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'Uncalled for...': Bangladesh on India's comments about attacks on Hindus

15 Oct 2024

Indian Government

Indian 'agents' collaborated with Bishnoi gang: Canada police's big charge

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has alleged that agents of the Indian government are working with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to create a climate of fear in Canada.

15 Oct 2024

Justin Trudeau

Trudeau accuses India of 'threatening, violent acts' amid diplomatic row

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed serious concerns over "India's actions in Canada," after a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) report.

14 Oct 2024

Donald Trump

Who is Vem Miller—man arrested near Trump rally with guns

A 49-year-old Las Vegas resident Vem Miller was arrested on Saturday (local time) outside a rally for former United States President Donald Trump in Coachella, California.

14 Oct 2024

Canada

'Preposterous imputations': India's strong rebuttal to Trudeau's escalation

India on Monday issued a sharp rebuttal to Canada, rejecting allegations that its High Commissioner was a "person of interest" in a murder investigation.

14 Oct 2024

Kamala Harris

Time magazine owner criticizes Kamala Harris for declining interview requests

Marc Benioff, the owner of Time magazine, has publicly slammed United States Vice President Kamala Harris for repeatedly refusing interview requests from the publication.

14 Oct 2024

Israel

How Hezbollah drones breached Israel's sophisticated defenses 

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is escalating.

14 Oct 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu mulls 'surrender or starve' plan for northern Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly mulling a controversial strategy called the "Generals' Plan."

Man sells pumpkin for $10, buys lottery ticket, wins $150,000

Roy Story, a North Carolina resident, has won a staggering $150,000 (approximately ₹1.2 crore) lottery prize.

13 Oct 2024

Justin Trudeau

Liberal MPs look to topple Justin Trudeau, 20 sign pledge

A faction within Canada's ruling Liberal Party is reportedly mobilizing to call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation.

13 Oct 2024

Doha

'Secret documents' link Iran to October 7 attack; it responds 

Iran has denied any involvement in Hamas's surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

13 Oct 2024

Justin Trudeau

Canada: Jewish school targeted with gunfire, hate crime suspected 

The Toronto Police Service in Canada has launched a hate crime investigation after shots were fired at Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School around 4:00am on Saturday.

13 Oct 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

'Champion of India-Israel Friendship': Netanyahu remembers Ratan Tata 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condoling the death of Indian industrialist Ratan Tata.

12 Oct 2024

DNA

Human foot found on Everest has potential to change history

A National Geographic documentary team may have unearthed a clue to one of mountaineering's longest unsolved mysteries.

12 Oct 2024

Hamas

Iran government branches, nuclear facilities hit by cyberattacks; information stolen

Iran has reported intense cyberattacks on its nuclear facilities and all three branches of its government.

12 Oct 2024

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson felt Modi's 'astral energy' during 1st meeting

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written in his memoir that he felt Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "curious astral energy" when they first met in London.

12 Oct 2024

Georgia

US soldier receives 14-year sentence for trying to help ISIS 

A United States Army soldier, Cole Bridges aka Cole Gonzales, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for trying to help the Islamic State (ISIS) plan a deadly ambush on US troops.

12 Oct 2024

Iran

US imposes sanctions on Iran's oil sector over Israel attack

The United States has slapped sanctions on several companies and vessels allegedly involved in the trade and transportation of Iranian oil.

12 Oct 2024

Hamas

'Deliberate killing..torture': UN finds crimes against humanity in Israeli attacks 

A United Nations (UN) commission of inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a "concerted policy to destroy Gaza's healthcare system" in the midst of its conflict with Hamas.

12 Oct 2024

Hamas

Israel observes Yom Kippur amid active war, 1st since 1973

To observe Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar and the Jewish Day of Atonement, Israel implemented a late Friday afternoon shutdown.

11 Oct 2024

China

India's concern over Israeli attack on UN base in Lebanon

India has expressed its concern over the deteriorating security situation along the Blue Line, after Israeli fire on a United Nations peacekeeper base in southern Lebanon.

11 Oct 2024

Nobel Peace Prize

Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize 2024

Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2024 on Friday.

11 Oct 2024

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Goddess Kali's crown, gifted by PM Modi, stolen

The silver, gold-plated crown offered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to goddess Kali at the Jeshoreshwari Temple in Satkhira district in 2021 has reportedly been stolen.

11 Oct 2024

Narendra Modi

'Conflicts hurting Global South': PM Modi at East Asia Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the East Asia summit in Vietnam on Friday, expressed concern over the negative impact of global conflicts on the Global South.

11 Oct 2024

Balochistan

Gunmen kill 20 miners, injure 7 in Pakistan's Balochistan

A group of unidentified gunmen attacked a coal mine in Balochistan's Duki district in Pakistan late on Thursday night.

11 Oct 2024

Israel

Israel tank hits UN 'Blue helmet' base in Lebanon

Two United Nations peacekeepers were injured on Thursday after an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank hit their headquarters in southern Lebanon.

10 Oct 2024

Ukraine

Ukraine parliament approves 1st wartime tax hikes

Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has approved the country's first major wartime tax hikes.

10 Oct 2024

Japan

Chimpanzees face food shortage as zookeeper steals, sells their food 

A 47-year-old zookeeper at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka prefecture, western Japan, has been accused of stealing food meant for animals under his care.

South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel Literature Prize 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."

10 Oct 2024

Colombia

1 in 8 girls/women raped/sexually assaulted before 18: UNICEF

The United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed shocking statistics on global sexual violence against female minors.

10 Oct 2024

Climate Change

Hurricane Milton man-made? The many conspiracies swirling in the US

As Florida prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Milton, conspiracy theories that the Democrats are creating "man-made" hurricanes to sabotage Donald Trump's chances of winning the election took off.

10 Oct 2024

Florida

Who's Caroline Calloway, why her hurricane posts are causing controversy

Social media influencer and listed author Caroline Calloway has sparked controversy by refusing to leave her Florida home, despite being in a mandatory evacuation zone for Hurricane Milton.

10 Oct 2024

Canada

Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, what happened next 

A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after the pilot collapsed and died mid-flight on Wednesday.

10 Oct 2024

Florida

Hurricane Milton hits Florida, over 1 million homes lose power

Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, hit Florida near Siesta Key, United States on Wednesday evening (local time).

10 Oct 2024

Ratan Tata

'His generosity enabled research...': Cornell's tribute to Ratan Tata

Cornell University has paid a touching tribute to its illustrious alumnus, Ratan Tata, who died on Wednesday at the age of 86.

09 Oct 2024

Joe Biden

What makes Hurricane Milton—heading to Florida— 'worst storm in century'

Hurricane Milton is barreling toward Florida with wind speeds of up to 289.6km/h.

09 Oct 2024

Canada

Canada launches website to guide people seeking abortions

The Canadian government, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has launched an all-encompassing website to provide information related to abortion.

09 Oct 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump-Putin phone call, Biden's outburst: Bob Woodward's book reveals all

Veteran reporter and The Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward will release his new book War next week.

09 Oct 2024

Climate Change

Global warming makes hurricanes like Helene twice as likely: Report

A recent study has found that human-induced global heating greatly increased the chances of devastating hurricanes like Helene.

09 Oct 2024

Asia

Tennis star Paula Badosa's fun chopsticks photo triggers racism controversy

Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa has issued a public apology after being accused of racism.

09 Oct 2024

Afghanistan

Biden called Netanyahu 'son of b*h' in private: Report

United States President Joe Biden has reportedly used profanity to describe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during private meetings.

09 Oct 2024

Cancer

'Thought it was death sentence': Sarah Ferguson on cancer battle

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, recently opened up about her cancer journey, calling her first diagnosis a "death sentence."

09 Oct 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Has Israel killed Nasrallah's successor Hashem Safieddine: Explained

Israel continues its offensive against Lebanon, with experts expressing concern that it may follow a path similar to Gaza.

08 Oct 2024

Donald Trump

'Disgusted': White House slams Trump's 'bad genes' remark on immigrants

Former United States President Donald Trump has sparked a major controversy with his recent comments on immigration.

07 Oct 2024

United Kingdom

UK woman (70) receives job letter 48 years after applying

In a bizarre twist of fate, a 70-year-old woman in the UK has finally received a response to her job application, 48 years after she had applied.

07 Oct 2024

Maldives

You can now use RuPay cards for payments in Maldives 

In a bid to strengthen financial cooperation, India has launched the RuPay card in the Maldives.

07 Oct 2024

Mexico

Mexico: Chilpancingo mayor killed 6 days after taking office

Alejandro Arcos, the newly elected mayor of Chilpancingo, capital city of Mexico's Guerrero state, was assassinated on Sunday.

07 Oct 2024

California

This lake hides enough lithium to power 382 million EVs

California's largest lake, the Salton Sea, is sitting on a lithium deposit worth an estimated $540 billion.

07 Oct 2024

Karachi

Two Chinese nationals dead in Karachi airport explosion

Two Chinese nationals were killed and 10 others injured in a massive explosion near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday.

07 Oct 2024

Hamas

Israel strikes 40,000 Hamas targets in Gaza in 1 year

Over the last year, Israel has carried out extensive military operations against Hamas-led attacks, striking over 40,000 targets in the Gaza Strip.

07 Oct 2024

Cape Town

Pro-Palestine rallies held globally to mark Israel-Gaza conflict anniversary

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets over the weekend in major cities around the world to condemn the Israeli military operations in Gaza as the war in the Palestinian territory nears the one-year mark.

07 Oct 2024

Narendra Modi

Maldives ties with China won't undermine India's security interest: Muizzu

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is currently on a four-day state visit to India, has assured that his country will not take any actions that could compromise India's security.

06 Oct 2024

Australia

Singapore bids farewell to 181-year-old horse racing; know why

Singapore witnessed the end of an era on Saturday as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day.