Afternoon Times

The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have foiled a major terror plot orchestrated by Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harwinder Singh Rinda with the arrest of two persons.

Bilateral meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterparts were a regular occurrence early in his 25-year tenure.

A Gurugram court has sentenced five convicts to life imprisonment for the murder of local BJP leader and ex-vice president of the Sohna market committee, Sukhbir Khatana alias Sukhi, police…

A teen girl allegedly committed suicide on Thursday by jumping off the 23rd floor of a building in Goregaon East, a Mumbai police official said.

The Mountbatten Plan and the Indian Independence Act of 1947 marked the end of British rule in India, creating two independent nations.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would see what he could do to help “save” detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, even though Chinese President Xi Jinping…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, more than three years after Moscow launched its invasion, as the two leaders…

Ahead of his Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Putin is now ready to pursue peace.

Germany “strongly” objects to an Israeli plan to build thousands of new homes in the West Bank, calling on the government to “stop settlement construction” in the Palestinian territory.

A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world’s second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani…

When US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki in 2018, the pair alarmed allies with a friendly encounter where Trump sided with the Russian leader…

The US State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year.

US President Donald Trump acknowledged reports that Russian actors may have breached the federal court’s electronic filing system, saying he “could” bring up the issue with their leader, Vladimir Putin,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the eve of a summit with US Donald Trump that their two countries might strike a new deal on nuclear weapons as part of…

India, the world’s second-biggest producer of crude steel, has imposed anti-dumping duty on some steel shipments from Vietnam, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday again repeated his claim that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan and said that the war could have turned nuclear.

In the winter of 1916, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru met for the first time at Lucknow’s Charbagh railway station. The two leaders were in the city for the 31st…

Rebels Against The Raj is a 2022 book by historian Ramachandra Guha.

At least 32 people have been killed after a massive cloudburst caused a flash flood in the Chashoti village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district this afternoon. Rescue teams have…

Ukraine fired dozens of drones at Russia between late Wednesday and early Thursday, wounding three people and sparking fires in two southern regions, including at an oil refinery, officials said.

The Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal — the country’s highest wartime distinguished service decoration – will be awarded to seven officers of the armed forces, bringing the spotlight on Operation Sindoor…

Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.

China on Thursday said that India and Beijing are two important members of the Global South and a “cooperative pas de deux of the dragon and the elephant” is the…

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more…

US producer price inflation bounced in July to its highest reading since 2022, data showed Thursday, with underlying signs that businesses are facing pressures from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world’s second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani…

US President Donald Trump acknowledged reports that Russian actors may have breached the federal court’s electronic filing system, saying he “could” bring up the issue with their leader, Vladimir Putin,…

India should not allow itself to be used by the US in the West’s misguided trade war with China, a top American economist told NDTV.

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his…

Hours after his bail was cancelled by the Supreme Court in connection with the murder of his fan Renukaswamy, actor Darshan has been arrested by the Bengaluru Police.

India will celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15, 2025, and the Tricolour will once again take centre stage across the country.

A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping and killing a six-year-old girl.

Three children of a family died in Khirimode locality of Patna, after consuming food that was allegedly toxic, police said on Thursday.

A couple and their daughter had to plead with a taxi driver for many kilometres before he stopped his speeding car and allowed the passengers to deboard.

Mumbai’s seafront is getting a brand-new showstopper. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday virtually inaugurated a 5.25-km promenade and four pedestrian underpasses on the Mumbai Coastal Road.

The Indian Army’s Defence Security Corps (DSC) Centre in Kannur organised a 400-kilometer cycle rally through four northern districts of Kerala.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the secondary tariffs on India could go up if “things don’t go well” during talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President…

Sixteen Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have been awarded gallantry medals for displaying “conspicuous bravery” and “unmatched valour” during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged his high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin may fail, and said any Ukraine deal would come through a future three-way meeting with Kyiv to…

The comment of Congress’s Rahul Gandhi that India is a “dead economy” had backfired after S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term unsolicited sovereign credit ratings on India to ‘BBB’ from…

When the British East India Company refused to recognise Rani Lakshmi Bai’s adopted son’s claim to the throne, the queen of Jhansi took up arms.

By early 1942, Britain was in trouble in Southeast Asia. Japan was advancing quickly toward India, and the Allies were losing.

US President Donald Trump said that the secondary tariffs against India may have influenced Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him.

Taking a series of jabs at the Samajwadi Party during a 24-hour discussion on Vision 2047 for Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the party’s slogan of…

On her way home from school, an eight-year-old fell into a drain and was swept 50 metres away before her body was retrieved by locals in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur.

The Supreme Court has reserved its order on petitions challenging its August 11 directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets and confine them permanently in shelters.

Fourteen remote villages in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hit Bastar region will witness hoisting of the national flag for the first time since India gained freedom, with locals enthusiastically preparing for Friday’s Independence…

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday hit back at US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s, after he said that India has been a “bit recalcitrant” on trade negotiations with the US.