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Gradually, fewer Brahmin families sought to train their sons as priests, opting instead to send them to Western-style schools introduced...

ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until the conclusion of peace talks in Doha, sources...

MOSCOW/KYIV: Russia on Friday said its forces had captured three villages — Pishchane and Tykhe in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and...

LONDON: In a symbolic turn of history, two senior Indian Air Force (IAF) instructors will soon be training Royal Air...

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his claim that “India won’t be buying Russian oil”, a statement...

KOLKATA: Marking his political comeback after seven years, former Kolkata mayor and cabinet minister Sovan Chatterjee has been appointed chairperson...

MUMBAI: India’s 2025 Southwest Monsoon has ended with “above normal” rainfall — 108% of the long-period average (LPA) — marking...

DIBRUGARH: Three soldiers sustained minor injuries after Ulfa (Independent) militants launched a grenade attack on an Army camp in Assam’s...

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government will establish a dedicated ‘war room’ to integrate Central and state health schemes and prevent individuals...

PALGHAR: 13-year-old tribal girl from Palghar district was allegedly forcibly married off and raped, police said on Friday. Based on...

In a shocking case of human trafficking and deception, a 37-year-old man from Hyderabad, Mohammed Ahmed, has reportedly been forced...

In a groundbreaking cardiac procedure, doctors at a Gurgaon hospital successfully performed a non-surgical double valve repair on a 79-year-old...

NEW DELHI: A 13-year-old boy riding a bicycle was run over twice by a speeding Mahindra Thar in southwest Delhi’s...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he had a “very productive” phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it...

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated further on Thursday after the Taliban government accused Islamabad of carrying out two drone...

NEW DELHI: In a rare acknowledgment of executive influence, the Supreme Court collegium—headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai—has...

China now produces more than twice as much electricity as the United States, underscoring its rise as the world’s dominant...

BENGALURU: A 20-year-old first-year B Pharmacy student was brutally stabbed to death by her former boyfriend near the railway tracks...

Ukraine faced widespread power outages after Russia launched one of its largest assaults yet on the nation’s energy grid, firing...

The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit challenging the government’s recent decision to impose a $100,000 fee on...