Afternoon Times

Delhi woke up to worsening air on Friday as the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 384 at 8:00 am, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category, according to…

A woman from Madhya Pradesh, presumed missing at the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal nearly 20 years ago, has been traced to Bangladesh. Efforts are now underway to bring her…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own — otherwise his army would take it…

Imran Khan’s son, Kasim, said that it has been 845 days since his father is under arrest. And, for the past one and a half month, he has been kept…

A 17-year-old girl preparing for the JEE Main allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 10th floor of Ador Society in Sector 88, Greater Faridabad, police said on Thursday.

Two coaches of the Rampurhat-Jasidih EMU local passenger train derailed near Dumka railway station in Jharkhand on Thursday, damaging an overhead electric pole.

‘Cannot see anything, turning…’ was the last message from the pilot of the 17-year-old helicopter that crashed near Kedarnath valley in June this year, killing all seven people onboard

Three persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing a 45-year-old tent businessman over a dispute involving the colour of covers used on chairs and sofas at a wedding function…

Police have detained a woman sales manager of a private bank and her engineer husband for allegedly creating a fake season pass for local railway travel in the Mumbai suburban…

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard troops shot a day earlier near the White House, had died, while the other soldier…

Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an…

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), on Thursday, issued a clarification amid renewed concerns alleging that only Halal-processed meat is being used in non-vegetarian meals served on trains.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage metropolitan area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would review every permanent residency status, known as Green Cards, for people from over a dozen countries following the attack on National Guard…

The Telangana High Court warned senior IPS officer AV Ranganath, who is serving as commissioner of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, that a non-bailable warrant would be…

Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a U.S. resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following…

The FBI said Thursday it was launching a full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials described as an “ambush style” attack near the White House, shooting two…

Addressing the ‘One North East Unity’ rally in Tripura, the leaders claimed that regional parties have little value to the national leaders.

While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that…

Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sohail Afridi said on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was considering its “last option” to secure a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan.

A 57-year-old Indian-origin man who admitted to a conspiracy to smuggle heroin into the UK was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, with a co-conspirator being jailed for…

Two prisoners escaped from a French jail using bedsheets after sawing through the bars of their cell, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow would end its Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own — otherwise they would take it by…

Hong Kong’s worst fire in almost 80 years killed at least 65 people in an eight-building apartment complex, with more than 250 people still missing.

The Louvre decided on Thursday to hike ticket prices for non-European visitors by 45%, the Paris museum and…

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Thursday said she was permanently barred from leaving Iran, in a birthday message to her teenage twins who she has not seen…

Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city’s worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, as firefighters scoured torched high-rise buildings for scores…

Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a major crackdown on locations linked to the banned Jamaat-i-Islami (JeI) outfit, searching over 20 premises across eight districts on Thursday.

Within six months of marriage, a 27-year-old woman committed suicide by consuming poison in Nashik city of Maharashtra as she was allegedly subjected to torture by her husband and his…

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck the Indian Ocean on Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided more than 15 locations across 10 states, targeting what investigators say is one of India’s largest medical college bribery and accreditation scams.

The Delhi High Court has granted interim injunction in favour of US-based Tesla Inc by directing Indian company Tesla Power India not to use trademarks ‘Tesla Power’ or ‘Tesla Power…

Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing…

A scam of nearly Rs 11 crore in the mid-day meal scheme was brought to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district, leading to an FIR against 45 people and the…

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two men on Thursday for allegedly assaulting the motorcyclist and dragging him on the vehicle’s bonnet for nearly 500 metres, officials said.

A 32-page suicide note by SHO Binu Thomas accuses a senior DSP of sexual exploitation, intimidation, and harassment, turning his death investigation into a probe of institutional abuse.

A TMC worker was hacked to death and five others were injured after a meeting of a ‘salishi sabha’, a kangaroo court, turned violent in West Bengal’s Malda district on…

A woman allegedly killed her eight-month-old daughter before dying by suicide in Sankheda taluka in Gujarat’s Chottaudepur district, a police official said on Thursday.

Salaries of 91 senior officers of Odisha’s Cuttack district, including that of the SP (Rural), were withheld for allegedly failing to resolve public grievances lodged with the CM’s Grievance Cell…

The tussle between the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the BJP in Maharashtra is intensifying with Eknath Shinde’s aides openly declaring that he will lead the state again.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Ukrainian government is illegitimate and that it was senseless to sign any agreements with them.

A 44-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her inebriated live-in partner, who throttled her with his elbow during an altercation over money at their Chhawla residence in southwest Delhi, police…

Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Thursday reflected on his tenure at the country’s highest judicial office, asserting satisfaction with his work while addressing contemporary challenges.

“Mandate not for a moment, but for full 5 years”: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s “word” dig amid leadership tussle

Expelled AIADMK veteran KA Sengottaiyan has been appointed Chief Coordinator of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) new 28-member High-Level Administrative Committee, a day after formally joining the party.

Tomato prices have skyrocketed across India, leaving consumers and retailers struggling alike.

Nepal unveiled a new 100-rupee note on Thursday that features a revised national map including disputed areas such as the Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura territories. These are regions that India…

The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens over concerns that they were “getting involved in criminal activities” after reaching the UAE.

Aleema Khanum, one of Irman Khan’s three sisters, has claimed that the family has been repeatedly denied a meeting with him.

A case was registered against a private hospital and an ambulance driver for allegedly taking a paralysed patient out of a state-run medical college and moving him to a private…

Mumbai woke up to yet another smoggy morning today, with its air quality continuing to be in the poor category.