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Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi hit back at “Muslim Commissioner” remark of BJP leader Nishikant Dubey today.

Tension prevailed at Ratanpur village in Delanga block of Puri district in Odisha on Monday following the recovery of the decomposed body of a minor boy from the septic tank,…

Jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana has moved a court seeking the permission to talk to his family members.

US Vice President JD Vance, who is in India for a four-day official visit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today for a closed-door meeting.

Calling it as sorry state of affairs, the Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Delhi government over the delay in the premature release of prisoners.

Live: US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, the Indian-American Second Lady, Usha Vance, landed in Delhi this morning for his four-day visit to India.

A temple in Canada’s Surrey has been defaced by vandals with pro-Khalistan graffiti at its entrance and the pillars, authorities said.

A Delhi court on Monday summoned TMC leaders Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhle and other party functionaries for a holding protest in front of the Election Commission of India…

Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama praised Pope Francis on Monday, offering Buddhist prayers and writing to the papal envoy to “express his sadness” at his death.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is expected to conduct at least seven experiments, including growing crops and studying “ultimate survivors” water bears in space, during his 14-day stay at the International…

Pope Francis’s connection with India was marked by a mix of hopes and challenges. His long-held wish to visit the country remained unfulfilled. However, just months ago, he elevated an…

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader — the pope.

Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church since March 2013, died on Monday. He was 88.

Sunday’s scheduled canonisation of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint has been postponed to a later date after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday.

AI Kiran – a national movement for inclusive AI leadership – was officially launched today, setting the stage for a multi-year process of recognising, nurturing and growing women leaders in…

US President Donald Trump paid his respects Monday to Pope Francis, writing “Rest in Peace” in a short post on his Truth Social platform.

Convicting a man in a six-year-old check bounce case led to shocking consequences for Delhi judge Shivangi Mangla, who was verbally abused, harassed and threatened in the open courtroom.

The matter related to Gandhi’s nationality has the potential of casting a shadow over the Congress MP’s from Rae Bareli constituency, as Indian law does not permit dual citizenship.

A Spanish woman was classified as “medium” risk by a police algorithm when she reported threats and past violence by her former partner. Three weeks later, she was killed, allegedly…

Technology major Google on Monday settled with the Competition Commission a nearly four-year-old case related to alleged unfair business practices with respect to Android Smart TV market and has agreed…

An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, or money, in any presumed front-runner ahead of the conclave, the closed-door gathering of cardinals that picks the pontiff.

US Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by his Indian-origin wife Usha Vance and their children, arrived in India today for his first official visit to the country.

With the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the world’s cardinals will now head to Rome to elect a successor. So what exactly does a pope do?

Actor Randeep Hooda says meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “great honour and a privilege”.

Investigation into a corpse found in a suitcase at Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria has led police to a chilling murder plot, in which a woman teamed up with her lover —…

An Indian Air Force officer was allegedly assaulted in Bengaluru by a group of men while he was on his way to the airport, who is also an officer in…

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday announced a net addition of 16.10 lakh members in February this year.

A teenage girl and her uncle’s attempts to save her father from killing himself went in vain when all three were run over by a train in the Jagatpura area,…

As US Vice President J D Vance embarks on his visit to India with his family, the small village of Vadluru in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh is…

Former policeman Abhay Kurundkar, a President’s medal recipient, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Maharashtra court for the 2016 killing of assistant police inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore, with whom he…

The Supreme Court on Monday told a petitioner, who allegedly suffered disability due to the side-effects of Covid-19 vaccine’s first dose, to file a suit for damages instead of pursuing…

Over the weekend, one of the post discussed political rejigs in the state gained prominence. Political circles were abuzz about whether warring cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray will set…

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, had requested that his funeral rites be simplified and…

Spain will observe three days of mourning to honour Pope Francis after the Argentine pontiff’s death on Monday aged 88, Justice Minister Felix Bolanos said in a televised address.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Pakistan’s Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) have developed artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cameras to detect snow leopards and alert villagers to avoid…

Scientists have found special chemical compounds necessary for the existence of life in samples collected from asteroid Bennu.

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff in history, died on Monday, at the age of 88. He died at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta following a…

The Eiffel Tower’s landmark illuminations will be switched off on Monday night in memory of Pope Francis who died aged 88, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said.

Facing threats to his life from his wife, Karnataka police chief Om Prakash was staying at his sister’s home, it has emerged. But just a few days before he was…

The man was recently released from jail after he secured bail in the rape case, police said.

Former Karnataka police chief Om Prakash suffered a head injury a few months back after his wife Pallavi hit him with a stone, the investigation into the retired officer’s grisly…

The investigation began on February 14 when the Meghalaya police received intelligence inputs about a group of suspected Bangladeshi nationals travelling from Guwahati to Shillong.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children.

Pope Francis Death News: Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness, the Vatican announced on Monday.

Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India’s Byrnihat town which is ranked the world’s most polluted metropolitan area by Swiss Group IQAir, was battling breathing problems for several days before…

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 88.

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness, the Vatican announced on Monday. The pontiff, who was the first Latin American leader of the Roman…

Pope Francis died on Easter Mondayat his residence in Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican confirmed. The 88-year-old was battling multiple ailments.

American podcaster Joe Rogan is the latest to take potshots at popstar Katy Perry, who was part of the Blue Origin space flight mission’s all-female crew.

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, Roman Catholics around the globe will start speculating on who among the red-robed cardinals will succeed him.