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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharmapuri Arvind on Friday launched a stinging attack on the Congress-led Telangana government over the recent attacks on Hindu temples in the state.

Donald Trumps acceptance of a Nobel Peace Prize medal from its Venezuelan winner sparked sharp satire from late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon.

A total of 103 students at a senior high school in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, have been infected with norovirus, local health authorities said on Saturday, noting that no critical or fatal cases were reported.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that Pakistan was determined to defeat terrorism, asserting that the menace of militancy would be hrown into the Indian Ocean.

Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to another harsh winter morning on Saturday, with icy temperatures, dense fog and hazardous air quality combining to intensify discomfort across North India.

After denying Babar Azam a single on the final ball of the over, Steve Smith went on to hit 32 runs in the next. Babar Azam, however, wasn't happy to be undermined by the Australian.

Known affectionately as the hardcore grandma, Dai Shuying has impressed many people with her ability to operate agricultural drones.

The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as major sporting eventsaside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Gamesthat athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the US.

Happy Patel: Khatarnaak Jasoos is directed by Vir Das and Kavi Shastri

The Jharkhand High Court has paused a probe by Ranchi Police against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers, a day after a similar move by the Supreme Court in a Kolkata Police case over the I-PAC office raids.

Two tourists from Kerala drowned in the Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district on Friday, police said. The body of one of them was recovered, while a search was underway to trace the other, they said.

Two relatives of gangster Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar, currently lodged in jail in connection with the murder of his grandson, were elected from ward number 23 in the Pune civic polls on Friday.

The Delhi government on Friday laid out a four-year, deadline-driven plan to cut air pollution, placing its biggest bets on public transport, electric vehicles and aggressive dust control, while fixing clear timelines to clear the capital's three lan

A 35-year-old man in UP's Fatehpur district allegedly killed his neighbour and his sister-in-law, suspecting them of being involved in a relationship, police said on Friday.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Friday advised airlines to avoid Iranian airspace, after threats of US attacks that have put the Islamic republic on guard.

US President Donald Trump told Egypt on Friday he was ready to reopen diplomacy to press Ethiopia into sharing water from a mega-dam that has angered Cairo.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Friday her country is starting a rue transition to democracy and will become free with support from the United States and President Donald Trump.

Iran's exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, on Friday said that a democratic Iran would seek close and cooperative relations with India.

The CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank andThe CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank and 18 others for allegedly opening mule accounts which were used to conceal and layer funds over R

The son of Iran's late shah said Friday he was confident the Islamic republic would fall in the face of mass protests and called for intervention.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday the people of Mumbai have voted against those in power for 25 years and opted for development brand, in a dig at the Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav.

A 47-year-old woman from Kolkata died while vacationing in the high-altitude North Sikkim on Friday, officials said.

Reacting to his party's victory in the civic polls in Maharashtra, BJP leader K Annamalai on Friday said people trust the triple-engine leadership and they have rejected divisive propaganda.

As of midnight, the BJP had emerged as the single largest party, but there is no scenario - barring implausible ones like a tie-up with Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena - in which it can govern the corporation without the support of Shinde's Shiv Sena.

Domestic carrier IndiGo has processed refunds to all passengers affected by flight cancellations between December 3 and 5, aviation safety regulator DGCA said on Friday.

West Bengal opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday filed a defamation suit against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking Rs 100 crore in damages for allegedly linking him to a coal scam.

In a key booster for India's defence capabilities, the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) on Friday approved the proposal to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets from French aviation manufacturer Dassault.

Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, on Friday won as a corporator from the Jalna Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra.

US President Donald Trump thanked Iran's leadership on Friday after saying Tehran had called off the executions of hundreds of protesters arrested in a brutal crackdown.

The Nobel Peace Prize remains inseparably linked to the person or organisation designated as the laureate, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday, one day after last year's winner gave part of her award to U.S. President Donald Trump.

As the clock ticks down to the expiry of the US sanctions waiver on India's operations at Iran's Chabahar Port, New Delhi is engaged in quiet but intensive negotiations with Washington to protect what it sees as a strategic and connectivity asset.

Amid demands to declare the Haridwar Kumbh area in Uttarakhand a Hindu zone and restrict entry to non-Hindus at all religious places and Ganga ghats within it, signs reading 'Non-Hindu prohibited area' were put up at Har Ki Pauri on Friday.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that candidates from reserved categories who secure higher marks than the general category cutoff must be adjusted against unreserved seats.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the construction of the world's tallest idol of the Mahakal avatar of Lord Shiva at the temple complex at Matigara in the north Bengal city of Siliguri.

EPFO subscribers will be able to withdraw their employees' provident fund (EPF) directly to their bank accounts through UPI payment gateway by April this year, a top source has said.

Indian stock exchanges BSE and NSE on Friday announced that markets will be open for trading on February 1 (Sunday) on account of the Union Budget 2026-2027.

The Assam special investigation team (SIT) that is looking into the death of singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg has announced similar findings as the police in Singapore, but has also added that there could have been a motive behind it.

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he may slap tariffs on countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland.

Delhi Police has rescued a five-year-old kidnapped boy and arrested two people, including a woman, for allegedly planning to sell the child in Kolkata, an official said on Thursday.

In a significant counter-terrorism operation, three terrorist hideouts of the terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammad, were busted by police and other security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Friday.

Ice cores, compacted for centuries or even millennia, can shed precious light on Earth's ancient climate when studied by scientists.

Data from the Delhi Statistical Handbook 2025, released on January 8 this year, shows that respiratory illness remains one of the city's most persistent long-term health burdens.

Scientists have developed a highly efficient method to produce tagatose, a low-calorie natural sugar that does not spike insulin levels, offering a healthier alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners.

Riding high after the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the BMC elections, as well as overall in 29 civic bodies in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta Fadnavis has said the people have voted for development.

Security forces on Friday conducted large-scale anti-insurgency operations at suspected hideouts in the interior areas of Manipur's Churachandpur district, an official said.

An English-Brazilian couple's viral video highlighted Hyderabad's HITEC City as a clean, modern tech hub, contrasting usual negative portrayals of India.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she will be elected president of her country when the right time comes, according to an interview aired on Fox News on Friday.

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Sorghum is gaining popularity as a superfood due to its rich nutritional profile and numerous health benefits.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of Maharashtra for their support after the BJP won the election to the richest civic body, BMC, for the first time.