generation two-seater electric trainer aircraft, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.

A Syrian man stood trial in Duesseldorf on Tuesday over a knife attack claimed by Islamic State in which three people were killed, a case that stirred debate over foreigner…

A chant that US leader Donald Trump used to back claims of white genocide in South Africa is an apartheid-era slogan that did not really mean for farmers to be…

France’s National Assembly votes Tuesday on proposed laws concerning palliative care and assisted dying.

Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine, backed by certain European countries, had taken several ‘provocative steps’ aimed at derailing Moscow-initiated direct peace talks with Kyiv.

A 16-year-old student died by suicide after allegedly being scolded by his mother for failing in his 10th-class examination, police said on Tuesday.