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A human trafficking racket spanning multiple states has been busted with the arrest of three persons, including a woman, in connection with the sale of a young girl from Meghalaya…

A village chief was beaten to death allegedly by militants of the United Kuki National Army (UKNA) in southern Manipurs Churachandpur district.

The social media network founded by US President Donald Trump, Truth Social, announced Tuesday that it will allow users to make bets on the outcome of real-world events using the…

Fears mounted in Sudan on Tuesday, three days after paramilitaries seized the key city of El-Fasher, amid reports of mass atrocities and the killing of five Red Crescent volunteers in…

Delhi’s air quality improved slightly to the ‘poor’ category on Tuesday, with the Air Quality Index dropping to 294 at 4 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

In a swift political move, actor and Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay on Tuesday constituted a new 28-member administrative committee, a day after he met the families of many of…

Severe Cyclonic storm Montha on Tuesday crossed the coast off Andhra Pradesh, causing disruptions in the southern state, while the impact was also felt in neighbouring Odisha

The Delhi Police has arrested a 59-year-old man for his alleged involvement in espionage activities, including links with a foreign-based nuclear scientist, and a fake passport racket operating from Jamshedpur…

The UN human rights office said Tuesday it was “horrified” by police raids on drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro that left at least 64 dead, calling for swift investigations.

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of…

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of…

Air India’s low-cost arm, Air India Express, is expecting to induct 20 to 24 aircraft in the fleet in the next calendar year, a top airline executive said on Tuesday.

The strength of the criminal process lies in restraint as much as in scrutiny, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while restoring the acquittal of a man in a corruption…

Attempts to induce rain through cloud seeding in parts of Delhi on Tuesday were “not completely successful” because the moisture content in the clouds was low and the process is…

North Korea test launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles off its western coast Tuesday, state media said, a day before US President Donald Trump is set to begin a visit to South…

Police arrested a man over a stabbing attack in west London that left one person dead and two injured on Tuesday, the force said, while ruling out a terrorist motive.

India’s services sector employs nearly 30 per cent of the country’s workforce, which is still lower than the global average of 50 per cent, reflecting a slower structural transition, NITI…

After a gap of 53 years, Delhi once again conducted an artificial rain experiment, this time to ease the city’s air pollution crisis.

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israel carried out air strikes Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, after accusing Hamas of attacking its troops and violating the US-brokered truce.

Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. That’s caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles,…

US President Donald Trump heads Wednesday for South Korea, where a key meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping could produce a truce in the blistering trade war between the world’s…

President Donald Trump’s musings about a potential third-term bid for the White House have run up against at least one obstacle: House Speaker Mike Johnson.

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accused opposition PDP on Tuesday of bringing the land rights bill in the Assembly for the sake of politics as he said there are no…

Tesla is looking at internal CEO candidates if Elon Musk leaves in case the $1 trillion pay plan is not passed at the annual shareholder meeting next week, Bloomberg News…

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered immediate “forceful strikes” in the Gaza Strip after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire.

Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday before making landfall in Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest…

The surrender of two high-ranking CPI (Maoist) members — Central Committee Member Pilluri Prasad Rao, known by the aliases Chandranna and Somanna, and State Committee Member Bandi Prakash, alias Prabath…

US chip giant Nvidia will take a 2.9 per cent stake in Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia for $1 billion, Nokia said Tuesday, sending its share price soaring almost 20…

China’s vice president hit out at “bullying” and protectionism on Tuesday in a clear reference to the trade war with the United States, two days before the countries’ leaders meet.

US military officials involved with President Donald Trump’s expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three US officials say.

Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggests that more than a million of people using its generative AI chatbot have shown interest in suicide.

Climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise,” billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said in a long memo in which he argued that tackling global disease and poverty will help…

Adani Total Gas Ltd, the city gas joint venture between Adani Group and TotalEnergies of France, on Tuesday reported a 9 per cent fall in its September quarter net profit…

India and Russia have firmed up a joint collaboration to produce a twin-engine narrow-body passenger aircraft for short-haul flights in line with growing strategic ties between the two countries.

Madhya Pradesh has introduced a barcode and QR code-based “Drug Tracking-Tracing System” (GS-1 System) for all medicines supplied to government hospitals.

Punjab on Monday witnessed the season’s highest single-day spike of 147 farm fires, pushing the total number of incidents since September 15 to 890, official data showed.

A day after the Election Commission announced the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 more states, including poll-bound Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin…

A video showing a driverless car moving around a college campus in Bengaluru has gone viral on social media, sparking widespread curiosity about the vehicle and the team behind it.

A court in Guwahati extended the judicial custody of the five key accused in the case pertaining to singer-composer Zubeen Garg’s death by 14 days.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the guidelines for the 8th Central Pay Commission, which is expected to benefit 50 lakh central government employees and…

Air India’s low-cost arm Air India Express is expecting to induct 20 to 24 aircraft in the fleet in the next calendar year, a top airline executive said.

Microsoft and OpenAI announced Tuesday a sweeping overhaul of their landmark artificial intelligence partnership, giving both companies greater independence while maintaining their close collaboration.

The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion “strategic partnership” to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday.

The United States has moved military assets in the Caribbean to safety ahead of the expected landfall on Tuesday of a massive hurricane that is set to slam into Jamaica.

The much-anticipated peace talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul have dramatically collapsed, plunging bilateral relations to a new low and leaving mediators from Qatar and Turkey stunned…

An FIR has been registered against unidentified persons after they allegedly defaced the wall of Tipu Sultan’s Palace atop Nandi Hills with graffiti referring to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, police said…

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said when Siddaramaiah was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party after the 2023 Assembly polls to become the chief minister, no timeframe…

A video of a Bihar police officer allegedly misbehaving with a man and a woman after they told him they were siblings has sparked outrage on social media.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin this weekend reported the successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia kicked off a major investment conference featuring heads of state and the global business elite on Tuesday as it seeks support for its sprawling “gigaprojects” and sky-high AI…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch the country’s heaviest communication satellite CMS-03 on Sunday.

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday said in this turbulent era of fluid alignments and fused challenges, maritime security can no longer be viewed through the narrow…

US forces killed 14 people in strikes that destroyed four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, bringing the death count from Washington’s…

Apple topped $4 trillion in market value for the first time on Tuesday, the third Big Tech company to hit the milestone, as robust demand for its latest iPhone models…

The Haryana unit of the BJP has launched a large-scale mobilisation drive to send lakhs of Bihari migrant workers back to their home state to cast their votes in the…

Actor-politician Vijay has questioned the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu for failing to protect farmers whose grains were damaged during the recent rainfall.

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Tuesday posted a 28 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 644 crore in the September quarter, driven by the renewable…

The relatives of the woman doctor, who allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district last week, have claimed that someone used the victim’s fingerprint to unlock her phone after her…

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded on Tuesday its biannual summit attended by foreign leaders, including US President Donald Trump, with trade and regional tensions on the agenda.

A man and his 20-year-old daughter died when a bus they were travelling in came in contact with a high-tension power line and caught fire around 50 km from Jaipur…

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Prahar Janshakti Party chief and former MLA Bachchu Kadu on Monday launched a large tractor march from Maharashtra’s Amravati district toward Nagpur, demanding a complete loan waiver for farmers.

Madhya Pradesh is a land where surprises lie under every stone, or in this case, right in the middle of the road. In Sidhi district’s Dol Kothar village, a hand…

Ram Kesh Meena’s charred body was recovered on October 6 from a flat in north Delhi’s Timarpur area after a massive blaze. As the police started investigating the case, a…

The Bihar polls are nearly 10 days away. Mahagathbandhan, or the Opposition alliance, was the first to release its manifesto on Tuesday for the polls set for November 6 and…

In a sign of the rift within the National Conference widening, the party’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah has accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of failing to deliver…

Israel said on Tuesday that a set of partial hostage remains returned by Hamas the previous day belonged to a dead captive recovered by the military around two years ago.

Hurricane Melissa could affect 1.5 million people in Jamaica, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday, warning of a “massive impact”.

A small plane travelling from Kenya’s coast crashed on Tuesday, killing all 11 people, including foreigners, on board, the airline said.

Ukraine is ready for peace talks but will not withdraw its troops from additional territory first, as Moscow has demanded, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while trimming spending.

Long associated with American ruggedness, burly pickup trucks such as Ford’s top-selling F-150 have now become a symbol of international trade talks, showing how far countries such as Japan will…

An Indian national, Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, has been charged in the US with allegedly stabbing two teenagers with a metal fork and slapping a passenger on board a Lufthansa flight.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday danced with sailors and Navy personnel aboard the USS George Washington during his visit to Japan, part of a wider tour across Asia.

The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport, called it a “stray incident” and said that there were no injuries.

Karnataka had issued an order that mandated prior permission for gatherings of over 10 people in public spaces, amid a tussle with the RSS.

The main accused of the gang rape of a second year medical student in West Bengal’s Durgapur was identified as Firdous Sheikh, while five others were named co-accused.

The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN and China on Tuesday signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement, which is expected to include sections on digital, green economy, and other new…

Despite a two-year-old warning from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) about the risks of calcium carbide guns, these unlicensed and improvised “toy guns” continued to be sold across…

A sexual assault, a police complaint, toilet cleaner burns, a stalker story, and the dramatic unravelling of it all — the twists and turns in the Delhi “acid attack” case…

Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have hit an impasse in Istanbul after three days of negotiations, with state media in both countries blaming each other for the failure to…

Japan pulled out all stops for this week’s visit by US President Donald Trump — his first with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

The United States and Japan signed an agreement on Tuesday for “securing” supplies of critical minerals and rare earths, the White House said, as President Donald Trump visited Tokyo.

According to Jitendra, he was at work in Karol Bagh when the alleged acid attack took place – which was confirmed through his mobile location, CCTV footage, and witness statements.

Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju bid adieu to the Delhi High Court on Monday before taking charge of her new assignment at the Karnataka High Court.

The petition says taxation on menstrual hygiene products treats a basic need as a luxury item, which is illogical and reinforces gender inequality.

All flights, 32 in total, operating out of Visakhapatnam Airport were cancelled on Tuesday owing to the severe cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, said an official.

As the car drove by the Turning Point USA headquarters, Charlie Kirk’s daughter eagerly pointed at the poster and said, “I see Daddy!”.

A 28-year-old cabin crew member of a private airline allegedly died by suicide at her rented flat in Rajendranagar here, police said on Tuesday.

The mission, conducted by the USAF’s famed “Hurricane Hunters,” was to gather meteorological data for the US National Hurricane Center as the Category 5 system moved towards Jamaica.

A 28-year-old bike taxi rider has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman passenger and robbing her after diverting the route towards a secluded stretch in east Delhi, police said…

President Donald Trump on Monday declined to dismiss speculation that he would seek a third term and said he hadn’t considered whether he would go to court to contest the…

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A woman and her fiance have been arrested in Faridabad near Delhi for allegedly murdering an insurance agent and throwing his body in a drain. The woman has told the…

OpenAI on Tuesday said it will offer ‘ChatGPT Go’ — that supports higher query limits and more image generation — free for one year to users in India who sign…

The police said that the body of 27-year-old Amanpreet Saini was discovered with “traumatic injuries” in a park in Lincoln.

The previous AAP government and the ruling BJP have been accusing each other of misleading people over the Yamuna’s conditions amid Chhath Puja celebrations.

The four-day festival of Chhath Puja concluded on Tuesday with the rising sun (Usha Arghya), as devotees across the country offered their heartfelt prayers to Lord Surya and Chhathi Maiya.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, stood accused of murder and violations of arms control laws for allegedly using a handmade weapon to shoot dead Japan’s longest-serving leader as he gave a speech…

The annual Pushkar Cattle Fair in Rajasthan is where you find some of India’s most expensive livestock.