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A British photojournalist was tragically stabbed to death on a hiking trail in California, with his teenage son now facing charges for the murder, the Independent reported. Paul Lowe, an…
The blindfold has come off a new Lady of Justice statue in the Supreme Court and the Constitution has replaced the sword in one of its hands to send a…
A helicopter with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and additional Chief Election Officer of Uttarakhand Vijay Kumar Jogdande on board made an emergency landing in a village near Munsyari in…
The blindfold has come off a new Lady of Justice statue in the Supreme Court and the Constitution has replaced the sword in one of its hands to send a…
An influencer in Taiwan who touted herself as a “caring” mother of five has been accused of abusing and killing a 2-year-old boy under her care. According to the South…
Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle was seen without her engagement ring at a solo event in California recently. On the International Day of the Girl, the Duchess of Sussex engaged…
The central government has raised the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for its over a crore employees and pensioners by 3 per cent to compensate them against price…
The batteries inside the weaponised pagers that arrived in Lebanon at the start of the year, part of an Israeli plot to decimate Hezbollah, had powerfully deceptive features and an…
A Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight and Delhi-bound IndiGo flight received bomb threats on Wednesday, taking the number of such threats to 12 in three days. An Akasa Air spokesperson said…
In a heartfelt tribute to the late industrialist Ratan Tata, RPG Group Chairman Harsh Goenka shared a picture of a handwritten note, penned by Ratan Tata in 1996, addressed to…
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed at least 94 people and left 50 injured, police said on Wednesday. Many of the victims had been trying to collect…
A woman in the United States has been arrested on allegations of killing her mother and dismembering her body. According to The Independent, the 32-year-old woman, identified as Torilena May…
India as a travel destination suffers from an image issue. And its popular tourism mottos, ‘Atithi devo bhava’ or ‘Incredible India’, aren’t doing much to change the perception. According to…
Mysuru urban development body chief K Mari Gowda resigned Wednesday – he said he had been “instructed” to do so by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah – amid an ongoing state…
Five Indians, including three from Andhra Pradesh, died in a horrific road accident near Randolph, Texas in the United States of America, on Sunday. The sixth passenger in the car…
Dynamiting inter-Korea roads and railways. Threatening war over drone incursions. Moving nuclear-capable weapons to the border. North Korea appears very unhappy with the South at the moment — but why?…
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection with allegedly raising “Jai Shri Ram” slogans inside a mosque. The…
Coincidents are rare in diplomacy. It may be significant to keep a note of that as the issue of the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar blows up between…
The ex-wife of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday called for his immediate release, citing “serious and concerning” reports about his treatment in prison. Jemima Goldsmith said the…
Nayab Singh Saini was today elected as the BJP’s legislature party leader in Haryana and will take oath as the Chief Minister for the second term on Thursday. Mr Saini,…
Nayab Singh Saini was today elected as the BJP’s legislature party leader in Haryana and will take oath as the Chief Minister for the second term on Thursday. Mr Saini,…
Despite his gang claiming responsibility for the firing outside actor Salman Khan’s house in April and now former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique’s killing last week, the Mumbai Police has not…
Lawrence Bishnoi – the name of the notorious gangster has been all over the media since the killing of senior Maharashtra leader Baba Siddique. In a Facebook post, one of…
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s personality and the points he is making through his crimes is what is drawing attention to him, giving him a “cult leader” status and getting him followers,…
It is not uncommon to see a country’s election campaigns politicise various global issues, but what is rather unusual and perhaps unique in the case of Canadian prime minister Justin…
The Congress will not be part of the new Jammu and Kashmir government – despite having allied with Chief Minister-elect Omar Abdullah‘s National Conference to win last month’s election –…
A pilot locked a woman co-pilot out of the cockpit of a Sydney-Colombo SriLankan Airlines flight when she took a mid-air toilet break. The incident was reported aboard a 10-hour-long…
Kamala Harris went after her US presidential election rival Donald Trump’s mental state and fitness for office Tuesday after the 78-year-old Republican’s televised town hall veered into a surreal, impromptu…
An Air India direct flight from New Delhi to Chicago was diverted to Iqaluit Airport in Canada today following a hoax bomb threat which was posted online. A total of…
India vs New Zealand LIVE, 1st Test, Day 1: India face New Zealand in what is a very crucial series for the Rohit Sharma-led side as they aim for a…
The Israeli military today released a video of a tunnel allegedly used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon and said it was “nothing like” the one built by Hamas in Gaza.…
After ten planes received bomb threats in less than 48 hours, causing one of them to be diverted to a remote airport in Canada, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security…
Both Pakistan and India are out of the Women’s T20 World Cup from the group stage. India’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals hinged of Pakistan’s match against New Zealand.…
A 28-year-old man was beaten to death by a group of men after a dispute over an autorickshaw hitting his vehicle in Mumbai’s Malad on Saturday. The victim was identified…
Do not use the name of the judge, the Supreme Court had advised the petitioner. He insisted that he be heard. A heated exchange followed. Irked, the Supreme Court summoned…
Royal Enfield is all set to take the wraps off its first ever electric motorcycle on November 4, 2024, just a day before EICMA 2024 begins. And of course, the…
One of the suspects that the Mumbai Police are looking for in the sensational murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in Mumbai’s Bandra last week had also been questioned…
How much more transparent can one be, asked Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday as he again underlined that the EVMs or voting machines are safe and robust, questioning…
A family of a 14-year-old student has claimed in a lawsuit that a California school teacher named Michelle Christine Solis, 46, groomed and sexually assaulted their son on his graduation…
A Russian man was found alive after drifting for two months on an inflatable boat while another man and a teenage boy died, prosecutors said Tuesday. The two men and…
India-Canada diplomatic ties soured further this week after allegations by Canadian federal police that “agents” of Delhi are working with organised criminals – including the Bishnoi gang linked to last…
Decks have been cleared for bypolls to two Assembly seats and the high-profile Wayanad constituency in Kerala with the Election Commission on Tuesday announcing the dates for the two-phase by-elections…
Bryan Johnson, a millionaire tech entrepreneur dedicated to reversing ageing, recently took to social media to boast about his “super clean plasma.” In a detailed post on X, he shared…
An Indian billionaire came to the rescue of a Kerala woman who was evicted from her home due to an unpaid loan. Sandhya and her two children had nowhere to…
Days after the shooting of Mumbai politician Baba Siddique – linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang – and the enhanced protection for actor Salman Khan in its aftermath, an old…
Allaying fears over “law and order issues” affecting voting after last week’s killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in Mumbai’s Bandra, the Election Commission of India has said it…
The probe into politician Baba Siddique’s murder has shed light on the alleged involvement of the Bishnoi gang. Cops in multiple states are now searching for the two suspects who…
The Election Commission of India announced the voting dates for Maharashtra this afternoon. Voting in Maharashtra will take place on November 20 and votes will be counted three days later…
India batter Shubman Gill may miss the first Test against New Zealand. The 25-year-old has reportedly complained about neck and shoulder pain, and informed the team management about this on…
Overnight rains lashed Chennai and nearby areas and the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the low-pressure area is likely to turn well marked soon. While civic authorities said there…
The Election Commission (EC) will announce the dates for Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday. The EC will announce the poll schedule at a press conference to be…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made its preference clear as the India squad for the Test series against New Zealand was announced. While Rohit Sharma remains…
Veteran actor Atul Parchure has died at the age of 57. He breathed his last on Monday following a battle with cancer. His death has sent shockwaves through the film…
Gislayne Silva de Deus, a 35-year-old police officer from Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil, has finally achieved justice for her father’s brutal murder. Ms Deus, just 9 years old at the…
A 1000X improvement in rocket and spacecraft technology can vastly bring down the cost of building a city on Mars, Elon Musk has said on social media, responding to a…
Noel Tata, late Indian tycoon Ratan Tata’s half-brother, was appointed last week to succeed him as chairman of Tata Trusts, a collective of philanthropic institutions that wield indirect control over…
A day after he was given a send-off by his colleagues, including the Kannur District Collector, from the north Kerala district, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu was found dead…
Raj Kanojia, the man who suffered a bullet injury in the leg on the day Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai, rues the fact that he will be out…
India on Monday asked Canadian diplomats in New Delhi to leave the country by Saturday after Ottawa said it was investigating its Indian ambassador and other diplomats as “persons of…
It is no secret that the one of the next launches from Royal Enfield will be the Interceptor Bear 650, a scrambler based on the Interceptor 650 roadster. And barely…
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police claimed Monday that “agents of the Government of India” use criminals – referring specifically to the Bishnoi gang – to “target (the) South Asian community……
The chilling murder of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala in Punjab’s Mansa district in 2022 brought gangster Lawrence Bishnoi international attention. Fast forward a couple of years, the leader…
Shiv Kumar, one of the suspected killers of Maharashtra politician Baba Siddique, shared a telling post on Instagram nearly three months ago. Wearing a white and grey chequered shirt and…
Former corporate public relations professional Niira Radia in her first media interview in over 12 years and the first ever on the Tata group shared snippets from the time she…
Rachin Ravindra will carry along with him that soothing ‘home ground’ feeling when the New Zealand top-order batter steps on to the field here on Wednesday for the first Test…
From making Virat Kohli “angry” in the nets to castling Cheteshwar Pujara in a crucial Ranji Trophy match, Tamil Nadu pacer Gurjapneet Singh has caught the eyes of cricket lovers…
Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur has been engulfed in chaos after a brutal double murder – the victims were the wife and daughter of a Head Constable, Talib Sheikh. The incident, which has…
As the Pakistan women’s cricket team took on New Zealand in their final group stage match of the T20 World Cup 2024, it wasn’t just their own country that was…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday accused the Indian government of “coercive behaviour and threatening and violent acts”, as the two countries announced tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats following the…
The ruling alliance in Maharashtra has almost completed the knotty exercise of seat sharing, various leaders indicated off the record today. Sources in the BJP said the party will contest…
An effigy of the demon king Ravan exploded during a Dussehra event on Saturday, leading to comparisons with a “nuclear test”. The moment was captured in a now-viral video circulating…
An Australian woman has captured the attention of the internet with her candid observations on India’s dating culture. Bree Steele, a podcast producer, has been travelling across India since 2023,…
The decision to build Nano, the Rs 1 lakh car, in Bengal’s Singur, had taken the team of Ratan Tata, one of the country’s tallest icons, by surprise, as did…
NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life, with a focus on the large subsurface…
Industrialist, philanthropist and dog lover, Ratan Tata, died at the age of 86 in Mumbai on October 10. Ratan Tata had a deep compassion for dogs and advocated for the…
After veteran politician Baba Siddiqui was shot dead in Mumbai last week, sources claim his MLA-son Zeeshan Siddiqui is also on the Bishnoi gang’s hit-list. The shooters told the cops…
The government has decided to withdraw its High Commissioner in Canada after Ottawa linked him and some other Indian diplomats to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “We…
Pakistan Women vs New Zealand Women LIVE Updates: Despite some sloppy fielding, Pakistan managed to restrict New Zealand to 110/6 in their T20 World Cup match in Sharjah. Pakistan dropped…
Mysterious drones have been surveilling some of America’s most sensitive military sites, and the Pentagon is struggling to respond, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The report…
The maxim that bail is norm and jail exception and even stringent laws have a humane face, was reinforced again today by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who allowed…
Tension escalated in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, today — a day after communal clashes during Durga idol immersion, in which one person died. The police conducted flag marches after shops were…
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar praised captain Harmanpreet Kaur and the women’s team for putting up a brave fight against Australia in their T20 World Cup 2024 match in Sharjah…
The decapitated bodies of five men were discovered on a road in central Mexico, in a region controlled by the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Police were alerted to the…
A sessions court in Bengaluru on Monday rejected popular Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his friend Pavithra Gowda’s bail petition in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case. According to police…
Senior Indian military sources who have analysed satellite imagery of a new Chinese base on the North bank of the Pangong Lake say that the site ”is unlike any other…
India has summoned Canada’s charge d’ affairs in New Delhi after the diplomatic relations between the two countries witnessed a new low today. Foreign Ministry’s summons to Stewart Wheeler followed…
The euphoria of June 4 has waned. Narendra Modi is no longer seen as ‘vulnerable’. Rahul Gandhi’s seemingly impeccable “strategy” is being questioned, albeit in murmurs. Though no one in…
Thieves with a conscience? In a strange event, in Bikaner’s Napasar town, police found an abandoned Scorpio car with its number plate missing. But what served as clues were the…
Does the highly volatile situation in West Asia put a premium on multipolarity? This question needs to be addressed beyond the foreign policy of America. For John Mearsheimer, a leading…
The three men who shot dead politician Baba Siddique on Saturday threw chilli powder at the police constable who was guarding the former Maharashtra minister, sources said. Mr Siddique, a…
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has not only claimed responsibility for the murder of Baba Siddique but also threatened that anyone who helps actor Salman Khan, near whose house it has…
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian cricket team’s dreams of entering the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals suffered a major blow when it lost to Australia in its final Grup A match. The…
India has strongly rejected Canada’s allegations linking top Indian diplomats to an investigation in their country, calling it a “political agenda of the Trudeau government”. India-Canada ties have been strained…
US-based academics Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson won the 2024 Nobel economics prize “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”, the Royal Swedish Academy of…
Security has been increased at actor Salman Khan’s house after politician Baba Siddique was shot dead by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Nearly a dozen cops have been deployed outside the…
After former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead outside his son’s office on Saturday, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde assured that those responsible for Siddique’s brutal murder…
Cars entering Mumbai will no longer need to pay any toll, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced today. The move, which comes into effect from midnight tonight, instantly sparked an…
Mumbai Police investigating the murder case of veteran NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead near his son’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra on Saturday, conducted an ossification test of…
After the resounding defeat in the recent Haryana Assembly elections, Congress’ General Secretary and Haryana in-charge, Deepak Babaria, has offered to resign, taking moral responsibility for the party’s dismal showing.…
On October 9, India mourned the loss of Ratan Tata, the iconic business leader and philanthropist who left an indelible mark on the country’s industrial landscape. Across India, tributes are…