Afternoon Times

Congress’s Rahul Gandhi landed in controversy today after he went to meet students in Bihar at a hostel in Darbhanga, disregarding police barriers.

After a prolonged silence, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has eventually addressed the controversy that has ignited the state’s political landscape.

At least 80 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, said Palestinian medical sources.

US law enforcement agencies are investigating an alleged assassination threat against President Donald Trump by former FBI director James Comey, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday.

Washing and wiping the feet of Miss World 2025 contestants by women from Telangana before their entry into a temple has triggered outrage with the opposition BRS and BJP terming…

Negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement between India and the US are progressing “very” well and a team will soon be leaving for Washington to further give an impetus…

President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to strengthen U.S. ties to the United Arab Emirates and announced deals with the Gulf state totalling over $200 billion and the two countries…

The World Health Organization said Thursday that the last hospital in Gaza providing cancer and cardiac care had stopped functioning after an Israeli attack.

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and union territories to constitute special investigation teams to examine if any reserved forest land in possession of the revenue department was…

Local residents of Hawai, district headquarters of Anjaw in Arunachal Pradesh, on Thursday staged a massive protest against China’s attempts to rename 27 places in the northeastern state, which Beijing…

Virat Kohli was forged by his flaws, which continues as he calls it quits in Test cricket

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced that a Ukrainian delegation will participate in talks with Russia in Istanbul, with the primary goal of achieving a ceasefire.

Suri described his experience in detention as “Kafka-esque,” saying he was chained everywhere – wrist, ankles, and body. “I was chained – my ankles, my wrist, my body. Everything was…

Stating Pakistan is “massively misusing religion,” breeding jihadism, Military aviation analyst and historian Tom Cooper said he does not expect the situation to change.

India and Pakistan will continue the confidence-building measures agreed between their two top military officers to end the brief conflict following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that…

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday hailed the Indian Army for Operation Sindoor and said that India has given a very big message to the world that terrorism will no…

Hundreds Bengal of teachers, who lost jobs over a Supreme Court order on “tainted” selection process in the state, held a protest in Kolkata today, during which they clashed with…

Malicious actors are using text messages and AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior US officials in a scheme to gain access to the personal accounts of state and federal government…

NASA’s Perseverance rover has observed an aurora on Mars in visible light for the first time, with the sky glowing softly in green in the first viewing of an aurora…

The wheat flour version of Tortillas developed by food scientist Raquel Gomez and her team contains probiotics — live microorganisms found in yogurt and other fermented foods.

Harvard University says it will plough $250 million into funding “critical research” after the US government announced fresh budget cuts to the elite school.

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Thursday on President Donald Trump’s bid to broadly enforce his executive order ending birthright citizenship, a principle that has been recognized in…

A brown morph, long-snouted vine snake, Ahaetulla longirostris, was discovered in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, in a landmark herpetological breakthrough, officials said Thursday.

The Turkish firm that handles the lion’s share of services at nine major airports in India, has lost its security clearance following Turkey’s support of Pakistan over Operation Sindoor.

An unusual scene unfolded inside a courtroom of the Supreme Court on Thursday when a man, convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, exchanged flowers with the…

The Adani Airport Holdings has terminated its association with DragonPass, which provided access to airport lounges, with immediate effect.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Thursday, lauded the efforts of students and teachers at Adani Vidya Mandir Ahmedabad (AVMA) for scoring 100 per cent results in the…

MEA has appointed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan, and Advocate Narender Mann as lead prosecutors in the National Investigation Agency case…

A 24-year-old man was shot dead in broad daylight on Thursday near Chhatarpur Metro Station allegedly by two motorcycle borne men over old enmity, police said.

A deal signed in Pakistan days before the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and India’s military response to it, Operation Sindoor, has reportedly come under scrutiny both in…

This attack comes amid US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East. In Qatar, on the third day of his visit, he said, “I have concepts for Gaza that…

Hours after the Supreme Court today ordered Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah to “go and apologise” to Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi over his insensitive comments on her, another…

A day before trade minister Piyush Goyal and a delegation of top negotiators are to arrive in Washington for talks on the proposed India-US trade deal, Donald Trump has let…

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday clarified that his comments on the India-Pakistan conflict were made in a personal capacity, as an “Indian and a proud citizen”, and did not…

With a mask on his face and a torchlight in hand, a thief entered a mobile shop in Bengaluru with one crucial thing missing – his clothes.

The Supreme Court has taken a serious note of delay in filing a first information report (FIR) into the death by suicide case of a student in the Indian Institute…

The Delhi High Court has revised its timings for court sittings and lunch breaks for judges and staff, a day after the Supreme Court said high court judges were taking…

A Boeing 747 jet offered to President Donald Trump by Qatar as a temporary flying White House might need fighter jet escorts and could be restricted to flying inside the…

American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was arrested Thursday in the UK on suspicion of a serious 2023 assault at a London nightclub, reports said.

President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his desire to take over the Gaza Strip, telling a business roundtable in Qatar that the US would “make it a freedom zone” and…

Several prominent universities in India have cancelled tie-ups and programmes with Turkey’s educational institutions over the West Asian nation’s military support to Pakistan.

My photographer colleague, Neeraj Paul, and I were tracking a lead to a rundown part of downtown Srinagar. We were blindfolded, bundled into a van, and taken to meet an…

Foreign minister S Jaishankar, speaking of Operation Sindoor and cessation of hostilities with Pakistan, said today that it was clear that who had called for a ceasefire.

When we forget about the wounds of war, we don’t think twice before waging one. The poems of Kishwar Naheed, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and many more offer…

BJP leader and former Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs John Barla on Thursday joined the Trinamool Congress.

In some relief for singer Sonu Nigam amid the row surrounding his ‘Kannada’ remark, the Karnataka High Court has said that the state government has assured no coercive action will…

Jamia Millia Islamia has suspended all Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Turkish educational institutions, amid escalating calls across the country to boycott Turkey over its vocal support for Pakistan during…

Rolo, a two-year-old female sniffer dog of the CRPF, was the only casualty suffered by the security forces during their biggest anti-Maoist operation at the Korgotalu hills.

In return, Iran demands the immediate lifting of all economic sanctions. When asked if Iran would sign an agreement today if these conditions were met, Shamkhani replied, “Yes.”

Police misspelt the man’s name as Mark Smith, whose real name was Marc Smith.

The Armed Forces launched precision strikes in Pakistan using indigenous missile systems, AI-enabled surveillance drones, and smart munitions.