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A Chinese teacher was dismissed from his job at a university and expelled from the Communist Party after he allegedly used a false name to date several students.

Last year, Pope Francis expressed a desire to visit Argentina but was worried about the political implications

Studies link synthetic dyes to conditions including ADHD, diabetes, cancer, genomic disruption, gastrointestinal issues and more.

Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha provided first aid to a headmistress who suddenly fell ill during a public event on Tuesday.

Pallavi, the tourist who lost her husband Manjunath in the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, shared her harrowing experience on Tuesday.

Twenty-six people were killed and several others were injured as terrorists opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam today, in the worst terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in recent times.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, adding that “families of victims deserve justice and full support”.

26 people were killed and several others were injured as terrorists opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday.

Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, a 26-year-old Indian Navy officer from Karnal, Haryana, was tragically killed in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Narwal had recently married and was on…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will cut short his Saudi Arabia trip and leave for India tonight, say government sources, after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam claimed 26…

Shubham Dwivedi, who got married on February 12, had gone to Jammu and Kashmir with his wife for a short vacation.

The 26 victims of the attack included two foreigners – from UAE and Nepal – and two locals. The toll is still being ascertained.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Tuesday, where the two leaders held wide-ranging bilateral talks. Four key agreements were signed following the…

US President Donald Trump strongly condemned the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed full support to India to bring to…

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Gujarat’s Kachchh district on Tuesday night, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The Washington seems ready to blink first in the trade standoff with Beijing, as US President Donald Trump conceded that the 145 per cent tariffs Americans currently pay for most…

Putin indicated he would be willing to withdraw Moscow’s claims to parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — four regions it partially occupies.

The United Nations health agency has been bracing for President Donald Trump’s planned full withdrawal of the United States — by far its largest donor — next January.

More than 100 educational institutions issued a joint letter earlier Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump’s undue “intrusion.”

The global economic growth is set to slow down in the coming months, largely due to the trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on virtually all…

A tourist from Odisha was killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam this afternoon.

State song ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha’ should be sung in all schools in the state after the national anthem, School Education Minister Dada Bhuse said on Tuesday.

An Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer from Hyderabad is among the tourists killed in the terror attack in Kashmir on Tuesday.

Adani Group-owned Ambuja Cements has completed the acquisition of 37.8 per cent promoters’ stake of CK Birla group firm Orient Cement Ltd (OCL) and has become a promoter.

An 18-year-old student died during treatment after allegedly being shot in a private school located here in Khushalnagar, a police official said.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no plans to fire the Federal Reserve chief, in apparently conciliatory remarks after berating him and triggering market turmoil.

Elon Musk plans to “significantly” reduce his work for Donald Trump’s administration in May to focus on Tesla, the billionaire CEO said Tuesday.

President Donald Trump wants both the United States and India to grow and the two countries can work together across sectors including trade, defence and energy for a win-win partnership,…

The attack on Tuesday that killed 26 people in Pahalgam is the biggest one targeting tourists this year, and comes amid the government’s resolve to end terrorism in the Union…

Israel on Tuesday said it was “deeply saddened” by the terror attack on tourists in Jammu & Kashmir, saying it stands united with India in the fight against terror.

Hindenburg Research, the forensic financial firm that challenged the Adani Group, took its name from the infamous airship that burst into flames upon arriving in New Jersey in 1937.

The United States stands strong with India, underlined US President Donald Trump, sending a message of solidarity with New Delhi as a terror attack targeting tourists killed 26 in Jammu…

In the chapel of the Vatican’s Santa Marta residence, where Pope Francis lived and died, a nun prayed Tuesday with tears in her eyes before the pontiff’s wooden coffin.

Talks between the United States and China on a trade deal have made progress, the White House said Tuesday, despite Donald Trump’s tariffs policy and Beijing’s retaliatory measures.

According to Gore, the Trump administration is attempting to create its own “preferred version of reality,” echoing the strategies employed by the Nazi regime.

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi – the saint of…

Two identical twin sisters from Queensland are going viral after ruminating about their frightening encounter with an alleged gunman, but it’s not the story that’s drawing attention.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be ready to hold talks with Russia in any format once a ceasefire is in place and the fighting between Kyiv…

The Jwaneng Diamond Mine, located in Botswana, is the richest diamond mine globally, with an estimated value of 1 billion euros.

As soon as the photo went online, users were quick to point out several inconsistencies, raising doubts about its authenticity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Saudi Arabia, dialled Home Minister Amit Shahsoon after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalagam that claimed a tourist’s life.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to the mother of the teenage accused in the Pune Porsche crash case, which resulted in the death of two software engineers…

US Vice President JD Vance extends condolences after J&K terror attack, says “thoughts and prayers” are with people of India.

At least two persons from Pune have suffered gunshot injuries in a terrorist attack in Kashmir, with NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule requesting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to provide immediate…

A difference of 20 minutes. That’s what saved them, says the family from Maharashtra who survived the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives,…

Another person from Karnataka was killed in Pahalgam terror attack on Tuesday, taking the toll from the state to two.

Russian president Vladimir Putin reached out to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening, expressing condolences for the deaths in the massive terror attack in Jammu and…

A Belgian court has declined the bail plea of Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud case.

A Raipur-based businessman was killed in a terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam town on Tuesday, officials said.

US President Donald Trump’s stop-start tariff rollout has “significantly” increased global financial stability risks, the International Monetary Fund said in a report published Tuesday.

The storm that was brewing over the targeting of migrant students in the United States has taken a sharp upswing. More than 100 universities and colleges, including the elite Ivy…

Usha Vance, the Second Lady of the United States, spoke to NDTV about the ‘family man’ side of her husband and Vice President JD Vance, sharing heart-warming anecdotes about his…

India’s Consul General of India in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, on Tuesday met Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ) Managing Director Karan Adani and discussed growth prospects for the logistics and…

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the massive terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam that cost 26 lives, saying it was an “abomination”.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday apprised a Delhi court about the dismissal of its appeal against a UK court order denying the extradition of high profile arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari…

Gold reached $3,500 an ounce for the first time Tuesday as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and verbal assault on the Federal Reserve prompted investors to snap up the safe-haven…

At the heart of this initiative are proposals aimed at incentivising marriage and childbirth, signaling a significant shift towards making family growth a national priority.

Given the stop-start nature to Trump’s tariff rollout, the IMF introduced a cutoff date of April 4, meaning they do not include the administration’s latest salvos, which have hiked the…

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson will step down as the Chairman of Air India Express and Air India’s Chief Commercial Officer Nipun Aggarwal will assume the chairmanship of the budget…

The biker who got into a fight with an Indian Air Force officer on a Bengaluru road over rash driving has put out a video statement, accusing the officer of…

The Supreme Court Bar Association has condemned BJP leader Nishikant Dubey over his comments against the Supreme Court, saying it was not just defamatory but “amounts to contempt of court”.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar strongly condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and paid condolences to those who have lost their loved ones.

A bomb threat was made to the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday, leading to a search of its building by police in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city in…

More than 100 US universities and colleges, including Ivy League institutions Princeton and Brown, issued a joint letter on Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump’s “political interference” in the education system.

In a chat with NDTV, Usha Vance, the Indian-origin Second Lady of the US, who has roots in Andhra Pradesh, shared her excitement about seeing the iconic Mughal-era monument with…

Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday at the Vatican aged 88.His funeral is to be held Saturday in the presence of worshippers and dignitaries before a conclave of…

The Kremlin on Tuesday warned against rushing Ukraine peace talks, pushing back on US President Donald Trump’s hopes for a speedy deal the day before Ukraine’s allies are set to…

A court in Thailand on Tuesday convicted two former prosecutors for misconduct in connection with a high-profile hit-and-run case involving the fugitive heir to the Red Bull energy drink empire.

At least eight members of a family were killed and six others injured in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district on Tuesday.

An Indian Air Force officer was assaulted, and his wife, also an officer in the air force, was verbally abused by a man in Bengaluru yesterday.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged protesting teachers who lost jobs following a Supreme Court ruling, to return to work, assuring them that her government will “protect”…

The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) asserted on Tuesday that its president and Union minister Chirag Paswan is ready to shoulder a bigger responsibility in poll-bound Bihar, claiming that the…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea which sought the power of the top court under Article 142 of the Constitution to be granted to the high courts.

In a road rage incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer here, the arrested biker, a call centre employee named Vikas Kumar, was released on station bail from the…

Jordélia Pereira Barbosa reportedly spiked the chocolate eggs herself after purchasing them in disguise at a supermarket.

In a special gesture, fighter jets from Saudi Arabia escorted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft when his special flight entered the Gulf nation’s airspace in Jeddah on Tuesday.

US Vice-President J D Vance on Tuesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “special person”, and revealed he was only the second world leader apart from President Donald Trump his…

Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, according to the Vatican, which said that these were amongst…

In his fresh attack targeting the judiciary and stressing that Parliament is “supreme”, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar mentioned Justice Hans Raj Khanna, a former top court judge who stood up…

Local people said that some people from the locality noticed the trolley bag dumped at the roadside on Monday night

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered legal action against an Indian Air Officer who was seen exchanging nasty blows with a biker in videos that have now gone viral.

Mamta Banerjee also said her government would “soon expose the conspirators” behind the riots that took place in two wards of Dhulian in the district.

In a special gesture, fighter jets from Saudi Arabia escorted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft when his special flight entered the Gulf nation’s airspace in Jeddah on Tuesday.

Respect for the judiciary is paramount and all pillars of democracy are working in tandem for a Viksit Bharat, top sources in the government have said amid the massive row…

Kapil Sibal, Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP, has countered Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s “Parliament is supreme” remark, saying neither Parliament nor the Executive is supreme.

China is actively enhancing six new air bases, strengthening its air power and presenting a significant challenge to India’s defences along the Himalayan frontier.

The controversy over Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s comments in Boston, US, about the Election Commission snowballed today, with sources in the poll panel calling it “absurd”.

The Catholic Church is in mourning following the death of Pope Francis. As is customary, with the death of a pope, the process of selecting a new leader for the…

The Vatican on Monday announced the death of the 88-year-old pontiff, who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church.

Apart from the minor detail that the US is India’s largest trading partner, there’s this critical matter of matrimony.

Thousands of migrants living in Canada, including Indians, are losing their work permits due to long delays in the paperwork renewal process, as growing backlogs and changing rules hinder efforts…

In a big signal amid fears of the impact of Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, US Vice-President JD Vance has said his country and India have finalised terms for a trade…

The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis’s residence at the Vatican where he died.

Acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has apologised for his allegedly casteist remark against the Brahmin community.

Benedict IX, a pope in the 11th century, holds the rare distinction of becoming a pope three times, selling the papacy, being deposed, reinstated, and eventually excommunicated.

Tributes have poured in from around the globe for Pope Francis, a liberal reformer who took over following the resignation of German theologian Benedict XVI in 2013.

Indian Air Force officer, Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose, who was allegedly assaulted by a biker in Bengaluru during a “road rage”, is now facing a case of ‘Attempt to Murder’…

Yoga guru Ramdev has run into fresh trouble with the courts. The Delhi High Court has observed that the Patanjali Ayurved founder’s ‘sharbat jihad’ remark on popular squash drink Rooh…

Pope Francis looked visibly drained when he drove around St Peter’s Square in his popemobile on Easter Sunday, cheered by a rapt crowd in what became his final public appearance.

The Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw through social media post showed the progress of the Mumbai Bullet Train Station.