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The arrival of a US aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to attack Iran, but the choices carry serious risks of retaliation from Tehran.

Nikhil, a constable posted at Parliament Street Police Station, helplessly heard his sister, Kajal Chaudhary, scream as his brother-in-law assaulted her and hit her on the head with a dumbbell, killing her.

Australian Open 2026 men's singles semi-final 1 Live Updates: Nothing separates Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz who are tied 6-6 in the head-to-head battle.

Global problems will not be solved by one power calling the shots or by splitting the world into rival spheres, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday in comments directed at the United States and China.

Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco on Thursday of stealing AI trade secrets from the US tech giant to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for

No official statement has been made on Virat Kohli's Instagram deactivation, sparking speculation and memes, as fans await updates from the cricketer or his wife Anushka Sharma.

The U.S. Navy has sent an additional warship to the Middle East, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday, amid a large military buildup in the region and soaring tensions.

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the US, the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands.

A flight from Bangladesh capital Dhaka landed at the Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan's Karachi on Thursday, restoring non-stop air connectivity between the two countries after 14 years.

Around 22 students were hospitalised after consuming mid-day meals at a primary school in Sangareddy district in Telangana, officials said.

AI startup Perplexity has signed a $750 million agreement with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud service, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the US military will be prepared to carry out whatever President Donald Trump decides on Iran to ensure Tehran does not pursue nuclear weapons capability.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he expects the United States to espect Canadian sovereignty, responding to reports that State Department officials met with separatists from the oil-rich province of Alberta.

New Zealand decided against accepting US President Donald Trump's invitation to join his Board of Peace, New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a statement on Friday.

A 13-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her room here, police said on Thursday.

India is set to host the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting (IAFMM) on January 31, marking a significant diplomatic milestone.

Former Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has officially requested a deferment from the special investigation team (SIT) regarding his scheduled appearance for questioning today.

The European Union agreed Thursday to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard a errorist organisation over a deadly crackdown on mass protests, sending a powerful message of condemnation to Tehran.

The patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is a life-threatening condition.

A new study from the University of Oxford suggests that intensifying global warming could push billions of people into dangerously hot living conditions within the next few decades.

Due to the 3-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised.

Ukraine's state weather agency on Thursday forecast a drastic dip in temperatures to as low as minus 30C in coming days, as authorities race to restore heating and electricity services and President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of fresh Russian attacks

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week due to cold weather.

Iran reacted with fury on Thursday after the EU blacklisted the country's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group, as Tehran faced off with Washington after US President Donald Trump warned time was running out for a nuclear deal.

In a move aimed at improving work-life balance and boosting morale among police personnel, the Karnataka State Police Headquarters has issued a circular permitting officers and staff to avail casual leave on their birthdays and wedding anniversaries.

Raipur Central Jail, meant to be one of the most secure institutions in Chhattisgarh, is once again under a cloud after a sensational video surfaced showing a young woman freely recording a video inside the jail's visiting room.

In Maharashtra's politics today, all eyes are on the Pawar family and power, specifically who would wield the power to run Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) following the death of Ajit Pawar.

For the first time in over two decades, the Union Budget will be presented on a Sunday. On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the government's annual financial statement for 2026 in the Lok Sabha at 11 am.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police personnel and stealing over Rs 66 lakh from a Kenyan woman in South Mumbai's Fort area, police said.

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Tehran, saying that failure to reach an agreement on nuclear weapons would invite consequences far more severe than anything seen before.

The body of a 12-year-old boy, who had been missing for three days, was recovered from a building's duct in Maharashtra's Thane district.

OpenAI is developing a biometric social platform to combat bots by requiring user verification via Face ID or iris scans, aiming to improve authenticity on social media.

People aged 25 to 44 account for the highest number of fatalities linked to Tuberculosis in the national capital in the past two decades, according to a report from the Delhi government.

In the wake of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death, the political walls of Baramati have crumbled to reveal a moving story of family solidarity.

This practice reflects the Romans' resourcefulness in using available materials for medicine, despite modern views on hygiene.

After a mob attack on a Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand, political parties and leaders have expressed concerns over what they claimed were growing attacks on Kashmiris in various parts of the country.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had reiterated its invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks, as US-led efforts to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine intensify.

British Airways flight BA274 lost a wheel shortly after takeoff from the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Monday (Jan 26).

Placing the current market turbulence in a global context, Nageswaran pointed to a decade of ultra-loose monetary policy.

Captain Sumit Kapoor is among the five victims of the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar yesterday in Baramati. However, according to his friends, he wasn't even supposed to fly the aircraft.

A case has been registered against 17 people following an alleged attempted kidnapping of a Congress councillor on the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, which is also known as the Samruddhi Expressway.

India's ambition to emerge as a globally competitive industrial hub will critically depend on the strength and scale of its industrial clusters.

Experts predict gold prices could continue to rise, potentially reaching $6,000 per ounce by the end of 2026.

A family of five allegedly consumed poison following a domestic dispute here, police said on Thursday, adding that the couple died and their three children are hospitalised.

Seeing his son in the leopard's jaws, Babubhai attacked the leopard with a spear and a sickle lying near the house and killed it.

CUET PG 2026 Application Correction 2026: Only those candidates who submitted their application on or before December 19, 2025 are allowed to use the correction facility.

An Air India Express pilot shared a touching video of his last flight after 23 years, featuring family blessings and colleagues celebrations.

PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Highlights: Spinners helped Pakistan register a 22-run victory over Australia in the first T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday.

China has executed 11 people linked to notorious online scam centres in Myanmar, as it intensifies its crackdown on frauds targeting its citizens. Another 23 suspects were given prison sentences ranging from five years to life.

An NRI who returned to India nine months ago after 12 months in the US detailed their experience living in the homeland.