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Smart Ways for Kids to Save Pocket Money: 5 Banks Offering Zero Balance Savings Accounts

New Delhi, May 24: In todays world, parents aim to teach their children the importance of money and saving from a young age. Recognizing this nee

Goings-on around a wall in Mandaveli: residents of TP Scheme Road want CM Vijay to take note of their plight

When they named their association as Poonga View RWA, residents of TP Scheme Road in Mandaveli had a different picture in mind: serenity, ample w

Diesel Tanker Overturns in Washim, Driver Rescued After 45-Minute Operation

Washim, May 24: A major accident was narrowly avoided in Washim district, Maharashtra. A diesel-laden tanker overturned near Takshashila College

California Declares State of Emergency Amid Chemical Tank Crisis

Los Angeles, May 24: California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Orange County. Emergency teams are working tirelessly

Shreyas Iyers First Century Arrives at the Perfect Time for Punjab Kings

Lucknow, May 24: In a thrilling encounter of IPL 2026, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) secured a crucial victory against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) b

How resilient is our grid system?

Although the government has highlighted that peak demands are being met, presenting it as evidence of the strength of Indias electricity system,

Trump Claims Major Peace Deal with Iran Nearing Completion, Strait of Hormuz to Reopen

Washington, May 24: President Donald Trump has announced that the United States and Iran are close to finalizing a significant peace agreement. T

Armed man shot by U.S. Secret Service near White House

The shooting near the National Mall occurred shortly after a motorcade carrying Vice-President J.D. Vance had passed by the area, U.S. Secret Ser

Morning Digest: Trump says agreement with Iran largely negotiated; Marco Rubio arrives in New Delhi to reset strained bilateral relations, and more

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British Navy Prepares to Clear Mines in Hormuz While Waiting for Peace Deal

Trump has lashed out at allies for not doing more to support the United States' war effort in Iran, whose chokehold on the strait has crippled in

Law and Order Maintained at Kapurthala Central Jail: SSP Gaurav Tura

Mumbai, May 24: Law and order at Kapurthala Central Jail was swiftly restored following a brawl among inmates on Saturday night around 9:30 PM. S

Tributes Pour in for BJPs Former President K. Jana Krishnamurthy on His Birth Anniversary

New Delhi, May 24: Tributes are being paid across the country today on the birth anniversary of K. Jana Krishnamurthy, former National President

What did the Supreme Court say about bail under UAPA?

What are the disagreements between recent Supreme Court rulings on UAPA bail? Why is bail so difficult under Section 43D(5) of the UAPA? What did

Grand Tribal Cultural Summit to be Held in New Delhi with Home Minister Amit Shah as Chief Guest

New Delhi, May 24: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend a grand Tribal Cultural Summit at the historic Red Fort complex in New Delhi on Sund

LSG VS PBKS Who won yesterday's IPL 2026 match? Catch all the highlights and what Shreyas Iyers century means for IPL points table

Yesterday IPL match Result LSG VS PBKS: Punjab Kings secured a crucial seven-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants. Shreyas Iyer smashed an unb

Dozens feared trapped in Philippines building collapse

A nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Angeles City, Philippines, trapping an estimated 30 to 40 people. Eight individuals were r

White House shooting: US Secret Service kills gunman after exchange of gunfire

Tributes Pour in for Martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha on His Birth Anniversary

New Delhi, May 24: On the birth anniversary of the young revolutionary martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha, leaders from various states, including Haryan

Art has the ability to heal, inspire, question, and unite people, says curator Kishore Labar

In this photo essay, we feature highlights from the Master Strokes 2026 group show at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

Adil and Mukund Claim Doubles Title at SM Krishna Memorial Open

Bengaluru, May 24: Adil Kalyanpur and Mukund Shashikumar triumphed in the doubles category at the SM Krishna Memorial Open 2026 held in Bengaluru

Bengaluru Woman, 26, Dies By Suicide, Family Alleges Harassment By In-Laws

The complainant alleged that after the marriage, Rajesh Aradhya, along with his father Palaksharadhya and mother Bhagyamma, subjected Lakshmi Pri

'94% audience from India': Cockroach Janta Party founder rejects BJP's Pakistani-followers charge

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke refutes BJP claims of Pakistani followers. He presented audience analytics showing over 94% Indian u

KCET Result Date 2026 link: Check latest update from KEA, when and where to download the official result

KCET 2026 result date and time: Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026 results are awaited from the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), w

Shooting Near the White House: Attacker Neutralized by Secret Service

Washington, May 24: A shooting incident occurred near the White House on Saturday evening, resulting in the attacker being neutralized by Secret

Android 17 Update Coming to Several OnePlus Devices

Mumbai, May 24 (Udaipur Kiran) OnePlus is reportedly working rapidly on Android 17-based OxygenOS 17, which is expected to be one of the biggest

A patch and its people

In Nanmangalam, where a lake and a reserve forest are located cheek by jowl, the view may not be picture-perfect, being marred by garbage dumping

WagonR Prices to Rise From June

Mumbai, May 24 (Udaipur Kiran) Maruti Suzuki India has announced a price hike across its vehicle lineup from June, citing rising input costs and

Video: Journalists Duck For Cover As Gunman Opens Fire Outside White House

Reporters took cover as shots were heard outside the White House, and were later rushed to the press briefing room.

Gunfire Erupts Near the White House, Prompting Evacuation of North Lawn

Washington, May 24: Reports from American media indicate that the U.S. Secret Service evacuated the North Lawn of the White House on Saturday eve

Gunfire Near White House Sparks Panic

Washington DC, May 24 (Udaipur Kiran) Panic spread near the White House on Sunday after gunfire was heard outside the premises while US Presiden

Food, payments, AI: test your business creativity with Edition 233 of our weekly quiz!

This insightful feature from YourStory tests and strengthens your business acumen! Here are 5 questions to kick off this 233rd quiz. Ready?

UPSC Prelims 2026 Live Updates: Over 8 Lakh Candidates Appear For Civil Services Exam Today

UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 LIVE Updates: The exam is held in two offline shifts: General Studies in the morning and CSAT in the afternoon, requiring p

Deal with Iran, opening of Strait of Hormuz 'largely negotiated': Trump

President Trump announced a largely negotiated deal with Iran concerning the war and the Strait of Hormuz, following calls with regional allies.

West Bengal Announces Free Bus Travel for Women from June 1

Free transportation will be available to all women of West Bengal in both short-route and long-route state-run buses across various categories

News in Frames | The drying naulas of Uttarakhand

Many of the naulas and dharas, the water springs which represent a union of nature and human ingenuity, are drying up in signs of a deepening env

BJP President Nitin Nabins Birthday: Melody chocolates distributed among visually impaired children in Patna

Mr. Nabin was in Patna on May 23, 2026, and welcomed a few party leaders at his residence who had come to wish him on his 46th birthday

TOI shines at 57th ABBY Awards with multiple honours

Social media is giving children the same kind of addictive kicks as drugs: Nishikant Dubey

RUHS CUET 2026 Answer Key OUT, Check Steps To Download PCM And PCB PDF

RUHS CUET 2026 Answer Key: Candidates who appeared for the exam on May 21, 2026 can now download the provisional answer key from the official web

Rajnath on why we need private sector in Defence manufacturing, outlines Indias indigenisation list

Security stepped up at Jhalmuri stall which PM visited during WB election campaign

Bikram Kumar Sau, the Jhalmuri vendor, lodged a written complaint at the Jhargram police station, alleging that he had been receiving threatening

Suspect Dead After Approaching White House Checkpoint With Weapon, Says US Secret Service

Washington, May 24: A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officia

Suspect dead after approaching White House checkpoint with weapon, says U.S. Secret Service

The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement that, according to a preliminary investigation, the person approached a checkpoint shortly after 6 p.

Fjord by Romanias Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes top prize

Mungiu, who joins the small club of directors with two Palme dOr prizes after winning in 2007 with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, said his film wa

White House Attack News Live Updates: Suspect dies after trading gunfire with officers near White House, Secret Service says

Armed Suspect Shot Dead Near White House Checkpoint

Officers returned fire and hit the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital, where he later died

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Ukraine's capital Kyiv hit by massive missile, drone attack

Kyiv experienced a significant missile and drone attack early Sunday, with explosions heard across the city. At least three people were injured a

Shots fired near White House during Trump's Iran talks; suspect dead, bystander injured

A man died after firing at officers near a White House security checkpoint. The U.S. Secret Service shot the suspect. A bystander was also hit. P

Surviving a city on 13,690

The Uttar Pradesh government increased its minimum wage after 12 years by 2,377 last month. While workers are marginally relieved, those inNoidas

From left, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Jamie Campbell Bower and Noah Schnapp, cast members in the Netflix series Stranger Things

From left, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Jamie Campbell Bower and Noah Schnapp, cast members in the Netflix series Stranger Things, pose together

Live Updates: Shooting Incident Near White House, Secret Service Shoots 2

White House Shooting live updates: Both individuals were said to be in critical condition, according to the official, who spoke on the condition

US President seriously considering launching new strikes against Iran

Washington, May 23: US President Donald Trump is seriously considering launching fresh strikes against Iran if last-minute negotiations do not re

Poor thing: Iran trolls Donald Trump with viral lookalike buffalo

Moscow, May 23: Tehran took a swipe at US President Donald Trump by circulating a trending video of an albino buffalo from Bangladesh that bears

India Inc lets in furry friends to tackle work worries

Companies such as Nestle, WeWork India, Swiggy and DriveU are adopting pet-inclusive practices, as organisations look for new ways to reduce empl

UN conference fails to reach agreement

Review of nuclear nonproliferation treaty United Nations, May 23: A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the sprea

Ivanka Trump targetted by terrorist trained by IRGC

Washington, May 23: Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, was allegedly targetted by a terrorist trained by the Islamic Revolution

UNICEF raises alarm over rising violence against children in Bdesh

Dhaka, May 23: The United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expressed grave concern over the recent surge in brutal violenc

Exiled activist urges Bdesh PM to stop attacks on Hindus

Dhaka, May 23: Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen has written to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, expre

Gunfire Near White House, Secret Service Shoots 1, Bystander Also Shot

Shots Fired Near White House, FBI, Secret Service On The Scene: Kash Patel

China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing

Payload specialist Li Jiaying, a former Hong Kong police inspector, will be the first astronaut from the city to take part in a Chinese space mis

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Calipari Square in Acerra, near Naples, Italy

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Calipari Square in Acerra, near Naples, Italy on Saturday. (PTI)

Rajasthan introduces austerity measures for fuel conservation amid West Asia conflict

The circular stated that all dignitaries entitled to convoys must further cut non-essential vehicles

850 NDPS cases registered, 942 arrested

Over 1 cr people join anti-drug movement in J&K Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, May 23: The ongoing anti-drug campaign, Nasha Mukt JK Abhiyaan

SCOPE APSE organizes EDP for CPSE executives

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 23: SCOPE Academy of Public Sector Enterprises (APSE) today organized an Executive Development Program (EDP) f

PNB signs MoU with SMVDSB to offer enhanced banking benefits

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 23: Punjab National Bank (PNB) today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shri Mata Vaish

Des Raj assumes charge of MD of JCCB

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 23: Des Raj, a retired Deputy General Manager (DGM) of NABARD today assumed charge as the Managing Director of

Central Bank of India organizes Mega Retail Credit Outreach camp

Excelsior Correspondent CHANDIGARH, May 23: Central Bank of India today organized a Mega Retail Credit Outreach Camp at the Confederation of Indi

CS seeks accident reports from each district for proper analysis, corrective interventions

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, May 23: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the Transport Department to ass

Rashly Driven Vehicle: Weapon of Potential Homicide

Sameer Rekhi rekhi7sameer@gmail.com As a young officer, I served on the Patnitop-Jawahar Tunnel stretch in 2000-01, a difficult mountain stretch

Shots Fired Near White House, FBI, Secret Service On The Scene: Kash Patel

Shots Fired Near White House, FBI, Secret Service On The Scene: Kash Patel

Trump says agreement with Iran 'largely negotiated,' includes opening strait

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei noted what he called a trend towards rapprochement, but said, it does not necessarily mean tha

Aryaveer leads Indias march into Asian Junior squash finals

New Delhi, May 23: Aryaveer Dewan led Indias fine show, reaching the boys under-19 final at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships

Gold surges 0.19 pc this week amid global tensions

New Delhi, May 23: Gold prices rose 0.19 per cent during the week over persistent geopolitical uncertainty and sharp movements in crude prices. O

Super Chess Classic: Pragg holds Giri; Keymer wins title

Bucharest, May 23: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa ended his campaign with an easy draw against Anish Giri while Vincent Keymer crushed Jorden Van F

India fuel hike lowest in world, highest prices seen in Congress-ruled & INDIA-bloc south, data reveals

New Delhi, May 23: The cumulative petrol and diesel revision of just under Rs 5 a litre in three days this month is the smallest material upward

Mercedes George Russell takes pole for F1 sprint race at Canadian GP

Montreal, May 23: George Russell took the pole for the sprint race Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix, with Mercedes teammate and Formula 1 poin

2030 CWG: Key venues set for completion by 2029

Ahmedabad, May 23: Sports complexes that are slated to host key events like aquatics and athletics during the 2030 Commonwealth Games here are we

Khour, Jammu clinch Kabaddi titles; Udhampur dominates U-17 overall events

Inter-Zonal Sports Competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU/UDHAMPUR, May 23: Under the aegis of the Directorate of Youth Services & Spo

Govt does not interfere in exchange rates: Goyal

NEW DELHI, May 23 : Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the government does not interfere in exchange rates as these are

Modi, Rubio discuss bilateral ties, West Asia crisis; Trump invites PM to White House

NEW DELHI, May 23 : India and the US will continue to work closely for the global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, after US S

Consumer court orders bank to pay Rs 48,400 to woman for failing to refund money of failed ATM transaction

Consumer court orders bank to pay Rs 48,400 to woman for failing to refund money of failed ATM transaction NEW DELHI, May 23 : A consumer court h

Quote of the day by Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'It is not length of life, but...' Life lessons on love, human behavior and compassion by American lecturer, poet and essayist

Quote of the day by Ralph Waldo Emerson focuses on the meaning of life and human values through the line, It is not length of life, but depth of

Queen Elizabeth IIs zardozi gown from India tour takes centrestage in UK

LONDON, May 23 : An evening gown with zardozi work depicting Indias national flower, the lotus, is among the prized fashion items on display at o

Deaf Cricket Asso J&K calls on LG

Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, May 23: Different delegations called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today at Lok Bhawan, Srinagar. A

Govt burdening common people with post-poll fuel price hike, alleges Cong

NEW DELHI, May 23 : The Congress on Saturday accused the government of burdening the common people with a post-poll fuel price hike and also deny

DPS Jammu holds training programme

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 23: Delhi Public School Jammu under the guidance of Dr Ritu Singh, Pro-Vice Chairperson and Founder of DPS Jam

Govt focused on matching standards of all AIIMS institutions to AIIMS Delhi: Nadda

NEW DELHI, May 23: Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said the government is focusing on ensuring all AIIMS institutions match the standa

India-UAE pacts deepened partnership in energy, defence and AI: Report

New Delhi, May 23: Agreements signed between India and the United Arab Emirates during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visits deepen strategicecono

India, Boeing hold talks on aviation manufacturing and MRO opportunities

New Delhi, May 23: India and Boeing on Saturday held discussions on strengthening cooperation in aviation and aerospace manufacturing, focusing o