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In a meeting with Republican senators at a White House breakfast, US President Donald Trump recounted his bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and his officials. “I’ve never…
Vladimir Putin ordered his top officials to draft proposals on possible nuclear weapons testing after Donald Trump said last week that the US would resume such tests.
After digital arrests and investment scams, a new kind of con has come to light in which criminals pose as personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to defraud…
In a shocking incident, a father abandoned his 10-year-old son far away from home at the India-Bangladesh border after a fight with his wife, said the police on Wednesday.
A Jaipur-based businessman who once drove an auto-rickshaw to make ends meet has spent Rs 31 lakh to acquire a VIP registration number for his son’s new luxury car.
Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah is set to float its initial public offering (IPO) on November 11, targeting Rs 3,480 crore to fuel its expansion and growth initiatives.
A “man-eater” leopard that had struck terror in Shirur tehsil of Pune district, which has reported cases of human-animal conflict over a month, has been killed by sharpshooters, forest officials…
France’s government said it is suspending access to Shein’s online platform until the company proves that its content conforms with French law.
As air quality across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) worsens, a hidden health concern is emerging – a surge in vitamin D deficiency. With thick smog cutting off…
In an operation that points to the real-world battle against the illicit trade made famous by the blockbuster film Pushpa, the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) police seized 20…
Mamdani’s unapologetic leftism, his advocacy for tenants’ rights, and his support for Palestine challenge the sanitised image of “model minority”. Mamdani is more West Village than Wall Street, and this…
Fresh intelligence inputs accessed by NDTV reveal an alarming escalation in Pakistan-backed terror activity targeting the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Mira Nair turned down the opportunity to direct Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on the advice of her then 14-year-old son, Zohran Mamdani.
A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a 43-year-old woman in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, police said.
Nearly two years after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2024 announcement to protect young girls from cervical cancer, the government’s promise remains largely unfulfilled, an RTI reply has found.
Zohran Mamdani has defeated Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become the new Mayor of New York City.
Zohran Mamdani has won the 2025 New York City mayoral election, by his side throughout the campaign and on election night was his wife, Syrian-American artist Rama Duwaji, who has…
In a classic David vs. Goliath battle, backbench assemblyman Zohran Mamdani defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo to become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century, at age 34.
Before Zohran Mamdani became New York City’s youngest mayor and the first Muslim to hold the office, he was an Assembly member from Queens who went on hunger strike for…
New York’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani’s choice to end his victory speech with Bollywood’s iconic anthem “Dhoom Machale” may have set social media ablaze but for those who’ve followed…
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s much-awaited ‘Hydrogen bomb’ press conference, in which he made serious allegations of irregularities in the Haryana Assembly polls last year, has brought a mystery woman…
Yodel-ay-hee … what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could soon reap a…
An Iranian volcano long thought extinct may be showing signs of activity after thousands of years. The Taftan volcano, located near the Iran-Pakistan border, was believed to have been dormant…
A 35-year-old man Wednesday rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the French Atlantic island of Oleron, wounding10 people, including four seriously, a prosecutor said.
An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan’s central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an…
A suspected strike by “tiny space debris” has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing’s space agency said on Wednesday.
The mayoral election victory of Zohran Mamdani, 34 – the first South Asian, Muslim and youngest in a century to helm the administration of New York City – has an…
Rahul Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of “stealing votes” at the behest of the ruling BJP, claiming that 25 lakh votes were bogus in Haryana, a state with roughly…
Ozempic has arrived in India – and so has the moral panic around it.
A 60-year-old man, who was recently arrested by the Mumbai Police for posing as a scientist of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), was trying to sell a purported nuclear-related…
A day before the first phase of polling in the Bihar Assembly elections — slated for Thursday — the Jan Suraaj candidate from Munger Assembly constituency snapped ties with his…
Brothers Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav, who have been campaigning against each other in the run-up to the Bihar polls, bumped into each other at Patna airport. Awkward moments,…
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh launched a coordinated, massive-scale inspection on Tuesday, conducting surprise raids on over 120 Sub-Registrar Offices (SROs) across the state.
New York City has a new mayor. Democrat socialistZohran Mamdani has won the 2025 mayoral election, becoming the first Indian-American Muslim and the youngest person ever elected to lead the…
An Indian-origin tech professional working at Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has shared insights into the office atmosphere.
Journalist Mehdi Hasan couldn’t resist trolling New York’s critics following Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral victory on Tuesday.
The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim group, accusing it of violating human rights and the country’s democratic values, and conducted raids against two other Muslim groups across the…
Inspired by the Netflix thriller Money Heist, a gang in Delhi stole Rs 150 crore through an elaborate plan. The gang members even named themselves after characters in the thriller.…
Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy offered a candid message to Republicans after Democrats won in three key races in the US, including Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s mayoral election.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has made history as the first woman to win the Virginia governor’s race on Tuesday. She defeated Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears.
A Delhi Jal Board officer and a father of National Security Guard (NSG) Major was found dead on Sunday. The victim, identified as 59-year-old Suresh Kumar Rathi, was discovered lying…
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
A farmer in Karnataka’s Mandya died on Wednesday after he set himself on fire, alleging prolonged government inaction over a land dispute.
About 600,000 federal employees are working without pay, 650,000 more are furloughed, and unemployment could rise by 0.4 of a percentage point if all furloughed employees are counted as temporary…
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays and…
The FBI has continued its personnel purge, forcing out additional agents and supervisors tied to the federal investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
While Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with citizens in the street in Mexico City’s historic downtown Tuesday, a man who appeared to be inebriated stepped up behind her and touched…
Palestine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Varsen Shahin, has warned that continued Israeli occupation and the absence of a sovereign Palestinian state threaten not only Middle Eastern stability but global peace.
The 2025 off-year elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California provided an early barometer of how some US voters view President Donald Trump’s second term and the…
When Zohran Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City, political observers noted his progressive platform and legislative record. But understanding his background requires examining rich cultural tapestry…
Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Varsen Shahin praised India’s growing diplomatic and humanitarian role in the Middle East, calling New Delhi a “trusted friend and potential bridge-builder for peace”…
A fierce gunbattle is underway between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.
A kabaddi player has been killed less than a week after a similar murder that shook the Ludhiana district in Punjab last week. Gurwinder Singh was killed in the Samrala…
Taking a swipe at the tussle within Karnataka Congress over the Chief Minister’s post, the BJP has posted an AI-generated video showing four top Congress leaders in a game of…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has come down heavily on the Shahdol administration for gross negligence in invoking the National Security Act (NSA) against an innocent man, ordering contempt proceedings…
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has landed in legal trouble after a complaint was filed against him in the Kota Consumer Court, alleging that advertisements for a popular pan masala brand…
Bengaluru Police have arrested two individuals in connection with a Rs 70 crore fraud involving the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Staff Credit Co-operative Society.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global body that monitors efforts against money laundering and terror financing, has praised India’s asset recovery framework.
Perplexity AI said on Tuesday it has received a legal threat from Amazon.com demanding that the startup block the AI agent on its Comet browser from shopping on the ecommerce…
Trump was indeed watching, and has taken note. “…AND SO IT BEGINS!” he wrote on his platform Truth Social just as Mamdani wrapped up his 30-minute speech.
A female employee of Tata Electronics has been arrested for allegedly placing a hidden camera inside the toilet of the women’s hostel provided by the company in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri…
Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair on Tuesday shared Indian movie director Zoya Akhtar’s praise for the former’s son Zohran Mamdani on his electoral victory in the crucial New York Mayor elections.
Japan’s military deployed troops to the country’s mountainous north on Wednesday to help trap bears after an urgent request from local authorities struggling to cope with a wave of attacks.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani today waselected mayor of New York City, after he defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
A second-year engineering student jumped to death from the third floor of the college building in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The incident comes four days after another engineering student attempted…
Rama Dwaji, the 28-year-old wife of New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who mostly opts to stay out of the spotlight, was on stage with him when he declared his victory…
The United States has proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet US President Donald Trump…
While Zohran Mamdani captured national attention with his historic New York City mayoral win, his wife Rama Duwaji quietly played a major role behind the scenes.
Mira Nair’s son Zohran Mamdani has won the mayoral elections in New York and is now set to become the city’s first Muslim mayor.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said development projects worth over Rs 2 lakh crore are underway in the state with the support of the central government.
A minor girl was allegedly raped by three individuals in Assam’s Tinsukia district, an incident that has sparked local outrage and a demand for immediate arrests.
An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the general area of Chhatru in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.
In a scathing counter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Appu, Pappu and Tappu’ jab, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that if Adityanath sat among a group…
New Yorkers elected young leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday and Democrats won two key state governor races as US voters delivered an early warning to President Donald…
Indian-origin democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who has been elected as the new Mayor of New York City, invoked former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his victory speech.
Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani declared victory in the historic New York election to loud cheers and thanked his supporters for electing him as the first Indian-American mayor of New York…
Indian Air Force chief Amarpreet Singh has praised the timely cessation of the conflict with Pakistan in May, asserting that the world must learn how to terminate a conflict from…
Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 75,000 on the Uttar Pradesh government for continuing the probe into a kidnapping case despite the alleged victim’s statement before a…
US media company Getty Images largely lost a case it brought against a British AI firm over use of its copyrighted content without permission, a court in London said on…
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst…
A large share of Americans said US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are making life more expensive and hitting their family budgets, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey.
More than 20,000 challans have been issued in Delhi under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-2 since its implementation on October 19, 2025, as part of measures to curb vehicular…
President Donald Trump has an explanation as to why Republicans lost US elections. First, he was not on the ballot and second, the longest shutdown in the US history, President…
Eleven people were killed when a Korba passenger train collided with a stationary freight train near the Lal Khadan area on the Bilaspur-Katni section in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh on…
A Delhi Jal Board employee who was found dead inside a flat in Delhi’s Begumpur was likely killed during a robbery, police said on Tuesday.
A special court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to three months of imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor on board a local train, noting that traveling in the general compartment…
The Navi Mumbai police have arrested a 47-year-old history sheeter involved in over 100 cases of theft from Pune, officials said on Tuesday.
City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city. She defeated popular megachurch pastor the Rev. Solomon Kinloch in Tuesday’s general…
Trump was largely absent from the campaign trail, but the Republican candidates closely aligned themselves with the president, betting that his big win last year could provide a path to…
In a big win for Democrats, Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become…
Zohran Mamdani has shared video of City Hall station in his first social media post after winning the New York mayoral polls.
A man allegedly beat his 18-year-old daughter to death here on Tuesday for talking to a friend on the phone despite his objections, police said.
It’s time to make the internet safer for women. That’s the clear message from the National Commission for Women (NCW), which has submitted a major report to the government demanding…
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday took suo moto cognisance of recent accident deaths in the state and sought a preliminary response from the government detailing the steps taken for…
A 27-year-old house maid allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in the gallery of a flat in Antop Hill area of central Mumbai on Tuesday, police said.
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Pune on Tuesday, following which three teenagers were detained, police said.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make history as…
A man was arrested on Tuesday hours after he mowed down a 54-year-old roadside eatery operator near the Moti Nagar flyover in west Delhi, police said.
Ghazala Hashmi was four when she emigrated with her mother and older brother from India to the United States where they joined her father in Georgia.
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group on Tuesday said there is no impact on business operations of the group’s listed companies because of the ED’s attachment of Rs 7,500 crore worth of…