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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, who is likely being prepared as his successor, accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan mausoleum to…

A controversy has erupted over the use of the Palestinian flag by a cricketer during a domestic league match in Jammu and Kashmir. Furqan Bhat had used a Palestinian flag…

A Delhi court has sentenced Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia and his associate to life imprisonment under MCOCA provisions, but refused the death penalty saying the offences did not fall under…

Zohran Mamdani promised Thursday to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President…

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday indicated that India is likely to receive its first Bullet Train on August 15, 2027.

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of…

President Donald Trump said he’s dropping for now his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks held…

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor on Thursday, becoming the city’s 112th mayor and making history in the process. The ceremony took place on the steps…

Iranian authorities in Tehran have arrested 30 suspects accused of public order offences, the news agency Tasnim reported Thursday, after days of protests against high prices that have at times…

A civil society organisation of indigenous people has asked Governor AK Bhalla to ensure permanent reopening of the two National Highways in Manipur.

The municipal elections in Maharashtra, already a hot topic across the state, has got juicier, with allegations that a contest in Pune got duplicate candidates from Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena.

The Delhi Directorate of Education has approached the police following viral social media posts claiming that government school teachers were tasked with counting stray dogs.

The devastated wife of a minority Hindu man, who was attacked with sharp weapons and set afire in Bangladesh, is at a loss for words.

Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran’s ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic’s rural provinces, with at least six people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces…

While India sent missions to space, built highways across mountains and connected its cities with expressways, a small village in Himachal Pradesh waited 78 years for something far more basic:…

Russia said on Thursday it had extracted and decoded a file from a Ukrainian drone downed earlier this week that it said shows it had been targeting a Russian presidential…

At least four people lost their lives after a car collided with a truck near the Bhootnath Bridge in the Kullu police station area on Thursday, police said.

A woman allegedly ended her life by jumping into a well along with her three-and-a-half-year-old son in Beed district of Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.

A man allegedly killed his three minor sons and later died by suicide by hanging at his residence here in Nandyal district, police said on Thursday.

Soon after midnight, a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort. Dozens of people are feared dead, and about 100 more are injured, most…

An immigration attorney has thrown light on the fact that marrying a US citizen will no longer guarantee a Green Card.

Protesters and security forces clashed in western Iran on Thursday, with three people reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out.

Ukraine staged the death of an anti-Kremlin Russian fighter to prevent his killing ordered by Moscow’s special forces, Ukrainian military intelligence announced Thursday.

Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone strike on a hotel and cafe where civilians were seeing in the New…

The breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday denied allegations by the Somali president that it would take resettled Palestinians or host an Israeli military base in exchange for Israel recognising…

Brazil’s Supreme Court has rejected former president Jair Bolsonaro’s request to convert his prison sentence for plotting a coup to house arrest, according to a ruling published Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh Police have come under criticism and ridicule on social media after their personnel were seen doing the impossible in Ghaziabad near Delhi.

Khokon Das, another Hindu man, was attacked by a violent group in Bangladesh. The 50-year-old was injured after the attack and set on fire. The incident took place on December…

A brutal case of vigilante violence came to light in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district after a young man was publicly humiliated and assaulted for marrying his long-time partner against her…

The Gopalpatnam police in Andhra Pradesh have launched an investigation into the viral “snail in prasadam” controversy at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam.

A speeding car driven by a man allegedly under the influence rammed a girl on a pavement in Bengaluru’s Sahakara Nagar.

US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he is taking a larger daily dose of aspirin than his doctors recommend.

The Gopalpatnam police in Andhra Pradesh have launched an investigation into the viral “snail in prasadam” controversy at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam.

The West Bengal Minorities Commission has initiated an inquiry into allegations that a hijab-wearing student of Jadavpur University was asked to remove her headscarf during an English examination on December…

Under provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access 2008, India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged, through diplomatic channels, simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civil prisoners…

A huge inferno destroyed a 19th-century Amsterdam church Thursday, as the Netherlands endured an unsettled New Year’s Eve with two dead from fireworks and “unprecedented” violence against police.

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single…

Telangana’s liquor sales reached a historic high in December 2025, with the state exchequer raking in a record-breaking Rs 5,102 crore.

Sangeet Som, a former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, called Shah Rukh Khan a “traitor” for buying Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman in the IPL.

Many BJP leaders praised the RSS chief’s remarks, saying his message “underscored the inclusive nature of Indian identity”.

US President Donald Trump has blamed wind turbines for killing iconic American bald eagles in a year’s end social media post that hit on one of his pet peeves.

A family has lost its six-month-old son, who was born after 10 years, after falling sick due to alleged consumption of contaminated water in Indore district.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the newly elected Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor VV Rajesh and his deputy GS Asha Nath after the BJP’s historic win in the local body…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday signed the Condolence Book in the High Commission of Bangladesh in Delhi.

An art exhibition at Kerala’s Kochi-Muziris Biennale has been temporarily closed after protests erupted over a painting that Christian groups alleged insulted the depiction of Jesus Christ’s ‘Last Supper’.

Nana Patole, while responding to a question about Gandhi not visiting the newly constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya so far, said that the senior Congress leader is “doing the work…

From jam-packed Lal Chowk to the meadows of Pahalgam, Kashmir Valley rings in 2026 with celebrations.As traditional music and dance enthralled large crowds, it was an unmatched enthusiasm amid freezing…

The Centre’s fiscal deficit at the end of November stood at Rs 9.76 lakh crore, or 62.3 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 52.5 per…

While officials have confirmed several deaths due to Indore’s water contamination, families of the victims insist the count is higher.

A dispute over the operation of Smart City electric buses in Kerala has turned into a political face-off between the BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and the LDF-led state government.

As US President Donald Trump prepares for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026, the United States Embassy in India has warned migrants that breaking the country’s law will be…

A doctor and a student of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) were among seven people arrested in a major drug bust in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram.

The UAE welcomed the New Year with fireworks and drone displays across several emirates, as organisers aimed to break five world records on New Years Eve.

New Year 2026: Countries around the welcomed the New Year with grand celebrations, countdown parties and festive gatherings.

Britains Queen Camilla on Wednesday spoke publicly for the first time about her personal experience of indecent assault, saying that speaking out was one way she could use her royal…

The world welcomed 2026 at 12 am on January 1. Crowds rang in the New Year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was withdrawing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, following a series of legal setbacks over his military deployments in US cities.

President Donald Trump appeared to signal his displeasure with Russian President Vladimir Putin by sharing a New York Post editorial that sharply criticizes the Kremlin and argues Trump should “turn…

The advice that legendary investor Warren Buffett offered on investing and life over the years helped earn him legions of followers who eagerly read his annual letters and filled an…

Several people were killed and many others injured in a massive explosion at a luxury ski resort town in Switzerland’s Crans Montana.

A fire at a bar in a luxury ski resort in the Swiss Alps during New Year’s celebrations has left several people dead and injured, police in Switzerland said early…

Despite years of multinational searches, investigators still do not know exactly what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 or its 239 passengers and crew.

The Delhi Traffic Police issued 868 challans for drink driving on New Year’s Eve, an officer said on Thursday.

An elderly woman was injured after being attacked by a group of monkeys in Haryanas Bahadurgarh, triggering concern over the presence of monkeys in residential areas.

Air India, however, in its statement, said that the pilot was detained after the Canadian authorities raised concerns regarding his “fitness for duty”.

Zohran Mamdani has taken the oath as the new mayor of New York City at a historic ceremony at a decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.

The government on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the seventh straight quarter, beginning January 1, 2026.

Delhi is battling a dangerous mix of dense fog and severe pollution, pushing the Air Quality Index (AQI) close to 400, a level classified as ‘severe.’

Senior IPS officer Ajay Singhal was appointed the new director general of police of Haryana on Wednesday, an official order said. A 1992-batch IPS officer, Singhal replaces O P Singh,…

CCTV visuals have emerged showing the van in which a 28-year-old Faridabad woman was gang-raped on Tuesday for over two hours before being thrown on the road.

Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Japan’s Noda Region: USGS

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was laid to rest on Wednesday, a day after she died from prolonged illness at the age of 80.

A new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday shed light on the shifting air quality trends in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

A section of gig workers on Wednesday stopped work demanding better pay and work conditions but the agitation had little impact on services on e-commerce and online food delivery platforms…

The government held talks with major cab and mobility aggregators, including Ola, Uber and Rapido, as part of its effort to ease traffic congestion and curb rising vehicular emissions, signalling…

As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that their “endless nightmare” might…

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, the final trading session of 2025, driven by sustained buying by domestic institutional investors and strong gains…

The Uttar Pradesh Police killed 48 alleged criminals in encounters in 2025, the highest annual figure in the last eight years, according to official data released.

The broadband subscriber base in India crossed the 1 billion (100 crore) mark in the month of November, the government said on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court has held vacation courts for the first time with the Chief Justice of India himself sitting twice during the winter break to hear urgent matters involving life…

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ruffled feathers after he announced on Tuesday that he is appointing a controversial lawyer as the city’s top attorney.

Pakistan’s duplicitous stance on terrorism has been exposed by a recent video that has laid bare its hypocrisy in its dealings with terror outfits — particularly in relation with Lashkar-e-Taiba…

AI is not a threat but a catalyst that will elevate practical skills into premium assets, offering income, dignity and transforming factory work into long-term relevance and a lucrative gold-collar…

Traffic slowly resumed Wednesday in the Channel tunnel after an electricity failure halted train trips connecting London to the European mainland, as frazzled passengers arrived in France after hours trapped…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country believed it would win in Ukraine, where Moscow has led an almost four-year offensive, in his New Year’s Eve address on Wednesday.

China “successfully completed” military drills around Taiwan that included live-fire exercises aimed at simulating a blockade of key ports and assaults on maritime targets, its military said on Wednesday.

Trump Mobile has pushed back plans to deliver its gold-colored smartphone by year-end, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

A car with a bomb threat message written on its window was found parked outside Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut’s residence in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a search…

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday appointed senior IPS officer Sadanand Date as the new state Director General of Police (DGP).

As External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar wrapped up his flying Dhaka visit, Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, on Wednesday underscored the scope for deepening Bangladesh-India relations.

AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha met gig workers, when they held a nationwide strike stressing their demands of fair pay, humane working conditions, dignity at work and social security.

As the country begins celebrations to bring in the new year, authorities across cities have heightened security and put measures in place to maintain law and order.

The death toll in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, where a large number of people fell ill over the last few days, allegedly after drinking contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of…

India on Wednesday successfully test-fired two Pralay missiles in quick succession off the coast of Odisha.

Political equations in Maharashtra are in flux ahead of the January 15 elections to 29 municipal corporations, as the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition MVA have abandoned any attempt at…

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the proposed third district in the state will be called ‘Kushavati’, named after a river that flows through the region.

Indian economy is projected to register high growth, driven by strong domestic consumption and investment despite a volatile and unfavourable external environment, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Wednesday.

Stacks of cash worth more than Rs 5 crore, a suitcase full of jewellery – both gold and diamond – worth Rs 8.8 crore, and a bag full of cheque…

The Adani Foundation, in collaboration with Adani Electricity, provided a first-ever air travel experience to over 64 individuals, including women beneficiaries of the ‘Swabhimaan’ project.