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At least 15 people, including three children and four women, were injured when a bus en route to Jodhpur from Jaisalmer caught fire on Tuesday.

A speeding bus in Delhi rammed a bike, an e-rickshaw and then a school van in east Delhi on Tuesday, leaving three people injured and an eight-year-old with a broken…

Political strategist-turned Prashant Kishor put to rest speculation about his contest the Bihar assembly election from Raghopur, fielding a candidate from sitting MLA Tejashwi Yadav’s family turf.

Celebrated Maithili folk singer Maithili Thakur joined the BJP today. Sources said she is expected to contest the coming assembly election from Alinagar.

The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war was holding even as complex issues remained ahead, a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20…

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of a woman student inside the South Asian University (SAU) campus in Delhi.

The chief of Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department, Dr Ravi Shankar Ayyanar, arrived in Tirumala today to probe the sensational Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams theft case, following orders from the High…

A fake crime branch, pulling off robberies that seemed straight out of a Bollywood thriller, was busted by the real crime branch in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore this week.

An elite military unit that backed youth-led anti-government street protests said Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina.

The investigation into Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s death by suicide has hit a roadblock: his laptop. While Chandigarh police insist that the officer’s laptop is necessary for the…

The BJP has released its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar election. Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha have been fielded from Tarapur and…

How would you price the life of a child? How would you assess its worth? For the doctor who prescribed the cough syrup to most of the 23 children who…

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani said the conglomerate’s return on assets (ROA) rose to 16.5 per cent in the financial year 2024-25 — placing it among the top performers in…

Changes in sperm caused by COVID-19 in a mouse could affect the offspring’s brain development and cause anxious behaviours, a study has found.

Each time an Indian leader visits Britain, the question resurfaces: will London ever say sorry? Each time, it sidesteps, offering instead the language of “regret”.

US President Donald Trump slammed the Time magazine over the photo of his printed on the cover in which his hair seems to have “disappeared”.

Five police personnel, including a senior woman officer, were arrested after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took a tough stand.

The State Election Commission (SEC), in its letter dated September 9, stated that officials will be busy conducting the elections to local bodies.

DLF clarified that two of its malls – DLF Promenade and DLF Emporio – are fully functional, denying claims that they might face closure amid the festive season owing to…

In a major relief for Delhi residents, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced a complete waiver of water bill late payment surcharges running into over Rs 11,000 crore for…

Bharath Thammineni, a 36-year old mountaineer from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, on Tuesday became the first Indian to summit all nine of the world’s 14 highest peaks.

The United Nations and Red Cross called for all crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow desperately needed aid into the war-torn Palestinian territory.

Subramanyam Vedam, a permanent US resident who came to the US from India as a nine-month-old baby, was convicted for the 1980 killing of 19-year-old Thomas Kinser in Pennsylvania.

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.

The male friend of second year medical student who had gone out of the campus on Friday night with the victim, and two of the accused were brought to the…

Google will invest USD 15 billion over the next five years in setting up an AI hub in India, which will include the country’s largest data centre in partnership with…

OP Singh, a native of Bihar’s Jamui district, is a 1992 batch IPS officer. He is the brother-in-law of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died by suicide in 2020.

Google has said it would invest $15 billion in India over the next five years as it announced a giant data centre and artificial intelligence base in Visakhapatnam.

A man was arrested for murdering his newly married wife and making it appear like an accident to claim insurance money in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, police said on Tuesday.

A 27-year-old woman in Hyderabad allegedly smothered her two-year-old twins to death before dying by suicide

She alleged that four individuals attempted to gang-rape her at a construction site on the campus on Sunday. She said they tore her clothes and touched her inappropriately.

This morning, Vikas asked Ruby for his passport, and this led to an argument between the gangster couple. In the heat of the moment, Vikas shot Ruby to death and…

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation’s Divya Gautam has been fielded from Bihar’s Digha for next month’s assembly elections.

A major portion of a road near a village in Madhya Pradesh collapsed on Monday afternoon, resulting in a 30-foot-deep crater.

China has reportedly developed a first-of-its-kind missile defence system with a worldwide reach.

In Nepal’s capital, young would-be voters line up enthusiastically to register for the first elections since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, the worst unrest in decades.

Nagging trade tensions will strengthen Xi’s resolve to not only build China’s own AI models, but power them with its own hardware.

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu asserted that while he and his team had a good start with the Arattai, they still have a long way to go.

A team from the Food Department raided Rashi Restaurant, located opposite the Bundelkhand Medical College and Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar. The team entered the stench-filled room and was left…

Withdrawals now fall under three categories: Essential Needs (illness, education, marriage), Housing Needs, and Special Circumstances.

US President Donald Trump visited Israel and Egypt this week to oversee the initial implementation of his Gaza peace agreement, which many hope will permanently end the two-year war in…

Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has once again drawn attention to Bengaluru’s poor infrastructure, this time quoting a visitor from China who questioned the state of the city’s roads and cleanliness.

Innovations such as chess, the concept of zero, and the idea that the Earth moved around the Sun all came from India, not Greece or Egypt, author William Dalrymple has…

Bipin Joshi was a 23-year-old Nepalese student of agriculture and an amateur rapper.

Amazon.com Inc. has terminated an employee who protested the e-commerce giant’s ties to the Israeli government.

President Nicolas Maduro will shut Venezuela’s embassy in Norway after opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, rebuffing Oslo’s move to recognize her fight for democracy…

Kartikey Hariyani, the founder and CEO of ChargeZone, is among the leaders attending the NDTV World Summit in New Delhi.

A lawyer and her 18-year-old son have been arrested in Kerala with three grams of MDMA drugs that they were trying to sell.

Mamdani said recent developments bring relief to New Yorkers but criticised US policy, stating that taxpayer dollars have contributed to civilian suffering.

The Haryana government has sent State DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid opposition’s attack on the BJP dispensation over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide.

In a surprise late-night development that has created a flutter in Bihar’s political circles, leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), who were given party symbols for the Assembly polls…

At the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt, US President Donald Trump called Pakistan’s Army Chief his “favourite Field Marshal” as he thanked him and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for…

Retail inflation slowed to an over 8-year low of 1.54 per cent in September and slipped below Reserve Bank’s comfort zone mainly due to subdued prices of vegetables, fruits and…

US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert against three “substandard” oral cough syrups identified in India — Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife.

The range of tipples sold by Auckland-based Muttley’s Estate has names like Pawt, Champawgne, Purrno Noir and Sauvignon Bark.

Trump managed to push Netanyahu into accepting his framework for a broader peace deal while persuading other Middle Eastern countries to convince Hamas to return all the Israeli hostages, its…

Radiant Industries Inc., a California-based nuclear startup, plans to build a factory for its reactors at a site in Tennessee that was once part of the Manhattan Project.

Demands for the grant of official language status to Bhojpuri, arguably the most widely spoken dialect in Bihar, and Bharat Ratna (posthumously) to legendary folk artiste Bhikhari Thakur appear to…

Sharif did not leave a chance to credit Trump for peace between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, which was India’s retaliation to the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he will go to Washington this week to see US President Donald Trump, to discuss air defences and how to put more pressure on…

China said Tuesday it was ready to “fight to the end” in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100 percent…

In a shocking incident, a woman allegedly killed her two children and then died by suicide by jumping off a building in Hyderabad.

Police said the driver – identified as a 31-year-old man surnamed Deng – was suspected of driving under the influence when he crashed into another car.

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron brought back their notoriously long, bizarre handshake to the red carpet at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt.

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Monday asserted ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan in May created a “new matrix of decision and timing in warfare” and insisted a war…

Amir Khan Muttaqi is currently on a six-day visit to India, the first such trip to the country by a Taliban leader since the group seized power in Afghanistan in…

Two terrorists were killed when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Bipin Joshi was captured by Hamas during the group’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

When Avinatan Or entered his room at the Re’im crossing, he fell straight into the arms of his girlfriend, Noa Argamani, who was rescued by Israeli forces last year.

While global leaders gathered to find a solution for broader Middle East peace, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan found a new target for his war on tobacco in Italian Prime…

Opposition leaders on Monday intensified their attack on the Haryana government over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide, demanding swift action on his “final note” and the police complaint…

Indian Army troops fired after noticing suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, around 7 PM.

In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organisation has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation for HIV and syphilis.

A five-year-old boy was killed after he was run over by an e-rickshaw that was accidentally started by another child while it was parked in a lane in south Delhi’s…

Insiders at dating app Grindr are discussing taking it private after a share slump put its top owners in a tight personal financial position, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people…

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto asked U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday if he could meet with Trump’s son Eric, according to comments by the leaders picked up by a microphone…

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a…

India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for its grave violations of child rights and cross-border terrorism.

Around 6,000 students in Malaysia have been infected with influenza and some schools have been closed for the safety of children and staff, an education ministry official said.

Several Dalit organizations of Madhya Pradesh have withdrawn from the October 15 protest in Gwalior amid a huge row over a lawyer’s comment on Dalit icon and architect of the…

Hours after the Supreme Court ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Tamil Nadu stampede tragedy that killed 41 people, actor-turned-politician Vijay said he hoped “justice will…

SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, striving to make it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time.

Silver is trading at a steep premium in India over global prices, as the world’s biggest consumer of the precious metal grapples with surging demand from millions of investors.

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that there is peace in Afghanistan and it does not want conflict with any nation.

After the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the liberation on Monday of the remaining living Gaza hostages in a swap for Palestinian prisoners, here is a snapshot of…

New CCTV footage obtained exclusively by NDTV has intensified outrage over the brutal assault that ended in the death of an engineering student in Madhya Pradesh’s Sonagiri last week.

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav urged that COP30 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, be a landmark “COP of Adaptation” to turn global climate promises into real-world solutions.

Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, represented India at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit on Monday.

A winner of this year’s Nobel prize in economics warned Monday that artificial intelligence offers “amazing possibilities” but should be regulated because of its job-destroying potential.

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, with guided bombs on Monday, knocking out power to 30,000 customers in three districts, local officials said.

The United States condemned China on Monday after Washington’s ally the Philippines and China traded accusations over a maritime confrontation near disputed islands in the South China Sea.

India is likely to witness its biggest-ever festive business season this Diwali, with total trade expected to cross Rs 5 lakh crore, according to the Confederation of All India Traders…

US President Donald Trump had some choice words for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the only female leader on stage at a Gaza summit in Egypt on Monday: “She’s beautiful.”

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh attended the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, as per an official statement by the…

The murder of Srinivasulu, alias Rayudu – a former driver to Jana Sena Party leader Vinutha Kota — has escalated from a crime investigation into a political controversy after a…

A woman from Manipur died and a man was injured following an alleged domestic dispute in a house in southwest Delhi’s Munirka area, police said on Monday.

US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after…

Katy Perry was seen wearing a black swimsuit and sharing a kiss with a shirtless Justin Trudeau

The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, US President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday.