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Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will carry moong dal halwa, Indian rice and Mango nectar among other Indian delicacies, when he flies to the International Space Station…

India finalised a free trade agreement with the UK, its 16th so far as the country aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investments.

An Aeroflot aircraft from Bangkok to Moscow, carrying over 400 people, made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport on Tuesday, according to a source.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear that the decision to put a freeze on the Indus water treaty that stopped the supply to Pakistan, will not be reversed,…

The head of Yemen’s Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, said the Iran-aligned group will continue their attacks to support Gaza, Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported.

A 26-year-old Pakistani intruder was arrested along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said.

Distributors of Colgate Palmolive have decided to suspend purchase of all its products in Maharastra from May 12 alleging that the company was offering deep discounts to quick-commerce channels, which…

The raging water dispute between Punjab and Haryana has irked the High Court, which pointed out today that while India has decided to take measures against Pakistan, states within the…

India’s first human spaceflight from Sriharikota will lift off in 2027. There have been repeated pushbacks on the human space flight, but the technology is complex, and India is mastering…

India and the United Kingdom have clinched a landmark free trade agreement. This marks UK’s most significant post-Brexit deal and India’s first outside of Asia and Australia.

US President Donald Trump began his first talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday and vowed to bring up “tough points” that are dividing the two countries since…

Studying or working in the UK will soon become difficult for nationals of certain countries. The update comes from the UK Home Office, which says it has been identifying countries…

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed India will its tariffs on imports from the US to “nothing”. He shared no details on goods and sectors affected.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with his UK counterpart, Keir Starmer, over the completion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the latter said was…

A special CBI court here on Tuesday convicted former Karnataka minister and MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy and three others in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case.

The launch of India’s maiden human space flight — Gaganyaan — has been pushed to the first quarter of 2027, nearly five years later than the original schedule as it…

India and the UK have signed the long-awaited Free Trade Agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took his allegations against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi a step further today, making some very serious allegations against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition…

A 25-year-old woman died after she allegedly jumped in front of a moving train at the Golf Course Metro Station on Tuesday noon.

Adani Foundation Chairperson Priti Adani was today conferred with Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) Honoris Causa by Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra.

The country is preparing for an unprecedented civil defence security drill tomorrow to “train civilians and students for effective civil defence in the event of a hostile attack.”

Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Tuesday said Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has been excommunicated from Hinduism for insulting the Manusmriti.

Madhya Pradesh Minister for Public Health and Medical Education, Narendra Shivaji Patel, allegedly triggered a surprise food safety raid on a local restaurant late Sunday night – not over health…

Amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Ministry of Home Affairs has mandated security drills across all states and Union Territories on May 7.

Eight young women from rural India, known as the ‘Dream Weavers’ got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work backstage with designers, including iconic fashion designer Neeta Lulla, at the Times Lifestyle…

Seven Pakistani paramilitary troops were killed and five others wounded on Tuesday in a homemade bomb attack on a convoy in southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after his new alliance with the centre-left Social Democrats was dealt a…

Nazakat Ali, a shawl trader from Kashmir, had accompanied some of his customers to Baisaran valley, also known as ‘Mini Switzerland’, on the fateful day when 26 innocents were killed…

India will have 123 million electric vehicles on road by 2032 under the best case scenario, said a report by India Energy Storage Alliance and Customised Energy Solutions released on…

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed an interim order in a copyright case against music composer A R Rahman and the makers of the film “Ponniyin Selvan 2” over…

The already-frosty ties between neighbouring India and Pakistan have nosedived to a new low after the religiously-targeted terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in which 26 tourists, including one…

The controversial sensation Diddy’s lawyers will face an uphill battle trying to undermine the credibility of the accusers who say he coerced them into unwanted sexual acts.

Israel’s plan to expand its Gaza offensive, displace people within the enclave and take control of aid distribution has horrified Gazans who have already suffered multiple displacements and food shortages…

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world’s most beautiful bunker, making sure that what happens in the Sistine Chapel stays in the Sistine Chapel.

India is gearing up for a nationwide security drill tomorrow amid heightened tension with Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 innocents dead

At least 14 persons have died in rain-related incidents as thunderstorms, along with strong winds and dust storms, battered several parts of Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.

Mamata Banerjee visited the riot-affected areas of Murshidabad district and met the families of those affected in last month’s communal clashes.

In an interim order passed on Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed the Maharashtra government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold local body polls in the state, reserving seats…

Servitors of the Puri Jagannath temple are protesting the use of ‘dham in the name of a newly-inaugurated Jagannath temple in West Bengal’s Digha.

Karnataka Police have arrested three Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans for allegedly sacrificing a goat in front of a cutout of cricketer Virat Kohli in Mariyammanahalli village of Molakalmuru taluk,…

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the family members of Navy officer Lt Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack.

Batti Keerthi was eagerly waiting for the birth of her twins she conceived after seven years of marriage. But a botched procedure performed by a nurse on the doctor’s instructions…

Former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka, on a special aircraft provided by Emir of Qatar, from the United Kingdom after undergoing…

A former Soviet spacecraft is predicted to crash back to Earth this week.

Neytt, based out of Kerala’s Alappuzha, was behind the creation of the 63,000-square-foot eco-friendly blue carpet.

Three years after turbulence in a SpiceJet flight resulted in the death of a passenger and injuries to many others, a probe has concluded that poor crew resource management were…

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) between the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and Adani Power Limited (APL) for the supply…

India continues its steady rise on the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 130 out of 193 countries in the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released on Tuesday by the UN…