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Australia vs South Africa Champions Trophy 2025, Live Updates: Australia will be taking on South Africa in their next Group B match of the Champions Trophy on Tuesday in Rawalpindi.…
A 40-year-old Colombian male was arrested at Cartagena’s Rafael Nunez International Airport after he tried to smuggle cocaine that had been hidden inside a hair wig he was wearing. The…
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja questioned why Pakistan began its campaign against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, rather than Bangladesh after India humbled Pakistan in a…
Efforts to rescue eight people trapped in a collapsed section of a tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district entered day four on Tuesday, with experts temporarily halting intensive excavation due to…
The death of a 27-year-old woman in Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district on Monday has led to a spat between the Trinamool and the BJP, with Sukunta Majumdar, a Lok Sabha…
A woman died after being hit by a speeding car while crossing an expressway in Karnataka’s Chitradurga. CCTV footage showed her being tossed in the air and she died on…
Bonnie Pandya, the mother of Sunita Williams, has said that astronauts are used to being in space for such long missions, adding her daughter was happy and honoured to be…
In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old man on Monday confessed to the police in Venjaramoodu, near here, that he had killed six people including his 13-year-old brother, his grandmother in…
Ukraine and the United States are closer than ever to signing a deal that would grant Washington a share of Kyiv’s revenues from natural resources. US President Donald Trump said…
Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif finds himself in a spot of bother after making a claim that might cost him his name. Mr Sharif, who is known to get carried…
After endless teasing and tempting, here’s the motorcycle review that all of you have been waiting for and I have been waiting to ride, with bated breath! We are finally…
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to…
Pakistan cricket is on the ropes yet again, and this time, even attracting sponsors for the men’s national team could become a challenge for the powers that be after the…
Elon Musk said that federal workers will be given a second opportunity to respond to a government-wide email detailing what they did last week, and threatened to fire any employee…
Days after his meeting with Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain in Muscat, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has cautioned Bangladesh over its inconsistent outlook towards India, advising Dhaka to…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday fact-checked his US counterpart Donald Trump on aid for Ukraine as they met at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion.…
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has arrested seven people for allegedly using fake Aadhaar and PAN cards to purchase and resell luxurious vehicles, defrauding several people and banks in a…
A 17-year-old rape survivor was allegedly raped by a police constable at a Bengaluru hotel, officials said on Monday. The incident took place in December, when constable Arun asked the…
US President Donald Trump has invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for a meeting in Washington to sign a deal on critical minerals and suggested that the war between Russia…
Two people were killed and five injured after a bridge collapsed at an expressway construction site in South Korea on Tuesday, authorities said. Local media aired dramatic footage of what…
After months of chatter around his dwindling form and continuity on the international stage, Virat Kohli added another illustrious century to his tally as he produced a match-winning knock against…
India’s place in the Champions Trophy semi-final is all but confirmed. Rohit Sharma and his men have been inevitable so far, registering crushing wins over neighbours Bangladesh and arch-rivals Pakistan…
A video of roti being made by spitting on it in a wedding ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut went viral on social media, prompting the police to detain the person,…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking regulation of Internet prices in the country. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay…
Punjab has cancelled the licenses of 40 travel agents amid a huge row over the deportation of Indians who migrated illegally to the US. Licenses of some IELTS centers have…
Ahead of the Monday deadline, the Trump administration in the United States is reportedly backing off from Elon Musk’s weekend mandate for all government employees to submit five things they…
The US on Monday sided with Russia on a UN General Assembly draft resolution that called for a de-escalation, an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution of the…
If the Congress does not want Shashi Tharoor’s services, he has other things to do – this is the message the diplomat-turned-MP has sent to the party high command amid…
A 27-year-old event management professional was killed in a road accident in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district after her car overturned while racing with another vehicle on Monday, police said.…
The race to find eight workers trapped in the collapsed Telangana tunnel has taken a turn for the worse – with less than 50 metres between rescuers and the buried…
Punjab’s Leader of the Opposition, Congress’s Pratap Singh Bajwa, has said “more than 32” MLAs of the state’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party are in touch with him and it is…
India booked their spot in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals following New Zealand’s comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday. Rachin Ravindra scored a brilliant century after a sensational…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, days ahead of the grand finale of the Maha Kumbh, ripped into critics with a barbed speech at the state assembly. Kumbh, he said,…
A question of who will apologise first has led to a continuing deadlock in the Rajasthan assembly following BJP minister Avinash Gehlot’s “Dadi” remarks on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.…
Talk on a free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom resumed today after a months-long gap. UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds met Commerce…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today ripped into Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Yadav, saying “those who ate fodder meant for animals” cannot think about farmers’ welfare. Then ratcheting up the…
Pakistan’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) has reportedly issued a high alert after uncovering an alleged plot by “active covert groups” to kidnap foreign guests during the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. Except…
The second coming of US President Donald Trump has been a roller coaster ride, pulling everyone and everything into his orbit. In recent days, that has included China, too. Following…
A study that examined the mental health of the workers who got trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel that collapsed in 2023 revealed that about a third of them suffered from…
A man was killed and several others injured in a clash Monday between a group of local people and air force personnel at an airbase in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, officials…
MNS chief Raj Thackeray met his cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray at a wedding function in Mumbai, raising speculation that they might be keen on resolving their…
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Monday revoked the Stage 2 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) following a dip in pollution levels due to favourable meteorological…
The backlash due to the poor show in the Champions Trophy, including the humiliating defeat to India, hit the Pakistan team hard and its support staff led by former fast…
The BJP will take reporters on a “guided tour” inside ‘Sheeshmahal’ – the bungalow in Delhi where Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal lived when he was chief minister –…
Pakistan cricket team’s latest loss against India at the Champions Trophy 2025 has opened a can of worms. Pakistan have not won a single ODI game against India since the…
CUET UG 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has introduced a new website for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG 2025, providing a central platform for undergraduate admissions. The…
The latest flashpoint between Delhi’s new ruling BJP government and the just-defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is over the placement – or alleged disappearance – of photos of the nation’s…
In an act of vengeance, a man set two cars and a bike on fire at the Bengaluru apartment where his ex-girlfriend lived on Saturday. The incident occurred in the…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently highlighted the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on agriculture in India. In a post on X, Mr Nadella shared the story of small-town sugarcane…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a complete exchange of all prisoners of war with Russia as the “start” of a process on ending the conflict. “Russia must release Ukrainians. Ukraine…
The Kolkata Police investigating the February 19 case of the mysterious deaths of three of a family, including a minor girl, here have found that the family had accumulated huge…
Rescuers are racing against time to bring out the eight workers trapped for over 48 hours in a collapsed tunnel in Telangana. A state minister has warned that their survival…
Talk of a rift in Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti – between the BJP and the Shiv Sena group led by Eknath Shinde – gathered more steam Monday after the latter’s Ganesh…
The Adani Group will invest Rs 2.1 lakh crore in Madhya Pradesh which will create over a lakh jobs, billionaire Gautam Adani announced Monday. Besides, talks are underway for a…
Tejashwi Yadav kickstarted the ‘battle for Bihar’ Monday by firing 15 questions at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Bharatiya Janata Party is allied with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar‘s ruling Janata…
In a battle of heart and mind, cricket fans in Islamabad chose the former as they celebrated Virat Kohli‘s magnificent hundred in a Champions Trophy Group A match even as…
Prince William was at “the lowest I’ve ever seen him” after his wife Kate Middleton was diagnosed with cancer, a former royal aide said. In an interview with 60 Minutes…
US President Joe Biden has appointed Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned conservative commentator, as the new deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A radio…
With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the tune of $240 million, it’s anyone’s…
Pope Francis remains in critical condition as he continues to battle double pneumonia and a lung infection, with doctors closely monitoring signs of early kidney complications. While the 88-year-old Argentine…
As we mark three years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, here’s a look at Trump 2.0’s Europe shakedown and his move to seek a rapprochement with Russia. United States…
Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe’s claim on allotment of posts in the erstwhile undivided Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray after gifting Mercedes cars has caused a row and raised questions…
As the unrelenting Mahakumbh crowd continues to swell and cause disturbance to the daily life of Prayagraj residents, a local has publicly asked visitors to stop coming to the city.…
The Odisha District Judge Recruitment Examination 2024 has resulted in an unprecedented outcome, with none of the 366 candidates who were shortlisted to appear for the January 5 written test…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed happiness in joining the campaign against obesity launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi on Monday nominated Omar Abdullah among…
Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has shared photos of a broken seat on a Chandigarh-Delhi IndiGo flight that he had boarded in January this year. He raised the issue a…
A Delhi-bound American Airlines flight from New York was diverted to Rome following a “bomb scare” on Sunday afternoon (local time). Two Euro fighter jets of the Italian Air Force…
There wasn’t much that went Pakistan’s way in the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match against India. Batting first, Pakistan put in a laboured approach to reach a total of…
As envisioned by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about a ‘Swachh Maha Kumbh’, a massive cleanliness campaign will be launched on Monday in Prayagraj, the state government said in…
Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit reported on Friday that hackers stole $1.5 billion worth of digital assets in what marks the largest crypto theft in industry history. Bybit CEO and founder…
Maha Kumbh Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Vaibhav Krishna confirmed that 13 FIRs have been filed against 140 social media handles that disseminated misleading content. He also assured that…
The latest annual report of the Finance Ministry said USAID funded seven projects worth $750 million in 2023-24. “Currently, seven projects worth a total budget of $750 million (approximately) are…
Ukraine is entering the fourth year of all-out war with Russia on Monday, unsure it can rely any longer on its staunchest ally the United States for financial and military…
Virat Kohli received a massive lifeline as he survived an ‘obstructing the field’ dismissal during the Champions Trophy 2025 encounter against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. During India’s innings, Kohli…
Virat Kohli said his plan was to attack the pacers and take less risk against the spinners in the high-pressure Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan on Sunday and having steered…
It isn’t easy to sit in front of media and not stop lauding a player of the opponent team. But for Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan, it was important to doff…
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was trying to get money back for the billions of dollars sent to support Ukraine’s war against Russia. His comments came as…
President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday said it was placing all personnel at the foreign assistance agency USAID, except leaders and critical staff around the world, on paid administrative leave…
Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises…
A new administration swept into Washington and announced plans to shake it up, using corporate know-how and new technology to streamline the federal bureaucracy. It offered millions of government employees…
The conservative alliance in Germany secured victory in the national election, with Friedrich Merz set to become the next German chancellor, exit polls showed on Sunday. The result marked a…
A couple from Delhi’s Trilokpuri arrived in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj to witness the Mahakumbh festival. The husband, dutifully recording videos and snapping photos of their time together, sent them home…
Captain Mohammad Rizwan conceded that Pakistan made many mistakes in a six-wicket defeat against their arch-rival India in the high-stakes Champions Trophy clash on Sunday in Dubai. Pakistan needed a…
Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a fresh political row over liquor ban – an issue that came up in 2016 but got thumbs downed by Mehbooba Mufti’s ruling People’s Democratic…
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an “initial, slight insufficiency” in his kidney function, the Vatican said on…
OTT platforms are not capable of changing Bollywood “forever”, celebrated actor-cum-director Rakesh Roshan has said, indicating the grit with which the Hindi film industry has survived all challenges so far,…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lamented a “bitter” defeat after his centre-left Social Democrats slumped to a heavy loss in Sunday’s national elections. “The election result is poor and I bear…
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) celebrated a record election result Sunday that fuelled its wildest hopes of one-day entering government, a horror scenario for its many foes. The anti-immigration…
An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome due to a “bomb scare”, news agency AFP reported quoting airport officials. American Airlines flight AA292…
Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz won Sunday’s elections with between 28.5 and 29 percent of the vote, according to first TV exit polls. The far-right Alternative for…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni launched a scathing critique of what she describes as a “liberal network,” accusing the Left of hypocrisy and of reacting with “hysteria” to the rise…
Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have come to a standstill after tensions flared up on Friday when a bus conductor was beaten up in Belagavi for allegedly not responding…
Pakistan’s chances of reaching the semi-finals were dealt a massive blow after they were defeated comprehensively by India in their Champions Trophy 2025 Group A encounter in Dubai on Sunday.…
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli shattered Sachin Tendulkar‘s sensational record to achieve an unique feat during the Champions Trophy 2025 encounter against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. Virat…
US President Donald Trump has defended the mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals, saying his administration draining the swamp by sending home fraudsters, cheaters, globalists and deep state bureaucrats. Trump…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he was willing to give up his position if it meant peace in Ukraine, quipping that he could exchange his departure for Ukraine’s…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took on the critics of the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela, equating them to “foreign powers who try to weaken the country” and claimed they have…
A fourth batch of illegal immigrants from India deported by the US landed in Delhi today, officials said. They flew back to India via Panama, officials said. Of the 12,…
“Go watch the match,” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told reporters on Sunday, as he shrugged off questions on a possible rift between him and the party over his recent praise…
The Champions Trophy 2025 encounter between India and Pakistan in Dubai saw the batters struggle to score runs quickly as the pitch was slightly slow and offered some purchase to…