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Prince Harry said the world had thrown a few challenges as he made his first return to Britain in five months for a week of engagements, starting with an awards…

A note allegedly from Donald Trump wishing late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein happy birthday — and alluding to their “wonderful secret” — was released Monday by Democratic lawmakers, after the…

Israel said it would ramp up airstrikes on Gaza on Monday in a “mighty hurricane”, to serve as a last warning to Hamas that it will destroy the enclave unless…

British street artist Banksy on Monday took aim at the UK’s crackdown on protesters with a new work outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, adding fuel to…

A train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 45, authorities said.

The United States is going to build a new missile defense system “the likes of which nobody’s ever seen before.”

Heathrow’s Terminal 4’s check-in area was “closed and evacuated” Monday evening as emergency services responded to an “incident”, the airport’s operator said on social media.

People consuming more sugary drinks and ice cream on warmer days, particularly those with less money, could pose a growing threat to health as climate change drives up temperatures, new…

Russia used an Iskander ballistic missile in an attack that damaged a Ukrainian government building in Kyiv at the weekend, an official said Monday.

The Nepal government was the first to blink. In a late-night decision, the government lifted the ban on social media apps after protests, led by Gen Z, turned violent, resulting…

A married woman died after she was set on fire by a man and his friends in Uttar Pradesh for refusing to speak to him, said the police.

Biju Janata Dal MP Sasmit Patra announced that the party has decided to abstain from voting in the vice-presidential election.

A police head constable was suspended in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh after he “lathi charged” farmers standing in queue for fertilisers, a video of which went viral on social media.

The Central Water Commission (CWC) on Monday reported severe flood conditions at 25 stations across India, including 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Bihar, and one each in Jharkhand, Rajasthan,…

A US appeals court upheld Monday a jury’s $83.3 million penalty against President Donald Trump for defaming author E. Jean Carroll, whom he was found to have sexually assaulted.

NepalPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli has refused to lift the ongoing ban on 26 apps, violent protests over which have resulted in at least 19 deaths so far, according to…

While hearing a petition against a Bombay High Court order denying bail to a man named in a case involving a firing incident inside a police station, the Supreme Court…

The world is seeking a stable and predictable environment for trade and economic practices should be fair, transparent and to everyone’s benefit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.

Thousands of protesters, led by Generation Z, took to the streets in Kathmandu demanding the government lift the social media ban and tackle corruption. At least 19 people were killed…

A five-year-old boy died after he accidentally shot himself with a country-made pistol while playing at his home in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district, police said.

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo in Goa’s Mhadei-Kotigaon area which was identified by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) as a reserve for the big cats.

The French parliament ousted the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday after just nine months in office, with his administration losing the confidence vote he called by a…

Two officers were killed and two others wounded in a shooting attack on a police station near the Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, with a 16-year-old suspect arrested, officials…

London’s Tube network came to a standstill on Monday as its workers began a week of strikes over pay and working conditions, disrupting travel for commuters and tourists in the

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) was “essential,” as electoral rolls were not perfect.

If world leaders were stocks where would US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi stand? Aswath Damodaran’s engaging views have struck a chord on social media.

A doctor was among the 10 people arrested for allegedly selling infants unwanted by their parents to childless couples for amounts ranging between Rs 1.8 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh…

How can Hindu homes have names of Muslim voters, ask villagers in this Bihar village. The Election Commission had recently carried out a massive Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, a…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the ruling NDA MPs to organise ‘Swadeshi Mela’ to promote made-in-India products and hold meetings with traders over the GST rate cuts.

Jammu and Kashmir Aam Aadmi Party MLA Mehraj Malik was arrested on Monday under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly disturbing public order in Doda district, officials said.

The young people in Nepal are suffering from unemployment, which is at the bottom of the massive protests in which 19 people have died. What is now needed, said Nepal’s…

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav slammed expelled party leader Rajballabh Yadav for his “jersey cow” remark seemingly on brother Tejashwi Yadav’s wife Rajshri.

A man accused of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl here was arrested and sent to jail on Monday, police said.

Two soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer of the Army, have been killed in action, and one more soldier was injured during a fierce encounter with terrorists in Jammu and…

China’s Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, on Monday criticised the United States for using tariffs as a trade weapon, calling the 50 percent tariff on India “unfair, unreasonable” and stating…

US President Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro on Monday termed India’s purchases of Russian oil as “blood money” and said Delhi didn’t buy oil from Moscow in large quantities…

The immersion of Mumbai’s iconic and oldest Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol at Girgaon Chowpatty witnessed a delay of nearly 13 hours this year.

An engineering student at Nuzvid IIIT in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh attacked his department professor, Gopal Raju, with a knife, said the police.

A 5-year-old died after he pulled the trigger of a pistol while playing with it in his home in the Kotputli district of Rajasthan on Sunday.

Morecambe FC, known as the Shrimps, more famous for pies than for points, has just been saved by the Panjab Warriors, a Sikh-led consortium that has pulled the club back…

A 15-year-old girl crossing the Tons river by a trolley on Monday morning fell into it and was swept away by its strong currents.

Five armed and masked robbers carried out a heist at a jewellery shop in Jharkhand, decamping with gold, silver and cash.

A four-year-old boy died on Monday after a portion of a balcony collapsed while he was playing underneath it in Outer North Delhi’s Narela area, an official of the Delhi…

A Gurugram woman who lost Rs 5.85 crore in a “digital arrest” scam is now asking questions of her banks that cleared the transfers.

A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly killing his father with a brick following a property dispute and slept next to the body throughout the night, police said on Monday.

The Indian Army’s para special forces and Navy’s marine commandos Marcos conducted a week-long joint scuba and combat diving exercise in chilling conditions at an altitude of 17,000 feet in…

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has rejected claims from the Congress party that it blocked an SMS campaign linked to a documentary about electoral wrongdoing in the 2024…

With flags waving and chants echoing through the streets, Nepal’s Gen Z has taken a stand against the government’s social media ban.

The boy sustained injuries to his head, as per reports.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday reposted Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s editorial on ‘X’ on the ‘Holistic Development of Great Nicobar’ project and termed it as a “serious…

The Supreme Court today refused to extend the interim bail granted to Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav. The top court granted bail to Yadav in April so that he…

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Bombay High Court Division Bench order that had restrained Cognizant Technology Solutions from using its logo in India.

In a viral video, an elderly woman is seen having a banter session with ChatGPT.