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Zico Kolter leads a 4-person panel at OpenAI that has the authority to halt the ChatGPT maker’s release of new AI systems if it finds them unsafe.

Tehran’s main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on Sunday, owing to a historic drought.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has referred to the “progress” his country has made with India as he stressed that Canada is building partnerships abroad amid tariff pressures with the…

US President Donald Trump’s administration is prepared to raise tariffs on China if Beijing continues blocking rare earth exports, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Sunday.

Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav was killed while he was campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate Priyadarshi Piyush in Mokama.

Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, spoke of the uncertainty of modern times today, saying challenges are coming thick and fast, be it in terms of security or…

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has asked farmers to try to repay bank loans if they can, and not wait for a bailout every time.

A video has surfaced where a man can be seen carrying his daughter in his arms after the ambulance taking them to the hospital got stuck in a massive traffic…

In a raid conducted by the Delhi government’s excise department, employees of a liquor store were caught refilling and mixing cheap alcohol and water in the bottles of costly brands,…

The 150-year-old tradition of the Darbar Move in Jammu and Kashmir has been restored by the newly elected J&K government, reversing a decision made after the abrogation of Article 370…

Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and organised crime.

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Minister Dharmendra Singh Lodhi has stirred controversy claiming that “liquor mafias rule Bihar” and that alcohol can be delivered to homes there with just one phone call.

President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the United States would defend the island, according to an extract of…

Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with…

The Chhattisgarh High Court has disposed of two petitions seeking the removal of hoardings prohibiting entry to pastors and “converted Christians” in eight villages, holding that they were installed to…

Training exercises for Block Level Officers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Kolkata and other districts saw disruptions on Saturday after government employees raised several demands,…

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the wishes and mental well-being of a minor child should be considered paramount when deciding on custody and visitation rights.

Three men have been arrested and charged with gang-raping a minor girl in Kolkata’s Dum Dum area. The 14-year-old student of Class 7 had gone for tuition on Saturday evening…

A man allegedly killed his wife with an iron rod following a domestic dispute and fled the scene after locking their three-year-old child in the same room with the victim’s…

An ISRO heavy-lift rocket with communication satellite CMS-03, the ‘heaviest’ to be carried by an Indian launch vehicle into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), lifted off from the spaceport here…

Hari Mukunda Panda, at whose temple in Andhra Pradesh a stampede killed nine devotees yesterday, said he had not informed the local administration about the Ekadashi event.

The political temperature in Bihar has heightened, with top leaders trading sharp barbs ahead of the two-phase election that begins later this week.

Orsini, a professor emerita at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, was deported from Delhi airport on October 21 for allegedly violating visa conditions

The country was proud of its forces after the success of Operation Sindoor, but the Congress and its ally Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) did not like it, Prime Minister Narendra…

Two French policemen have been charged with allegedly raping a young woman while she was in custody, with one of the suspects apparently filming the act on his phone.

Nearly 300 people have been killed in political violence in Bangladesh in the year since student-led protests toppled autocratic former leader Sheikh Hasina, the country’s main human rights group said…

Anant Singh, fielded by JD(U) in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, was arrested early Sunday in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav.

Hours after arrest of former Bihar MLA Anant Singh in connection with the killing of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav, the grandson of the deceased said the ‘brahambhoj’ ritual…

A 9-year-old girl died on Saturday afternoon after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of a private school in Jaipur.

Iran said on Sunday that it would rebuild nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes “stronger than before”, as mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy.

A supermarket explosion killed at least 23 people in northern Mexico on Saturday, according to local officials, with investigators saying the blast was an accident possibly caused by a faulty…

Two cousins were killed, and one person was seriously injured after their speeding car crashed into a metro station pillar in Pune in the early hours of Sunday.

Accusing the ruling NDA of sheltering criminals such as Mokama strongman Anant Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said he would crack down on all criminals irrespective…

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday reiterated the Election Commission of India’s zero tolerance towards violence. He assured the voters of Bihar that officials are ready to conduct free…

The government has extradited 42 fugitives over the past two years, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, assuring that many more will be brought back after the due…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who took part in NDTV’s Bihar Powerplay Conclave in Patna on Saturday, was asked about whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ever contest elections…

Elon Musk said he was “never committing suicide” while discussing the mysterious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with podcaster Joe Rogan.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired an all-party meeting in Chennai where a resolution was passed urging the Election Commission to immediately stop what they called the “anti-democratic” Special…

Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people, including two children, and cutting power to tens of thousands, officials said Sunday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that Bihar is one of the most politically aware states in the country, ahead of assembly elections in the state this month.

Anant Kumar Singh, who was arrested in connection with the murder case of Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav has shared a video message on his social media expressing “complete faith”…

Following a decision by King Charles III, the former Duke of York will be relocated to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, one of the King’s private properties.

The CEO of a US financial companyhas been fired after being arrested in an FBI sting that allegedly caught him trying to meet someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy…

The BJP has hit out at Lalu Yadav over Halloween celebrations at his home, pointing out that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch had criticised the Kumbh festival.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bihar on Sunday for a one-day election campaign.

As Delhi woke up to another smoggy morning and Air Quality Index (AQI) in several areas climbed to the ‘severe’ category, senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called upon the…

Americans set their clocks back an hour on Sunday as daylight saving time officially comes to an end. The shift occurs at 2 am, when clocks will move back to…

A 25-year-old woman was found dead in a decomposed state at her rented residence in Bengaluru.

Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa will visit Washington, US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said on Saturday, in what would be the first visit by a Syrian head of state…

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that during talks with his Chinese counterpart, the two sides had agreed to reboot military-to-military links to “deconflict and deescalate.”

Another road rage incident has been reported from Bengaluru, where a cab driver deliberately rammed his car into a bike following an argument.

US President Donald Trump on Friday revealed a lavish renovation of the Lincoln Bedroom’s bathroom, the latest in his White House makeover, drawing fire for flaunting luxury upgrades as the…

The emails were made public on Friday, two days after Buckingham Palace stripped Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his titles.

A 72-year-old man was allegedly killed by two miscreants on the suspicion that he practiced witchcraft, in Chandaka area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, police said on Saturday.

Former Democratic President Barack Obama called New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Saturday and offered to be a “sounding board” if the 34-year-old frontrunner wins the election.

Police in a Chicago suburb are collecting videos and other evidence to send to the Illinois attorney general’s office after a car crash involving a US Border Patrol vehicle led…

The Election Commission has ordered the transfer of several administration ad police officers in Bihar following the murder of a man who was allegedly a supporter of Prashant Kishor’s Jan…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Chhattisgarh’s 25th anniversary celebrations at the Rajat Mahotsav in Nava Raipur, with laying foundation stones for transformative projects worth over Rs 14,260 crore,…

The face-off between the Congress and the BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has escalated with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s comment that the organisation should be banned.

In a rare show of opposition unity, leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) came together in Mumbai on Friday to protest alleged irregularities…

Ten people were injured following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train on Saturday evening, with the police arresting two suspects. Of the injured, nine have “life-threatening injuries.”

An ambulance, a vehicle meant to save lives, turned fatal in Bengaluru when it lost control and rammed into multiple motorcycles stopped at a red signal, killing a couple on…

Yes, you’ll get a shot at an extra hour’s sleep. But even with that, it might be one of the most dreaded weekends on the American calendar: the end of…

The now unsealed records, part of a lawsuit between the US Virgin Islands and JPMorgan Chase, include hundreds of pages of emails, financial reports, and internal bank documents.

There was an explosion early Saturday at Harvard Medical School that appears to have been intentional, but no one was injured, authorities said.

A 21-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after falling victim to cyber fraud, police said on Saturday.

Two girls were killed, while five other students were injured after a private school van collided with an SUV here on Saturday morning, an official said.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, which is in its centenary year, has given this country two very popular prime ministers, said Home Minister Amit Shah, countering Congress chief Mallikarjun…

Hundreds of devotees had gathered at the temple in Kashibugga on the occasion of ‘Karthika Ekadashi’.

A day after being expelled from the AIADMK, veteran leader and nine-time MLA KA Sengottaiyan hit back at party chief Edappadi K Palanisamy (EPS), calling the decision “illegal” and announcing…

The national capital witnessed a sharp deterioration in air quality on Sunday morning, with pollution levels slipping deep into the ‘very poor’ category and touching ‘severe’ levels in several parts…

A man was beaten to death by members of a local club in the Kamarpukur area of West Bengal’s Hooghly district allegedly for eating three boiled eggs during a social…

Despite rate rationalisation, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 4.6 per cent (year-on-year) in the festive month of October at about Rs 1.96 lakh crore, the official data…

Tearing into the Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said attempts are being made to delegitimise democracy in India and allegations of ‘vote theft’…

United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was “a great one” and would bring lasting peace and success for both nations.

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians…

UK police arrested two suspects after a multiple stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday, with “a number of people” taken to hospital triggering a “large-scale” emergency response.

The high-value Rs 2,000 notes worth Rs 5,817 crore are still in circulation, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Saturday.

Bihar Powerplay, Assembly Election 2025 Highlights: The event began with Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor making a bold prediction about his party’s prospects in Bihar, saying it will either win…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the number of districts affected by Maoist terror has dwindled from 125 to just three in the last 11 years, and the day…

A woman allegedly killed her two children before dying by suicide in this district on Saturday morning, police said.

A woman arrested this week along with four other suspects over the unprecedented jewel heist at the Louvre was charged and remanded in custody on Saturday.

Kamala Harris unleashed a blistering tirade against President Donald Trump, blasting his plan to construct a $300 million ballroom at the White House, an expansion that would reportedly demolish the…

At least 21 people died and more than 30 were still missing in a landslide on Saturday caused by heavy rains in western Kenya, the interior minister said.

The Maoists have been badly hit, underlined Home Minister Amit Shah, reiterating that India will be “Maoist-free by March 31 next year”.

An uprising by young people against the system as was seen in Nepal Gen Z protest – is not possible in India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at NDTV…

Union home minister Amit Shah warned the people of Bihar again today about the return of “jungle raj” and commended the rule of Nitish Kumar, saying it brought Bihar out…

A 23-year-old youth was taken into custody by the police for allegedly hacking sensitive data accessible only to law enforcement and telecom agencies, officials said on Saturday.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday played down speculation about a possible change in leadership, popularly dubbed the ‘November Revolution’, asserting that there was complete unity within…

Days after he was sent a notice to explain his name appearing in voter lists in two states, Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor has submitted an application for its…

Union Commerce Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal has challenged the bad notion attached to migration, which is believed to have robbed Bihar of its young workforce amid a…

Using numbers to poke holes in RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s promise of providing a government job to one member of every family in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has…

Trump’s administration would measure “success not only by the battles we win,” Trump said in his inaugural address, “but also by the wars that we end – and perhaps most…

Hegseth proposed to ASEAN defence ministers the building of shared maritime domain awareness.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting on Saturday as the Chinese head of state took centre stage and reforged old ties at an…

The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year.

Actor Neetu Chandra, who is also the icon of the Election Commission’s outreach to voters in Bihar, today shared a joke about what she decided to do when somebody offered…

Ahead of the highly anticipated Bihar Assembly elections, media executive and JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar made an appeal for the state to rise above its caste politics and focus…

Indigo Jeddah-Hyderabad Flight Receives Hoax Bomb Threat, Diverted To Mumbai

What significance will remain of Netaji’s ‘Dilli Chalo’ slogan if we erase Dilli itself? This striking question from historian Swapna Liddle cuts to the heart of the debate over the…