Afternoon Times

The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption, still ongoing nearly two months after the end of Iran and Israel’s unprecedented…

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that results when the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and spinal cord. It affects nearly one million people in the US and over 2.8…

Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy…

Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87.

Two passengers were killed and 12 others injured when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus rammed into a stationary lorry near here, police said on Sunday.

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and the Maldives has registered a more than 3-fold jump over the past seven years from $223 million in 2017–18 to…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said NDA Vice Presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan has always focused on empowering the marginalised and has distinguished himself with dedication, humility and intellect.

The NDA candidate for the post of Vice President is CP Radhakrishnan — the Governor of Maharashtra and one of the party’s tallest leaders from Tamil Nadu – the BJP…

A man received an electric shock while withdrawing money from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram on Sunday, triggering panic.

The sixth round of talks scheduled to finalise the outline of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US has been postponed.

The Yamuna is once again swelling to alarming levels, with authorities issuing multiple advisories and flood warnings after heavy rainfall in the upper catchment and massive releases from the Hathni…

Eight persons, including five women and two children, were charred to death after the car carrying them collided with an SUV, landed in a roadside ditch, and burst into flames…

BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, party leaders said.

A 22-year-old man was allegedly strangled to death by the family of his girlfriend in Jharkhand’s Palamu district, police said on Sunday.

Former chief justice of India Sanjeev Khanna has told a parliamentary committee scrutinising the simultaneous election bill that the constitutional validity of a proposal in no way amounts to a…

Mandhira Kapur, the sister of Sona Comstar Chairman Sunjay J Kapur, narrated how her 80-year-old mother struggled to come to terms with the fact that her only son was no…

Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan is BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s candidate for the Vice President polls, announced Union Minister JP Nadda at a press conference Sunday evening.

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, DC, a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.

The death count in ‘Dahi Handi’ festivities in Mumbai on Saturday touched two after a 14-year-old ‘govinda’ was declared dead on arrival by doctors in a hospital in Ghatkopar, a…

Mandhira Kapur, the sister of Sona Comstar Chairman Sunjay J Kapur, in strongly worded comments slammed those who are being harsh on her family at a time of loss, and…

What began as an administrative exercise to merge under-enrolled schools in Uttar Pradesh has snowballed into a veritable political flashpoint, sparking protests, poster wars, FIRs and heated exchanges in the…

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar hardened his stance today regarding Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” allegations, saying noting less than an affidavit on the matter or apology to the country will…

Anne Pace has been hearing about Dog Mountain for years, but until earlier this month, had never made a trip to the park.

Humanoid robots raced and punched their way through three days of a multi-sport competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games, wrapping up Sunday in Beijing.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has backed the INDIA bloc’s allegation of vote theft against the BJP, slamming the Election Commission (EC) for failing to uphold free and fair polls…

Coming out strongly against senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of ‘vote fraud’, the Election Commission of India has said that using “improper words” such as “vote chori” amounts to…

The Assam government on Sunday began an eviction drive in Biswanath district, displacing 309 families, officials said.

The man was notably short on specifics. All he knew was that the truck that ran over his wife in Nagpur had red markings on it. He could neither identify…

Another child has lost her life to malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the state’s decades-long health crisis back into sharp focus.

Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, accusing him of doing “cheap politics” than the opposition and charged him…

Three people are dead and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York City club early Sunday morning.

Hamas said on Sunday that Israel’s planned Gaza relocation plan by Israel constitutes a “new wave of genocide and displacement” for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area.

A 20-year-old electrician from Chhattisgarh allegedly planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in a music system speaker and sent it as a gift to the husband of a woman he…

The sleuths of Criminal Investigation Department of West Bengal Police have recovered the stolen Padma Shri award of internationally acclaimed (former) Indian swimmer, also an Arjuna Award winner, Bula Chowdhury,…

The body of a female police constable was found hanging from a tree near the Nuapada railway station in Odisha on Saturday, officials said.

CCTV footage surfaced showing two men firing at the controversial YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav’s house in Gurugram on Sunday morning.

Dhadak 2 presents a complex portrait of a female protagonist whose rebellion is not insincere but restricted. Her existence is mired with compassion but also propped up by privilege.

In a major infrastructure push to ease traffic congestion and reduce travel time across Delhi and several other cities in the National Capital Region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will shortly…

A teenager has been apprehended for allegedly sexually assaulting and murdering a five-year-old boy, police said on Sunday.

Russian forces shot down 300 Ukrainian drones and struck storage sites for Sapsan missiles. At the same time, fierce battles raged in the Donetsk region, where Ukrainian forces were trying…

A fire broke out in a building in the Nagarathpete area of Bengaluru on Saturday, killing five people, officials said.

Police have registered a case against a real estate company director and two others for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 1.47 crore after promising him six flats with the…

Political activity has intensified in Chhattisgarh with Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expected to expand his cabinet by Monday.

The US government said Saturday it is suspending visitor visas for Gazans after a far-right influencer with the ear of President Donald Trump complained that wounded Palestinians had been allowed…

The Delhi High Court has held that mere fact that a woman was crying, cannot per se make out any case of dowry harassment.

Sridhar Vembu shared how he uses AI daily, describing himself as a “moderate to heavy” user with two to three sessions a day.

Six MLAs, eight former MLAs and three former ministers have been given district-level responsibilities, which has angered workers who feel grassroots leaders were overlooked.

The Ministry of Emergency Management has ordered full-scale rescue efforts, verification of the status of the missing, and dispatched a working group to the scene.