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A Ukrainian actor has been arrested in a Ponzi scam which cheated hundreds in Mumbai by promising high returns on investments. Earlier this month, Torres Jewellery – which operated several…
Cricketing fans worldwide are set to celebrate as South African icon AB de Villiers announces his long-awaited return to the sport after nearly four years. De Villiers, revered as one…
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli was troubled a couple of times by pacers Navdeep Saini and Siddhant Sharma during practice ahead of his return to domestic cricket, according…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited by US President Donald Trump to a meeting at the White House on February 4, the Israeli premier’s office said on Tuesday. “Prime…
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the Louvre would be “redesigned, restored and enlarged” after the director of the world’s most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions for…
International Cricket Council CEO Geoff Allardice has decided to step down just weeks before the Champions Trophy with a board member indicating that his failure to present a “clear picture”…
Donald Trump’s White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster…
There’s a new entrant in the Artificial Intelligence chatbot market from China. It is competing with giants like OpenAI, Gemini, ClaudeAI, etc. disrupting the American hegemony in AI-based generative chatbot…
Underscoring that the Uniform Civil Code will strengthen the spirit of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday made a pitch for the code to be adopted nationwide, a day after…
The government is soon expected to release a revamp of the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) which was discontinued after 2020. The exam had been running since 1963 and would…
Tucker Carlson, a prominent conservative American pundit and former Fox News anchor, has unleashed a bombshell accusation against the Joe Biden administration, alleging that they attempted to assassinate Russian President…
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition by Netflix India to reject Dhanush’s copyright suit against Nayanthara for using a 3-second film clip (produced by Dhanush) in her documentary without…
AIBE 19 Result 2024: The Bar Council of India (BCI) is set to release the AIBE 19 Result 2024 soon. Candidates who appeared for the exam will be able to…
At least 15 crore people have taken a dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam since the Maha Kumbh Mela began in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj over two weeks…
India vs England 3rd T20I, LIVE Updates: Team India take on England in the third T20I of the five-match series in Rajkot, hoping to wrap up a series victory. India…
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor has reflected on her life as the last living member of the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch’s story is not just about survival but also…
Almost all finance ministers of India have faced the challenge of widening the country’s tax net. While the debate over how few people pay income tax in India is old,…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks at a rally in Madhya Pradesh yesterday, in which he said backward classes had no rights before Independence and only kings were powerful, has riled…
The Congress on Tuesday waded into a spat between the AAP and BJP – that the latter, through its Haryana government, had tried to put “poison” in the Yamuna and…
An Instagram user recently visited one of the Mumbai locations of a popular cloud kitchen and was left “shocked” at its surroundings. In a now-viral video, the man (@octanexoxygen) claims…
The Annual Status of Education Report, released on Tuesday, highlighted that over 82% of children aged 14-16 know how to use a smartphone, but only 57% utilise it for educational…
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s daughter, Andrea Petro, has thrown shade at US President Donald Trump after the White House threatened tariffs on the South American country. Ms Andrea took to…
As the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, etc. joined their respective Ranji Trophy sides, a few others like Virat Kohli and…
Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to “take back” the Panama Canal, the world’s second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade the Central…
Ruby Dhalla, a Canadian politician of Indian origin, is making history by running for the leadership of the Liberal Party and potentially becoming Canada’s first woman of colour Prime Minister.…
Amid a nationwide debate on a Uniform Civil Code, the Supreme Court has asked the Centre if a person born in a Muslim family can follow secular laws in matters…
As ISRO gears up for a milestone 100th rocket launch, scientists at the Indian space agency are carefully monitoring the health of the 50-metre tall rocket that stands at the…
A Delhi court on Tuesday afternoon junked a BJP leader’s defamation complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who had been summoned in connection with the charges. The city’s Rouse Avenue…
India’s Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, was recently in China on a two-day trip to discuss the future course of bilateral relations between the two countries, following an initiative by both…
A special train travelling from Jhansi to Prayaraj was pelted with stones at Harpalpur station after passengers waiting on the platform found the doors of the compartments locked. Videos circulating…
After Coldplay’s biggest concert ever at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad with over one lakh footfall on January 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has a…
US President Donald Trump, on the very first day of assuming office, laid out a sweeping plan to maximise oil and gas production, including declaring a national energy emergency to…
Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Donald Trump administration 2.0, was reportedly eyeing his office inside the Oval Office, West Wing of the White…
A day after accusing Haryana of mixing poison in the Yamuna river that supplies water to Delhi, the AAP government has doubled down on its charge – what it has…
India on Thursday lodged a strong protest with Sri Lanka over the firing by the Sri Lankan Navy during the apprehension of 13 Indian fishermen in the proximity of Delft…
Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced India, China, and Brazil as “tremendous tariff-maker(s)” and said his government would not allow the three to continue down this path, declaring, “… we’re not…
The ongoing Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj has caught the attention of millions, not just on Earth but also from space. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, aboard the International Space…
The world’s 500 richest people, led by Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang, lost a combined $108 billion on Monday as a tech-led selloff tied to Chinese AI developer DeepSeek sent…
China’s groundbreaking AI model, DeepSeek, has taken the tech world by storm, outperforming prominent AI players like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude AI. As the DeepSeek chatbot continues to garner significant…
US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would probably be visiting the White House for a meeting with him in February. US President Trump told reporters…
US President Donald Trump said he will likely meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a possible bilateral meeting in Washington DC as soon as February. Mr Trump said this after…
There is a new kid on the Artificial Intelligence-driven chatbot / large language model block, and it is threatening to blow the rest out of the water. Meet DeepSeek, developed…
US President Donald Trump said his wife Melania Trump has always been “front of the scenes” person, in response to a reporter’s question on board the Air Force One. The…
A case was registered against Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram and 16 others under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act on Monday. The case was registered…
Elon Musk has emerged as one of the most influential and controversial powerbrokers in the new Trump administration. He spent at least US$277 million (about A$360 million) of his own…
March 28, 2024 Flight Lieutenant Aman Singh Hans, a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force, took off with a MiG-29 twin-engine fighter jet for a long-range ferry mission for…
Selena Gomez broke down in tears after former US President Donald Trump announced the deportation of illegal immigrants. The singer-actor expressed her emotions in a video on Instagram Stories, which…
The talismanic Indian batter Virat Kohli is all set to make a return to Ranji Trophy, for the first time in over 12 years, this Thursday. Kohli, who last featured…
The father of a man who was detained in Durg in Chhattisgarh as a suspect in the January 16 Saif Ali Khan attack case slammed Mumbai police on Monday for…
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) had a “productive” phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the two leaders discussed expanding and deepening bilateral cooperation and issues…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he is the “product of the bond” that exists between India and the US, as top government officials and American lawmakers lauded the Indian community’s…
The “Gulf of Mexico” will be shown as the “Gulf of America” to Google Maps users in the United States after the name change ordered by the Trump Administration is…
Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been granted a 20-day parole, according to the sources. The self-styled godman was secretly taken out of the jail early morning, at 5:26 am.…
US President Donald Trump said Monday the low-cost Chinese AI model DeepSeek was a “wake up call” for US firms, after its emergence caused a rout in tech shares. “Hopefully,…
Talk of an artificial-intelligence upstart in China behind a formidable ChatGPT rival had been building for days. At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, some mentioned Hangzhou-based DeepSeek…
US chip-maker Nvidia led a rout in tech stocks Monday after the emergence of a low-cost Chinese generative AI model that could threaten American dominance in the fast-growing industry. The…
The US Justice Department fired more than a dozen officials who worked on investigations that former Special Counsel Jack Smith led into Donald Trump’s actions following the president’s 2020 election…
A 40-year-old man died by suicide at his home here allegedly due to harassment by his wife, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in Chamundeshwari Nagar on Sunday, they…
A joint parliamentary committee has voted in favour of 14 alterations to the draft version of the Waqf Amendment Bill, which had been tabled in the Lok Sabha in August…
As BJP leaders race to take the holy dip during the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has taken a swipe. At the ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’…
Marking half a decade of serving the less-privileged and the needy in ways that enable them to believe and take the lead, the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation (STF) held a close-knit…
Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek on Monday said it was limiting the registration of new users due to large-scale cyberattacks on its services. The company, whose chatbot took over OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
A Joint Parliamentary Committee on Monday cleared the Waqf Amendment Bill – which seeks to make 44 changes to the way Muslim charitable properties are managed in the country –…
Virat Kohli is expected to train with the Delhi Ranji Trophy squad from Tuesday ahead of his first domestic red-ball match since 2012, as the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association…
India and China held a two-day foreign secretary-level talks in which it was decided to resume Kailash-Mansarovar yatra in the summer. The relevant mechanism will discuss the modalities for doing…
In the vast landscape of human gatherings, nothing quite compares to the Kumbh Mela. As a company, the Adani Group is still deeply engaged this year in the Mela, and,…
Amid Western concerns about Tehran and Moscow’s growing military cooperation, Iran said it has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jets. Iran’s air force has only a few dozen strike aircraft, including…
India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the winner of the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award for 2024. Bumrah picked an astonishing 71 wickets while…
The parents of the woman doctor raped and killed at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital last year, are not keen on the death penalty for the man held guilty, their lawyer…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held a telephonic conversation with Donald Trump, a week after his second inauguration as US President, sources familiar with the matter told NDTV. Soon after…
Former Indian cricket team batter Vinod Kambli’s wife Andrea Hewitt revealed that she had filed for divorce back in 2023 but decided to take it back after seeing her husband’s…
Uttarakhand will enforce a Uniform Civil Code today, laying a framework for uniform marriage, divorce, property, inheritance and adoption laws for all citizens. It will become the second state after…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly evolving, and there’s a new player in the market. DeepSeek, a new AI model from China, has captured the attention of the tech world, surpassing…
The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain three writ petitions seeking criminal action against Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, for the controversial…
The AAP and BJP continue to bicker as the clock ticks down to next week’s Delhi Assembly election, with ex-Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal now accusing the latter of “mixing poison”…
The Congress suffered a setback ahead of the Mayoral election in Chandigarh as the party’s councillor ,Gurbaksh Rawat, joined the BJP. Mr Rawat – councillor for Ward number 27 —…
The Supreme Court has upheld the Registry’s order that refused to admit a petition seeking a direction to SEBI to submit a conclusive report in the Hindenburg case. The bench…
Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday, during a dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, quipped that he has “Indian DNA”, sparking a burst of laughter among the dignitaries including the…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Prayagraj on Monday to participate in the Maha Kumbh celebrations. He took the holy dip at Triveni Sangam, flanked by several Hindu saints and…
Former India batter Aakash Chopra has revealed a concerning stat surrounding wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson‘s batting against express pace bowling. He pointed out how Samson’s performances have been bang average against…
A recent picture of India pacer Mohammed Siraj with Asha Bhosle’s granddaughter Zanai Bhosle went viral on social media. Zanai, a young singer who is famous for her soulful voice,…
Years ago, during my one and only trip to Pakistan to report on the 50th anniversary of independence for a Western media outlet, I had the pleasure of meeting some…
The north-bound bridge connecting Mumbai Coastal Road with the Bandra-Worli Sea Link has been opened for the public from Monday, easing travel issues on the congested roads of the city.…
Not even a week into his presidency, US President Donald Trump played his promised tariff card to navigate a complex diplomatic curve and drill home his ‘America first’ policy. However,…
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday released another manifesto for next week’s Delhi election, promising free travel on the city’s public buses and a 50 per cent discount on Metro…
Amid the rising cases of the ‘mystery illness’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri that has claimed at least 17 lives, experts said that an organophosphorus toxin is causing the disease.…
A feud between former BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion and Independent MLA Umesh Kumar took a violent turn on Sunday as they opened fire and threw stones at each…
Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, law enforcement officials in the United States are reportedly doing recce of gurdwaras in New York and New Jersey to hunt for illegal immigrants.…
A drug kingpin, who was enjoying a vacation with his wife in the United Kingdom, was arrested after her partner’s social media posts revealed their whereabouts. Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba,…
Mahakumbh — the massive ongoing religious event at Prayagraj, the erstwhile Allahabad — is not meant for any single caste or religion, it is the great melting pot of all…
Like lakhs of people who thronged Prayagraj on Sunday to have a holy dip at the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh, 22-year-old Pravesh Yadav too arrived in the city to…
Indian equities crashed this morning amid weak corporate earnings, concerns over US trade policies, and continuous foreign fund outflows. Sensex has lost over 700 points and is trading at 75,467,…
A two-year-old child survived a fall from the 13th floor flat of a high-rise in Dombivali in Thane thanks to the alertness of a man, with a video of the…
Team India’s chances of clinching the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai suffer a fresh blow, with a report suggesting that Jasprit Bumrah being 100% fit for the global event would…
Days after insurance provider Niva Bupa swiftly approved a medical insurance claim from actor Saif Ali Khan’s family after the shocking attack on him, an organisation of medical professionals has…
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has rubbished allegations by a man who claims to be a doctor that somebody stole his Apple watch during security check-in at Delhi airport.…
US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro traded barbs earlier today after Bogota blocked two deportation flights carrying Colombian migrants back to the Latin American country. While…
The White House said Sunday that Colombia backed down and agreed to accept repatriated citizens on military flights, after President Donald Trump threatened major sanctions. There was no immediate confirmation…
Republic Day 2025 Live Updates: Cultural diversity and military prowess were on display at the Kartavya Path in Delhi during the parade to celebrate India’s 76th Republic Day. Apart from…
India all-rounder Nitesh Kumar Reddy will take no part in the remaining games of the T20I series against England after he was ruled out hours ahead of the second match…