Afternoon Times

A lathicharge by the cops led to the stampede that killed 41 people last weekend in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district, actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam or TVK, told…

A man lay on the ground as his friend fired three bullets at him within 11 seconds in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, only to stop when an accomplice recording the incident…

A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer.

India’s consumer economy has achieved its highest Navratri sales in over a decade, a surge attributed to the Modi government’s NextGen GST reforms, which reduced tax rates and increased product…

If Pakistan wants to retain its place on the map, it must stop supporting terrorism, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has warned, asserting that the Indian armed forces won’t exercise…

The current bilateral and global centripetal forces seem to be pulling India and the EU together. However, the two sides have been here many times during the past two decades.

India could experience the biggest impacts of chikungunya in the long-term, potentially putting 51 lakh people at risk of the mosquito-borne infection every year, according to a global modelling study.

The company whose cough syrup has been linked to three deaths and a doctor losing consciousness in Rajasthan is now under the state government’s scanner.

A lawmaker in Kerala faced public wrath for allegedly ignoring a key issue related to health and waste disposal in Kannur district.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the final electoral roll for Bihar after completing the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise ahead of polls in the state.

No public rallies shall be held near highways and must have basic facilities, such as drinking water and toilets, the Madras High Court has ordered while disposing of petitions related…

In yet another incident where technology came to the rescue, an Apple Watch Ultra has saved the life of a 26-year-old Mumbai techie during a scuba diving accident near Puducherry.

Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.

The Dasara festivities at an Andhra Pradesh village turned tragic after a temple chariot fell on devotees walking alongside it as part of the procession on Thursday.

Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400-year history…

Days after US President Donald Trump showed Pakistani leadership for supporting the Gaza peace deal, Islamabad has denied backing Washington’s ’20-point’ proposal to end the war between Israel and Hamas.

US Democratic Representative Madeleine Dean on Wednesday confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Texas, urging him to respond to comments made by President Donald Trump during his address…

New York mayoral front-runner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani said he wants to end the city’s gifted and talented program for kindergarten students in public schools, wading into a contentious…

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, bans real money gaming platforms such as online poker, rummy and fantasy sports.

Dormant for more than two decades, India’s only mud volcano at Baratang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has again erupted, an official said on Friday.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. will be the first Indian IT firm to face investors after Donald Trump moved to curb a key work visa, sending the company’s shares tumbling and…

In this “dangerous and divided” time, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for finding strength in Gandhi’s message to work for a “just, sustainable, and peaceful world”.

Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Henri abdicated his throne on Friday in favour of his son, Guillaume. Henri, 70, had served the tiny duchy in the heart of Europe for 25 years…

Britain will name a new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday to lead the Church of England, mother church of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, and for the first time the centuries-old…

Japan’s jobless rate rose to its highest in over a year, signaling a slight loosening of the labor market as speculation swirls over a Bank of Japan rate hike in…

The annual march to commemorate the 1968 massacre of protesting students in Mexico’s capital was eclipsed Thursday by demands to end a humanitarian crisis halfway around the world in Gaza.

US District Judge Arun Subramanian, who will decide the sentence, has signaled that Combs is unlikely to be freed soon. He twice rejected bail for the rapper, who has been…

Two years of war, multiple displacements, and the deaths of her husband and father have reduced Lamis Dib’s life in Gaza to a relentless fight for survival.

Russia’s sustained bombardment of Ukraine’s power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to…

The woman filed a police complaint against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of harassment, blackmail, and exploitation.

Canada continues to prioritise foreign interference and transnational repression as central to its national security agenda, even as it overlaps and at times undermines Indias concern about Khalistani separatism.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India’s capacity to absorb external shocks is strong at a time when the world economy is undergoing a structural transformation.

For years, WhatsApp held an unshakable monopoly in the messaging space, with over half a billion active users in India. Now, Arattai, a made-in-India messaging app developed by Zoho Corp,…

Security was strengthened in several sensitive areas here ahead of the evening prayers on Friday, a week after the city witnessed violence following the congregational prayers.

You can use the Sora 2 model to create your cameo play beach volleyball or wrestle an elephant. All of this is possible with only text prompts.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on Drishti IAS (VDK Eduventures Pvt Ltd) for publishing misleading advertisements regarding the results of the…

Pavel Durov said that he lost his hearing and vision before he began experiencing respiratory difficulties.

The population of rare snow leopards in high-altitude tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh has increased by 62 per cent over the past four years, says a newly released survey.

The bodies were discovered when her husband, who works as a lab technician at the hospital, returned home after his night shift and found the door locked.

Doctors in Karnataka have reported an extremely rare and unusual medical case in which a newborn male baby was found to have another baby developing inside his abdomen, a condition…

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has put to rest a widely circulated myth among social media users that the platform listens to private conversations and serves ads based on them.

A seven-year-old boy, allegedly kidnapped by his mother’s former live-in partner in a bid to pressure her into returning to him, was rescued by police. The prime accused and his…

A fireball lit up the night sky in Los Angeles on Thursday after an explosion that led to a massive fire at a Chevron refinery in LA County’s El Segundo…

On her social media accounts, Yasmin has been educating Gazans to modify traditional recipes with basic, everyday items through brief films and recipe guidelines.