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It is the right of every nation which comes under occupation to resist the occupation, said Lebanon’s Ambassador to India Rabie Narsh, speaking to NDTV about the ongoing and escalating…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel “won’t last long” as he backed the Palestinian and Lebanese movements against Israel in his rare Friday sermon. Addressing tens of thousands…
The world had been for months expecting the conflict in the Middle East to blow up. That escalation has happened finally. It has been a remarkable turnaround for Israeli Prime…
As a child, Pinki Haryan, along with her parents, begged on the streets and scavenged for food in garbage dumps in Mcleodganj. Twenty years and a Chinese medical degree later,…
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that a listening device was found in his bathroom after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the facility during their meeting in…
DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin offered a smile and a four-word response Friday to Jana Sena Party boss Pawan Kalyan dredging up his “sanatan dharm is like malaria, dengue” remark from…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an urgent meeting of the government’s topmost decision-making body – the Cabinet Committee on Security over the crisis in West Asia. The committee comprising the…
Scams over the telephone have led to several people suffering financial losses, but this may be the first instance in which one such attempted fraud allegedly cost a woman her…
A woman who was gunned down with her husband and two young daughters – just one and six years old – at their home in Amethi on Thursday had filed…
Actor Ram Charan on Thursday joined several other Telugu stars slamming Telangana Minister Konda Surekha for her remarks linking Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao with the divorce…
The Supreme Court has ordered an independent probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the allegations of using animal fat in laddoos served as prasad at the Tirupati temple.…
India’s newly appointed bowling Morne Morkel had some tricky tasks to deal with ahead of the start of the T20I series against Bangladesh. Team India players, part of the Bangladesh…
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday vacated the 6, Flagstaff Road residence to move to his new address in the Lutyens’ Zone. The Aam Aadmi Party national convener…
Run-machine Sarfaraz Khan had made a promise to his Mumbai teammates and his family after his younger brother Musheer was ruled out of the Irani Cup match against Rest of…
iPhone maker Apple on Friday said it will open four more stores in India, located in Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The company said it will also roll out its…
In big relief for spiritual leader Sadhguru, the Supreme Court today paused a Madras High Court order that had asked Tamil Nadu police to investigate cases filed against his Isha…
Top stars of the Telugu film industry have come out strongly against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha’s remarks linking Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao with the divorce of actors…
Ten labourers died in a collision between a tractor-trailer and a truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur late last night. Three others were critically injured in the accident that occurred near…
In a powerful appeal to the global community, Hindu American groups flew a massive airline banner, calling for urgent global action to stop the ongoing violence of Hindus in Bangladesh.…
Mark Zuckerberg became the world’s second-richest person for the first time Thursday, jumping ahead of Jeff Bezos as shares of Meta Platforms Inc. continue to climb. Zuckerberg’s bet on the…
A doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital and an alleged confidant of its former principal Sandip Ghosh, Ashish Pande, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection…
Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiye, a stronghold of Hezbollah, came under heavy attack on Thursday after Israel ordered people to leave their homes in parts of the district. The air…
Israel will reportedly carry out a “very significant retaliation within days”, officials privy of the developments in Tel Aviv said on Wednesday. This comes a day after Iran launched an…
A month ahead of the US election, with campaigning at a peak, former President Donald Trump’s automated messages have sparked a viral reaction with an Indian user receiving an update…
A 46-year-old man lodged a kidnapping complaint after his teenager daughter went missing, but later it turned out he had been allegedly sexually assaulting her for the last five years…
The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group…
In a major decision, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved giving the status of ‘classical language”‘to five more languages – Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese. With this cabinet decision,…
Rising tensions in the Middle East add new uncertainties for the global economy even as policymakers start to congratulate themselves on having steered it out of a bout of high…
Former Lok Sabha MP Ashok Tanwar, who joined the BJP in January and unsuccessfully contested the general election on ‘lotus’ symbol, is back in the Congress. Mr Tanwar rejoined the…
The Centre has told the Supreme Court there is no need to criminalise marital rape as there are other “suitably designed punitive measures”. The Centre said it is not within…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud pulled up a lawyer in the Supreme Court today after he told the bench that he had cross-checked with the court master about the…
US President Joe Biden said he was discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, in comments that sent oil prices spiking Thursday just a month before the US presidential…
The key objective of enacting the amended Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of 2010 was to consolidate the law to “regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that lawmakers can vote separately from their parties on major issues, allowing parliamentary horse-trading as the government tries to rally support for constitutional reform.…
Britain today said it will give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but will keep its strategic joint military base with the US in Diego Garcia. “Following two…
BJP icon VD Savarkar, a Chitpavan brahmin, not only was a non-vegetarian, “many say he even ate beef”, said Karnataka Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao today, triggering off the next…
The Swedish intelligence agency Sapo said Thursday that Iran may have been involved in explosions and gunfire around Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark this week. In Denmark, police said…
Thousands of Bank of America customers encountered difficulties accessing their online accounts on Wednesday afternoon, as the bank experienced a large-scale outage. Customers took to social media to report issues,…
A 55-year-old doctor was shot dead at a private nursing home in Delhi’s Jaitpur last night, less than two months after the rape-murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata’s RG…
Various cases of fraud in bank transactions, cheating through fake documents, and other financial scams have been discovered in recent years. However, a recent incident in Chhattisgarh stands out as…
The Israeli military on Thursday said a strike three months ago killed three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza, where the army has been battling the Palestinian operatives for nearly a…
Amid the massive backlash surrounding her remark on the divorce of celebrity couple Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Telangana Minister Konda Surekha apologised to the actors and their families,…
Rohit Sharma believes that he has played enough cricket to trust his own judgements, like he did in what will be seen as a potentially grammar changing Test match against…
Months after US Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Douglas Emhoff admitted to having an extra-marital affair during his first marriage, a report has claimed that he allegedly slapped his ex-girlfriend…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction will be a much followed affair. This time it’s a mega auction, that means the 10 franchises will have to go the extra…
Iran has an ‘execution list’ of ‘Israeli terrorists’ – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the commanders of the Israel’s Army, Navy, and…
The harsh reality is that nothing substantial was being done to address the air pollution problem choking Delhi every year, the Supreme Court said today. The court said no one…
Actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu on Wednesday attacked Telangana Minister Konda Surekha for her remarks that senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao was the reason…
In a poignant display of love amidst turmoil, a video featuring two newlyweds sharing their first dance in an underground bunker has captivated audiences online. This moment unfolded in Jerusalem…
Kia India has launched the fourth-generation Carnival at a price of Rs 63.90 lakh (ex-showroom). It is coming in as a CBU, which explains the monumental price hike-essentially almost double…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels conducted drone strikes in Israel’s Tel Aviv early this morning, backing the Palestinian and Lebanese wars against Israel. The operation achieved its goals as the drones successfully…
Former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a ceasefire shortly before he was killed in an air strike in Beirut last week, Lebanon…
A New Jersey couple, severely injured in a car accident during an Uber ride, has been prevented from suing the company after a court ruled they were bound by an…
Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was awarded the ‘Player of the Series’ award following his brilliant show in the recently-concluded Test series against Bangladesh. Ashwin excelled with both bat…
A father from Indiana, USA, has been handed the maximum prison sentence of 16 years after his six-month-old baby was severely disfigured in a rat attack inside what prosecutors described…
An employee recently recounted their experience of being laid off for setting boundaries at work, sparking significant discussion on Reddit’s antiwork subreddit about toxic work environments and the challenges of…
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin won a record-equalling Player of the Series award after helping India beat Bangladesh 2-0 in a Test series on Tuesday. Ashwin has forged a strong partnership…
As the Navratri festivities commence across the country on Thursday (October 1), a unique tradition in the heart of Ahmedabad’s old city draws everyone’s attention. In Sadu Mata Ni Pol,…
Former India spinner Harbhajan has recalled the post-match scenes after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a thrilling clash to reach the IPL 2024 playoffs. RCB…
Singapore’s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran was handed a one-year jail sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to five charges relating to corruption and blocking of justice in…
Police have registered a case against 19 members of a family in Maharashtra’s Thane for allegedly duping a man and his brother of Rs 1.17 crore under the pretext of…
Authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city have sent a group of 22 people including 11 children who begged in the city back to their native place in Rajasthan. The group…
Two former Air Force pilots and an engineer were killed after a helicopter belonging to a private aviation company crashed and caught fire near Pune city on Wednesday morning, police…
Actor Samanta Ruth Prabhu’s response to Konda Surekha over her comments regarding her divorce with Naga Chaitanya, had a strong message for the Telangana minister, advising her to be “responsible…
India’s talismanic batter Virat Kohli registered another illustrious milestone to his name, as he breached the 1000 fours mark in Test cricket. Having already done so in one-day internationals, Kohli…
A US bomb, likely dropped during World War II, exploded near the runway at Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan on October 2, forcing its closure. The blast created a 7…
The latest Israeli air strike reportedly hit a Hezbollah rescue facility in central Beirut, killing at least six people. Three missiles also hit the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah…
A woman in Punjab’s Amritsar single-handedly stopped three robbers from getting into her home, screaming and blocking the door as the criminals kept trying to force their way in. Mandeep…
Patience is the key, and it can pay handsomely – this is the message that Ajay and Neelam Talwar, a unique stargazing couple who have spent more than 25 years…
The legend of Sarfaraz Khan as a domestic doyen is growing from strength to strength as his authoritative double hundred for Mumbai not only put Rest of India under immediate…
Former election strategist Prashant Kishor’s long-pending entry into electoral politics came today with the formal launch of his Jan Suraaj group as a political party. The Jan Suraaj Party is…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday suggested photos of people spitting on roads after eating pan masala should be clicked and published in newspapers for the public to see. Addressing…
Israel and Hamas have been waging war since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing…
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz and his Republican rival JD Vance debated each other on Wednesday as millions of Americans tuned in to the first, and most-likely, only vice-presidential…
Services were affected on sections of the Delhi Metro for over half an hour on Wednesday afternoon and then again in the evening after two drones were spotted on the…
Amid the voices being raised in the favour of conducting a nationwide caste census from the Congress, party leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that the caste system has been…
The objective of “love jihad” is to establish dominance by certain anti-social elements of a particular religion against India through demographic warfare and international conspiracy, a local court here has…
An Indian Air Force helicopter air-dropping relief material in flood-hit Bihar made a forced landing this afternoon. All four IAF personnel on board, including two officers, were rescued. The helicopter,…
Not too many can claim that how well they do their job is the immediate difference between whether someone lives or dies. Doctors, yes. Firefighters, yes. Lifeguards, yes. Twenty-four-year-old Aliah…
Two chain snatchers allegedly attacked a 30-year-old woman CISF constable who was out for a morning walk near the Akshardham Metro station in the national capital on Wednesday, an official…
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for stabbing a bus conductor in Bengaluru after he was asked to stand away from the automatic doors of the vehicle. The bus conductor,…
A video showing a Congress worker taking off the shoes of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with the Indian flag in his hand has prompted an attack from the BJP, which…
Wanted for alleged money laundering charges, controversial Islamic hate preacher Zakir Naik met Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday. In a post on X, Zakir Naik stated, “Interaction with…
At least seven people were killed when two gunmen opened fire and stabbed victims at a light rail station in Israel’s Jaffa on Tuesday. One of the victims of the…
Iran’s attack on Israel wasn’t just a barrage of missiles, it was a barrage of 181 ballistic missiles, each having a warhead payload of between 700-1,000 kilograms, which can destroy…
The battle over the clock – the election symbol of the Nationalist Congress Party – has heated up again ahead of the assembly election in Maharashtra, with the Sharad Pawar…
What kinds of weapons Iran used to strike Israel on Tuesday night? Iran has an arsenal of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones, which have been used in the recent…
The Israeli military said one of its soldiers was killed in combat operations in Lebanon on Wednesday, marking the first loss since its forces crossed the border to target Hezbollah.…
Polina Anjani Konidela, the younger daughter of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, signed a declaration of her reverence for Tirupati temple’s deity Lord Venkateswara before visiting the temple…
India thrashed Bangladesh in the second Test despite over two days being lost due to rain and wet outfield particularly due to their aggressive approach. After Bangladesh 233 all out…
Israel has declared UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as persona non grata and barred him from entering the country following his failure to “unequivocally condemn” Iran’s massive missile attack on…
National carrier Air India on Wednesday said that flights operated by Vistara will start using the flight code ‘AI2’ after the merger of the two airlines next month. Despite the…
Iran launched missiles at Israel on Tuesday as alarms sounded across the country and civilians rushed for shelter. Iran said the attack on Israel was a response to the killings…
Over 500 kg of cocaine worth Rs 2,000 crore were seized in Delhi today in what is the biggest drug bust in the national capital, police said. Four men were…
Hezbollah is planning to replicate its own “October 7-style” attack on Israel to capture the northern Galilee region, the Israeli Defence Forces have claimed as they began ground incursions into…
It seems Anushka Sharma is now rewriting the rules of cricket, and we are loving it. In a hilarious new ad, Virat Kohli and Anushka gave fans a delightful treat…
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah regained his spot as the number one Test batter, while young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal moved to third spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings issued on…
Iran launched a large-scale missile offensive against Israel – its second in the past seven months – Tuesday, targeting military bases in a strike dubbed ‘Operation True Promise II‘. Iran’s…
Following Iran’s massive rocket attack on Israel Tuesday night, video clips circulating on social media showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly running for cover inside a bunker. As Iran’s…
Popular actor and Shiv Sena leader Govinda – who made headlines this week after his licensed revolver misfired, and a bullet struck him below the knee – will be discharged…