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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admitted on Tuesday to having lunch on the private island of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2012, but denied closer ties, amid bipartisan calls for his resignation.

Two months after laying the foundation of the Babri replica, the construction of the project is about to begin in Murshidabad's Beldanga today.

Around 100 students were hospitalised on Tuesday after they fell ill following a deworming drive at a local school here, officials said.

India climbed five places to the 91st position out of 182 countries and territories on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025 released on Tuesday.

A couple from Gujarat's Anand district on their way to the US was kidnapped and held hostage in Azerbaijan with abductors demanding ransom for their release, but the pair was rescued with help from the Indian foreign ministry.

Over 52 lakh voters will decide the fate of about 13,000 candidates in elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana on Wednesday, seen as a test of popularity for the ruling Congress, as well as opposition BJP and BRS

A motor accident claims tribunal here has awarded a compensation of Rs 82.86 lakh to the family of a 34-year-old Delhi Fire Services (DFS) staff who died in a road accident in 2016.

A US lawmaker has introduced a bill to end the H-1B visa program, saying corporations have repeatedly abused this system and imported cheaper foreign labour into America.

A case has been registered on the complaint of a woman from Canada after she alleged that a male therapist at the spa of a luxury hotel here misbehaved with her, police said on Tuesday.

A French prosecutor has made public the identity of a 79-year-old former educator accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over more than five decades.

MP Raghav Chadha today said India taxes Virtual Digital Assets - which include cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokenised assets - like they are legal but regulates them like they are illegal, urging the government to bring in rules to protect them

While visible watermarks on AI images can be cropped and audio disclaimers can be edited out, the government's latest IT rules have introduced a deeper, invisible layer of protection: Permanent Metadata.

The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum has announced its participation as an official partner of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, positioning itself at the centre of what is shaping up to be a defining moment for global AI cooperation.

The government has made it mandatory for social media platforms to place clear and prominent labels on AI-generated content.

Over the weekend, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) marked 100 years of its journey with a two-day celebration attended by several prominent names from the film industry, including Karan Johar, Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty.

A woman died and more than a dozen women and girls were injured in a stampede on Tuesday morning ahead of the Kalash Yatra - part of the consecration ceremony -- of the Navgrah Temple in Dabra, Gwalior district. One of the injured is in critical cond

The magistrate court in Mansa, Gandhinagar, has convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to a year's imprisonment and imposed a fine.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday assumed her ministerial duties at the state secretariat, 13 days after the death of her husband and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, and attended her maiden cabinet meeting.

A 19-year-old MBBS student was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a private hostel here on Tuesday morning, police said.

An 18-year-old boy on his way to appear for his Class 12 board examination fell off a local train and died in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that her government will launch 'Delhi LakhpatiBitiya Yojna' in April to replace it with the 2008 ladli scheme, aimed at financial security and academic growth of girls from economically weaker sections.

In a quiet village in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, the disappearance of a young woman has sparked a wave of superstition, mystery, and a frantic police search.

A man allegedly raped and killed his mother-in-law in Nagarkurnool district, police said on Tuesday.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday denied having connections to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as he came under fire from lawmakers calling for him to step down.

A case of cyber fraud has emerged from Delhi, where a chartered accountant was tricked into downloading a malicious file through WhatsApp under the promise of increasing her credit card limit.

Sri Lanka cricket team star Bhanuka Rajapaksa made an explosive remark about the bats being used by Indian batters during the T20 World Cup 2026.

A 12-year-old boy was among three members of a family found dead at their home in Surat on Tuesday after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes.

The Kerala High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday strongly opposed the bail plea of jailed Sabarimala temple tantri Kantarar Rajeevar before the Kollam Vigilance Court.

The post received an overwhelming response from viewers, garnering over 90,000 likes and hundreds of comments.

Sachin Tendulkar, along with his family, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to invite him to the upcoming wedding of his son, Arjun Tendulkar, and fiancee Saaniya Chandhok

The Election Commission on Tuesday published the final voter list for Special Revision 2026 for 126 assembly constituencies in Assam, with over 2.49 crore voters.

The annual sports tournament, Khelo Hansraj, which was scheduled to run from February 4 to 27, was disrupted after the ground was cordoned off and decorations were put up.

PAK vs USA T20 World Cup LIVE Score: USA captain Monank Patel won the toss and opted to bowl against Pakistan in their T20 World Cup 2026 clash.

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has received a threatening WhatsApp voice note demanding crores of rupees in ransom, police said. The threat comes days after a firing incident at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's home in Mumbai.

Systemic indifference in India is no longer an abstract concern; it is a lived reality inscribed on urban landscapes and, increasingly, on citizens' bodies.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he has filed a defamation case seeking Rs 500 crore in damages against senior Congress leaders.

Hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the visit comes at a moment when bilateral cooperation is being shaped as much by emerging technologies and global governance as by traditional strategic interests.

Amid growing controversy around his yet-to-be-published memoir, former Army chief General MM Naravane finally broke his silence today by resharing a statement from the publishers Penguin.

Deepak Kumar, a gymnasium owner in Uttarakhand who identified himself as Mohammad Deepak while defending a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper from alleged Bajrang Dal members, is now facing a severe economic boycott.

A Karnataka-based software firm has moved court against US artificial intelligence company Anthropic, alleging that the latter's entry into India has caused customer confusion due to the shared use of the company name.

Many people feel gassy or bloated after eating peas. Gas is often caused by indigestible sugars and fibre reaching the colon, where gut bacteria ferment them and release gas.

President Droupadi Murmu hosted Seychelles President Patrick Herminie at Rashtrapati Bhavan with a banquet celebrating India's coastal culinary traditions.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis are now often heard before they are seen. As federal immigration agents move through neighbourhoods, protesters and residents respond with sharp, piercing whistles.

Puducherry excise authorities have cracked down on a Valentine's Day promotional campaign that offered free beer with the purchase of wine.

That cheating is rampant in exams in the country is no secret, but students being helped to do so by parents and relatives takes things up a notch.

An AI engineer explains how moving from a top-tier US tech role back to India boosted his savings by 90 percent and improved his mental well-being through family time and domestic support.

A Hindu businessman was brutally murdered by miscreants in Bangladesh on the night of February 9, two days before the South Asian country votes for its national parliamentary elections.

Despite strict laws designed to curb reckless driving, hit-and-run incidents and cases of luxury vehicles striking unsuspecting pedestrians have become an unsettlingly familiar headline.

Tension continued to grip the commercial town of Litan in Manipur's Ukhrul district, following clashes between Naga and Kuki communities.

The number of oil tankers and other commercial ships abandoned by their owners rose sharply last year, leaving thousands of sailors stuck at sea without pay, food or a way home.