Afternoon Times

Reddit sued the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic on Wednesday, accusing it of stealing data from the social media discussion website to train its AI models despite publicly assuring it wouldn’t.

US President Donald Trump also condemned Columbia and other US universities for failing to protect Jewish students amid the Israel-Gaza war and the protests undertaken by students on the campuses…

At around 9.29 am, Sensex was trading 268.8 points or 0.33 per cent up at 81,267.09 while Nifty added 82.75 point or 0.34 per cent at 24,702.95.

A former BJP office-bearer in the holy city of Haridwar has been arrested for allegedly allowing her boyfriend and others to sexually abuse her 13-year-old daughter.

Harvard University has responded to it by saying, “This is yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the Administration in violation of Harvards First Amendment rights.”

Three members of a family died due to suffocation while cleaning a septic tank outside their house here on Wednesday, police said.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Raj Thackeray on Wednesday appealed to state School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse to issue a written order “as soon as possible” stating that only two languages,…

BJP National President and Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday slammed Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of insulting the Indian…

An Army officer posted in Sagar town of Madhya Pradesh went missing after leaving his residence for a morning walk two days ago, a police officer said Wednesday.

A US judge on Wednesday ordered a temporary stay on any efforts to deport the family of a man suspected of carrying out a Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish protesters…

Students are not just deleting posts, fearing that their political jokes, views and activism might be misinterpreted during visa interviews, but also entire accounts.

Following the stampede near the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he would not justify the mishap by drawing comparisons with similar tragedies elsewhere,…

An Assam Police team has reached Kolkata with an arrest warrant for Wajahat Khan, on whose complaint social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli was arrested.

India has expressed deep concerns over the potential misuse of the $800 million ADB aid package to Pakistan as the country is increasing its defence expenditure, despite the poor fiscal…

A declaration that entry to the Chinnaswamy Stadium for the felicitation programme of the RCB would be free, unprecedented crowds and a narrow gate led to tragedy in Bangalore on…

Elon Musk has unleashed yet another assault on US President Donald Trump’s flagship spending legislation, urging Americans to lobby Congress to “KILL the BILL” – mere days after departing his…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into what Republicans claim was a “conspiracy” to cover up Joe Biden’s declining cognitive health during his time in the White…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that indigenous weapons have proved their might and showed that they were second to none as he chaired a meeting of the Union…

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid…

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation banning travel from certain countries, CBS News reported on Wednesday, citing administration officials.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard University, the White House said on Wednesday, amid an escalating row with the academic institution.

As the police continue their search for Sonam Raghuvanshi who went missing on May 23 while on her honeymoon, a raincoat with stains has been found, giving investigators hope that…

In a first, India has won the presidency of the Belgium-based International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), an official statement said on Wednesday.

The White House on Wednesday blasted a prediction that Donald Trump’s policy mega-bill could send the deficit soaring, as Elon Musk doubled down on his criticism of the US president’s…

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading the all-party delegation to the US, said Operation Sindoor was a “brilliantly chosen name” and explained its significance.

The frenzied celebration in Bengaluru over RCB winning the IPL after 18 long years took a tragic turn with at least 11 people feared dead in a stampede.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called the stampede near Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB’s IPL victory celebrations “heartbreaking” and expressed condolences to the families of the victims, which claimed…

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has taken exception to the Centre’s move to activate the Waqf Umeed Portal from June 6.

India has expressed deep concerns over the potential misuse of the $800 million ADB aid package to Pakistan as the country is increasing its defence expenditure, despite the poor fiscal…

Hi-resolution satellite images of two of the five Russian air bases targeted by Ukraine in its audacious drone attack have emerged, giving a glimpse of the destruction caused by the…

In a development that has stirred fresh concerns over cross-border infiltration and internal security in Tripura, thirteen individuals -including two women-were detained from a residence on the outskirts of Agartala…

A digital risk firm has raised an alarm over the rapid rise of AI-enabled financial scams in India in a devastating report that analysed some cases, including a deep fake…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched a sharp attack on the Centre, questioning the basis on which the upcoming delimitation of parliamentary constituencies will be carried out after…

Humanity is failing in Gaza, warned Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to whom it is becoming unbearable to watch the suffering of the…

The size of the crowd that had gathered for the celebrations of RCB’s victory in the IPL was unexpected and “nobody could have visualised it”, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Political…

“Absolutely Heartrending”: PM On Bengaluru Stampede Deaths During RCB Event

Officials who were inside a stadium in Bengaluru during the RCB victory celebrations were not aware what was happening outside, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said, hours after 11 people were…

The Karnataka BJP has demanded action and accountability over lapses that led to two stampedes in Bengaluru during the IPL victory celebrations of RCB. Eleven people were killed in stampedes.

Hours after 11 people died in a stampede today, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah admitted they did not expect such huge crowds to turn up at the IPL victory celebrations of…

A man died after his car collided head-on with a tanker in Hata area of Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, police said on Wednesday.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) found multiple safety violations in Turkish Airlines operations during surprise inspections carried out between May 29 and June 2 at four major Indian…

Rajasthan’s agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena is on a mission, carrying out surprise checks at the state’s seed and fertiliser units and sealing factories churning out spurious items.

A student has been found dead at his hostel room in IIT Delhi. The room was locked from the inside and there were no external injuries on his body..

A video of the chaos that unfolded outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has emerged, showing thousands of people standing at the gates of the stadium, which is locked…

A day ahead of the pan-India release of his much-anticipated film ‘Thug Life’, actor and politician Kamal Haasan addressed the media but refrained from revisiting the controversy over his recent…

French authorities want to give legal rights to the River Seine to better defend the world-famous waterway in court and protect its fragile ecosystem, part of a global movement to…

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than an hour during which the Russian leader made it very clear that…

Nine persons, including five minors, were killed and two others injured after a cement-laden trailer truck overturned and crushed a van in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district in the wee hours…

The body of an unidentified woman was found stuffed in a trolley bag and dumped in bushes in Bachupally area here on Wednesday, police said.

Bihar Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his government on Monday over the Muzaffarpur rape case and medical negligence at…

RCB’s IPL victory celebration in Bengaluru turned ghastly as stampedes broke out outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and Vidhana Souda.

Jasbir Singh runs a YouTube channel ‘JaanMahal Video’ and minly creates travel videos documenting his trips to countries like Malaysia, Maldives, Thailand and others.

Made from around 3,000 notes of Rs 500 each, the garland was meant as a grand gesture to honour the groom.

Smoking beedi (hand-rolled thin cigarettes) is considered injurious to health, but it turned fatal for a 65-year-old man in Bhandara district of Maharashtra when an ignited beedi triggered a fire…

No bus should be allowed to enter Delhi from November 1, 2026, unless it runs on clean fuel like CNG, electricity or the latest BS-VI diesel, the Commission for Air…

The Axiom-4 space mission having been pushed back by two days, Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is part of the Axiom team, said he was confident of success.