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The United States will stage a military parade on June 14 to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army, the White House said Friday, with the…

The CIA plans to shrink its workforce by some 1,200 positions, while other intelligence agencies will also shed thousands of jobs, the Washington Post reported Friday.

A 27-year-old medical attendant allegedly jumped to death from the 13th floor of a housing society in the Sector 50 area here Friday morning, police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the foundation of Viksit Bharat rests on four key pillars that are the poor, farmers, youth, and women’s empowerment.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday revealed that he has been receiving threat calls.

A fiery crash involving a passenger van near Yellowstone National Park has left seven people dead, US police said Friday.

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to ensure three Indian nationals on death row in the foreign country were given adequate legal aid to…

A man from Illinois was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the severe…

A former Bangladesh army officer and close aide of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has suggested that Dhaka should collaborate with China to occupy India’s northeastern states if it attacks Pakistan…

The producer and host of the reality show ‘House Arrest’ on the ‘ULLU’ streaming app have been charged under sections related to the indecent representation of women after a clip…

A political slugfest erupted between the ruling BJP and the AAP on Friday after the season’s first rainfall battered Delhi, leading to widespread waterlogging, traffic jams, flight delays, and a…

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a decision of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) suspending Dalit PhD scholar Ramadas KS for his alleged misconduct and anti-national activities but…

Leaves of more than two days of officers and employees at Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK) in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh were cancelled on Friday.

US President Donald Trump on Friday eyed massive cuts targeting “woke” and “wasteful” spending in his first budget blueprint since he returned to power, while boosting defense and border security.

A UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her…

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Friday to oversee the biggest transformation of Canada’s economy since the end of the Second World War to enable it to “stand up” to Donald…

The Supreme Court on Friday said while an employee did not possess a right to promotion, they had the right to be considered for promotion unless disqualified.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday suggested shifting old crowded markets like Chandni Chowk and Sadar Bazar in Delhi to new places for strengthening trade and providing relief to the…

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry over allegations of an extortion racket being run inside Tihar Jail involving its officials.

The law aids the vigilant, not those who sleep over their rights, the Supreme Court on Friday said and upheld a high court verdict over a property-related dispute in Bengaluru.

Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning for the country’s southernmost region Friday morning and both Chile and Argentina ordered evacuations after a major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of…

Australians will cram voting booths on Saturday to pick their next government, deciding a hard-fought election shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and Trump tariffs.

Britain’s Prince Harry said he would love to be reconciled with his family in an interview with the BBC on Friday.

The holy relics of Lord Buddha, enshrined at a vihara in Uttar Pradesh’s Sarnath, reached Ho Chi Minh City on Friday in an IAF aircraft for an exposition during the…

An elderly couple was allegedly murdered at their residence in Erode district of Tamil Nadu, police said on Friday.

The woman who was molested by a man on a two-wheeler in a crowded IT park in Bengaluru has said respect for people’s boundaries is “still a big loophole” in…

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s YouTube channel was blocked in India on Friday amid ongoing tension between the two countries following the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

The images, captured by Reuters, show Mike Waltz, the former national security adviser, using the TM SGNL app, which allows message retention and archiving.

Pakistani actor Fawad Khan and singer Atif Aslam’s Instagram accounts were restricted for Indian users on Friday, as they joined a list of artistes and celebrities from the neighbouring country…

PM Modi laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 49,000 crore earmarked for 74 major infrastructure projects in Amaravati, including the construction of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Secretariat…

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday launched a new stock market index called the ‘Nifty Waves Index’ to track the performance of companies in the media, entertainment and gaming…

Actor Ajaz Khan’s reality show “House Arrest” has been pulled down from streaming platform Ullu after the snowballing controversy over its sexually explicit content.

META CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) will do most of the coding work for his company’s Llam

Study reveals people are more prone to assert that they obtain karmic benefits while others experience karmic punishments.

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina today, according to the US Geological Survey. Two more suspected aftershocks were reported.

Prince Harry on Friday lost his legal challenge to changes to his security arrangements made by the British government following his decision to step down from royal duties with his…

The IAF on Friday commenced its much-anticipated “land and go” drill on the 3.5-km stretch of the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant milestone in…

It’s not just Indian airlines travelling West which are having to fly longer and incur more costs because of the overflight ban over Pakistan.

Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari on Friday took charge as the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said pluralism has been in the past suppressed by colonialism and big power dominance, and it was essential to give voice to traditions,…

Even the White House got in on the action, using the meme to make a pointed commentary on immigration. Their post featured a photo of immigrants boarding a plane with…

TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on how it protects user information.

Take-Two Interactive on Friday pushed the release of “Grand Theft Auto VI” to May 26, 2026, extending the wait for one of the most hotly anticipated titles in video-gaming history…

“We are going to be taking away Harvards Tax Exempt Status. Its what they deserve!” Trump said in a post on his social media platform.

The inauguration of a new Jagannath temple in Digha has become the centre of a controversy between eastern neighbours Odisha and West Bengal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, while addressing a gathering in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, paid tribute to Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday in…

A case has been registered after a woman was allegedly harassed by an unknown man near Eco World in Marathahalli area of Bengaluru, Karnataka, late Wednesday night (on April 30).

Elon Musk also agreed that some key employees were “accidentally let go” during the process of eliminating the federal workforce.

The financial payoff from a new minerals deal between Ukraine and the US is likely to take a decade or longer as investors face many hurdles to getting new mines…

Apple will source the majority of the iPhone sold in the US from India in the June quarter while China will produce the vast majority of the devices for other…

The exemption increases the maximum flight duty period – typically the time between reporting for duty and the end of flight-related activities – for pilots and cabin crew, the memo…

A Nepalese undergraduate student was found dead in her hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening, marking the second such death involving…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark during the inauguration of the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala today has once again put the spotlight on Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Bilawal Bhutto acknowledged Pakistan’s history with extremism, claiming the nation has suffered as a result and has since reformed.

In 2024, Ukraine exported goods worth $41.6 billion, of which metals/metals products accounted for $4.4 billion or 11% of the total, according to the customs service.

King Charles said he observed during his illness that even in the hardest times, kindness and love from others can bring hope and comfort.

In a good season, the best of Jauhar’s 150 towering trunks can spurt 30 kilogrammes of the aromatic spice used for medicine, perfumes, cigarettes and food flavourings.

Major medical groups and those who treat transgender young people sharply criticised the new report as inaccurate.

Heavy rain hit Delhi-NCR Friday morning, resulting in waterlogged roads, uprooted trees, and traffic congestion.

NIA’s preliminary report on the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley points to an operational nexus between Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group.

The United States approved a potential USD 131 million foreign military sale to India aimed at enhancing maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the once-powerful mogul, whose efforts in recent years to rebrand as “Brother Love” were thwarted by allegations of sex crimes.

Bill Gates, earlier, had said that if he were a young boy growing up in today’s world, he would “probably be diagnosed on the autism spectrum”.

Doris Au discovered after searching online that another firm with a similar name was added to the US trade blacklist in October 2023.

Marco Rubio has been cheered on by much of Trump’s base, some of whom after his nomination derided him as an establishment “warmongering” hawk.

Australia has enforced compulsory voting since 1924, with turnout never dipping below 90 percent since then.

The attack marks the second time Israel has struck Syria in as many days, following through on a promise to defend the minority group.

The teacher was accused of “serious and egregious misconduct” against the girl to whom he wrote a letter and towards other children.

The growth momentum in the Indian manufacturing sector improved in April, with output increasing at the fastest pace since June 2024, on the back of another strong expansion in order…

A road in the city of Yashio caved in during morning rush hour in late January while the 74-year-old man was driving his lorry on it.

The Delhi government will conduct free annual health check-ups of workers and their family members, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared a viral Ghibli-style AI-generated portrait of himself with Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella. And he received a response too.

The cat, now named Mirage, was rescued alive Tuesday night and taken to an animal facility.

The war in Ukraine is not going to end “any time soon,” US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.

With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda’s yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare…

The portals of Himalayan temple Kedarnath were opened on Friday, with more than 12,000 pilgrims attending the ceremony.

The Goa police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife as he was reportedly upset with her dependence on alcohol, an official said.

The sudden weather conditions disrupted normal life as massive waterlogging and traffic snarls were reported in several parts of the city.

A monoclonal antibody — a protein created in a lab which mimics the work of a natural antibody — could be highly effective in preventing severe RSV, a respiratory infection…

A 45-year-old auto driver died after a tree fell on his vehicle amid rains on Thursday, police said.

The fiscal-year 2026 budget proposal calls for cutting the budgets for the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI.

Police are searching for a man after the body of a 24-year-old woman was found in his rented house in the Mahanagar area here, an official said on Thursday.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has begun conducting joint patrolling in sensitive areas along the India-Bangladesh border.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially commission the Vizhinjam International Seaport today, placing Kerala firmly on the global maritime map.

The Indian stock indices opened in the green on Friday following positive cues from the global markets.

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and extended condolences over the loss of lives in the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

Rajasthan Intelligence has arrested a Jaisalmer resident, Pathan Khan, for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), an official release said.

Apple expects US tariffs to cost $900 million in the current quarter, even though their impact was “limited” at the start of this year, chief executive Tim Cook said.

The device would help those affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and other neurological conditions.

Punishing US tariffs that have reached 145 percent on many Chinese products came into force in April while Beijing has responded with fresh 125 percent duties on imports from the…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his American counterpart amid escalating tensions between India…

Apple registered 28 per cent growth in iPhone shipments in India (year-on-year) in the first quarter this year (January-March period), industry data showed on Thursday.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Thursday received Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his parliamentary constituency “on time” despite facing delays at the Delhi airport, terming it “dysfunctional”.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has issued a show-cause notice to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aide in a contempt of court case.

The ongoing tension with India has shaken the confidence of investors in Pakistan badly, setting the country on course to record its worst performance in dollar bonds and stocks since…

A separated man lost custody of his eight-year-old daughter for not feeding her home-cooked food.

U.S. President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser Mike Waltz on Thursday and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first major shakeup of…

Seilen Haokip, the spokesperson of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), also explained the nuances of the words “territorial integrity of Manipur” as mentioned in the ground rules of the suspension…

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned fresh US sanctions on individuals and entities in Iran and other countries on the pretext of cooperating with Tehran in different…

In a push towards digital transformation in healthcare, the Delhi government will implement a comprehensive Health Management Information System (HMIS) across all its hospitals, Health Minister Pankaj Singh said on…