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Thousands of people gathered on the outskirts of Beirut today to pay respects to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in…
Russia has hit Ukraine with its largest single drone attack since the start of the full-scale invasion, which was launched on 24 February 2022. Drones were intercepted in at least…
Dhaka has reportedly invited tech billionaire and US President Donald Trump’s adviser, Elon Musk, to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink satellite service there. In a letter written to Musk, Bangladesh’s…
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in a stadium on the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader Hassan Nasrallah nearly five months after…
The match between archrivals India and Pakistan in the Champions Trophy saw an erratic start for the Rohit Sharma-led side as pacer Mohammed Shami bowled five wides in the opening…
Footage from inside the tunnel in Telangana whose roof collapsed while construction work was going on showed debris stuck inside with little space left to bypass the blocked part. The…
India captain Rohit Sharma had a fun little chat with former head coach Ravi Shastri after Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to bat first. With the…
As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany’s far-right and anti-immigration AfD into…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s “justify-your-job” diktat to US federal employees faced an unexpected backlash from within the Trump administration on Sunday in what is seen as an early sign of…
It was in 2017 when Somali pirates hijacked the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 – their last major attack before a period of relative calm. Years later, the threat has returned with…
Donald Trump has spent only a month in his second term as the US President. However, he has disrupted the international order, weakened the Western alliance and created a sense…
Team India went with an unchanged XI for their second Group A match against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday. After being Bangladesh in their tournament opener,…
After the Punjab government abolished the Department of Administrative Reforms headed by him, State Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that the department’s existence is not an agenda for him as…
A video has gone viral on social media showing a relative of Uttar Pradesh Minister Somendra Tomar engaging in a fight with a flower vendor after a heated argument over…
Rescue workers are calling out the names of the trapped workers as they make their way inside the tunnel a portion of which collapsed yesterday in Telangana, showed exclusive footage…
A tourist from Delhi has been arrested in Goa and charged with murder for allegedly running over a woman after a heated argument over a pet dog. The incident occurred…
A simple “cold email” landed an Indian YouTuber an interview with Satya Nadella, where the Microsoft CEO opened up about a major “lesson” learned — the company’s failure to anticipate…
Vasundhara Oswal, daughter of Indian-origin billionaire Pankaj Oswal, was last year detained in Uganda for three weeks on false charges of kidnapping and murdering her father’s former employee, who was…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised concerns over information from the US that millions of dollars were sent to India, allegedly to influence elections in India. US President Donald…
Elon Musk took a swipe on Saturday (local time) at Parag Agrawal, former X chief executive officer (CEO), who was sacked in 2022 after the Tech billionaire took over the…
India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: The big day is finally here as the arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be taking on each other in the Champions…
Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus was attacked in the neighbouring state. Mr Sarnaik said…
Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam was conspicuous by his absence from the team’s training and there was no clarity on his availability for the Champions Trophy clash against India on…
“Class is permanent, form is temporary”. It’s high time the adage comes with a rider in cricket: ‘subject to age of the athlete and how long he/she has been largely…
Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to…
US President Donald Trump today launched fresh criticism of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly granting funds to interfere in India’s election process. President Trump questioned…
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed he would be “happy” if Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant entered politics as it would “save” the JD(U) from BJP and…
An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement: Take some of the savings from billionaire Elon Musk’s…
Amid the buzz of a rift between him and the Congress over his recent praise of certain policies of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led CPI(M) government in Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor…
Former cricketer Atul Wassan took everyone by surprise by revealing that he wants Pakistan to win against India in the upcoming blockbuster clash in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on…
Left red-faced after India’s national anthem played for a fraction of a second at the start of the Australia-England Champions Trophy match on Saturday, the Pakistan Cricket Board has blamed…
A driver from Himachal Pradesh was killed and 17 pilgrims were injured when a bus returning from Mata Vaishno Devi shrine skidded off the road and plunged into a 30-feet…
India vs Pakistan in Champions Trophy 2025 – It would not be an exaggeration, if one says that this is the biggest match of the tournament. India will enter the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends its “humiliating ceremonies” while releasing Israeli hostages. Since…
President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. Treasury…
At least eight workers are trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Telangana on Saturday. The collapse occurred on a portion of the tunnel behind the Srisailam…
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a government notification said today. The appointments committee of the cabinet said…
For the first time, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not distributing free passes for enclosures, VIP areas, or hospitality boxes during the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, a departure from…
Several shots were fired at a hospital in central Pennsylvania, with the gunman being reportedly killed in the encounter with police. The incident took place at the UPMC Memorial Hospital…
Australia vs England Highlights, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Josh Inglis’ fighting century put Ben Duckett’s heroic 165 in vain as Australia defeated England by 5 wickets at the Gaddafi Stadium,…
US-based Indian-origin urologist Dr Ash Tewari, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, said the prime minister is “very much ahead of his time” when it comes to health care…
As Elon Musk-led Tesla is soon planning to enter India, even after the reduction in the import duty to below 20 per cent, the cheapest car of Tesla will cost…
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured in a knife attack in eastern France on Saturday that occurred during a demonstration, the local prosecutor said. Three more…
A question in an IIT Kanpur examination referencing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ has sparked online buzz. The electrical engineering…
A man impersonating as an Enforcement Directorate (ED) official helped a businessman get back Rs 25 lakh from a Gurugram resident, police said on Saturday. The accused, Ravi Raj (42),…
The BJP has sought an investigation into alleged US funding of $21 million for voter turnout in India and “kickbacks”. The BJP’s call for a probe came after US President…
The protesting farmers and the Union government led by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a fresh round of talks on Saturday evening, in a bid to end a year-long…
Key Parties in the Election: The upcoming German election features four major parties vying for voter support. These parties include the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU),…
The Mumbai Coastal Road Project, a Rs 14,000-crore initiative, is facing mounting scrutiny after a viral video exposed visible patchwork on a key stretch. While the BMC is considering adding…
Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant missed the practice session ahead of the much-anticipated Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Pakistan. While Virat Kohli arrived around ‘2-3 hours’ ahead of…
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would like his billionaire advisor Elon Musk to get “more aggressive” in implementing his reform agenda to cut back the federal government. “Elon…
A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes…
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli was seen with an ice pack on his left leg one day ahead of the much-anticipated clash against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy…
A newly discovered bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, similar to the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been identified in China. The discovery was made by a team of virologists led…
Hamas handed over 3 more Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the last exchange. The three Israeli hostages are Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen. They were…
People from all communities have started surrendering looted and illegally held weapons in Manipur, days after Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla requested them to do so within seven days. Anyone with…
Signboards at Akbar Road and Humayun Road were blackened and posters of Chhatrapati Shivaji were pasted over them, police sources said on Saturday. They said the incident occurred after a…
The husband of the sarpanch, or the head of a Gram Panchayat, in a village in Punjab’s Jalandhar, died after being hit by a bullet during celebratory firing at a…
Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi today wrote a letter to newly sworn-in Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, questioning the BJP government’s failure to pass a promised financial assistance scheme for women…
It’s still a day for the mega India vs Pakistan clash at the Champions Trophy 2025, but Indian national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has already started to play. More interestingly,…
Indian-origin Kash Patel was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday. The oath was administered by US Attorney General Pam Bondi on…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk risks being expelled from the UK’s oldest scientific academy – the Royal Society. The move comes after over 2,700 scientists signed an open letter to protest…
The current hostage-prisoner exchange by Hamas and Israel will be the final one in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. The six Israelis who are set to be freed…
If India are to do well in Champions Trophy 2025, Mohammed Shami’s role will be very crucial. With Jasprit Bumrah missing due to injury, Mohammed Shami is the leader of…
The decades-old Assam Assembly tradition of a two-hour break to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer ‘namaz’ on Fridays was discontinued for the first time during the ongoing budget session. The…
Congress leaders continued their sit-in protest inside the Rajasthan Assembly and spent the night there against the suspension of their party colleagues following an uproar in the House on Friday.…
US Senator Adam Schiff was among the fiercest critics of Kash Patel’s nomination as FBI director, calling him a “political hack” and a “sycophant” unfit for the role. Despite strong…
A 20-year-old Indian student, Vishvaa Rajakumar, has won the Memory League World Championship by recalling the order of cards, numbers, names, images, and words. Mr Rajakumar was able to remember…
Indian-American Kash Patel, confirmed by the US Senate to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), traces his roots to Bhadran village in Gujarat’s Anand district, from where his family…
Microsoft has introduced Majorana 1, a groundbreaking quantum chip designed to bring industrial-scale quantum computing within reach in just a few years. Built on a revolutionary Topological Core architecture, this…
US trans actress Hunter Schafer, known for her HBO hit show “Euphoria,” has said that her passport gender marker was changed to male, slamming the Trump administration which has demonized…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special gesture towards NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar to help him take his seat and offer him a glass of water won applause from the audience at…
A central audit has found massive financial irregularities in Uttarakhand, including the use of funds meant for forest conservation for buying iPhones and office decor items, besides the violation of…
An airport lounge is a waiting area at an airport that offers comfortable seating, food, drinks, and Wi-Fi. Some luxurious lounges also offer spa services and shopping. In a viral…
To make weddings memorable, and leave an impression, families in India have used several kinds of vehicles – from bullock carts all the way to helicopters – at different stages…
The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several meters (feet) deep, have led…
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he will soon impose reciprocal tariffs on countries like India and China, asserting that the United States will charge the same tariffs…
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a dig at US President Donald Trump after Canada defeated arch-rival United States in the Four Nations Face-Off final on Thursday. “You…
A series of threats exchanged between senior military and political officials of Iran and Israel has threatened to destabilise the Middle East further. The latest warning came from Islamic Revolutionary…
Israel prepared on Saturday to receive six more hostages from Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after accusations over the return of a misidentified body this…
Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen has called out Elon Musk who claimed that NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were “abandoned” at the International Space Station (ISS) by former US…
An American-Lebanese man was found guilty by a jury Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the “Satanic Verses”…
Indian-American Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, taking the oath on the Bhagavad Gita. Patel’s girlfriend and…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday fired a “do not take me lightly” warning, ostensibly in response to death threats but in remarks that come amid reports of…
Remember when billionaire Elon Musk brought his son X Æ A-Xii, whom he calls X, to the Oval Office? From making weird noises to picking his nose, the 4-year-old, who…
An additional commissioner of central excise and GST, his mother, and sister were found dead at their residence in Kerala, with the police suspecting it a case of death by…
The Champions Trophy 2025 was hit by a fresh controversy after Pakistan’s name was missing the tournament logo during the live broadcast of the India-Bangladesh Group A match in Dubai.…
Bollywood filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan has come under scrutiny after a criminal complaint was filed against her for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the Hindu festival of Holi. The…
The Delhi High Court has been informed by DGCA that airlines would implement the revised norms on duty and rest hours for pilots in a phased manner starting July 1.…
Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his criticism about $21 million in United States government funding for India – via global aid agency USAID in 2012 – for ‘voter turnout‘, calling…
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan addressed party cadres in Chennai on Friday on the 8th foundation day of his party, Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM), emphasizing the importance of linguistic pride. Marking the…
Hitting back at MK Stalin amid the row over the three-language formula in the National Education Policy, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister…
Indian cricket team spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and his wife Dhanashree Verma have filed for divorce. Dhanashree’s lawyer confirmed that the proceedings are underway but did not make any further comments…
A new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered in China. According to the South China…
A 33-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped at a hotel in Koramangala, police said on Friday. Three of the accused have been arrested and the incident occurred around midnight on Thursday,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Vicky Kaushal starrer historical period drama ‘Chhaava’ and spoke about Maharashtra’s role in shaping both Marathi and Hindi cinema. Speaking at the 98th Akhil…
The Railway Ministry issued a clarification after some social media posts claimed that it had asked X to remove all stampede videos from the platform. The railways spokesperson, in a…
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order appointing state-owned NBCC as the project management consultant to complete debt-ridden realty firm Supertech Ltd’s 16 housing projects at nearly Rs 9,500…
The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed an uproar on Friday after a BJP minister, in an apparent jibe at Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi,…
After India began their 2025 Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket win over Bangladesh, skipper Rohit Sharma said it was good to see vice-captain Shubman Gill, who hit an unbeaten…