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A special court on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for raping his one-year-old stepdaughter, concluding the trial in 14 days.

Bangladesh interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday called for the revival of the SAARC grouping, stressing regional cooperation based on mutual respect, transparency, and shared prosperity.

The Kerala High Court sought a response from the Customs Preventive Department on a plea by Dulquer Salmaan seeking the release of his vehicle seized by the agency as part…

Donald Trump recently said that “I hate my opponent.” Now the US president is making them pay.

Pakistani security forces on Friday raided a militant hideout in the country’s restive northwest, triggering a shootout that left 17 Pakistani Taliban fighters dead, police said.

India has called upon Russia to release 27 more Indian nationals who were recently recruited into the Russian military.

As Delhi gears up for the winter pollution season, over 170 officials from 15 government agencies were trained on dust control and sustainable road design during a one-day workshop organised…

BMW AG is recalling at least 331,000 vehicles globally due to a defect in its starter motor, another such setback for the German carmaker that’s been hit by costly product…

In its 80-year history, the United Nations has never had a woman serve as secretary-general — a fact that some world leaders now view as a glaring symbol of gender…

Since the beginning of this year, more than 2,400 Indians have been sent back from the United States, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday in an angry UN address to block a Palestinian state, accusing European leaders of pushing his country into “national suicide” and rewarding Hamas.

Uttar Pradesh ‘lives’ by way of money paid as tax contribution by Tamil Nadu to the Centre and this is the truth, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister TRB Rajaa has claimed.

Aiming to eradicate stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, which is a major cause of pollution in the national capital in winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has…

In a big relief for lakhs of Delhi households reeling under inflated water bills, the Delhi government on Friday announced a 100% waiver on late payment surcharges for domestic consumers…

An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for “orchestrating conspiracies to commit health care fraud, US Department of Justice has said.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned Friday against a return to a “Cold War mentality” and defended multilateralism and free trade, in a veiled criticism of the United States from the…

US regulators will permit Boeing to certify the airworthiness of some new planes, air safety officials announced Friday, in a sign of authorities’ increased confidence in the aviation giant’s operations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday faced a mass walkout during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria’s Zamfara State, survivors and residents said on Friday.

TikTok’s Chinese parent company will likely get about half of the profit from the platform’s US operation even after it sells majority ownership to American investors as part of a…

India recorded approximately 56 lakh foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) till August this year, along with 303.59 crore domestic tourist visits, according to official data released on Friday.

The H-1B visa has helped highly skilled professionals from across the world to advance America’s technology sector. Three stalwarts who have made an indelible mark in the US after obtaining…

There is fresh evidence of Pakistan’s continued patronage of cross-border terrorism. The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a UN-designated terrorist group responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is building a sprawling terror training…

Since President Trump was sworn in earlier this year, his administration has steadily eroded the corporate autonomy of US Big Tech players.

A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati in an alleged cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy case against him.

Taking inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Mann Ki Baat,” the Border Security Force (BSF) has significantly boosted its K9 squad by championing the training of Indian breed dogs.

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh led the last sortie of the MiG-21 today as the legendary aircraft fleet was decommissioned at a mega farewell in Chandigarh Air Force Base.

Police launched a lathicharge to counter reported stone pelting by protestors after Friday prayers in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, the latest stand-off in a row that began weeks ago over an…

The bloodline of Surinder Kapur, father of the late Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur, is getting nothing of what he created and the family is being made a mockery of,…

Switzerland plans to take in about 20 injured children from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment, the government said on Friday.

Donald Trump has shocked the global drug industry by announcing 100-percent tariffs on all branded, imported pharmaceutical products — unless companies are building manufacturing plants in the United States.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that his country “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza. In a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly, he…

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is close to a deal to end the war in Gaza and bring hostages home.

A five-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Maharashtra’s Gondia district, a forest official said on Friday.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that there are no sanctions on the purchase of Russian crude oil, and the world will face…

British citizens and permanent residents will have to produce a mandatory digital identification card in order to get work, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Friday

When prominent political or cultural figures die in the US, the remembrance of their life often veers into hagiography. And thats whats been happening since the gruesome killing of conservative…

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend the interim bail of convict Vikas Yadav, currently serving a 25-year jail term in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case.

Rubbishing NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s claim that, after Donald Trump imposed a penalty on India for buying Russian oil, PM Narendra Modi is asking Vladimir Putin to “explain his strategy”…

The Madras High Court on Friday issued notice to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay on an appeal filed by the Chennai-based trust Thondai Mandala Saandror Dharma Paribalana Sabai.

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of steep new tariffs on medicines and other goods drew pushback from some allies on Friday, with the EU claiming immunity for its pharmaceutical industry…

Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of…

A teenager, out on bail recently in a double murder case, allegedly stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur. He has been apprehended, police said on Friday.

In a significant development ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, former minister Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, has unveiled his…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday unveiled rival visions for women’s empowerment in the state.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has offered India’s expertise to Central American countries in the fields of digital payment system, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture to tackle shared problems.

Adding a fresh layer of intrigue to the Sunjay Kapur assets saga, the lawyer for Karisma Kapoor’s children has said assets under the will were appropriated by the businessman’s wife.…

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks “irresponsibly” and is seen as a ‘traitor’, said Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, criticizing the Congress leader for not having any issues to raise…

Delhi High Court on Friday barred all parties involved in the dispute over late Sunjay Kapur’s property not to share details, including those of his personal assets and liabilities, with…

While denying bail to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in the murder case of IB staffer Ankit Sharma during February 2020 riots, the Delhi High Court order has highlighted the…

Italy’s Deputy PM Antonio Tajani has met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and expressed Rome’s commitment to the finalisation of the Free Trade Agreement between…

A Minnesota couple have been charged with manslaughter after their 10-year-old daughter with autism allegedly died by getting trapped underneath her bed.

A massive asteroid may collide with Earth in 2025, according to predictions by the famous 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus.

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif repeatedly fumbled while discussing AI and Indo-Pak tensions at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Astronomers have observed a white dwarf, a highly compact stellar ember, that appears to have gobbled up an icy world akin to dwarf planet Pluto, a finding with implications regarding…

Cyclone Gabrielle hit Portugal’s mid-Atlantic Azores Islands on Friday with less intense winds and rains than expected, but still toppled trees and collapsed roofs, authorities said.