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A 35-year-old gym owner was shot dead in south Delhi’s GK 1 on Thursday night, police said. A CCTV camera captured the chilling moment when a shooter opened fire at…

Bail or no bail? That is the question the Supreme Court will answer this morning as it rules on a plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest…

The Israeli army said on Thursday that the head of an elite intelligence unit will resign over the failure to prevent Hamas’s October 7 attack. “The commander of the 8200…

The fierce US presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump took social media by storm, generating responses of all kinds ranging from netizens to Taylor…

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson, who came out as transgender in 2022, has attacked her father over his controversial post on X offering to give Taylor Swift a child…

Veteran Left leader and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury died this afternoon. He was 72 and was undergoing treatment for pneumonia at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).…

Coming down heavily on ‘bulldozer justice’ for the second time this month, the Supreme Court has said alleged involvement in crime is no grounds for demolition of a property and…

Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday called Australia’s centre-left government “fascists” over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, when asked about the need for BRICS while a grouping like G20 already existed, responded that if the G7 can exist when there is the…

A 42-year-old Punjabi singer has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a racket that sent people to the US on fake visas, officials said on Thursday. Fatehjit Singh, a…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states to get together for a strategy session to negotiate a better financial deal for states that contribute…

Ukraine plans to change its war strategy with the use of long-range cruise missiles targeting deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv’s use of missiles has so far been within its own…

An encroachment eviction drive faced resistance from locals when a mob allegedly turned violent and attacked police and government officials in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district today, sources said. Two people…

Veteran political leader and CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, who was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit at the AIIMS New Delhi, died this afternoon. He was 72. His…

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday was left waiting for a meeting – with doctors protesting the rape-murder at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital – that never happened. Ms Banerjee…

Votaries of the US presidential debate – including many of our senior politicians – may want to hold their horses. The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris,…

The second round of the Duleep Trophy 2024 got underway on Thursday in Anantpur, with India A and India B taking on India C and India D, respectively. Last week,…

The CPIM lost one of its staunchest pillars today as Sitaram Yechury, the party’s three-time general secretary, strategist, think tank, author and editor of its mouthpiece People’s Democracy for over…

Authorities in Springfield, Ohio, have found no evidence to support claims circulating on social media about Haitian immigrants abducting and consuming pets. Despite the lack of credible reports, the false…

Two young army officers were brutally assaulted and their friend was gang-raped at gunpoint in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, late on Tuesday evening. The attackers appeared to have set upon the…

Veteran Left leader and Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury died on Wednesday afternoon after undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments for over three weeks at AIIMS in…

As Mumbai celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi, the Raut Galli neighbourhood of Dahisar, a tiny hamlet of fishermen, welcomed its Ganesha idol, set up by three friends Sohel Malik – a Muslim,…

A 50-year-old woman was severely injured in yet another wolf attack in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district on Wednesday night. The victim, identified as Pushpa Devi, was attacked when she was…

In a shocking crime that has stunned Switzerland, former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic was allegedly murdered, with her body dismembered and dissolved by her husband, Thomas, Swiss officials revealed.…

Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi has been praised on social media for his heroic actions in helping a woman in distress who was standing on the ledge of a bridge…

Senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP on Thursday over the assault of two Army officers, and the gang-rape…

Releasing a statement on the death of her father, Anil Kuldip Mehta, who allegedly jumped from his apartment building in Mumbai’s Bandra on Wednesday morning, actor Malaika Arora has said…

A 24-year-old Indian-origin Israeli soldier from the Bnei Menashe community was killed in a vehicle-ramming attack close to the West Bank’s Beit El settlement, community members said on Thursday. Staff…

A woman’s headless and naked body was found on the national highway at Gujaini in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur early yesterday, raising suspicion that she was raped, murdered and the body…

A man who purchased samosas from a sweet shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad claimed to have found a frog leg inside one of the snacks. A video of the samosa…

Russia and Ukraine will have to resolve their conflict by negotiating off the battlefield and India is willing to advise them, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. Mr Jaishakar’s…

A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death, allegedly by her brother-in-law, in Delhi’s Kapashera last night. The investigation revealed that the victim, Rita Yadav, was in an extramarital affair with…

All senior citizens who are 70 years old and above, irrespective of their socio- economic status, would be eligible to avail the benefits of AB PM-JAY. Senior citizens (70-plus) belonging…

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is set to lay off approximately 1,800 employees in the United States, marking its first major round of layoffs since 2009. The job cuts, affecting about 2.5 per…

A 16-foot python swallowed a calf alive in a forest near UP’s Agra. Shepherds found the giant snake curled up in a field with more than half of the cow’s…

Assamese actress, choreographer and social media influencer Sumi Bora and her husband Tarkik Bora, who were wanted in connection with the multi-crore online stock trading scam, were detained by the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s home to take part in the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. In a video, the chief justice and his wife are seen…

A sexist comment by a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), asking the party’s defectors to wear saree and bangles, has drawn a sharp retort from a Congress leader, who warned that…

Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, amid a torrent of criticism over remarks that have been perceived as anti-reservation, issued a clarification today, saying his party would “take reservation beyond the limit of…

Releasing its third and biggest list for the Haryana Assembly so far, the Congress has named candidates for 40 of the state’s 90 Assembly constituencies. The list includes Aditya Surjewala,…

A senior official from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the second Test match between India and Bangladesh will not be shifted from Kanpur…

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance today took a dig at American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris. Swift voiced support for the Democratic candidate…

An Indian-origin lawyer has been fired over an alleged ‘inappropriate workplace relationship’ with the CEO of the company. Nabanita Nag, the Chief Legal Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation, was terminated…

On the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, NASA released a letter from the only American astronaut in space at the time, Frank Culbertson, who was reflecting on witnessing…

A homeless man has been convicted of stabbing a college student 46 times and recording the brutal attack in US’ Los Angeles, reports said. In the audio recording, the man…

A BJP-backed Sikh group is holding a protest march to the residence of Congress’s Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, objecting to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in the US on religious freedom enjoyed…

Harmilan Bains is no stranger to challenges. After not losing a single individual race in 2021, she went through a knee surgery which kept her out for 10 months. Upon…

Pop megastar Taylor Swift drew more than 9 million “likes” to her Instagram post backing Vice President Kamala Harris for president from celebrities that included Jennifer Aniston, US basketball star…

US President Joe Biden donned one of his predecessor and adversary Donald Trump’s signature red hats on Wednesday in a move the White House said was a show of “unity”…

Bollywood actor Malaika Arora’s father died by suicide this morning, police said. Anil Arora, 65, jumped from his apartment building in Mumbai’s Bandra. The incident took place around 9 am…

An explosion has been reported from a house in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening and sources said it is suspected to be a grenade attack. The sources said that CCTV footage…

Carved out as a separate constituency only in 2009, the Ladwa Assembly seat in Haryana has all eyes on it ahead of the Assembly polls in the state because the…

Protesters demanding the demolition of an illegal portion of a mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli area clashed with security personnel on Wednesday, breaking barricades and throwing stones as police used water…

Criminals attacked two young Army officers and their two women friends and also raped one of them when they were out on a picnic in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district in…

Taking serious note of Mumbai-based Entod Pharmaceuticals’ claims that it can help reduce dependency on reading glasses for those suffering from presbyopia, the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) has…

The will they-won’t they surrounding the protesting doctors meeting the West Bengal government continued on Wednesday evening with the protesters responding to a letter by the chief secretary and making…

Malaika Arora, who lost her father Anil Mehta on Wednesday morning, shared a statement this evening on behalf of the family. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of…

Following the first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, a new topic of discussion emerged on social media. Several users…

The BJP today launched an all-out attack on Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the US, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and…

Taylor Swift, a self-declared “childless cat lady” and one of the world’s most popular and influential stars, has endorsed Kamala Harris for president of the United States. Swift broke her…

A recent case in eastern China has raised concerns about dental procedure safety. According to the South China Morning Post, a man surnamed Huang, underwent an extensive dental procedure on…

Each time Rahul Gandhi travels abroad, especially to Western countries, he tends to stir controversy back home. His European or U.S. itineraries almost always include one or two addresses to…

Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdullah Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, has been granted bail to campaign for the assembly election in the Union Territory. Since 2019. Engineer Rashid…

The army’s special forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Police shot dead three terrorists in an operation in Kathua district today. The operation is going on, sources said. The bodies…

With just a week left until the first phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir, parties and candidates have ramped up their campaigning efforts. In Haryana, parties are scrambling to…

A 26 year old man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to an Ola Electric showroom in Karnataka over unsatisfactory servicing of a recently-purchased e-scooter, a police official said…

The West Bengal government has invited doctors protesting over the rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College for a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 6 pm today.…

Following the controversial February general election, it seems Pakistan is going through a period where a nominal civilian government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is working under the strict…

JSW MG Motor India has launched its much-awaited mass-market electric car – Windsor. MG claims that it is the country’s first-ever CUV that delivers the practicality of an SUV with…

Billionaire Elon Musk today spoke on the first presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris and said that while Harris “exceeded expectations”, Trump would be “more…

A Maharashtra waiter’s attempt to ask customers to pay their food bill turned into a nightmare after he was dragged for over a kilometre by their car. CCTV footage shows…

After a massive protest over the death of a 21-year-old B. Tech student of IIT-Guwahati, the academic dean of the institute, Professor Kanduru V. Krishna, resigned from his post. The…

In a big push for local semiconductor manufacturing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India provides an integrated ecosystem for chip companies and the world can bet on the country.…

Panic spread in a hotel in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur when a 8-foot long python was found inside a potato box on Tuesday. The massive reptile was found inside a box of…

Three flats, two houses and a farmhouse in Kolkata and another flat in Murshidabad — multiple properties belonging to Dr Sandip Ghosh, former Principal of RG Kar Medical College and…

US media gave the edge to Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris in her heated debate with her Republican rival Donald Trump. In sharp contrast to President Joe Biden’s performance during…

When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation. “I wanted…

A California woman has been awarded $5.6 million after being sexually assaulted during a strip search while visiting her husband in prison. The incident occurred in September 2019 at a…

Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump’s suggestion that he had sent a Taliban leader the photo of his own house has sparked a meme fest on social media. The former president…

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has indicated that the Congress party is in alignment with the ruling BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on major foreign policy issues like…

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who had a heartbreaking exit from Paris Olympics 2024 over failed weigh-in, has made an explosive revelation from her meeting with PT Usha, the president of…

Tesla CEO and tech billionaire Elon Musk shared a post on X, which he owns, after pop star Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris as the next US President.…

On June 28, shortly after Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in a Presidential debate for the high-stakes US election, many concluded that the fight was over even before…

Taylor Swift announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris on Tuesday night, minutes after the Democratic presidential nominee wrapped up her first debate against Republican rival Donald Trump. The endorsement aligns…

A two-year-old girl was mowed down by a car while she was playing outside her house today in Uttar Pradesh. The toddler was sitting on the road when her neighbour’s…

The controversy over facilities in Greater Noida continued as play on Day 2 of the one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was once again called off without any…

Ahead of a game-changing presidential debate, US Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris walked over to her Republican rival Donald Trump and shook hands with him. This was the…

Blood on the ground of a dark, cramped tunnel sealed by an iron door, bullets and a chess set are seen in a video released by the Israeli military of…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his Tuesday showdown with Democrat Kamala Harris was his “best debate ever,” and accused the ABC network moderators of working against him. “I thought…

Taylor Swift, a self-declared “childless cat lady,” has endorsed Kamala Harris for president of the United States. The global megastar broke her silence on the current state of US politics…

Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris presented herself as the face of a new generation of leadership as she reminded her Republican rival Donald Trump that he was contesting against her,…

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump met on Tuesday for their first and perhaps only debate, a square-off that could have a significant impact on the Nov. 5 election…

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump participated in the US Presidential Debate today, exactly eight weeks before the United States goes to polls. In a fierce debate that saw both candidates…

From abortions to wars to the economy to the housing crisis, US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris battled it out at their first presidential debate hosted by ABC…

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu will travel to India on an official visit “very soon”, his spokesperson said today. Heena Waleed, the chief spokesperson at the President’s Office, announced Mr Muizzu’s…

An indefinite curfew has been imposed in both districts of Imphal. Defying curfew, more than a thousand students staged protests in the state capital for the second day today against…

In another setback for the BJP weeks ahead of the Assembly elections in Haryana, a vice president of the state unit has quit the party and accused it of prioritising…

Union Minister Hardeep Puri has slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over comments in the United States, including criticism of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and seeing the battle with the BJP…

As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Duleep Trophy squads for the second round, the majority of the players picked in the India squad for…