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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly directed the removal of tampons from men’s restrooms in the company’s offices, which had been provided to support non-binary and transgender employees who might…
Rory Callum Sykes, a former child star from Australia has become the latest casualty of Los Angeles wildfires after the blaze ripped through his family’s Malibu property, according to a…
A massive fire broke out in a chemical factory in Greater Noida on Sunday morning, causing loud explosions inside the industrial unit. The incident took place around 3:25 am at…
With less than a month to go for the Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP has released its second list of 29 candidates. The list includes Delhi BJP Vice President Kapil…
Delhi and its neighbouring cities received light rain on Saturday evening, which improved the air quality to ‘poor’ on Sunday morning and provided some relief from the dense fog that…
A law student fell to his death from the seventh floor of an apartment complex in Noida in suspicious circumstances on Saturday, with the police suspecting it as a case…
The principal of a private school in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district was accused of ordering 80 girls of class 10 to remove their shirts for writing messages on them, prompting the…
The cost of ‘overusing’ Jasprit Bumrah in the search of wickets on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy seems to have hurt India’s chances of winning the Champions Trophy. The pacer had to…
Anita Anand has bowed out of Canada’s prime ministerial race and announced that she won’t seek re-election to parliament either. Transport Minister Anand said on Saturday afternoon that she was…
The largest fires, including the Eaton and Palisades fires, continue to expand, with new evacuations ordered on Saturday. The Palisades fire has burned 22,600 acres and is only 11 per…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he is willing to discard old ideas and embrace new ones as long as they fit into his essential ideology of “nation first”. Appearing…
The future of leading batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be discussed threadbare in a meeting that head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar is scheduled to…
The devastating Los Angeles wildfires are poised to become one of the costliest natural disasters in US history, with estimated losses already surpassing $135 billion. According to a preliminary estimate…
Brandon Dale Biggs, an Oklahoma pastor and self-proclaimed prophet who said he accurately predicted the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, has come up with another eerie prediction. Mr Biggs said…
Rohit Sharma‘s decision to sit out of the fifth India vs Australia Test led to a speculation over-drive on whether it was the end of the India captain’s journey in…
Poornima Rao, the mother of whistleblower and former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji, has launched fresh criticism against the AI giant. Her son, who was found dead in his San Francisco…
Team India is likely to be without the services of express pacer Mayank Yadav for the upcoming white-ball assignment against England. Mayank, who made his T20I debut against Bangladesh last…
A man was hung upside down from a tree and brutally thrashed by a group of people on suspicion of bike theft in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said on Saturday.…
For nearly 700 years, the Koli community in Mumbai has been making its subsistence from fishing, the Arabian Sea offering an abundance of piscine riches to enable it to do…
A man narrowly escaped potentially serious injury when an under-construction building at Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj Railway station collapsed on Saturday afternoon. Moments before the accident, which trapped around two dozen…
In a bid to align with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and NCF-School Education, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all affiliated schools to urgently implement…
The daughter of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman found guilty of drugging his ex-wife so dozens of strangers could rape her, said in comments released Saturday that her father “should die…
Two men in their 20s left a pot of chickpeas on a burning stove to cook overnight for their ‘chhole bhature‘ stall the next morning. A few hours later, however,…
The largest of the raging wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles this week has, till now, burnt 10,000 structures as neighbourhoods turn to ashes. Thousands of people are…
Financial influencer Abhishek Kar, who has nearly 3 million followers on Instagram, has posted a public apology over his remarks on “tantric practices” in Assam. His apology followed a call…
Seeking to downplay the power tussle within the Congress, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said the people of the state have blessed the ruling party for…
Mohammed Shami has made a comeback into the Indian cricket team for the five-T20I series against England starting January 22. The star pacer has been out of the national side…
Political turbulence in Maharashtra continues unabated, even after the assembly elections. Speculation is rife that eight MPs and ten MLAs from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Sharad Pawar,…
Nine more persons were taken into custody for allegedly raping a Dalit girl, who is an athlete, at various locations when she was a minor, police on Saturday said. According…
Bodies of three workers trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district were recovered from the quarry today, taking the total bodies recovered so far to four. They…
US President-elect Donald Trump, who has become the first felon in the White House, was on Friday sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ as a US court upheld his conviction in…
Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal FC LIVE Updates, Indian Super League 2024-25: Mohun Bagan Super Giant face arch-rivals East Bengal in an Indian Super League 2024-25 game on Saturday.…
As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) nears the Champions Trophy squad selection deadline, a big boost has reportedly come in the form of veteran pacer Mohammed…
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has announced that the first anniversary of the Ram Mandir’s Pran Pratishtha ceremony will be observed on January 11, 2025, instead of January…
The BJP today escalated its attack on AAP following findings from a leaked Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report regarding the city’s controversial excise policy. Questioning the authenticity of the…
In a move that could potentially delay President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to crack down on immigration, the Biden administration has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 900,000 immigrants from…
No Chance For Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj: Report Makes Big Claims On India Squad vs England In T20Is Indian cricket team’s first assignment after the Border Gavaskar Trophy will be…
It is a truth now universally acknowledged that a young man in possession of the misfortune of having a 50-hour work week must be in want of staring at his…
Actor Tiku Talsania, best known for his roles in films like Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) and Ishq (1997), suffered a brain stroke on…
A 10-month-old child has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, the first such case this season in Assam, officials said today. The child is “stable” and is undergoing…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently shared an account of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over content removal requests. On “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Zuckerberg recounted, “Basically, these…
Apple Inc. disclosed an 18% pay increase for Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook ahead of its annual meeting next month, while also saying it opposed a shareholder measure calling for…
Delhi recorded a slight decline in crimes including murder, robbery, rape, and molestation, last year as compared to 2023, data shared by the Delhi Police said. According to the data,…
After a turbulent period in Maharashtra politics that saw a rearrangement of political alliances, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has clarified the BJP’s relationship with the Thackerays. “Earlier, Uddhav Thackeray was…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that people misunderstand the meaning of, “minimum government, maximum governance”. He said that the efforts must be to increase the speed of work done by…
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s anti-immigration Reform UK party, said he is still “friends” with Elon Musk. Mr Farage’s comment came days after the Tesla boss criticised him and said…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to have had a change of heart over KL Rahul‘s selection for the ODI series against England. Rahul had reportedly…
On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, January 15, Sonia Gandhi, in her capacity as chairperson of the Congress Party in Parliament (CPP), will inaugurate Indira Bhavan, the new headquarters…
As crews battled devastating wildfires across Los Angeles, a major challenge emerged: fire hydrants in some areas ran dry, and low water pressure hampered efforts to contain the blaze. According…
Make childless women pregnant and earn big money: that was their business pitch. It did work until the gang was busted and three people were arrested from Bihar. The alleged…
Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj has weighed in on the 90-hour work-week debate, which was recently triggered by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) chairman SN Subrahmanyan, and suggested that the…
A thick blanket of smog continued to envelop Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) for the second consecutive day, with the air quality remaining ‘severe’ on Saturday. According…
Chaos ensued in a mall in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi as monkey attacked a woman customer and snatched her shoe. A video that has gone viral shows the money running amok…
At least 11 people have lost their lives while over 100,000 have been ordered to evacuate as Los Angeles wildfires continue to ravage the US city. While reasons vary about…
A video of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s brother Tirupati Reddy arriving for a school function in a convoy led by a police car and being welcomed with a marching…
Delhi Police have busted a gang that befriended gay men on Tinder dating app and extorted them. A minor is among the five people who have been taken into custody…
Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Friday said that he would have defeated Republican Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential elections, but he decided to withdraw from the race…
Cricketer R Ashwin’s recent remark that Hindi is not India’s national language but only an official language has been supported by BJP Tamil Nadu President Annamalai, who has said that…
Answering a question on handling anxiety during a podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the Godhra train burning incident in February 2002 – in…
President-elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama were seen engaging in a friendly conversation at President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on January 9, 2025. This unexpected moment of camaraderie between…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a…
Amid widespread discussions regarding the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recent draft guidelines, which proposed making the National Eligibility Test (NET) optional for faculty positions, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has…
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was noticeably absent from former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. A person familiar with her schedule told Politico that…
Offering a very different mantra for handling anxiety, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that while he does feel anxious, he is in a position where he has to control…
A one-year-old suffered diarrhoea after eating snacks (namkeen) from sealed in which a dead rat was found. The incident took place in Prempur village of Gujarat’s Sabarkantha. The dead rat…
Donald Trump today became the first felon in the White House after a US court upheld his conviction in a hush money case. He has been sentenced to an ‘unconditional…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making his podcast debut on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s People by WTF series, said that he is aware of the memes that have been viral on…
Barely six months after its forceful rise on the national political horizon, the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), formed by diverse parties united by the sole ideological adhesive—an anti-Bharatiya…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that he jokingly suggested trading Vermont or California to President-elect Donald Trump in response to Trump’s interest in annexing Canada. Trudeau shared this exchange…
A conversation between former US President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, two political rivals, at the state funeral of ex-President Jimmy Carter, is going viral. Lip readers and experts…
George Soros interferes in the domestic politics of other nations and uses his money to destabilise countries, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday. Her remarks come at a…
A man, formerly employed with Rapido, the largest player in bike taxis, was arrested while supplying illegal liquor in a south Delhi locality on Friday, said cops. The former Rapido…
The sight of Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri chatting with his Talibani counterpart, the Acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Dubai, could not but have raised eyebrows in some…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid chat with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, making his podcast debut on the entrepreneur’s People by WTF series. During the podcast, he spoke about…
The AAP’s charges against the BJP over alleged changes in the electoral rolls a month before the polls and against BJP leader Parvesh Verma have led to a fresh showdown…
An inquiry into the actions of British special forces in Afghanistan has uncovered allegations of extrajudicial killings and efforts to cover up unlawful actions during the war. Testimonies and hundreds…
India has invited Pakistan and Bangladesh, among other neighbouring countries to participate in an ‘undivided India’ seminar being organised to mark 150 years of the India Meteorological Department. This is…
Riding on the wave of the Anna and Nirbhaya movements, Arvind Kejriwal entered politics over 12 years ago, taking the moral high ground by claiming that he had joined politics…
After facing strong backlash over its Chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s suggestion to employees to work 90 hours a week — including Sundays, the L&T said on Friday that the Chairman’s remarks…
Not just successful, a raid at the house of a former legislator in Madhya Pradesh has turned out to be rather amusing for the income tax officers. Besides gold, crores…
Seth Abramson, a biographer of Elon Musk, has made some big claims about the mental health and decision-making of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, warning that his influence and actions…
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed showcause notices issued by GST authorities worth over Rs 1 lakh crore to online gaming companies and casinos over alleged tax evasion. A bench…
A video has gone viral showing a ticket examiner and a coach attendant assaulting a passenger on the Amritsar-Katihar Express allegedly after he allegedly attacked the TTE in a drunken…
Two new skyscrapers, each standing at 591 feet, will soon be added to Dubai’s skyline as part of a $1-billion (around Rs 85,879 crore) luxury development at Marasi Marina. The…
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya’s son Siddharth has shared an update on his life in Los Angeles as a devastating fire engulfs the city known for its luxury mansions owned by…
India’s Champions Trophy 2025 And England Series Squad Announcement Live: Fans around the world are eagerly waiting for the announcement of India’s squad for the upcoming white-ball series against England…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again dismissed US President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks suggesting Canada could become the 51st state of the United States. Trudeau termed Trump’s comments as a…
Indian-origin Canadian MP Chandra Arya has officially entered the race to become Canada’s next Prime Minister. A Liberal MP representing Nepean, Mr Arya outlined his plans to make Canada “a…
Dense fog enveloped parts of the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this morning, reducing visibility to zero and delaying more than 150 flights and about 26 trains. Flight delays averaged 41…
Global banks will cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years as artificial intelligence encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers, according to…
California’s ongoing wildfire crisis has caused catastrophic destruction in Los Angeles County, as newly released satellite images from Maxar Technologies reveal the scale of the devastation brought about by the…
This is a tribute by a fanboy who would memorise and recite many poems of Pritish Nandy (Da) since the 1970s. Dada, travel well on your ‘Lonesong Street’. “When you’ve…
Deepika Padukone, an active advocate of mental health awareness, reacted strongly to L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s comment about making employees work on Sundays. The Piku actor called out the senior…
Los Angeles Wildfires LIVE Updates: Los Angeles Wildfires that have killed at least five people continue ravaging the city. United States’ second-largest city lay in ruins. California’s National Guard has…
A fresh fire erupted Thursday evening in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, rapidly consuming over 900 acres within hours. Firefighters have been stretched thin across Southern California as…
The Special Investigation Team investigating the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, whose body was found in a septic tank last week, has said the journalist was killed by his cousins who…
There have been several media reports stating that the Champions Trophy 2025 might be shifted out of Pakistan due to delays in renovation work at the stadiums in the country.…
The US Supreme Court on Thursday denied a last-minute bid by President-elect Donald Trump to halt sentencing in his hush money case. The top court rejected Trump’s emergency application seeking…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the next guest on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast series called ‘People By WTF’, a new trailer has revealed. Earlier, the Zerodha co-founder had sparked buzz online…
People forced to flee their homes by massive wildfires tearing through Los Angeles were taking turns to patrol their streets to ward off looters on Thursday. At least 20 people…