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The rebels in Syria fought against the Bashar al-Assad regime for 13 years but failed to dislodge him from power. And then in a lightning offensive that lasted less than…

The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record and the first with an average temperature above 1.5 degrees Celsius, European climate agency Copernicus said on Monday. Also,…

A man who forced many young men from India to commit cyber crimes through fake call centres on the promise of getting them jobs abroad has been arrested from Hyderabad…

A woman who initially accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault has expanded her lawsuit to include allegations against rapper Jay-Z. The complainant, identified as Jane Doe, claims she was…

On the expected lines, Indian cricket team pacer Mohammed Siraj and Australia batter Travis Head are set to be penalised over their altercation on Day 2 of the second Test…

The Nobel committee spoke for the first time with Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 peace prize winner who is on temporary medical leave from Iranian prison, footage published late Sunday by…

Three people are dead and others injured after countrymade bombs exploded at Khayartala area in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district last night. It is alleged that countrymade bombs were being manufactured…

The BJP on Sunday alleged that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has links to an organisation financed by the George Soros Foundation and which has backed the idea of Kashmir…

A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan will hear the petition that seeks instructions to the Punjab and Haryana governments as well as the Union government to…

A case was lodged on Sunday over a clash between police and followers of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das on the court premises in Chittagong, according to a media report.…

US President Joe Biden today said Washington is “clear eyed” that the Islamic State extremist group, often known as ISIS, “will try to take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish”…

Incoming US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would go ahead with his plans to deport all illegal immigrants after entering the Oval Office and said at the same…

Known for not mincing his words, Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar sent another strong message to Rohit Sharma‘s team after its 10-wicket loss in Adelaide. India, after beating Australia in…

Former Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri believes that skipper Rohit Sharma was quite ‘subdued’ during the loss against Australia in the pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide. India…

Britain’s King Charles III said he feels “slightly anxious” when wearing the coronation crown in case it “wobbles”, in an upcoming documentary about his mother’s crowning ceremony. “The big one…

The relationship or absence of it between Israel and Iran has been a source of concern and some of India’s diplomatic efforts are focused on that aspect, External Affairs Minister…

Syria’s rebel leader hailed a “historic” victory Sunday from a landmark Damascus mosque after his Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group headed a lightning offensive, snatching the capital from government control…

Syria War Live Updates: Ousted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia, hours after the Islamist-led rebels took control of his country. The rebel…

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assured PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi of “complete support” on the issue of the hosting of the Champions Trophy next year and said the country…

NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Opposition should not lose heart over its rout but go back to the people who do not seem to be enthused…

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and family have landed in Moscow and have been granted asylum, Russia state media reported today, hours after Islamist-led rebels took control of his country.…

Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Bashar al-Assad, who was no longer in Damascus when rebels captured the Syrian capital on Sunday, ending more than five decades of his family’s rule.…

India vs Bangladesh Highlights, U19 Asia Cup Final: Bangladesh handed a 59-run defeat to India in the final to successfully defend their Under-19 Asia Cup title. Chasing a target of…

Syrian rebels declared the fall of President Bashar al-Assad today, less than two weeks after a lightning offensive that ended his family’s decades of rule. As Syrians woke up to…

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he told US President-elect Donald Trump Kyiv needed an “enduring” peace that Russia will not “destroy” in the future, after they met in Paris…

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team’s hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) Final suffered a major blow after a humiliating loss to Australia in the pink-ball Test in…

The Indian embassy in war-torn Syria’s capital Damascus continues to remain operational and is in touch with all Indian nationals, sources have said. All Indian nationals in Syria are safe…

A thief offered prayers to a deity before stealing a huge amount of money from a petrol pump in Madhya Pradesh’s Machalpur district. The incident reportedly took place on Saturday…

A day after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi said his party would exit the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Aaditya Thackeray said the Samajwadi Party in…

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left office and departed the country after giving orders there be a peaceful handover of power. In…

A group of 101 farmers started marching towards Delhi, many of them equipped with masks, goggles, and other protective gear that come in handy during tear gas shelling. The protest…

A 20-year-old Indian-origin man who was working as a security guard was shot dead by a gang in Canada’s Edmonton on Friday. The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has arrested two…

Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. A video circulating…

Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad being elevated as a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis is a matter of great joy and pride for India, Prime…

Syria’s future hinges on uncertainty after the abrupt fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Once thought unassailable, Assad’s rule collapsed under the pressure of a rapid offensive led by a…

A Syria war monitor said that President Bashar al-Assad has left the country, after losing swathes of territory to a lightning offensive led by an Islamist-led rebel coalition that said…

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement expressing her willingness to take charge of the INDIA bloc. Talking to reporters in…

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has reportedly fled Damascus, signalling the end of his rule after more than a decade of brutal civil war. Rebel groups, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have…

The five decades of Baath rule in Syria ended on Sunday as Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken Damascus, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing. The lightning offensive left global…

As a 13-year-old rebellion overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the rebels released prisoners held up for years in government prisons near Damascus, Hama and Aleppo. Among these prisons,…

Reacting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s reported statement about being “willing to lead the INDIA alliance,” NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule said that they would be happy if…

A 57-year-old businessman was allegedly shot dead in the Farsh Bazar area of Delhi’s Shahdara district on Saturday. The victim, Sunil Jain, was shot dead by two bike-borne men while…

Syrian rebels have declared the start of a new era as they marched into the capital Damascus this morning. President Bashar Al-Assad, whose family has ruled the Middle Eastern country…

The Indian cricket team didn’t quite manage to stand up to Australia as the hosts maintained their unbeaten run in pink-ball Tests at the Adelaide Oval. After a 295-run victory…

A court in Gujarat’s Porbandar has acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1997 custodial torture case, citing that the prosecution could not “prove the case beyond reasonable doubt”.…

In early 2011, in the streets of Daraa, southern Syria, a teenager’s rebellious act against an authoritarian regime triggered a civil war that reshaped the country’s destiny. Mouawiya Syasneh, then…

As rebel forces move into the Syrian capital Damascus after the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime, there is panic as well as celebration on the streets. While some people…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday gave a stern reply to the ‘criticism’ on India’s purchase of Russian oil, while strongly asserting that the world is realising the need…

As Syrian President Bashar Al Assad fled the country amid a regime change and rebel forces moved in, statues of his father and former President Hafez Al-Assad in and around…

The Assads have ruled Syria for over half a century. Today, rebel forces have breached their seat of power Damascus, prompting President Bashar al-Assad to flee and effectively ending the…

Two police personnel were found dead with bullet injuries in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, with officials suspecting it to be a case of fratricide. The policemen were…

India pacer Mohammed Siraj broke silence on the controversy that erupted after he gave a fiery send-off to Australia batter Travis Head on Day 2 of the second Test at…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century. On Sunday, as rebels entered the capital,…

The Syrian army command has informed its soldiers that the Assad regime has fallen after the rebels declared that President Assad has fled the country. “We declare the city of…

The Uttarakhand government will soon impose a green cess on out-of-state vehicles, an official said on Saturday. The amount ranges from Rs 20 to Rs 80 and will apply to…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company’s search engine will transform significantly in 2025. At the New York Times DealBook Summit, Mr Pichai said, “I think we are going…

A man in the UK has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, plus a five-year extended licence period after advocating ‘slapping therapy’ which led to the death of a…

The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, released a video on Saturday of an Israeli hostage held in the Gaza Strip since the Hamas attack of October 2023.…

India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 3 Live Updates: Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy will aim to fight back for India in the ongoing pink-ball Test against Australia at Adelaide…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus for an unknown destination as rebels announced that they were entering the capital, according to reports. The President boarded a plane and left…

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has described as “unnecessary” the fiery send-off Mohammed Siraj gave to Australian batter Travis Head after the pacer dismissed him for 140 on Day 2…

Delhi Capitals newly-appointed head coach Hemang Badani has shared some surprising details on Rishabh Pant‘s non-retention by the franchise. Notably, Pant, who had joined DC in 2016, was released by…

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has suggested the Shiromani Akali Dal should honour the man who shot at Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal since he himself had accepted he…

New York’s mayor said Saturday “the net is tightening” on the man suspected of gunning down a top health insurance executive before fleeing the city. Mayor Eric Adams also said…

In a blow to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the Opposition in Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party has decided to quit the alliance after a controversial remark from a close…

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and one of Donald Trump’s closest allies, made a surprise appearance Saturday at the ceremony marking the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.…

Syrian rebel forces claim to have made inroads, bringing them closer to the heart of the capital Damascus, the seat of President Bashar al-Assad‘s power. The swift advance has plunged…

Syria War Live Updates: As the fighting between the forces led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the anti-government rebels raged on, the rebels on Sunday announced full control of…

After a video of Vinod Kambli‘s recent public appearance came to the fore, an old clip of Rahul Dravid sharing his views on the definition of ‘talent’, while mentioning Vinod…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent remarks over leading the opposition INDIA bloc have sparked a flurry of reactions from allies within the coalition. Speaking to a news channel…

The archbishop of Paris re-opened Notre Dame cathedral on Saturday by symbolically knocking on the doors and entering the 12th-century landmark which has been restored after a devastating fire in…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hosted three-way talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, discussing what the American president-elect termed a world that was a “little crazy”.…

“Our forces have begun the final phase of encircling the capital,” said rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani, with the Islamist-led alliance that launched the offensive, news agency AFP reported. The…

Family members of six people from the Meitei community including three children who were kidnapped and killed in Manipur’s Jiribam narrated what they called the “horror” of November 11. Telem…

US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said that the world was “a little crazy” as he met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris ahead of the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral…

In a bizarre and grisly tale of murder, a man was killed and his skull was used for alleged occult practices by four men in the hope of getting crores…

President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday the US should not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where rebel forces are threatening the government of President Bashar al-Assad. “Syria is…

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has released footage capturing the moment when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Northern California. The video shows how the birds at the Sacramento National…

Amid the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, a rare audio recording of a Russian fighter jet evading Ukraine’s Patriot air defence missiles has surfaced on social media. The clip,…

Legendary cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting had an intense discussion about India captain Rohit Sharma‘s batting order in the 1st innings of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide.…

The newly-elected MLAs of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance staged a walkout during the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly’s oath-taking ceremony today, alleging the ruling Mahayuti coalition’s victory was engineered through…

Senior India speedster Mohammed Shami is set to compete in the last two Tests of the ongoing series against Australia with his playing kit already headed Down Under and the…

India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: The second day of the ongoing Adelaide Test match between India and Australia was also dominated by the hosts, who earlier had…

After AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal questioned the silence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital, the BJP leader Manjinder…

Telangana Police caught an ambulance thief after a dramatic chase on Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway on Saturday. The thief hijacked a 108 ambulance in Hayatnagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad and…

An emotional reunion after 30 years has turned out to be a fraud for a Ghaziabad family. Days after a man claimed he was a long-lost child who had finally…

A family from Bihar, on their way to Goa for a holiday, had to ensure a harrowing night in the Bhimgad forest in Karnataka’s Belagavi district after relying on Google…

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Saturday alleged that its centre in Dhaka district in neighbouring Bangladesh was burnt down earlier in the day. Iskcon Kolkata vice president…

A three-storey apartment block in The Hague partially collapsed Saturday after a fire and explosion, firefighters said, with first responders searching for people under the rubble. Four people have already…

In yet another hit-and-run case in Mumbai, a young model lost her life after a water tanker ran over her in the posh Bandra neighbourhood. Shivani Singh, 25, a resident…

In western Uttar Pradesh, the district of Muzaffarnagar is at the centre of a property dispute that stretches back to the tumultuous years of the Partition. The property in question,…

Deep-rooted structural factors make Syria prone to sudden convulsions, such as the recent emergence of Hai’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, in English Syria Liberation Organisation). Its 23 million population has a…

A woman in Australia who lost over a million in an elaborate scam eerily came face to face with one of the criminals while she was vacationing in China with…

A 57-year-old businessman died after he was allegedly shot at by two bike-borne men in the Farsh Bazar area of Delhi’s Shahdara district on Saturday morning. The incident took place…

Faith in her boyfriend and his promise of marrying her has led to a 20-year-old from Bengaluru losing Rs 2.5 crore of her family’s money. The boyfriend used videos of…

A video of a couple engaging in sexual activity onboard a commercial flight has sparked massive outrage over social media leading to an internal investigation by the airline. The video…

In a big relief to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the Income Tax department has cleared properties worth over Rs 1,000 crore seized in 2021. The move came after…

Melania Trump credited her 18-year-old son Barron with playing a major role in her husband Donald Trump’s successful bid for a second term as President of the United States. During…

The United States Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad will open consular operations on Saturday, December 7, to accommodate applicants requiring in-person visa interviews, officials…

The second day of the second India vs Australia Test saw a controversial moment. Before the end of the first session, India sensed an opportunity and went for a DRS…