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In a significant accomplishment for India in its global outreach effort to expose Pakistan and to convey its zero tolerance against Terrorism, Colombia, which earlier in its statement sympathised with…

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would double steel import tariffs to 50 percent, speaking in Pennsylvania at a US Steel plant where he also touted a partnership…

An 11-year-old girl presented a portrait depicting Operation Sindoor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his public meeting held here on Friday to inaugurate developmental projects worth Rs 47,600 crore.

When your ‘bhaukaal’ is at its peak, people are aware that they might be at the receiving end of a ‘kantaap’ if they indulge in too much ‘bakloli’.

Billionaire Elon Musk sparked fevered speculation when he turned up with a black eye for his Oval Office farewell with US President Donald Trump on Friday.

Member of the all-party delegation, John Brittas, while addressing the Indian diaspora in Jakarta, criticised Pakistan for choosing to become a theocratic state, stating that it was a nation formed…

Israeli strikes targeted Syria’s coastal cities of Latakia and Tartous, killing one person, the Syrian state news agency reported on Friday, despite recent talks between Israel and Syria’s interim government.

Former US President Joe Biden told reporters Friday he was feeling “optimistic” about the future after delivering his first public remarks since revealing he had an aggressive form of prostate…

Bottlenose dolphins live in complex societies where each animal has a small number of closely connected individuals and a larger number of looser associates (not dissimilar to our own social…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said, for the first time in the last 125 years, the state has recorded the highest rainfall in the month of May, and 28…

Threats via e-mails to blow up two government buildings in central Delhi — Udyog Bhawan and Nirman Bhawan — prompted security agencies to carry out an extensive sanitisation exercise. The…

In a striking contradiction, Musk told journalist Don Lemon in March 2024 that he took ketamine in small doses every two weeks, saying, “If you’ve used too much ketamine, you…

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday took a jibe at the remarks made by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy regarding India taking back PoK if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the family of Shubham Dwivedi, who was among the 26 people killed in the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.

Calling Operation Sindoor a “measured” and “non-escalatory” response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Raghav Chadha said India’s hand of friendship can transform into a “fist of retribution” if someone indulges…

Sending a big signal after Turkey supported Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, the Centre has asked IndiGo to end its aircraft lease agreement with Turkish Airlines within three months.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife browsed the stalls at a literary fair in Kyiv on Friday and left with some new reading material – a book entitled “To…

US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his claim that he stopped India and Pakistan from fighting and told the two nations that his administration cannot trade with people that…

Elon Musk, who stepped down as the chief of DOGE, meant to save “trillions” in American taxpayer dollars, identify fraudulent government schemes, and cut bureaucracy, has said that he will…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India will never give in to nuclear blackmail, and those who “sponsor, nurture and utilize” terrorism should be made to pay…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India is sustaining its GDP growth momentum as the fastest-growing economy for the fourth year in a row, aided by manufacturing, services and…

The world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos, showcased “India’s military might” during Operation Sindoor after it struck Pakistan’s military infrastructure during the 100-hour battle.

The US Supreme Court on Friday let President Donald Trump’s administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the…

The administration of US President Donald Trump is waging a campaign against Harvard University, the country’s oldest and richest school, across multiple fronts, including funding freezes, investigations and threats to…

In addition to Sud’s appointment, Sanjay Seth, a climate and sustainability expert, has been elected as one of the new directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA).

A trainer aircraft overturned while landing at Suktara airstrip in the district on Friday morning but its trainee woman pilot was safe, the police said.

The Haryana government will conduct a major statewide Civil Defence Exercise, “Operation Shield”, on May 31, across all 22 districts to enhance the state’s emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

Delhi recorded its wettest May ever, receiving 188.9 mm of rainfall and surpassing all previous records for the month, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data shows.

The Thane-based engineer, arrested on the charge of spying, shared sensitive information about warships and submarines to the Pakistani intelligence operative through sketches, diagrams and audio notes.

Clarifying his stance on the controversy in Karnataka over his remarks on Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has said his state is not “snatching” the aerospace…

In 2023, in a campaign trail, Trump vowed to ban “Christian-hating communists, Marxists and socialists” from the country, shut down China-funded Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses and even prosecute…

US President Donald Trump hosts a grand Oval Office farewell for Elon Musk on Friday as the world’s richest man ends his turbulent reign as the government’s cost-cutter-in-chief.

When your ‘bhaukaal’ is at its peak, people are aware that they might be at the receiving end of a ‘kantaap’ if they indulge in too much ‘bakloli’.

French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, known as the inventor of the abortion pill, died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris on Friday, his wife told AFP.

Hamas terrorists who infiltrated southern Israel during the October 7, 2023 massacre intended to capture a sensitive military intelligence base but made a critical navigation error, a report said.

Days after a China-convened meeting that pushed for greater Pakistan-Afghanistan ties, Islamabad has made a significant announcement – that it will be sending an Ambassador to Kabul soon.

Behind America’s dazzling surface lies another nation – one that fasts and prays for national repentance, that warns of apocalypse, that casts out demons on TikTok and tries to raise…

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who had spent over a year aboard the ISS, offered advice to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.

Sleeping disorders may act as an early indicator of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia (LBD) — a type of dementia, according to a study.

Two sisters murdered their mother by slitting her throat in Delhi’s Ranhola area after she allegedly sided with their brother in a dispute over the division of ancestral property, an…

As many as 84 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra on Friday, taking the tally of cases registered since the start of the year to 681, the state public…

Members of the Rajya Sabha will now get the latest gadgets to enable them to discharge their functions/duties. The Rajya Sabha MPs are entitled to get smart TVs, smart projectors,…

India has surpassed China to become the largest exporter of iPhones to the United States, according to a report by market research firm Omdia.

As India prepares to send its second astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon, the insights of veteran astronaut…

The man emotionally pressured the woman into sharing her private pictures and videos and later used them to threaten her.

The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have combined to hamper global governments’ plans to reduce tobacco use, derailing efforts to get an estimated 95 million people to stop smoking,…

The US government’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ or MAHA commission and its chief Robert F Kennedy Jr, find themselves in an embarrassing situation after a health report it released cited…

The US State Department ordered all its consular missions overseas to begin additional vetting of visa applicants looking to travel to Harvard University for any purpose, according to an internal…

India’s GDP grew by 6.5% in 2024-25 and the last quarter of the year, between March and April, saw a growth of 7.4%, the Centre said on Friday.

Ankita Bhandari, a resident of Dobh-Srikot village in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district, had joined Vanantra Resort in Yamkeshwar as a receptionist in August 2022. Less than a month into her…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that division between the two superpowers, the United States and China, is the main risk currently confronting the world as he emphasized the…

As political dynamics change, Asia is stepping up to redefine the study-abroad landscape and to make a mark on it, reiterating and positioning itself as an upcoming and leading destination…

US President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China on Friday, arguing that Beijing had “violated” a deal to de-escalate tariffs, at a time when both sides appeared deadlocked…