Afternoon Times

Sobs could be heard across Hong Kong’s Victoria Park at the weekend as hundreds of migrant workers mourned victims of Hong Kong’s worst fire in more than a century and…

The Hong Kong Police Force is looking for bodies in flats, staircases, hallways and rooftops. The damaged building interiors complicated the search, the police said.

Commotion ensued at a wedding ceremony here when the bride allegedly eloped with her lover shortly after the varmala ritual, police said on Monday.

A 28-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her in-laws over dowry demands at Kasoli village in Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday.

A 10-year-old boy was injured after being hit by a bullet fired during celebratory firing at a wedding procession in Greater Noida, police said on Monday.

Despite announcing a tough speech against Venezuela, Donald Trump pardons drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernandez.

The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that trade between Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK across the Line of Control is intra-state trade and…

Congress Working Committee Member and MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday missed an important meeting of the Congress’s strategic group, led by Sonia Gandhi, regarding the winter session of Parliament.

India’s population is expected to stabilise by 2080 at 1.8 or 1.9 billion due to dipping total fertility rate, which is currently below the replacement level at 1.9, an official…

Stefanie Pieper, a beauty influencer from Austria, was killed by her ex-boyfriend, who reportedly hid her body inside a suitcase and buried it in a forest, according to Austrian media…

Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the Vatican’s position.

A disturbing case of child assault has emerged from Hyderabad, raising serious concerns about safety inside schools. A four-year-old nursery student at a private school was allegedly brutally beaten by…

39 of them died in police custody, while 41 died in custody before they were produced before the court.

A 30-year-old man, identified locally as an Indian student, was stabbed during a street attack in central England and later died of the serious injuries in hospital.

Governor Mangubhai Patel on Sunday praised Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav for setting “a fine example of social harmony” by getting his younger son married at a mass ceremony…

Police on Sunday arrested a self-styled ‘tantrik’ for allegedly murdering a 26-year-old man near a mazar in Shivli after a dispute over “vashikaran” rituals, officials said.

A sit-in protest in Manipur’s capital Imphal by hundreds of people living in relief camps escalated into a massive rally today as the internally displaced persons (IDPs) demanded a safe…

US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he had recently spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro amid soaring tensions between the two countries, while Caracas slammed what it called US preparations…

A woman from Tirunelveli was brutally hacked to death by her estranged husband inside a women’s hostel in Coimbatore on Sunday, in a crime that has triggered outrage over rising…

At least 11 people were killed and 60 others injured after two Tamil Nadu government buses collided head-on near Kummangudi in Sivaganga district on Sunday evening, police said.

A rare pygmy killer whale was found dead on the coast of Odisha’s Bhadrak district, officials said on Sunday.

US authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, DC, was not radicalised until after he came to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…

The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House had been unravelling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless…

The head of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died through assisted suicide, the group said in a statement on Sunday.

A commission set up to investigate a violent mutiny that saw dozens of senior army officers massacred 16 years ago on Sunday said former premier Sheikh Hasina had ordered the…

More than six dozen terror launchpads have been shifted to the “depth areas” in Pakistan after Operation Sindoor, and the force is ready to inflict heavy losses on the enemy…

A disturbing video showing a Booth Level Officer (BLO) being assaulted and abused in Raipur’s Kali Mata ward has gone viral, raising serious concerns about the safety of officials working…

A man in Pune allegedly killed his girlfriend over a minor dispute and then died by suicide, police said.

A 16-year-old boy died in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday after a piece of ‘manjha’ (kite string) slit his throat while he was riding a motorcycle, a police official…

The IMD on Sunday said cyclone Ditwah, positioned over the southwest Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify rainfall across several districts of Andhra Pradesh.

62-year-old retired police officer died after being attacked by a swarm of bees here on Sunday, officials said.

Appearing on the latest episode of Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s “WTF is?” podcast, Elon Musk said that when he initially acquired the domain name ‘X’ in 1999, his idea was…

Elon Musk has predicted that people “won’t have to work at all” in the future. And, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics would bring about that change, said the tech billionaire.

After deciding to celebrate the demolition of the Babri Masjid as Shaurya Diwas on December 6, the Rajasthan government reversed course and withdrew its order, terming it “brahmak” or confusing.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his partner Shivon Zilis is half-Indian. Appearing on Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath’s “WTF is?” podcast, the billionaire also revealed that the middle name…

Starlink satellites orbit at about 550 kilometres, far lower than traditional geostationary satellites, making their faster response times more beneficial for disaster areas.