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Delhi will get its ninth Chief Minister in Rekha Gupta on Thursday, becoming only the fourth woman to hold the position in the national capital. Speaking to NDTV, she said…

As the BJP picked Rekha Gupta for the post of the Delhi Chief Minister, messages of “support” came from her predecessors. AAP leaders and former Delhi chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal…

The mega event will be attended by Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of 20 states, BJP leaders and workers from other states who campaigned in the Delhi elections. More…

At least two people were confirmed dead after two small planes collided midair at the Marana Regional Airport in the US state of Arizona, officials said. A Cessna 172S and…

iPhone 16e was launched on Wednesday as the latest entry-level model from the Cupertino company. The newest model in the iPhone 16 series of smartphones sports a 6.1-inch OLED screen,…

The Delhi government will be led by a woman Chief Minister again as the BJP zeroed in Rekha Gupta, its first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, for the Chief Minister’s post.…

Vladimir Putin has reassured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kyiv will most definitely be included in negotiations that will aim to end the three-year war in Ukraine. Speaking for the…

Residents in a central Manila neighbourhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty — one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive. Carlito Cernal,…

Citing the Supreme Court’s stern words against vulgarity in the Ranveer Allahbadia case, a parliamentary panel Wednesday asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to submit a note on…

They came, they looted and they disappeared. All within 90 seconds. Brandishing a small gun, two masked teenagers walk into a bank in Bihar, loot Rs 1.5 lakh, and then…

The Uttarakhand government has approved a land law to protect the state’s resources, following a spate of demands by residents of the state, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced today.…

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has taken a swipe at UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, alluding to name change of places by the ruling BJP government in the heartland state.…

Expressing his reservations over engaging the defence forces in a political slugfest, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said the army should not be involved in politics. “I think…

The horrific death of an 11-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl in Narsinghgarh (Rajgarh), Madhya Pradesh, has once again raised serious questions about the judicial system that allows repeat rape…

US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia’s invasion three…

Tempers flared during the Pakistan vs New Zealand Champions Trophy opener in Karachi on Wednesday with the hosts’ bowlers coming under the pump from the latter’s batters. Tom Latham (118*)…

Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, will be the new Chief Minister of Delhi, announced BJP – which returned to power in the national capital after 26 years…

Hamas has proposed a significant development in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel, offering to release all remaining captives in the Gaza Strip in “one go”. This move is contingent…

A gang that stole cars using a high-tech device to make duplicate keys has been busted by Delhi Police. The gang, known to the police as ‘Mehtab-Sameem Pilla’ gang, used…

Hamas will return the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including Kfir and Ariel Bibas, the youngest captives held in Gaza, on Thursday, the group said. Six other hostages will also…

In a complex and sensitive situation, Panama is currently housing nearly 300 individuals from various countries, including Iran, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China, who were deported from…

As a university in Odisha was celebrating its three-day annual fest, a student’s body was discovered in her hostel room. Within hours, the discovery led to embassy-level talks between two…

Karnataka anti-corruption watchdog Lokayukta said Wednesday there is a “lack of evidence to conduct an investigation” against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, or his wife, in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority land…

As top diplomats from the US and Russia arrived in Saudi Arabia for a meeting on the years-long war in Ukraine, Moscow was dealt a severe blow in the battlefield.…

The name of Delhi’s new Chief Minister – a position still vacant, 11 days after the Bharatiya Janata Party won the election – will be announced by this evening, party…

Pakistan got a major injury scare during the opening game of Champions Trophy 2025 on Wednesday. The side’s star batter Fakhar Zaman injured himself while trying to field a ball…

If an alien were to gain insights into the immigrant ‘situation’ currently playing out in the US, the Netflix show Mo would act as a good gateway. Except, it might…

Controversial social media personality Andrew Tate appears to have found an unlikely ally, arguably the most powerful man in the world. US President Donald Trump is reportedly pushing Romania to…

In a twisted turn of events, a team of Delhi police – who went to Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur to arrest two constables – were detained by the UP police. The…

The battle between Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK and the BJP – over the centre’s three-language policy and the ‘imposition of Hindi‘ – ramped up Tuesday after Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi…

The Bharatiya Janata Party‘s guest list for Thursday – when the new Delhi Chief Minister will take his/her oath, 11 days after it won the election – includes gig workers,…

Elon Musk is a “parasitic illegal immigrant”, Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, has said, following the Tesla CEO’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal government…

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE Updates, Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the opening match of the highly…

Prayagraj District Magistrate (DM) Ravindra Mandar on Tuesday categorically denied rumours circulating on social media regarding an extension of the Maha Kumbh Mela due to heavy crowds. Dismissing these claims,…

As world leaders gathered in Munich, Germany, for Europe’s top annual security conference, placating, pleasing, and managing US President Donald Trump stood as a top agenda. Trump’s phone call to…

Gunmen in volatile southwest Pakistan shot seven bus passengers dead after identifying them as being from another region, officials said Wednesday. Security forces have been battling sectarian, ethnic and separatist…

The White House has posted a controversial video showing undocumented immigrants being shackled and led onto a deportation flight from Seattle. The 41-second clip on X, titled “ASMR: Illegal Alien…

A man driving an SUV tried to run over four people at the gate of a posh apartment complex in Mumbai after the guards stopped him from entering. CCTV footage…

In a joint televised interview with billionaire Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump made it clear that India will not be spared from Washington’s reciprocal tariffs. In a conversation with…

YouTuber-podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia repeatedly apologised to ‘India’s Got Latent’ contestant after asking him a vulgar question, which led to nationwide outrage, an audience member has revealed. Mumbai-based Mohit Khubani attended…

A couple in Pakistan has been arrested for allegedly killing a 13-year-old domestic help for stealing chocolates. According to the BBC, the girl, who goes only by Iqra, succumbed to…

Gyanesh Kumar, who was named as an Election Commissioner last year, has been appointed the next Chief Election Commissioner of India, replacing the outgoing Rajiv Kumar. Mr Kumar will oversee…

US President Donald Trump and his advisor Elon Musk have claimed that NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were “abandoned” at International Space Station (ISS) for “political reasons” and…

The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) – a premiere institution in Odisha – has been stinging since protests erupted on its campus after a Nepali student’s death by suicide…

Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of two counts of felony assault at the conclusion of a trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The musician, who has two children…

Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge Wednesday morning as the new Chief Election Commissioner. Mr Kumar replaces Rajiv Kumar in the role and will oversee the conduct of nearly two-dozen elections, state…

US President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk sat down for their first joint interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity during which the Republican and his adviser were…

More than 30 people were injured after firecrackers exploded at a football ground near Areekode in Kerala’s Malappuram on Monday, police said. According to Areekode police, “The incident took place…

The five persons arrested in connection with the forcible eviction of Nepali students from hostels at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology or KIIT, have got bail. The arrested persons…

The Supreme Court has given YouTube personality Ranveer Allahbadia – roiled in a row over comments about parents and sex during an episode of stand-up show ‘India’s Got Latent‘ –…

Less than three months after it won the Maharashtra elections by a landslide, the rift within the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance seems to be widening with the withdrawal of ‘Y’-security…

Just days after a controversy was triggered due to the absence of India’s flat from Karachi’s National Stadium ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy, amends seem to…

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was much more confident of a deal to end the Ukraine war after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its…

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in exile in India, called the South Asian nation’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus a “mobster” and accused him of unleashing…

“Are you living secretly, in some secluded cave? You are brazenly living together without there being a marriage. Then what is the secret?” the Uttarakhand High Court remarked, as it…

Australian great Ricky Ponting will pick Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana for India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh here on Thursday with the Rohit Sharma-led side hoping to fill the…

Days after the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, scrapped a $21 million grant intended to boost “voter turnout” in India, President Donald Trump defended…

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will not let billionaire Elon Musk take part in any space-related government decisions, when the president was asked about Musk’s potential conflicts of…

The so-called planetary parade which started last month is heading towards its grand finale. For a brief moment on February 28, all planets in our solar system will appear in…

The Princess of Wales and her children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis – unveiled a collection of four portraits they created of one another on Monday. This…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Alphabet’s Google.…

A 30-year-old man in Bengaluru won Rs 65,000 in compensatory damages after he sued PVR Cinemas, INOX and BookMyShow for wasting 25 minutes of his time by running lengthy commercials…

The Bombay High Court has refused to cancel a court martial order sentencing a former Lieutenant Colonel to five years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, noting she was…

Davinder Singh, a 21-year-old from Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, recounts his harrowing experience at a US detention center after being detained for crossing the US border illegally. Singh was part of…

Arshdeep Singh, son of an Army soldier, died in a road accident earlier this month, but he helped save six lives after his father, Havildar Naresh Kumar of the Mahar…

Much of the headlines from Donald Trump‘s second term as US President has been around deportation and tariffs, with India feeling the pinch on both counts. Over 300 Indians living…

The great schools merger in Rajasthan – shutting down smaller schools and sending its students to a bigger one – is still generating aftershocks in the state’s education system. The…

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has backed India to win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, slated to get underway in Pakistan and Dubai on February 19. In fact, Clarke shockingly,…

Over 10 lakh interstellar objects the size of the Statue of Liberty are drifting unseen in the fringes of our solar system, a new yet-to-be peer-reviewed study has stated. Though…

The much-anticipated meeting between Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia concluded on Tuesday evening (Riyadh time). Ukraine was discussed in detail. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…

Washington said Russia and the United States will name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, as the superpowers met on Tuesday…

After horror stories from changing rooms in hotels and malls with hidden cameras, several videos of women being examined at a maternity hospital in Gujarat have been uploaded to YouTube…

A woman searching for a rental property in Gurgaon took to Reddit to share a disturbing encounter with a man claiming to be a broker. Through her post, she warned…

Only two days remain before the start of Rohit Sharma-led India’s Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a match against Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday. After the loss in Australia, the…

Tesla has started hiring in India, signalling its potential entry into the market. The electric vehicle giant posted job openings for 13 roles, including customer service and operational positions, on…

A vaccine to fight cancers affecting women will be available in five to six months, and those in the age group of nine to 16 years will be eligible for…

President Droupadi Murmu has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former Delhi health minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyender Jain in a money laundering case…

The fallout of last month’s Maha Kumbh stampede rumbled on Tuesday with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slamming rivals BJP – in power in that state and at the centre…

The Indian Embassy in Nepal assured thorough investigation into the alleged suicide of a Nepal woman student at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), urging them to return to…

Allying fears of US tariffs adversely affecting India days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said that there is…

A Rajasthan cadre IPS officer, Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary, has been demoted from his position for three years after an investigation into a family issue that reached legal grounds. He has…

Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, arrived in India on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving him at the airport. Sheikh Tamim, will hold talks with…

Tesla Inc. is hiring in India, a sure sign it plans to enter the market shortly after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US.…

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati snapped back Tuesday morning after Congress leader Udit Raj labelled her “the enemy of social justice”, and criticised the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for…

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has slammed the centre’s ‘midnight decision’ to appoint Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, calling his nomination a ‘violation of the Supreme Court order…

“There is something very dirty in his mind which has been vomited. Why should we protect him?” “What are values of society? What are these parameters, do you even know?…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky “if necessary”, the Kremlin has confirmed. The announcement came as top Russian and US diplomats…

The Supreme Court is hearing YouTuber and Podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s petition today, seeking the clubbing of multiple cases filed against him over his controversial remarks made on comedian Samay Raina’s…

The top diplomats of the United States and Russia are making their way over to Saudi Arabia to hold key talks on the war in Ukraine. Trump administration’s move to…

A chilling video captured the chaos inside a Delta flight after it crash-landed and flipped upside down, leaving passengers scrambling to escape. One passenger filmed herself still strapped into her…

The National Green Tribunal was informed on Monday, through a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), that various locations in Prayagraj during the ongoing Mahakumbh were not conforming…

The new Chief Minister of Delhi will take oath at the iconic Ramlila Maidan on Thursday in a grand ceremony that will be attended by BJP leaders and ministers and…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US has proved to be well-timed. Rather than wait for the mercurial and unpredictable President Donald Trump to say and do things on…

An investigation into the deadly stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday, which killed 18 – including five children – has revealed that a senior Railway Police Force (RPF)…

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who arrived here on Monday on a two-day state visit to India, will meet President Droupadi Murmu and hold talks with Prime…

An illustration by a four-year-old girl, whose mother was found dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi on Monday, has raised suspicion that the woman was assaulted and murdered by her husband,…

Following in the footsteps of Panama and Guatemala, Costa Rica also announced on Monday it was willing to receive illegal migrants deported from the United States, who are nationals of…

A student has been arrested after an Audi convertible allegedly driven by him rammed a scooter in Delhi, injuring two men, one of whom is in a critical condition. Officials…

In what comes as a boost for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and other stars in the Indian cricket team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly…

US-Russia ties and Ukraine war will be on the table as top diplomats from Moscow and Washington meet in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, while a concerned Europe remains in the shadows.…