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A 40-year-old Hindu woman has allegedly been gang-raped by two men, who also tied her to a tree and cut off her hair in central Bangladesh’s Kaliganj, a sub-district of…

Jorge Galicia, an exiled Venezuelan who has spent years touring US colleges, warning young people about the dangers of socialism, has hailed US President Donald Trump’s actions against Venezuela’s ousted…

A man from Andhra Pradesh was hacked to death just outside a police station gate by two men on Monday. The incident occurred around 03:15 am near the Tanakallu police…

Aiming to consolidate opposition forces in Tamil Nadu, a state it has struggled to make a mark in, the BJP is seriously exploring an alliance with actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, sources…

A major gas leak from an operational ONGC oil well caused widespread panic in a village in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district.

Unlike post-Operation Sindoor, when Beijing hailed Pakistan’s air-defence operations against India as a success of Islamabad’s “Made in China” military force, there is an eerie silence within Beijing this time.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that she will go to court to challenge the special intensive revision of voter lists or SIR in the state.

Two young men were seriously injured after being attacked and stabbed multiple times by four people in Delhi.

A warden at an engineering college hostel in Karnataka has been dismissed after a viral video showed him instructing students not to speak Kannada on campus, sparking a row over…

India has surpassed China to become the largest rice producer in the world with a production of 150.18 million tonnes, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.

Somaliland, a self-proclaimed independent territory recognised only by Israel, has thrown its weight behind US action against Venezuela.

In a day of high political drama, Telangana MLC K Kavitha delivered a scathing, tear-filled farewell speech in the Telangana Legislative Council before marching to the Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial, popularly…

A Paris court found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron.

India’s former Ambassador to Venezuela, YK Sinha, has likened the reported US assault on Caracas and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro to “a bygone era of gunboat diplomacy”.

A political row has erupted in Andhra Pradesh following a statement made by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in the Legislative Assembly, claiming that work on the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation…

Amid the leadership tussle, Siddaramaiah is all set to equal the record of the longest-serving Karnataka Chief Minister, held by D. Devaraj Urs, on Tuesday.

Chaos marked a key government meeting in Karnataka’s Bidar today, as two legislators from rival parties nearly came to blows in front of a state minister.

The Supreme Court granted bail to five in the 2020 Delhi riots case: Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan, and Shadab Ahmed.

President Donald Trump’s calls that Greenland should become part of the United States was met with international condemnation Monday as the autonomous Danish territory’s prime minister warned, “That’s enough now”.

Over the past 50 years, Iran has been shaken by a series of protests. In the lead-up to Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, students, oil workers and others protested, demanding political…

The tracksuit appeared in subsequent videos showing Maduro walking under escort by US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents after arriving on American soil.

The physical and chemical differences between these crude types determine how easy they are to refine and their market value.

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, walked out of the Sunaria jail in Rohtak on Monday after…

As the second phase of the SIR gathers pace in West Bengal, block offices are turning into sites of anxiety, with elderly, disabled and vulnerable voters enduring physical distress.

The victim was looking for a dream vacation and came across a website claiming to provide cruise trips to Kochi, Lakshadweep, and Mumbai.

A minor was taken into custody after women alleged that he was recording videos inside the ladies toilet of a movie theatre in Bengaluru.

The present detente followed Musk’s praise of Trump, hours before the private dinner, after the US carried out a military operation in Venezuela.

The Supreme Court today denied bail to student activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who had challenged the Delhi High Court order denying them bail in a case under the…

The video of the incident, recorded from a car travelling behind the taxi, shows the cab taking a sharp left turn and driving with the rear door wide open. The…

Trump told reporters that US officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Kremlin claims…

The ban — targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar — is expected to remove up to 7.2 billion caloriesfrom children’s diets each year, according to the…

Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people on the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday.

An Indian woman living in Muscat has died in a trekking accident in Oman’s Jebel Shams region.

Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier.

2020 Delhi Riots Case LIVE Updates: Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, grants bail to five others.

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam had moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Delhi High Court’s order that denied them bail in the 2020 Delhi riots case.

Navneet Rana, last month, had sparked a controversy after she urged Hindus to give birth to at least three to four children to “counter the design of some people who…

A 50-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his business partner and associates following a financial dispute here, police said on Monday.

The successful test flight at Bhogapuram Greenfield International Airport near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has brought the long-pending international airport closer to becoming operational. However, the milestone has also sparked a…

A man has been arrested here for allegedly subjecting a dog to cruelty and forcing it to consume alcohol after a video of the incident surfaced online, officials said on…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on major powers to take a lead in “respecting the development path of other nations” in a veiled dig at the United States’s sudden…

A new account on the Polymarket placed over $30,000, approximately Rs 27 lakh, on the Venezuelan President’s ouster and made a mammoth profit of nearly $400,000, roughly Rs 3.93 crore.

A pall of gloom has descended over the town of Palakollu in Andhra Pradesh following the death of a Telugu couple in a horrific road accident in the United States,…

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has pointed out what he claimed as India’s hypocrisy in handling issues linked to Bangladeshi pacer Muztafizur Rahman and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi questioined today that is love jihad is happening, why no data about it is being presented in parliament.

The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on the bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and several others, who have challenged the Delhi High Court order denying them…

A 30-year-old Dalit woman was stabbed to death on a road in Uttara Kannada, allegedly by a man known to her, police said.

The Indian Embassy in Washington said it is in touch with the family of Nikitha Godishala and is extending all possible consular assistance, while closely following the matter with local…

Howard County police spokesman Seth Hoffman added that information from friends and family “raised some red flags” and propelled the investigation towards the “instance of foul play being involved.”

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s ousted President, has an India connection.

Venezuela has warned that recent US military action against Caracas could set a dangerous global precedent, with the countrys defence minister cautioning that such moves threaten the international order and…

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, agreeing with Delhi Polices argument that the two accused stand on a “qualitatively different footing”…

A man was thrashed, his wife was allegedly molested, and their son was stripped naked on a street and beaten up by a group of men in Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar.

A sarpanch from Punjab’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party was shot dead at a wedding hall, the Marigold Resort, in Amritsar.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s condolence message on former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s demise while recalling her contribution to India-Bangladesh ties.

Five major Left parties have issued a joint statement, strongly condemning what they described as “US aggression” against Venezuela and called for nationwide protests in solidarity with the Latin American…

Addressing party workers and supporters, Amit Shah struck a combative note, exuding confidence that the National Democratic Alliance would capture power in the state.

Godishala was a Data and Strategy Analyst at Vheda Health in Columbia, Maryland. She joined the firm in February 2025, and in less than a year, she received the “All-In…

The Cuban government said on Sunday that 32 of its citizens were killed during the US raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolas Maduro for prosecution in the United States.

North Korea test-fired hypersonic missiles on Sunday, state media KCNA reported on Monday, to assess its military operational capability regarding war deterrence.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing has “never believed that any country can act as the world’s police”, nor does it accept any nation claiming to be the world’s…

Oil prices fell on Monday after a US military operation seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, whose country has the world’s biggest proven crude reserves.

A South Korean man was allegedly killed by his live-in partner, a woman from Manipur, following an argument in Greater Noida today. The woman has been taken into custody.

Twenty new patients were detected in Indore on Sunday after health teams screened over 9,000 persons amid a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water in the country’s cleanest city,…

Coffee, the aromatic beloved beverage that fuels millions every morning, is facing an unprecedented challenge. Climate change and global warming are shaking the very roots of coffee plantations worldwide.

Articulated in Monroe’s 1823 address to Congress, Monroe Doctrine was intended to ward off European colonisation or other interference in independent nations of the Western Hemisphere.

Detainees and their lawyers have long complained about rampant violence at the Brooklyn jail. Two prisoners were killed by other inmates in 2024, and jail workers have been charged with…

Operation Absolute Resolve was some months in the planning, as the Pentagon acknowledged in its briefing on January 3.

US President Donald Trump has warned Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez may have to pay a bigger price than ousted leader Nicolas Maduro “if she doesn’t do what’s right.”

A farmer and a leopard died after the big cat attacked him and then both fell into a well in Nashik’s Sinnar taluka on Sunday, a police official said.

Sixteen people have already died in Bhagirathpura after consuming contaminated drinking water in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, officially India’s “cleanest city.”

Venezuela’s military on Sunday recognized Delcy Rodriguez, deputy to ousted president Nicolas Maduro, as the country’s acting leader, after US forces extracted the former head of state to face trial.

A large part of erstwhile President Nicolas Maduro’s security team was killed in the US raid that led to the leader’s Saturday capture, Venezuelan Defence Minister General Vladimir Padrino said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country.

Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency Sunday said it had arrested 22 Indian crew members of a merchant ship after 31.5 kilogrammes of cocaine was found on the vessel at Lagos’s main…

Three out of four of Moscow’s airports shut to air traffic on Sunday after Ukraine launched dozens of drones at the Russian capital, authorities said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that discussions of Venezuela holding elections following Nicolas Maduro’s ouster were “premature,” with Washington focused on ensuring the remaining leadership in Caracas…

A woman died after falling into a hollow in southern France during a cross-country ski excursion, rescue services said Sunday.

A 27-year-old Indian woman reported missing was found dead with stab wounds inside her ex-boyfriend’s apartment in Maryland, the police said.

Bangladesh’s elite force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested the three main accused in the murder of Khokon Das (50), a pharmacy owner and bKash agent from Shariatpur, Chief…

In a blow to the Shiv Sena (UBT) ahead of the Mumbai civic body elections, former Mayor Shubha Raul on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of Maharashtra Chief…

A 12-year-old girl was found hanging in her hostel room in Latur’s Navodaya Vidyalaya on Sunday morning, a police official said.

Things took a wild turn during a routine drunk-driving check in Hyderabad late Saturday night when an intoxicated auto-rickshaw driver allegedly tried to scare off the police by waving a…

The political churn in Ladakh has taken a new turn with the formal launch of the Voice of Buddhist Ladakh (VBL), a socio-political platform that is expected to recalibrate the…

Raj Thackeray entered the Shiv Sena Bhavan after 20 years. It’s the same place where he once held sway.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he would still be in power this time next year, in the face of low poll numbers and speculation about a possible…

Denmark on Sunday made its displeasure known after the wife of President Donald Trump’s most influential aide posted a social media picture of Greenland painted in the colours of the…

At least 25 people have died and 14 others remain missing after a boat carrying dozens of passengers capsized in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, officials said on Sunday.

It was dark and it was deadly, said US president Donald Trump when the US forces, in a brazen operation into the South American country,captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and…

Flights at Greek airports were cancelled or delayed Sunday after a technical problem knocked out airspace radio frequencies, the country’s civil aviation authority said, calling the outage “unprecedented”.

Over a decade ago, a confident Elon Musk laughed dismissively when asked if Chinese automaker BYD could become a serious competitor to Tesla in the electric vehicle (EV) market.

The incident took place on Saturday evening when some workers were engaged in drilling and exploration of stone at a quarry located near Gopalpur village in Dhenkanal district.

A 25-year-old woman and her infant daughter allegedly drowned in a well in Jharkhand’s Deoghar, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Padmapur village.

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that Donald Trump said would set the US up to “run” the South American country and tap…

Months of planning and rehearsal, over 150 defence assets and a team with its eyes trained on the progress of ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ looked to US President Donald Trump for…

North Korea denounced on Sunday the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a “serious encroachment of sovereignty”, state media said.

President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalise it after capturing President Nicolas Maduro in a raid isn’t likely to have…

President Trump openly celebrated what he described as a flawless US military operation in Venezuela, which included an assault involving special forces, air strikes, and naval deployments that culminated in…

US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that he has managed to settle several global conflicts, claiming he resolved “eight and one-quarter wars,” including easing tensions between Thailand…

At least 30 people were killed and several others abducted when gunmen attacked a market in Nigeria’s Niger State, police said on Sunday.