Afternoon Times

A fire ripped through a house in Charles County, Maryland, killing four children and two adults, authorities said.

Spain’s leftist government ordered a town to drop a ban on religious celebrations in municipal sports facilities, a measure critics say was aimed at blocking longstanding Muslim festivities.

An explosion at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one dead and dozens injured or trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue victims, officials…

US President Donald Trump said that both Ukraine and Russia would have to cede land to each other to end the war and that his talks with Russian President Vladimir…

A Food and Drug Administration official is getting his job back as the agency’s top vaccine regulator, less than two weeks after he was pressured to step down at the…

President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to impose his will on Washington has brought its unique status back into the spotlight.

About 12 billion disposable pads and 7 billion tampons go into US landfills every year, taking up to 800 years to degrade.

One of Ireland’s largest celebrations of Indian culture was postponed following “violent attacks” on the community in recent months, the Ireland India Council which promotes ties between the countries announced.

Pakistan’s airport body suffered a loss of Rs 4.1 billion in over two months due to the closure of airspace for Indian airlines, according to official data.

About 55 per cent of India’s total merchandise exports to the US will be subject to 25 per cent reciprocal tariff, Minister of State for Finance Ministry Pankaj Chaudhary said…

A woman has been arrested for allegedly strangling her five-month-old daughter in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, officials said Monday, making it the second such incident in the state in the last…

The trust built up between India and the US for over two decades is bound to b pulled down by the pejorative comments and tariff moves of US President of…

The Supreme Court’s sweeping order to remove all stray dogs from Delhi and the adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) has drawn a response from animal rights groups, with PETA warning…

Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna was ousted by the Congress – Rahul Gandhi wanted him out and there could be further action against him, sources have said.

A woman died from injuries sustained after a Thar SUV ran over her and her two children in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, triggering protests in the city. The woman’s death comes days…

Animal rights activist and former Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s order on stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, calling the directive “impractical”, “financially unviable” to the…

India should maintain good relation with all nations including China, former Niti Aayog chief and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has said.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to frame policies for a more equitable system of reservation in government employment.

India on Monday banned imports of certain jute products and ropes from Bangladesh through all land routes with immediate effect, amid strained relations between the two countries.

In a major daylight heist, armed miscreants looted gold worth more than Rs 14.5 crore and Rs 5.7 lakh in cash from a bank in the Khitola area, about 50…

Eight women on their way to a temple were killed and 29 people injured after a pick-up van they were travelling in fell off the road on a hilly terrain…

The 11-day-long anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district has come to nought. No terrorist was found after a heavy exchange of firing and also killing of two army…

The Election Commission on Monday described as “factually incorrect” the claims of “vote theft” made by the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest march here.

America shouldn’t have imposed tariffs on India over its exports of oil from Russia, a survey by a US-based think tank found.

India has formally condemned Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir’s recent nuclear threats, delivered during a public address in Florida, as “irresponsible”.

Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Limited (ADSTL), in partnership with Prime Aero, on Monday signed a binding agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Indamer Technics Private Limited…

Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma’s security has been increased by Mumbai Police, days after a threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang over his ties with Salman Khan.

A leopard cub, around 25 days old, was rescued by a local in Himachal Pradesh. The man found the animal abandoned and vulnerable by the roadside.

Armed with a blue file that held bank statements for five years, actor Rana Daggubati appeared before the Enforcement Directorate’s Hyderabad office in connection with the alleged online betting games…

A Bishop Cotton School (BCS) alumnus was arrested for allegedly kidnapping three school students from his alma mater for an extortion bid, police said on Monday.

Police cracked Lakshmi Devi murder case in Koratagere in Tumakuru and arrested her dentist son-in-law Dr Ramachandrappa S and his two accomplices.

President Donald Trump said hes placing the Washington, DC, police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nations capital safer.

A man was detained for allegedly killing his wife in Rajasthan’s Kishangarh after he reported to police that she was attacked by robbers, officials said Monday.

Air India has announced that it is halting its services between Delhi and Washington, DC, from next month due to a combination of “operational factors”.

Veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram has welcomed the Supreme Court’s tough order to check the stray dog menace in Delhi-NCR and said the directions need to…

Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna, who was considered a loyalist of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, was asked to resign today.

An EasyJet pilot was suspended after he was allegedly found drunk and naked at a luxury hotel in Africa.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to move all stray dogs away from residential localities. The directive comes amid a significant surge in dog bite incidents and…

A man working as a software engineer in Bengaluru was chased by dogs late at night in HSR Layout, only to be accused of being a thief.

Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly stabbing to death the owner of an eatery after he objected to one of them spitting gutkha on the road in Madhya…

Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued, and…

Five persons were killed and as many others injured when a jeep and a motorcycle collided in Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur district on Monday morning, police said.

France will honour the country’s last newspaper hawker, Ali Akbar, with the National Order of Merit for his decades-long service of delivering newspapers to cafes and restaurants in Paris’ fashionable…

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government and civic bodies to start picking up stray dogs from all localities at the earliest and keep them at dog shelters.

The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan were hearing the matter after taking note of a news report on the rising incidents of rabies deaths following stray…

Under the newly-launched initiative, all non-working women will receive a grant of Rs 40,000 every year.

A technical snag in an Air India flight arriving from Delhi led to a tense hour-long delay at Raipur airport, leaving around 160 passengers, including a sitting MLA, stranded inside…