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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Ukraine has not yet signed a deal on rare earth minerals and he hopes it will be signed immediately.

A US national, arrested in Andaman and Nicobar Islands for allegedly entering a prohibited tribal reserve area of the North Sentinel Island on March 31, was on Friday granted bail…

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai on Friday acquitted fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar in an extortion case.

The terminations, which were made from a database used by universities and the federal government to track foreign students in the US, had caused panic among the affected students.

FBI chief Kash Patel finds himself in a spot after hastily posting about a judge’s arrest on his social media handle on X. The case in question was about an…

Former ISRO chief, Dr K Kasturirangan, the man behind India’s maiden mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-1, died in Bengaluru at 84.

A ponywallah who laid down his life trying to save visitors to his homeland, a guide who rescued a family of 11 and countless locals are among those who added…

A large group of Muslims protested in Karnataka’s Tumkur and highlighted that the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed, was an attempt at creating…

For over ten years, the ‘Dettol Banega Swasth India’ campaign, a partnership between Reckitt and NDTV, has been a prominent force in promoting public health across the nation

China exempted some US imports from its steep tariffs in a sign on Friday that the trade war between the two countries could be easing, though China quickly knocked down…

Trump stated that “Crimea will stay with Russia” as part of potential peace negotiations with Ukraine, adding that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky understands this reality.

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Kartarpur corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district remains open for pilgrims to offer prayers…

Wall Street stock markets wobbled at the start of trading on Friday after President Donald Trump indicated he envisages stiff US tariffs even after reaching trade deals.

President Donald Trump said the United States will “lead the pack” in attacking Iran if talks over Tehran’s nuclear program do not result in a new deal, according to a…

A Delhi court on Friday refused to issue notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald money laundering case for now.

The EPFO has further simplified the process for transfer of PF account on change of jobs by launching a revamped Form 13 software functionality that will speed up the transfer…

In a case of medical negligence, a half-a-metre piece of clothing was left behind inside a woman’s stomach during a cesarean operation by doctors of a private hospital in Greater…

In an impressive result, 91 out of 94 prisoners who appeared for the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education’s Class 12 examination from different jails across the state have passed…

The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has arrested Sanjeev Kumar Singh, the alleged mastermind behind the NEET (UG)-2024 paper leak case, from the state capital, officials said on…

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday expressed grief over the Pahalgam terror attack and said that terrorism is a “global menace”.

Images of Sister Genevieve’s slight frame, standing in solemn prayer just feet from Pope Francis’s body, were beamed around the world.

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican Friday for a last glimpse of Pope Francis’s open coffin, as world leaders and other guests began arriving for his funeral.

The International Monetary Fund announced Friday it had reached agreement on a loan program review with Sri Lanka which will make around $344 million available to support the country’s economic…

Jennifer Nathaniel, the wife of Sushil Nathaniel, who was killed in the horrific terror attack at Baisaran near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, shared a heart-wrenching account of the moments…

Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, on Thursday claimed that two “Kashmiri individuals” had sneakily installed a “high-performance” wireless gizmo on their rooftop in Baruipur.

India-Pakistan Border At Suchetgarh In Jammu Closed For Civilians

Kiren Rijiju said Thursday’s all-party meeting saw all leaders unanimously supporting the Centre’s strong stance against terror.

BJP leader Raja Iqbal Singh has been elected the new mayor of Delhi, winning after getting 133 votes against his Congress opponent’s eight. The AAP had decided to boycott the…

If Ground Zero succeeds in making even a single member of the audience revisit their presumptions and prejudices, as one of the characters does before the climax, it should be…

Offering relief to activist Medha Patkar, a Delhi court on Friday ordered her release on furnishing a Probation Bond and payment of Rs one lakh compensation in a defamation case…

A senior Russian military officer was killed on Friday after a car exploded in the town of Balashikha in the Moscow region, Russian news outlets Mash and Shot reported.

The man admitted to slashing his partner’s throat in front of their 10-year-old daughter in 2021.

According to Carney, while Trump did indeed mention this prospect during their March 28 call, he emphasised that the conversation ultimately centered around a nation-to-nation discussion regarding a new security…

The Pakistani army opened fire at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The Indian Army immediately retaliated, effectively countering the attack.

Top Indian airlines Air India and IndiGo are bracing for higher fuel costs and longer journey times as they reroute international flights after Pakistan shut its airspace to them amid…

The terrorist attack in Baisaran valley near Pahalgam, which ended in 26 people dying, has brought a long-active terror group operating in Jammu and Kashmir to the forefront.

Ukraine may have to cede territory in order to secure “temporary” peace with Russia, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko told the BBC in an interview published Friday.

On top of the mortgage deal, the package includes a monthly salary of up to $2,900, way above the national average wage of about $520, a cash bonus of 1…

A New York City lawyer has been accused of transforming his Midtown apartment into a torture chamber, where he allegedly raped, drugged, urinated on, and abused women using a cattle…

A man convicted of murdering a 79-year-old widow in her home has died in prison. Gareth Dack, 41,was found dead in HMP Frankland, a well-known UK prison housing several high-risk…

Pahalgam Terror Attack Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to hunt down the gunmen responsible for killing 26 civilians at Baisaran.

BSF jawan PK Sahu’s family anxiously awaits his return after he was detained by Pakistan rangers for mistakenly crossing the border.

The exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops took place days after 26 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

The US engagement with India is of a different order today, and the inability of the Pakistani military industrial complex to comprehend this shift will force it to keep making…

The man recounted what he described as an ongoing “haunting”, not by your typical terrifying spirit but one with a taste for biryani and sarcasm.

Erratic supply, illegal connections, pressure of tanker mafia, and contamination make life worse in peak summers.

An MLA in Assam has been arrested over his comments on the terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and Pulwama.

Former ISRO chief and chairperson of drafting committee behind the ambitious new National Education Policy (NEP) K Kasturirangan passed away in Bengaluru on Friday, officials said.

Following a non-bailable warrant issued by a Delhi court for flouting its order, Narmada Bachao leader Medha Patkar was arrested and produced before a sessions court on Friday.

Three college students from Chennai drowned in a river in Coimbatore district on Friday, police said. The three were students of a private physiotherapy college in the Tamil Nadu capital.

Since April 15, 2023, Sudan’s army has been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces throughout the northeast African country.

Maulana Qari Syed Fazlul Mannan Rahmani, Shahi Imam of Teele Wali Masjid in Lucknow, condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed his support for the government’s decision to take action…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack and observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims.

The Opposition raised pointed questions at the Centre during the all-party meeting on Thursday evening over the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians dead.

Apple is reportedly planning to shift the entire assembly of iPhones sold in the United States to India by as early as next year.

Large kangaroos today roam long distances across the outback, often surviving droughts by moving in mobs to find new food when pickings are slim.

Nepal 2015 earthquake was a wake up call for a country that is situated on a dangerous geological faultline, where the Indian tectonic plate collides with the Eurasian plate to…

The sale came shortly after Donald Trump,who returned to power in January, said he was “not joking” about the prospect of seeking a third term.

Visitors marvelled at the weathered limestone rocks hanging from the ceiling of South Africa’s Sterkfontein caves, millions of years old.

ActBlue was used by Democrats to process donations to election campaigns and other causes online.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expand US deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters, despite warnings by environmental groups.

Archaeologists in Peru said Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center…

Pakistan’s defence minister admitted to doing “dirty work” for the US and the West when asked whether Islamabad has a history of funding and backing terror groups.

The Vatican on Thursday said at least 130 foreign delegations had confirmed their attendance at Pope Francis’s funeral, including 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs.

Five workers died allegedly after inhaling fumes emanating from a dryer at a rice mill in Uttar Pradesh’sBahraichon Friday, police said.

The houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, Adil Hussain Thoker and Asif Sheikh, who were behind the Pahalgam attack that killed 26, were destroyed in separate blasts in Jammu and…

Governments are unwilling to give China’s overcapacity a free pass anymore. Higher tariffs against it will stay even if this round of the US-China trade war is settled.

In the meadows of Baisaran near Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, two men named Adil found themselves on opposite sides of a tragedy.

Two men befriended students from a private engineering college in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal then allegedly raped and blackmailed them with private videos, later forcing them to convert and marry.

As bleeding tourists were evacuated after the Pahalgam terror attack, locals claim a hospital in the vicinity could have saved lives.

Annabel Elliot, the younger sister of Queen Camilla, has admitted she “finds it impossible” to curtsy to her sister, despite Camilla being part of the royal family for two decades.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Kulnar Bazipora area of Bandipora district following information about the presence of the ultras in the area, the officials said.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said terrorists killed people in Pahalgam after asking about their religion, and Hindus would never do such a thing.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday released sketches of three individuals suspected to be involved in the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 civilians were killed.

Voting for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) elections got underway on Friday morning, officials said.

Donald Trump, who has seen his approval rating sink to new lows in recent opinion polls, has not ruled out serving a third term — even though it would require…

A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer involved in the department’s youth “Police Explorers” programme has been arrested and charged with attempting to have a sexual conversation with an undercover…

Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, are facing serious charges, including evidence tampering and hiding Ortega-Lopez.

Pahalgam terror attack highlights: The attack that killed 26 tourists took place at Baisaran, dubbed ‘mini Switzerland’ for its meadow.

Around 1,000 tourists were stranded in picturesque North Sikkim on Thursday following landslides in the Himalayan state which is also witnessing heavy rain, the police said.

The New York Times has been pulled up by a US House Committee for its reportage of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in which 26 people including…

US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Friday shunned a Pakistani journalist during a press briefing for questioning her over border tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terrorist…

The Indian equity benchmark indices opened higher on Friday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the IT, pharma and auto sectors in the early trade.

Britain could gain 400 billion pounds from AI-driven growth if it trained its workforce, Google said, after a pilot scheme in the UK showed workers could save more than 120…

Following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Sri Ganganagar district, located on the international border, has ramped up security measures. Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Yadav confirmed that local…

Two men were booked for allegedly impersonating pony service providers using fake documents on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi route in Jammu and Kashmir”s Reasi district, officials said.

Harvard University’s endowment is in advanced talks to sell private equity fund interests totaling about $1 billion amid financial uncertainty and President Donald Trump’s threats to cut federal funding, according…

The US is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over $100 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was…

Ramping up its response after the five measures announced on Wednesday, India has revoked all visas issued to Pakistani nationals, including medical visas, and suspended visa services for Pakistanis.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon’s…

The Supreme Court on Thursday mooted setting up special courts for speedy trial of cases of criminals as the Delhi government referred to 95 gangster groups operating in the national…

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the opposition raised the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s absence at Thursday’s crucial all-party meeting on the Pahalgam terror attack.

PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, is creating a foundation to support all impacted families of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, co-founder…

A US judge on Thursday partially blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at sweeping election reforms, the latest legal setback in enacting his agenda.

US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce shunned a Pakistani journalist’s questioning over India-Pakistan border tensions following the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26…

Asavari Jagdale, whose father Santosh Jagdale and uncle Kaustubh Ganbote were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, said the perpetrators were not humans but demons.

India doubled down on the Indus water treaty suspension this evening, notifying Pakistan that it comes into effect immediately and explaining why — sustained terror and other reasons.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile in deadly Kyiv attack that killed 12 and wounded dozens.

EV cab service BluSmart co-founder Puneet Jaggi has been detained from a hotel in Delhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to Gensol Group, another…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” to prevent further deterioration of the tense situation in the subcontinent after a terrorist attack in…