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A Class 12 student in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly attacked his teacher with a sharp weapon on January 26, severing both her lips, according to police.

A fresh political firestorm has erupted in Madhya Pradesh after Karan Singh Verma, the state's Revenue Minister and MLA from Ichhawar, allegedly issued an indirect threat to women beneficiaries of the Ladli Behna Yojana at a public event.

Amid US President Donald Trump's claim that India has agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday reiterated that ensuring energy security for its 1.4 billion people remains the top priority for centre.

Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain Thursday admitted that ties with India witnessed a setback during the interim regime led by Muhammad Yunus, but hoped that the relations could be restored under an elected government.

In its manifesto for the upcoming elections, the Bangladesh Jamaat-E-Islami called for peaceful and cooperative relations with neighbouring countries, including India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Thailand.

A case that began with a missing teenager in Ujjain has now exploded allegedly into a disturbing investigation stretching across cities.

The ripple effect of Pakistan's adamant last-minute boycott of the February 15 T20 World Cup group-stage match against India in Colombo is already being felt by the organisers

Bangladesh is heading into its first election after a student-led uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country a year-and-a-half ago.

Shock and gloom have shrouded two families, who knew each other well and had seen three marriages between their members, after a woman killed her husband with the help of her lover and his friends in Sri Ganganagar district.

Mamata Banerjee has wrapped up an eventful Delhi visit that featured a cameo in Supreme Court in the case over Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a fiery meeting with the Election Commission.

The Kremlin said on Thursday it did not want to waste time answering questions about unproven suggestions in Western media and by Poland's premier that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have been some sort of Russian intelligence asset.

Hundreds of midwives protested in Athens Thursday over new restrictions on how they work in hospitals that mean they will not be able to deliver babies without a doctor's supervision.

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is working hard to prevent US-Iran tensions from tipping the Middle East into a new conflict, as the two adversaries signal that disagreement over Tehran's missile arsenal threatens to torpedo a deal.

Jeet Adani and his wife, Diva Shah, among others in the Adani family, celebrated the 'Adani Mangal Seva' on Thursday, marking a year of the Adani Foundation's noble initiative to support newly married differently-abled women.

The Asiatic Lion population in the country has increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, supplemented by Gujarat's measures to manage human-wildlife conflicts and disease vulnerability, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she believed elections could be held in her country later this year, speaking to Politico in an interview released on Thursday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR alleging rape on the false pretext of marriage, saying the facts unmistakably indicate towards a classic case of a consensual relationship turning acrimonious.

The United States and Russia are closing in on a deal to observe the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration on Thursday, Axios reported, citing three sources familiar with the talks.

An alleged thief in Bengaluru has filed a police complaint against his victims, claiming he was assaulted while attempting a robbery.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced a complete ban on the use of mobile phones by students in all government and private schools across Himachal Pradesh, effective from March 1, 2026.

Oil smuggling has been so enormously profitable that no matter how many obstacles Washington and Brussels put up, the barrels kept flowing.

The Jan Suraaj party, founded by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the 2025 Bihar Assembly election results are null and void, and requesting a direction to hold fresh elections.

RCB vs DC Live Score, WPL 2026 Final: Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Wolvaardt aim to rebuild for two-down Delhi Capitals (DC) following the dismissal of Lizelle Lee.

A total of 377 aircraft have been identified as having recurring defects since January last year until February 3 across various scheduled airlines, the government told Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The accreditation of Faridabad-based Al Falah University lapsed in 2018 but it continued to invite students by not removing the expired UGC recognition from its official platforms, a police official said on Thursday.

The Delhi Police has registered three FIRs against the owner of a cafe in east Delhi for allegedly overcharging customers, following multiple complaints from victims who claimed that they were lured to the outlet through dating applications.

The Supreme Court has said mere leasing out or renting a residential flat does not by itself exclude the purchaser of the property from being called a consumer to avail his rights under the consumer-protection law.

A man allegedly raped his 10-year-old niece in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district, following which a case was registered against him, police said on Thursday.

A woman nurse was shot dead by an unidentified person outside a community health centre in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, a police official said on Thursday.

Ramesh Damani warns that the AI boom may kill entry-level tech placements from IITs and other tech institutes, but believes new job variants will emerge, offsetting job losses.

A client who duped a sex worker with fake proof of payment has been convicted of rape in Belgium, in a ruling the Antwerp court of appeal called unprecedented on Thursday.

In the dead of the night, an unidentified man climbed over the wall of a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri, stole the donation box and ran away.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office posted a celebratory message on World Hijab Day, calling the head covering the identity and pride of Muslim women.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the interim budget tabled by her government in the assembly is pro-people and shows fiscal discipline, unlike the directionless and rudderless Union Budget.

Even helping someone is a crime these days, lamented the mother of a 26-year-old man who was left with severe head injuries after he tried to stop a group of men from harassing women in south Delhi's Mehrauli area.

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with an order granting Rs 26,000 per month as interim maintenance to a woman under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV Act).

The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected jailed gangster Abu Salem's plea for parole after he expressed inability to pay the police escort charges.

Over 3,800 Indian nationals were deported from the US in 2025, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Sixteen labourers died and one was injured after an explosion trapped them deep inside a suspected illegal coal mine at a village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, police said.

A World Health Organization study published in Nature Medicine identifies that 38% of global cancer cases are linked to 30 preventable risk factors.

Three minor sisters allegedly jumped to death from their ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. They left behind a diary and a list of their favourite cartoons, characters, and games.

With Sheikh Hasinas Awami League barred from contesting, the political battlefield has opened to new contenders.

Launching a volley against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his raitor remark against a BJP MP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it showed his and the Congress' hatred for the Sikh community.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party today, saying its government in Delhi had drowned in liquor.

Turn your office stairs into a lowcost, powerful workout to boost heart health, strength, and energy during the workday

Integrating Ayush with modern medicine in public health can help boost Universal Health Coverage, said Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Thursday.

A 'bad day', 'perplexing', 'absolute bloodbath', 'bizarre decision', 'setback for journalism'... the reactions to the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post's brutal decision to lay off a third of newsroom staff worldwide, around 300 people.

A 47-year longitudinal study of the general population reveals that physical peak occurs around age 35, followed by a decline that accelerates with age.

Parliament Budget Session2026 Day 4 Live Updates: PM Modi on Thursday said that India is signing future-ready trade deals with several countries, and that, be it the trade agreement with the EU or the recent deal with the US.