Afternoon Times

A prominent US scholar of India who was arrested after allegations of retaining classified documents and meeting Chinese officials is denying the charges against him, his lawyers said Wednesday.

Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh reaffirmed India’s long-standing commitment to the Palestinian cause and the pursuit of peace in the…

US President Donald Trump will travel to Japan later this month before he attends the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.

The White House said Wednesday it will likely lay off at least 10,000 federal workers during the US government shutdown as Republican President Donald Trump steps up pressure on Democrats.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that India has assured him that it will curb its Russian seaborne crude exports, months after Washington slapped 25 per cent punitive tariffs on…

US President Donald Trump has claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured Washington that New Delhi will stop buying oil from Russia soon, in what he believes would bring peace…

Addressing the media from the White House, Trump on Wednesday said he has stopped eight wars ever since he took the office in January this year.

Late on Wednesday night, the BJP announced its third list of 18 candidates, taking the total count of declared candidates to 101, also the number of seats allotted to the…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday decried what he called “coups d’etat orchestrated by the CIA” shortly after US counterpart Donald Trump said he was considering strikes against Venezuelan cartels…

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “great man,” US President Donald Trump praised the outcome of the recent meeting between US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor and the Indian leader.

Alphabet-owned YouTube was down for over 320,000 users in the United States on Wednesday evening, according to Downdetector.

US President Donald Trump confirmed reports on Wednesday that he authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas…

Israel’s defence minister on Wednesday threatened to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the terms of a US-backed ceasefire that halted the war in Gaza.

The UK government published evidence Wednesday it had submitted in now-collapsed legal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to contain controversy…

Police on Wednesday invoked the stringent National Security Act against the alleged mastermind behind last year’s communal violence here over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in the district.

The United States is looking to establish a basic stabilization of Gaza and planning is underway for an international force to go into the Palestinian enclave, said a senior U.S.…

A federal judge ordered a temporary halt on Wednesday to the layoffs by the Trump administration of thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, US media reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him that India will stop buying oil from Russia, a move Trump described as a “big step”…

In a major development, the Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS), indigenously developed by DRDO, has successfully undergone a combat free-fall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet, the Ministry of…

Criminals may be adept at faking identities, but police are masters of busting deceptions, which was evident when they traced and arrested a 71-year-old man wanted in an attempt to…

The last 20 living hostages released by Hamas are beginning a difficult path to recovery that will include rebuilding a sense of control over their lives.

The six-day visit of Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to India concluded on Wednesday, with the Taliban-appointed Minister returning to Kabul after a series of cultural and diplomatic engagements…

Indian-origin foreign policy scholar and defence strategist Ashley J Tellis, considered one of Washington’s leading authorities on South Asian security and US-India relations, has been sent on leave by the…

The British government has come under sustained criticism after a prosecution against two men accused of spying for China collapsed last month, with critics saying it was because of fears…

Several human rights organisations on Wednesday raised grave concerns after three Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday reiterated Washington’s desire to build a “fulsome group response” to Chinese export controls on rare earths, including proposed talks with Indian officials.

Glen Carle, a career Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who has served in the US National Intelligence Council, in an interview to NDTV explained why he is convinced that Indian-American…

Hegseth was returning to the United States from a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels when his plane made the unscheduled landing at an unnamed airport in Britain, a spokesperson…

When a bus caught fire in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Tuesday, 21 people died and at least 15 were injured. But behind these numbers lie deeply personal tragedies, including a man…

India has fallen to the 85th rank in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, offering visa-free access to 57 countries. Last year, India’s passport was ranked 80th on the list with…

The Maharashtra prison department on Wednesday transferred Beed district jail superintendent Petrus Gaikwad to Nagpur with immediate effect, following allegations of forcible religious conversion and ill-treatment of inmates.

The Allahabad High Court has directed Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur, Mohibbullah Nadvi, to pay monthly maintenance to his fourth wife regularly or face legal consequences.

A major push to digitise and modernise technical education was launched today in the Medchal district of Hyderabad, with the inauguration of a large-scale collaboration between the Malla Reddy Group…

Members of the Meitei community in Meghalaya’s Shillong came out in large numbers in protest against the demolition of an iconic building that served as the home of the last…

In what the government is terming a major achievement towards its goal of a “Naxal-free Bharat,” the number of districts “most affected” by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has halved to…

Focused ultrasound treatments for essential tremor are now performed routinely at many locations around the world.

Taking disciplinary action following the Jaisalmer sleeper bus fire tragedy, which claimed 21 lives in Jaisalmer, the Rajasthan Transport Department suspended two officials from Chittorgarh.

Israel returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians to Gaza authorities, the Hamas-run health ministry said, bringing the total number handed over as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to 90.

Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was cremated here on Wednesday following his postmortem at the PGIMER, eight days after he allegedly shot himself dead with his IAS wife saying…

Prayers and offers to donate kidneys have been pouring in for renowned Hindu seer Premanand Ji Maharaj, who has several high-profile personalities on his list of followers.

Several Bollywood celebrities including Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hritik Roshan, and Karan Johar have approached the Delhi High Court to seek protection of their personality rights.

Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), on Wednesday, announced the first list of 14 candidates out of the 29 seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution…

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday that her constituency in South Kolkata, Bhowanipore, is being “filled with outsiders” as per a plan.

Bengaluru is set to become a hub for sustainable urban innovation with the launch of the Yes/Bengaluru Urban Innovation Challenge.

India has rushed a consignment of Prussian Blue (Pru-Decorp) capsules to Indonesia to help mitigate the effects of Cesium-137 contamination after Jakarta detected traces of radioactivity in exported food products.

An MLA of the ruling Congress party in Karnataka has triggered a massive row over his comments on a woman officer of the forest department. A video of the MLA…

A senior doctor in Maharashtra has been conned of over Rs 7 crore in a digital arrest scam.

Six months after the death of his doctor wife, a husband and fellow doctor has been arrested for her alleged murder in Bengaluru.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who filed his nomination from Raghopur assembly seat in Bihar on Wednesday, owns movable and immovable assets worth around Rs 8.1 crore, according to the affidavit…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, to amend her writ petition challenging her husband’s detention under the National Security Act…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked a woman booth worker in Bihar to address him as bhaiya or brother instead of sir, saying women power is his biggest strength,…

A 27-year-old woman was allegedly drugged, raped and blackmailed for more than 18 months over an obscene video, police said on Wednesday.

Since the shutdown began October 1, the Federal Aviation Administration has reported controller shortages in cities across the US.

Human Rights Watch criticised Iraq’s amendment of the personal status law, saying it restricts women’s rights and makes them “second class citizens”.

Long stigmatised for bringing bad luck or for links with the occult, black cats have found salvation in a Spanish town that has temporarily banned their adoption to ward off…

China’s swift growth and diversification of its nuclear capabilities have led to concerns that Beijing might engage in “nuclear blackmail” or even nuclear conflict with Western countries if they intervene…

Pope Leo XIV was given a 12-year-old white purebred Arabian horse, “Proton”, a present from a Polish breeder.

China’s reigning position in the rare earth supply chain, nay, the critical minerals chain, is of alarming concern for all, including major western powers like the USA and developing economies…

Visually-impaired voters in Bihar will be provided dummy ballot papers and voter slips in Braille, the Election Commission said on Wednesday.

A 35-year-old man allegedly gave poison to his two minor sons before dying by suicide in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district early Wednesday, police said.

Telangana Police have arrested a home guard and an RMP doctor in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 29-year-old woman on Wednesday.

Two days after claiming that West Bengal is under “Aurangzeb’s rule”, the father of the Durgapur gang rape victim on Wednesday described Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a “mother-like figure”.

In a major breakthrough against interstate narcotics trafficking, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) along with the Bihar Police arrested three members of a drug smuggling network and seized…