Afternoon Times

The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly were on the hunt for a woman named Munni. They caught Munni, but there was a catch. She was Munni, but not the Munni…

One of the scenes in ‘Jaat’, which was released on April 10, has “deeply hurt the religious sentiments of the entire Christian community”, the complainant said.

A former Texas teacher who allegedly engaged in an “improper” relationship with a middle school student in 2022 was arrested on February 14.

A media report claimed that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was a frontrunner for a major role in developing the Golden Dome missile defence shield in the US.

Jerome Powell is often seen as the most powerful central banker in the world, overseeing the US economy and the dollar, the world’s reserve currency.

At least two people were killed and six others sustained injuries in a shooting at Florida State University (FSU) on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The move comes as President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked hundreds of visas across the country.

The Menendez Brothers, who are serving a life sentence for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents, are seeking a change in their term that could allow them to be…

Alan Garber has found himself at the centre of what’s an intense battle between the US’s most powerful institution – the president’s office – and academia.

Webb witnessed a highly ionised gas whose level of energy was too high to come from something like supernovae, making scientists believe the presence of a supermassive black hole.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a hiring call, urging experts in infrastructure and large-scale computing to join the AI company as it scales rapidly.

The US and China have escalated import duties in an economic clash between the two superpowers, part of a broader wave of sweeping tariffs Trump has sought to impose on…

The dead body of Ghurahu Bind, a fisherman from this Uttar Pradesh district who died under mysterious circumstances in a Pakistani jail, are expected to arrive at his native village…

A Bengaluru man has been arrested after a video of his dangerous stunt on a public road, posted on Instagram, drew the attention of the police.

The United States unveiled new port fees on Chinese built and operated ships, in a bid to boost the domestic shipbuilding industry and curb China’s dominance in the sector.

An image of US-based terrorist Harpreet Singh in custody of the FBI was released after he was arrested by the Immigration Department.

Hundreds of students, faculty and community members on a California campus booed as speakers accused the administration of President Donald Trump of undermining American universities.

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men, who reportedly used “black magic” to trap her in their plan, before committing the crime in the Ballabhgarh area in this…

An Indian-descent doctor has been convicted of participating in a $2.3 million conspiracy to illegally distribute controlled substances and of healthcare fraud, according to the US Justice Department.

The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country’s Houthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the…

The allegations have been levelled by former employees largely of non-South Asian descent, who say the company targeted them for layoffs.

IMF said that the US and China both have trade grievances, but the world’s two largest economies needed to reduce uncertainty and agree on a fairer trading system.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer in connection with a large-scale misappropriation of tendu leaves bonus funds in Chhattisgarh’s…

A knife-wielding US citizen attempted to hijack a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday (local time), injuring three people before being shot dead by a fellow passenger, the…

The latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire, Harvard has long been viewed as among the world’s best universities, producing future presidents, Nobel laureates, tech stars — and Trump allies.

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said Odisha will soon get America-like highways. Unveiling 19 national highway projects worth Rs 4,137 crore in the state, he said road…

An Army jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested for allegedly imparting online training to the man who hurled a grenade at the residence of a Jalandhar-based YouTuber…

As the tariff war started by US President Donald Trump continues to have its ripple effect, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the biggest risk to its economy is the…

Kannada film actress Ranya Rao told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that the search and seizure carried out by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) violated provisions of the…

Hamas’s chief negotiator declared on Thursday that the Palestinian militant group would not accept any “partial” ceasefire deal in Gaza, signalling rejection of Israel’s latest proposal.

Netflix on Thursday reported quarterly earnings slightly better than analysts expected, saying it is staying focused on what it can control as the overall economy is roiled by US President…

Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said,…

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck northern Chile on Thursday, German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not hold Volodymyr Zelensky “responsible” for Russia’s invasion of his country but continued to criticize the pro-Western Ukrainian leader.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he expected to meet King Charles III in Britain in September, on an unprecedented second state visit that London hopes will boost transatlantic ties.

Amid ongoing protests by the Congress and Trinamool Congress against the amended Waqf law in Bengal, the Tripura unit of the ruling BJP has announced a statewide counter-campaign to raise…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States was in talks with China on tariffs, adding that he was confident the world’s largest economies could make a deal to…

The judiciary is independent and has a duty to check whether a law confirms to the Constitution, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said today when asked about allegations of judicial over-reach…

US President Donald Trump said he would “100 percent” reach a tariffs deal with the European Union as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia led a charm offensive at the White House…

The US Supreme Court said it will hear arguments next month over Donald Trump’s bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, a key pillar of…

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the removal of structures blocking a drain in southeast Delhi and said it was a “shame” people lived in such conditions in the…

A U.S. citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three other passengers before being shot and killed, ABC News reported.

A 25-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death with a broken beer bottle by his 17-year-old wife and her lover’s friends in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur, police said on Thursday.

A special cabinet meeting that was convened to discuss the contentious Social and Educational Survey report, popularly known as ‘caste census’ in Karnataka, on Thursday was inconclusive, and ended without…

A cable car crashed to the ground near the southern Italian city of Naples on Thursday, killing at least three people, local authorities told AFP.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that he had “information” China was supplying weapons to Russia, amid an escalating row between Kyiv and Beijing over China’s support for Moscow.

The Mumbai Police intervened to defuse tension between members of the Gujarati community and Marathi-speaking residents over consuming non-vegetarian food in the city’s Ghatkopar neighbourhood.

A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet’s warmer and wetter ancient past…

During a crucial French-language debate in Montreal, Liberal Party leader Mark Carney and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre emphasised the need for continued immigration restrictions.

Hackers could exploit genomic data vulnerabilities using next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) technology, warns a study on Thursday urging the need to secure it.