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A newborn died after being accidentally crushed between his sleeping parents in the Gajraula area here, police and family members said on Wednesday.

India exported over 20 million metric tonnes of rice in 2024 to more than 170 countries. It is easily the world’s largest rice exporter, bigger than the next four countries…

Russia and China conducted a “long-distance joint flight” from the Sea of Japan toward the East China Sea, amid escalating tensions between Tokyo and Beijing, the Japanese Defence Ministry said.

Iran is overseeing a financial network run by Hamas in Turkey, transferring hundreds of millions of dollars to the members of the terrorist organization, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and…

Black Pathan suit, black blazer, and black shades — Akshaye Khanna, playing Baloch gangster Rehman Dakait in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, walks into the frame and owns every moment in a…

President Donald Trump said he had recently “aced” a third cognitive exam as he looked to bat down questions about his age and acuity.

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s came into effect on Wednesday, but teens are already finding ways around it.

Microsoft has announced a record $17.5 billion investment in India, its largest-ever commitment in Asia, over the next four years to expand AI infrastructure, deepen cloud capacity and train millions…

The donor was scratched by a skunk showing “predatory aggression” towards a kitten on his property.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Wednesday that people in India and around the world are thrilled that Deepavali has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural…

A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki died after the owner of an illegal clinic and his nephew performed a surgery on her after watching a YouTube video tutorial.

The Trinamool Congress is set to mount a series of daily, issue-specific protests in Parliament during the Winter Session, with the party focusing squarely on what it describes as long-pending…

Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has apologised to the Brazilian woman who became the phase of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claims of ‘vote-chori’ in the Haryana Assembly election.

Pakistan is trying to challenge India’s long-standing dominance in South Asian geopolitics with a new proposal to alter regional alliances.

The court told the Centre that while it “appreciates their efforts” in handling the chaos, why such a situation had precipitated in the first place.

The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, has been tabled in the Winter Session of the Legislative Assembly in Belagavi, proposing a comprehensive standalone law aimed at…

The shift comes amid renewed speculation that the BJP has been encouraging AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palanisamy to allow the two leaders to return under the wider NDA umbrella.

EssilorLuxottica is betting big on smart eyewear and the gamble is about to be tested. Its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, powered by artificial intelligence, have delivered their first meaningful revenue boost…

Mondelez, an American multinational confectionery, said that Oreo Zero Sugar and Oreo Double Stuf Zero Sugar will go on sale in the US in January.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a broad investigation into deaths potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesperson for Donald Trump’s vaccine-skeptic health secretary said Tuesday.

Tech giant Meta said Wednesday Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s is sending youngsters to less regulated platforms, making them less safe.

Disney said on Tuesday it has nominated former Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams as an independent director candidate for election at its 2026 annual shareholders’ meeting.

OpenAI on Tuesday appointed Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its chief revenue officer, as the ChatGPT maker looks to expand its enterprise business.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi are holding a closed-door meeting to decide the next Chief…

Unleashing a xenophobic tirade, US President Donald Trump disparaged Somalia as “filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime”, calling immigrants from the African nation “garbage” he does not want in America.

To find answers, NDTV’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) team conducted a forensic analysis on the app’s Android 10 version using decompilation, a method widely used by developers and researchers.

A woman allegedly assaulted her 46-year-old husband after he refused to transfer their house into her name in Maharashtra’s Thane city, police said.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav engaged in light banter in the parliament on Tuesday as he sought to know from his ally Congress where it received electoral bonds.

Ajay Gupta is a Delhi-based businessman. Sources said he lives in Gurugram.

The political war of words between the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the opposition YSRCP over the administration of the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh continues to intensify.

The US is pushing ahead with intensive trade negotiations with India, with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer telling lawmakers that New Delhi has made “the best we’ve ever received as…

In a boost to India’s electronics manufacturing growth story, US tech giant Apple on Wednesday previewed Apple Noida, its first retail store here and fifth in the country so far.

Ambuja Cements, part of the Adani Portfolio has been selected for the first Indo-Swedish Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) pilot in the global cement sector.

Tech leaders, including Cognizant’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ravi Kumar S, Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan, and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday

Before India can put the Luthra brothers – Gaurav and Saurabh, owners of the Goa nightclub where a devastating fire killed 25 people – on trial for alleged negligence and…

The fiery speech of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge during the discussion on the 150 years of Vande Mataram was punctuated by some light moments when the veteran leader responded to…

Edelweiss is quietly preparing to launch a silver-only fund, doubling down on its conviction in long-term demand. “Timing the market is very difficult. It’s better to think in terms of…

The viral image purportedly showed JD Vance in a white T-shirt, scowling, while Usha Vance sat opposite, with her head lowered and hand against her face.

No one is against SIR as a concept. No one is against having clean electoral rolls. It is the methodology and the haphazard implementation that is being questioned.

A Gujarat-based couple’s 23-year-old marriage ended in a divorce over a long-standing dispute that started in kitchen and was centred around the wife’s dietary choice of non-consumption of onion and…

The Mumbai police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating a couple of Rs 72 lakh in a forex trading fraud, officials said.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Wednesday said he met Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella and discussed the vast potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for the future…

The mysterious death of 19-year-old aviation student Chithrapriya, who went missing from Mundangamattam near Malayattoor, has now been confirmed as a brutal murder, with her boyfriend Alan confessing to the…

A newly-married woman in Gorakhpur has sought divorce just three days after her marriage, alleging that her husband confessed on the wedding night that he was physically incapable of marital…

A member of the Shimla Royal family has alleged that the actor Rahul Bose obtained a fake Himachali Domicile certificate to gain personal benefit to win the Himachal Pradesh Rugby…

A fire that broke out in a residential building in southern China killed 12 people, state media reported Wednesday.

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan detained four young men in Herat and placed them in a rehabilitation programme after they were seen wearing outfits inspired by the hit British television…

E-commerce giant Amazon plans to make a mega-investment of USD 35 billion, over Rs 3.14 lakh crore, in India by 2030 across its businesses with a focus on AI-driven digitization,…

A to-do list and travel plans found during Luigi Mangione’s arrest and revealed in court this week shed new light on the steps he may have taken – or planned…

US President Donald Trump recently heaped effusive praise on his White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s “beautiful face” and “lips” during a speech that was meant to tout his economic…

Two assistant professors at a university in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati have been arrested after a student accused them of sexual assault, harassment, and blackmail.

The very construction of ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ was patently illegal, documents accessed by NDTV show, and 25 lives could have been saved if action had been taken on the…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday issued a stern directive to BJP MLAs and party office-bearers: treat the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists as a top…

Telangana has projected investments worth Rs 5.75 lakh crore following the two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit held at Bharat Future City, about 25 km from the Hyderabad airport.

IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, will have to cut down its operations by 10 per cent, the government has decided in view of the massive crisis sparked by its 2000-plus…

The Delhi government has removed Senior Consultant in the Delhi Jal Board Ajay Gupta after it transpired that he is accused in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement…

Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia extended into a third day on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he…

Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, including some who were held more than five months, according to court filings

US President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not a way for any “rich person from another country” to make…

Founded in 2015, Meesho operates a multi-sided platform linking consumers, sellers, logistics partners, and content creators. Known for enabling affordable e-commerce access, it also offers sellers a low-cost channel to…

As Pakistan’s powerful Asim Munir faces intense criticism at home and abroad for what many describe as an unconstitutional and unreasonable concentration of authority, a Pakistani politician has issued a…

Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations, faced extensive backlash after he winked at a journalist after answering her question regarding Imran Khan.

Aleema Khan, sister of former Pakistani Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, alleged that he is being subjected to mistreatment in Adiala Jail, as family members and supporters gathered…

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday ordered a revamp of Delhi’s fire safety NOC process, aiming to make it simpler and faster for businesses. The move comes after a nightclub…

Global trade in 2025 is set to surge past $35 trillion for the first time, but the outlook for 2026 is more subdued, the United Nations said Tuesday.

A man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman during a home invasion decades ago was executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Mark Allen Geralds, 58, was pronounced dead at 6:15 pm…

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in public welfare, emerging technologies, and the importance of data sovereignty.

Defence lawyers for Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro requested on Tuesday his removal from jail to a hospital for “surgical procedures,” according to a document seen by Reuters.

Over a billion women worldwide aged 15 and above had experienced sexual violence during childhood, while around 608 million were exposed to intimate partner violence in 2023, according to estimates…

The US Embassy in India warned that any visa applicant arriving at the consulate on a previously scheduled interview date after being notified of a reschedule will be refused entry.

A Mumbai-based gold merchant’s jewellery worth over Rs 5.53 crore was stolen after he dozed off during his train journey from Solapur to the state capital, prompting the police to…

A retired school principal and her husband were placed under “digital arrest” for four days at their Jabalpur home by cyber fraudsters posing as ATS officers and rescued by police…

The import of Russian oil was not the central reason for the Donald Trump administration’s imposition of a hefty 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods in the United States,…

Ahead of a crucial AIADMK Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday, intense speculation is swirling within the party and the NDA over the possible return of expelled AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam…

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) to appear before the court through video…

A Hyderabad-based education outfit has allegedly been found to be misappropriating RTE funds, getting foreign donations by misrepresenting ordinary students as ‘joginis’ and diverting funds for extravagant foreign travels, the…

Translating the vision enunciated by Donald Trump and PM Modi in their meeting into “concrete progress” was the focus of talks on Tuesday between US Under Secretary of State for…

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Tuesday said that Jharkhand — particularly Dhanbad — holds significant potential, and the state is poised for strong growth in the coming years.

Four cyber fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly duping a cancer patient of Rs 1.30 lakh in an insurance fraud, police said on Tuesday.

Delhi’s historic Red Fort is hosting the ongoing key meeting of UNESCO on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, and fittingly, ‘Shahjehan’ has ‘returned’ to the Mughal-era palace complex to greet the…

Amid ongoing IndiGo cancellation fiasco, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is now taking steps to prevent a repeat of the crisis the country has witnessed over the past one week.

Elon Musk’s X said Wednesday it would comply with Australia’s world-leading crackdown banning under-16s from social media.

Adani Group Chairman and Founder Gautam Adani on Tuesday inaugurated vocational training for differently abled and a cloud kitchen in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

At least one person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, police said.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Tuesday denounced what she called tampering with results in the recent general election, and accused US counterpart Donald Trump of interfering in the vote.

Amid high pollution levels in the capital, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued directions mandating a strict ban on the use of coal and firewood in tandoors across…

President Donald Trump blasted Europe as “decaying” and “weak” on immigration and Ukraine in an interview published Tuesday, deepening a rift between the United States and some of its oldest…

Gang-raped by six men, a tribal woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa sought justice from her community panchayat, only to find that not only did several members try to suppress the…

The Indian Air Force will commemorate the 1971 war victory with an aerial display at Air Force Station in Mohanbari in Assam’s Dibrugarh on Wednesday as part of the Vijay…

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ‘ready’ for elections, after his US counterpart Donald Trump questioned whether Ukraine was democratic for not holding elections during the war.

Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution to ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party from politics for being what it described as “a…

Pakistan’s Punjab province police registered an FIR over theft of “two apples and a hand wash bottle” from the chamber of a sessions court judge in Lahore city, police said…

Apple will earn more by selling an iPhone cover than the USD 7.90 profit per passenger that airlines will make next year, IATA chief Willie Walsh said on Tuesday, as…

US President Donald Trump said the United States would allow Nvidia’s H200 processors to be exported to China, though it remains unclear whether Beijing will give the green light to…

US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that a potential Supreme Court ruling against his power to apply tariffs would threaten national security.

Nobel officials cancelled a press conference with Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday, as it was unclear where the Venezuelan opposition leader was and whether she would…

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he planned to send the United States revised proposals “in the near future” on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine, after meeting with European allies…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump in the United States on December 29, a spokeswoman for the premier’s office told AFP on Tuesday.