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Donald Trump in a navy suit, white shirt and blue tie in front of a US flag, shown on a blurred dark border.

US midterm election results: Democrats projected to take Congress

US midterm election results: Democrats are projected to win both the House and the Senate, ending Republican control of Congress. Trump says he accepts it.

2h ago4 min read6 sources

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A red BMTC Vajra Volvo bus parked at a bus stand in Bengaluru.

Karnataka bus fare hike: BMTC minimum fare goes from ₹6 to ₹10

3h ago2 min read4 sources

Virat Kohli in India’s blue kit running between the wickets as New Zealand fielders in black watch.

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: Kohli 74 as India win by 5 wickets

3h ago2 min read5 sources

Ayushmann Khurrana in a white jacket and tinted glasses singing into a microphone on stage.

Ayushmann Khurrana threat: Audio demands crores, police verifying sender

3h ago2 min read3 sources

Three Indian Army soldiers, two in ceremonial uniforms with slouch hats and one in combat fatigues, beside flower beds.

Agniveer extension explained: Who gets two more years, and what comes next

Explained3h ago2 min read5 sources

The domed Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi, with trees beside it.

‘Don’t travel by air. Next case’: Supreme Court on plea over 700% airfare hike

2 Nov2 min read4 sources

Shah Rukh Khan in a dark blazer speaking on stage at TED2017.

Shah Rukh Khan turns 61, drops King song Tu Mil Jaaye with Deepika

2 Nov2 min read7 sources

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Three Indian Army soldiers, two in ceremonial uniforms with slouch hats and one in combat fatigues, beside flower beds.

Agniveer extension explained: Who gets two more years, and what comes next

Explained3h ago2 min read5 sources

A ground spinner firecracker throwing out sparks in the dark during Diwali in Delhi.

Green crackers in Delhi this Diwali: Timings, rules and how to spot a real one

Explained2 Nov3 min read6 sources

Cars and auto-rickshaws in thick smog at the entry gate of New Delhi railway station.

Delhi AQI turns ‘very poor’: What GRAP Stage 2 means and what changes

Explained2 Nov2 min read5 sources

A green and white E5 series Shinkansen bullet train with a long pointed nose at a platform in Ueno station, Tokyo.

B28 bullet train explained: Speed, seats and when India’s first one runs

Explained1 Nov2 min read4 sources

A pale sun in a hazy pink smoggy sky over a Delhi road, with a traffic light showing red and CCTV cameras on a pole.

Delhi pollution rules explained: non-BS6 ban, No PUC No Fuel, WFH

Explained1 Nov2 min read5 sources

Satellite view of a large swirling white cyclone cloud mass over the dark blue sea of the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Murasu explained: When it may hit Andhra Pradesh, and what the name means

Explained31 Oct2 min read6 sources

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A red BMTC Vajra Volvo bus parked at a bus stand in Bengaluru.

Karnataka bus fare hike: BMTC minimum fare goes from ₹6 to ₹10

3h ago2 min read4 sources

Delhi’s skyline barely visible through thick grey smog.

GRAP 2 restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR as AQI turns ‘very poor’ at 324

2 Nov2 min read7 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Murasu, a large swirl of white cloud over the Bay of Bengal next to the lights of India's east coast at night.

Cyclone Murasu landfall tonight near Ongole as Andhra evacuates thousands

2 Nov2 min read6 sources

An orange and white helicopter flying low over green Himalayan slopes on the route to Kedarnath, with snow-streaked mountains behind.

Char Dham helicopter operators threaten to halt flights over 2-pilot rule

1 Nov2 min read5 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Murasu, a large swirling white cloud mass over the dark blue Bay of Bengal, with the Indian coast at left.

Cyclone Murasu forms, may hit Andhra near Nellore by 3 Nov: IMD

1 Nov2 min read8 sources

An orange and grey Vande Bharat Sleeper train standing on tracks under overhead electric wires at a railway yard.

Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off: timings, stops

1 Nov2 min read4 sources

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A white flydubai Boeing 737 MAX with blue and orange livery climbing against a clear blue sky.

UAE honours Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and his flydubai crew with the Order of Zayed II for saving flight FZ1073

28 Oct2 min read4 sources

Mist hangs over green terraced hillsides and forest near Chakrata, with a few houses and a dirt track on a ridge to the right.

Bride who walked 18 km in her lehenga to a roadless Uttarakhand village may soon get her road

24 Oct2 min read3 sources

AI-generated illustration of a young orangutan in a leafy rehabilitation enclosure; not a photograph of the rescued animal.

Rescued from a Maharashtra apartment, a young orangutan returns to Indonesia

19 Oct2 min read3 sources

AI-generated illustration of a laptop and notebook on a student’s study desk.

Girls make up 49% of IIT Madras School Connect enrolment

18 Oct2 min read3 sources

AI-generated illustration of textiles, terracotta bowls and wooden toys at a craft stall.

Mysuru’s Shilp Samagam Mela puts artisans in the spotlight

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

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A tall white model of a GSLV rocket with strap-on boosters beside a grey launch tower model, against a pale sky and trees.

NVS-03 launch succeeds: ISRO’s GSLV-F18 puts NavIC satellite in orbit

31 Oct2 min read5 sources

A typed, hand-annotated film shooting script and a hand-drawn set map displayed side by side in a glass case at a film library.

Censor board data breach exposed scripts and film deal terms from 500-plus applications

25 Oct3 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of generic LED-equipped drones on grass and abstract lights at dusk; not a photograph of the record-setting Mysuru peacock display.

Over 3,400 drones form a Guinness-record peacock at Mysuru Dasara

19 Oct1 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of a laptop displaying blurred document text on a work desk.

NVIDIA and AI4Bharat outline AI data for 22 Indian languages

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of network cables and a switch inside an office equipment cabinet.

G7 plans drills to test responses to AI cyberattacks

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

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Ayushmann Khurrana in a white jacket and tinted glasses singing into a microphone on stage.

Ayushmann Khurrana threat: Audio demands crores, police verifying sender

3h ago2 min read3 sources

A white Andhra Pradesh Police truck marked AP POLICE driving on a dusty road in Amaravati.

Andhra chainsaw attack: Accused shot by police, who say he attacked officers

2 Nov3 min read5 sources

An empty, dimly lit school classroom with rows of old wooden benches and desks and peeling walls.

Andhra chainsaw attack: Class 10 girl attacked in Anantapur classroom, accused on the run

31 Oct2 min read7 sources

Red clay karwa pots decorated with gold tinsel and white patterns, kept for Karwa Chauth puja.

Gwalior woman killed at home on Karwa Chauth, husband taken into custody

30 Oct2 min read4 sources

Tiger Shroff smiling, in a dark pinstriped jacket and open-collared white shirt, in front of a colourful event backdrop.

Tiger Shroff firing case: All 11 accused re-arrested under MCOCA after Mumbai special court nod

29 Oct2 min read4 sources

The closed cream-coloured gate of a sub-jail set in a red-painted wall, with a blue name board above it and a metal canopy over the entrance.

17 undertrial prisoners allegedly faked a seizure to break out of a Tamil Nadu jail; 13 caught within a day

27 Oct3 min read6 sources

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Shah Rukh Khan in a dark blazer speaking on stage at TED2017.

Shah Rukh Khan turns 61, drops King song Tu Mil Jaaye with Deepika

2 Nov2 min read7 sources

Ranbir Kapoor in a white shirt dancing on stage at a Barfi! promotional event, with a co-star’s arm across him.

Ranbir Kapoor on Elon Musk’s flying car: ‘India did it 5,000 years ago’

1 Nov2 min read4 sources

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta in a white shirt standing in a room with bar stools, shown on a blurred dark background.

Kaante director Sanjay Gupta dies after a fall at his Mumbai home

31 Oct2 min read4 sources

Arijit Singh in a blue shirt and dark waistcoat singing into a microphone on a festival stage.

Karan Aujla and Arijit Singh to headline HOME, a new music festival in Goa

30 Oct2 min read4 sources

Bhavitha Mandava smiling, with long dark hair and a pale blue embellished dress, at the Venice Film Festival.

Instagram Rings 2026: Two Indians among the 25 winners, freestyle footballer Muhammed Riswan and model Bhavitha Mandava

29 Oct2 min read4 sources

Katrina Kaif, with long dark wavy hair and an off-shoulder red dress, smiling at an IIFA event.

‘Bounce back? From where?’: Katrina Kaif hits back at postpartum body-shaming in her Vogue India cover interview

28 Oct2 min read3 sources

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137 cancer medicines face a price reset from November 9 under new margin cap

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

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Tiger Shroff smiling, in a dark pinstriped jacket and open-collared white shirt, in front of a colourful event backdrop.

Tiger Shroff firing case: All 11 accused re-arrested under MCOCA after Mumbai special court nod

29 Oct2 min read4 sources

Diljit Dosanjh in a black turban, tinted aviator sunglasses and a black jacket in front of an IIFA 2017 backdrop.

Diljit Dosanjh’s October 30 Delhi concert is back on after police grant permission

24 Oct2 min read2 sources

An empty, dimly lit school classroom with rows of old wooden benches and desks and peeling walls.

Andhra chainsaw attack: Class 10 girl attacked in Anantapur classroom, accused on the run

31 Oct2 min read7 sources

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