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An air hostess alleged that she was sexually assaulted when she was on ventilator support in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Gurugram on April 6,…

South Korean police raided Wednesday the office of former president Yoon Suk Yeol and his security detail, as part of a spiralling criminal probe into the impeached leader.

Language is not religion and to consider Urdu as a language of Muslims is a “pitiable digression” from reality and unity in diversity, the Supreme Court has said while rejecting…

A bunch of petitions challenging the amended Waqf law — meant to govern how Muslim charitable properties are managed — will be heard by the Supreme Court today. Six BJP-ruled…

Hankering for a chiseled jawline, a male TikTok influencer strikes his cheekbones with a hammer — highlighting the rise of “looksmaxxing,” an online trend pushing unproven and sometimes dangerous techniques…

Every day, as he has done for 20 years, Carlos makes the rounds collecting bets in central Havana for “la bolita” — a clandestine national lottery that provides a sliver…

The Bahamas’ government said on Tuesday it is suspending all SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landings in the country, pending a full post-launch investigation.

The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented dismantling of Washington’s diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by…

An American fast food chain has taken a jab at pop star Katy Perry after her return from Blue Origins all-female space mission on April 14.

NASA has released some stunning images of dying stars, offering the most in-depth view of the planetary nebula NGC 1514 to date.

France has expelled 12 Algerian diplomatic officials in a “symmetrically” calibrated response.

Hamas said Tuesday that after an Israeli strike it had “lost contact” with the captors of an Israeli-American hostage in Gaza, whose release reportedly takes centre stage in Israel’s latest…

A US federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting a 21-year-old Indian whose student visa was cancelled just weeks before he was set to graduate.

Two men from Telangana were killed and a third injured in an attack, allegedly by a Pakistani national shouting religious slogans in a Dubai bakery where they worked, the family…

The Enforcement Directorate, Kolkata has provisionally attached 707 acres of land, valued at approximately Rs. 1,460 crore, in and around Aamby Valley City, as part of its ongoing investigation into…

Two hardcore Maoists, carrying a collective bounty of Rs 13 lakh, have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, police said on Wednesday.

Three workers were killed and two others injured when a steel storage unit for pulses fell on them while they were working at a mill in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, police…

In a significant development, six BJP-ruled states including Madhya Pradesh and Assam have approached the Supreme Court to support the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

A day after being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a Gurugram land deal case, Businessman Robert Vadra said on Wednesday that he is “too strong for all…

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be a descendant of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres seeking to ensure the protection…

Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to…

One of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of…

President Donald Trump escalated his war against elite US universities Tuesday with a threat to strip Harvard’s tax-exempt status if the country’s most famous educational establishment refuses to submit to…

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet dropped a bomb near an Israeli community on the Gaza border owing to a “technical malfunction”.

In the biggest drug seizure in Goa’s history, police recovered over 4 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 43 crore, concealed in chocolates and coffee packets, leading to the arrest…

US President Donald Trump ordered a probe Tuesday that may result in tariffs on critical minerals, rare-earth metals and associated products such as smartphones, in an escalation of his dispute…

China on Wednesday said its economy grew a forecast-beating 5.4 percent in the first quarter as exporters rushed to get goods out of factory gates ahead of swingeing new US…

Joe Biden, in his first major speech since leaving the White House, railed Tuesday against his successor Donald Trump’s frenetic government overhaul, claiming the “hatchet” effort put Americans’ retirement benefits…

In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down a framework to distinguish between works protected under the Copyright Act and designs eligible for protection under the Designs Act.

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur on Tuesday said there were sufficient vacancies for judges but not enough judges actually in the posts, resulting in denial of justice.

DUSU president Ronak Khatri on Tuesday smeared cow dung on the walls of Lakshmibai College principal’s office, escalating a row that ignited after she was caught on video coating classroom…

AAP on Tuesday accused the BJP government here of halting the issuance of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificates, thereby affecting access to education and healthcare for eligible families.

A woman from Manipur’s Meitei community whose house in Churachandpur was razed with explosives met a top judicial officer of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in Delhi, seeking relief…

Several families have been displaced, with many migrating to Jharkhand’s Pakur district, while others have taken refuge in relief camps set up in Malda, following the unrest in Murshidabad triggered…

YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina on Tuesday appeared for questioning by Maharashtra Cyber in connection with India’s Got Latent show obscenity case, officials said.

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft ordinance to sub-categorise Scheduled Castes (SC), into three groups, each eligible for varying percentages of reservations.

The Delhi High Court has said an undertrial’s long incarceration cannot be a ground to grant bail in terror cases, which have country-wide implications and the intent to destabilise the…

Delhi’s Patiala House court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Ajay Kumar Nayyar, accused of cheating by impersonating himself as the nephew of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hardened his stance on protests against the amended Waqf law today, saying his government would not allow any protest or demonstration.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning…

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Afghanistan on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

U.S. President Donald Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit their dealings with China, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing…

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife to 15 years in prison for graft linked to a globe-spanning corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction group Odebrecht…

A statue of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was on Tuesday set ablaze at Patnagarh town in Bolangir district, police said.

Pakistan got caught in its own web of deceit when its was double-crossing the Taliban and the other side, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today.

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Tuesday reported a 30 per cent year-on-year growth in its operational capacity to 14,243 megawatt in FY25.

Although the diplomatic relations between India and China have been rife with challenges, especially the ongoing military standoff along the LAC, this move can be viewed as a soft power…

The White House said on Tuesday that a productive conversation was held between the US and Russia and shared that there could be economic partnerships between the two countries but…

In anticipation of a scorching summer, the Telangana government issued an order on Tuesday designating heatwave and sunstroke as “State-Specific Disasters.”

A series of bomb threat emails sent to multiple district collectorate offices in Uttar Pradesh triggered a security alert on Tuesday, prompting building evacuations and extensive searches by bomb squads,…

Iran must completely halt its uranium enrichment as part of any nuclear deal, US envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday, after suggesting it could continue doing so at a low level.

Donald Trump believes it is up to China, not the United States, to come to the negotiating table on trade, the White House said Tuesday, after the US president accused…

Days after two students were killed and 21 injured after their college bus turned turtle in Kupwara, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on picnics…

Columbia University said it was holding “good faith” negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to regain federal funding, hours after Harvard rejected the administration’s demands to audit the “viewpoint…

The district authorities in Maharashtra’s Thane have issued a circular, warning of taking punitive action against CBSE and ICSE-affiliated English medium and other schools if they are found prohibiting students…

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was on Tuesday elected as the central president of the ruling JMM, while his father Shibu Soren was made the “founding patron” of the party,…

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked officials to take decisions swiftly to speed up the implementation of highway projects.

Former Supreme Court judge Dinesh Maheshwari was on Tuesday appointed chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission, announced the law ministry.

A group of teachers rendered jobless by a recent Supreme Court verdict on Tuesday went to the residence of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to invite him to a…

India on Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of the Waqf Amendment Act and said Islamabad should look into its own “abysmal” record in protecting the rights of minorities instead of…

The BJP government in Delhi has hiked the wages of skilled and unskilled workers hired by it, a move aimed at providing relief amid inflation, officials said on Tuesday.

The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a group of militants holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip.

Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday appeared before police in connection with an FIR registered against him over his “50 bombs have reached Punjab” statement.

The US tariffs on China and rising costs offer a rare opportunity to India to redefine its role in the global tools export market, a Niti Aayog report has stated.

Three robbers, brandishing a toy gun, attacked a jewellery store owner and decamped with gold worth lakhs from the establishment in Pune city on Tuesday, police said.

Rising temperatures may not only affect physical health, but could also increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders (MBD) like schizophrenia and depression by almost 50 per cent by…

Finnish researchers are working on a device to counter jamming of satellite positioning systems, which has spiked in the country since 2022, the project leader told AFP on Tuesday.

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her lover following an argument in Delhi’s Shahdara, police said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiggy, one of India’s largest food delivery platforms, as part of a broader initiative to strengthen…

Apple’s main India suppliers, Foxconn and Tata, shipped nearly $2 billion worth of iPhones to the United States in March, an all-time high, as the US company airlifted devices to…

President Donald Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying Tuesday he would love to deport “homegrown” US citizens who commit violent crimes to a…

Asserting that the Waqf Amendment Act will facilitate “justice” for everyone, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the entire Muslim community cannot be “blamed” for some Muslim leaders…

India on Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of the Waqf Amendment Act and said Islamabad should look into its own “abysmal” record in protecting the rights of minorities instead of…

A Senate Energy Committee hearing turned into a memorable moment after Senator Jim Justice brought his bulldog to a hearing on Thursday. He even placed a microphone in front of…

Donald Trump is calculating his next move as he aims to corner Iran over nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran. The US President has decided to put an end to…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the 2008 Mumbai terror attack marked a turning point in relations with Pakistan when Indians collectively felt that such behaviour from a…

The city on Tuesday recorded the hottest April day in nearly eight decades at 30.4 degrees Celsius which was 10.2 degrees above normal for this time of the season, officials…

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on rape and sex assault charges began Tuesday, forcing survivors who helped fire up the “#MeToo” movement to prepare to testify against him once…

The Indian Air Force has clarified that “every mission was achieved as planned” in Myanmar after reports emerged that its aircraft faced GPS “spoofing” or “jamming” while carrying out relief…

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers staged a protest in Mohali against Punjab Leader of Opposition and Congress MLA Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday, following his controversial remarks that “50 bombs…

Bharti Airtel has partnered with quick commerce platform Blinkit for delivery of its new SIM cards to customers in Chennai within 10 minutes at a fee of Rs 49, the…

The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday approved the proposal for appointment of additional judge Subhendu Samanta, as a permanent judge in the Calcutta High Court.

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday

The West Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested two brothers for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of a father-son duo during communal violence in Murshidabad district, a senior officer…

More than 10 percent of the Afghan population could be deprived of healthcare by the end of the year due to the termination of US aid, the World Health Organization…

Nearly a month after Israel resumed its aerial and ground assaults across Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages in the territory, the Palestinian armed group says it…

Trump said Harvard”should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity” if the elite college does not agree to his demands for the college to change…

Retail inflation dipped marginally to a nearly six-year low of 3.34 per cent in March due to a decline in prices of vegetables and protein-rich items.

Police paraded a man in handcuffs in the Pune locality where he resides and urged local residents to come forward and file complaints without any fear against him in case…

Over 150 years ago, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule led a battle against casteism that paved the way for a more progressive Maharashtra. Now, a film made about their…

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he was hopeful that statehood will be restored to Jammu and Kashmir very soon and the “appropriate time has come”.

Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal on Tuesday said that reciprocal tariffs are both a challenge and an opportunity for India with the government negotiating a bilateral trade deal with the US.

A special court in Bengaluru has deferred its decision on the Enforcement Directorate’s petition challenging the “B report” of Lokayukta in the MUDA land case, in which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah…

Criticising the caste census report tabled before the Karnataka Cabinet, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday questioned whether it was a caste census or a census of hatred.

Per recent trends, the courses of study most popular with Indian students include, AI, machine learning, cybersecurity, robotics, engineering, biomedical sciences, environmental studies, business, and finance.

Less than a week after the Supreme Court pulled him up for blocking Bills, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has targeted the MK Stalin-led DMK government over atrocities against Dalits

Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government over the violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said “Bengal is burning” and its…

In a gruesome incident, a couple poisoned, strangled and slit the wrists and throats of their three children before attempting to end their own lives in a village here, police…