Afternoon Times

Tehran’s main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on Sunday, owing to a historic drought.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has referred to the “progress” his country has made with India as he stressed that Canada is building partnerships abroad amid tariff pressures with the…

US President Donald Trump’s administration is prepared to raise tariffs on China if Beijing continues blocking rare earth exports, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Sunday.

Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav was killed while he was campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate Priyadarshi Piyush in Mokama.

Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, spoke of the uncertainty of modern times today, saying challenges are coming thick and fast, be it in terms of security or…

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has asked farmers to try to repay bank loans if they can, and not wait for a bailout every time.

A video has surfaced where a man can be seen carrying his daughter in his arms after the ambulance taking them to the hospital got stuck in a massive traffic…

In a raid conducted by the Delhi government’s excise department, employees of a liquor store were caught refilling and mixing cheap alcohol and water in the bottles of costly brands,…

The 150-year-old tradition of the Darbar Move in Jammu and Kashmir has been restored by the newly elected J&K government, reversing a decision made after the abrogation of Article 370…

Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and organised crime.

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Minister Dharmendra Singh Lodhi has stirred controversy claiming that “liquor mafias rule Bihar” and that alcohol can be delivered to homes there with just one phone call.

President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the United States would defend the island, according to an extract of…

Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with…

The Chhattisgarh High Court has disposed of two petitions seeking the removal of hoardings prohibiting entry to pastors and “converted Christians” in eight villages, holding that they were installed to…

Training exercises for Block Level Officers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Kolkata and other districts saw disruptions on Saturday after government employees raised several demands,…

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the wishes and mental well-being of a minor child should be considered paramount when deciding on custody and visitation rights.

Three men have been arrested and charged with gang-raping a minor girl in Kolkata’s Dum Dum area. The 14-year-old student of Class 7 had gone for tuition on Saturday evening…

A man allegedly killed his wife with an iron rod following a domestic dispute and fled the scene after locking their three-year-old child in the same room with the victim’s…

An ISRO heavy-lift rocket with communication satellite CMS-03, the ‘heaviest’ to be carried by an Indian launch vehicle into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), lifted off from the spaceport here…

Hari Mukunda Panda, at whose temple in Andhra Pradesh a stampede killed nine devotees yesterday, said he had not informed the local administration about the Ekadashi event.

The political temperature in Bihar has heightened, with top leaders trading sharp barbs ahead of the two-phase election that begins later this week.

Orsini, a professor emerita at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, was deported from Delhi airport on October 21 for allegedly violating visa conditions

The country was proud of its forces after the success of Operation Sindoor, but the Congress and its ally Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) did not like it, Prime Minister Narendra…

Two French policemen have been charged with allegedly raping a young woman while she was in custody, with one of the suspects apparently filming the act on his phone.

Nearly 300 people have been killed in political violence in Bangladesh in the year since student-led protests toppled autocratic former leader Sheikh Hasina, the country’s main human rights group said…

Anant Singh, fielded by JD(U) in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, was arrested early Sunday in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav.

Hours after arrest of former Bihar MLA Anant Singh in connection with the killing of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav, the grandson of the deceased said the ‘brahambhoj’ ritual…

A 9-year-old girl died on Saturday afternoon after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of a private school in Jaipur.

Iran said on Sunday that it would rebuild nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes “stronger than before”, as mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy.

A supermarket explosion killed at least 23 people in northern Mexico on Saturday, according to local officials, with investigators saying the blast was an accident possibly caused by a faulty…

Two cousins were killed, and one person was seriously injured after their speeding car crashed into a metro station pillar in Pune in the early hours of Sunday.

Accusing the ruling NDA of sheltering criminals such as Mokama strongman Anant Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said he would crack down on all criminals irrespective…

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday reiterated the Election Commission of India’s zero tolerance towards violence. He assured the voters of Bihar that officials are ready to conduct free…

The government has extradited 42 fugitives over the past two years, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, assuring that many more will be brought back after the due…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who took part in NDTV’s Bihar Powerplay Conclave in Patna on Saturday, was asked about whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ever contest elections…

Elon Musk said he was “never committing suicide” while discussing the mysterious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with podcaster Joe Rogan.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired an all-party meeting in Chennai where a resolution was passed urging the Election Commission to immediately stop what they called the “anti-democratic” Special…

Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people, including two children, and cutting power to tens of thousands, officials said Sunday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that Bihar is one of the most politically aware states in the country, ahead of assembly elections in the state this month.

Anant Kumar Singh, who was arrested in connection with the murder case of Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav has shared a video message on his social media expressing “complete faith”…

Following a decision by King Charles III, the former Duke of York will be relocated to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, one of the King’s private properties.

The CEO of a US financial companyhas been fired after being arrested in an FBI sting that allegedly caught him trying to meet someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy…