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MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario
MapQuest’s navigation application has vaulted to the top of national app rankings after the company publicly declined to alter the name of Lake Ontario…
Iran's Economy in Crisis as US Launches New Sanctions Campaign
Washington has launched a new economic pressure campaign against Iran, with officials predicting the measures will deepen poverty across the country even as Iranians…
Mariano Navone Defeats Novak Djokovic in Five-Set US Open Thriller, Marking One of Tennis's Most Remarkable Upsets
NEW YORK — Argentine qualifier Mariano Navone pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in recent Grand Slam history Monday, defeating 24-time major…
Centre Moves Supreme Court to Quash FIRs Against NEET Protesters
The Union government has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate first information reports filed against students who participated in demonstrations against the National…
Eight Dead, Several Injured in Firecracker Factory Explosion in Uttar Pradesh
A massive explosion ripped through a firecracker manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, killing at least eleven people and injuring five others, according…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, breaks all-time Duleep Trophy record
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, aged 15 years and 175 days, became the youngest batter to score a half‑century in the Duleep Trophy during a semi‑final match,…
Advocates stage sit-in protest outside Rajasthan acting Chief Justice’s courtroom
Lawyers in Rajasthan staged a sit-in protest outside the courtroom of the state's acting chief justice on Monday, temporarily halting proceedings as the demonstration…
MPLADS: Telangana’s 23 MPs spend only ₹94 crore of ₹394.8 crore
TELUGU NAKSHATRA, India — Telangana’s 23 Members of Parliament have utilized a fraction of the ₹394.8‑crore allocated to them under the Member of Parliament…
Supreme Court Refuses to Halt CJP March Ahead of BRICS Summit as Centre Files Urgent Plea to Quash NEET-UG Protest Cases
The Supreme Court of India on Monday declined to grant an interim injunction blocking a planned march by the Civil Jamiatul Ulama-e-Hind (CJP), a…
Three Family Members Killed by Express Train Near Doddaballapur
Strong Opening Summary A tragic accident on a curved railway junction in Doddaballapur, Karnataka, claimed the lives of three members of the same family…
Russia Says It Helped Repel Niger Attempted Coup as Soldiers Target Military Base
Niger authorities say Russia-assisted security forces thwarted an attempted coup in the early hours of Saturday, when soldiers tried to seize a key military…
Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
Head teacher Rajendra Dawadi led the rapid evacuation of roughly 900 students from his school after receiving advance warnings that floodwaters were approaching the…
Nepal Rescuers Race to Reach Trapped Hydropower Workers as Flood Death Toll Surpasses 900
Rescue teams in Nepal are intensifying efforts to reach workers trapped inside tunnels at a hydropower project in the country's flood-stricken regions, as the…
Niger Mutiny Puts Russia's Expanding Role in the Sahel to the Test
A failed mutiny in Niger's capital last week has exposed fractures within the country's military leadership and raised fundamental questions about the durability of…
Iran Targets Jordan After First US Attack in a Month
The United States launched strikes against Iranian military facilities on Larak Island in the Persian Gulf, prompting Tehran to retaliate by targeting installations in…
Man Stabs Friend to Death Over Chicken Pieces During Drunken Brawl in Karnataka's Belagavi
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in Karnataka's Belagavi district for allegedly stabbing his friend to death following a drunken argument over how many…
Sukesh Chandrasekhar Sentenced to 8 Years for Impersonating Supreme Court Judge
A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to eight years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of impersonating a Supreme Court…
AI MIM Worker Stabbed to Death Near Residence in Hyderabad; Pattern of Motorcycle-Borne Political Killings Persists
Hyderabad: A worker of the All India Majlis-e-Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) was fatally stabbed approximately 100 metres from his home late on Tuesday evening, according…
Pellet Gun Usage During Delhi Protest: CRPF Says Not Liable to Disclose Under RTI
The Central Reserve Police Force has refused to disclose information regarding the use of pellet guns during recent protests in Delhi, citing exemptions under…
GDP growth comes in at 7.8% in Q1, slower than last quarter but quicker than last year
India's economy expanded by 7.8 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to data reported by The Hindu. The figure…
Zomato bans analogue dishes on its platform, to delist non-compliant restaurant partners
Zomato has removed from its food‑delivery platform all menu items that restaurant partners have labelled as containing analogue dairy, effective the start of the…
I Have Kept My Promise': An Emotional Naidu Opens Veligonda, 30 Years After Laying Its Stone
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the first phase of the Veligonda irrigation project on Sunday, fulfilling a pledge he made three…
Kudumbashree Posts Record ₹10.07 Crore Onam Sales Through Women's Cooperative Network
Kerala's flagship anti-poverty programme Kudumbashree has recorded a turnover of ₹10.07 crore from vegetable and flower sales during the Onam festive season, according to…
A Giant Leap Forward: NASA Launches Powerful New Space Telescope to Map Cosmic Structure
NASA has successfully launched a powerful new space telescope designed to create a comprehensive map of the universe while investigating the mysterious forces of…