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Chinese man retains ₹3.2 cr gift after discovering ex’s affair with...

A court in China has ruled that a man, identified as Li, is not required to return a 300,000 Yuan (₹3.2 crore) gift...

19 Dec 2024 4:55 PM IST

World

Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty of rapes and other charges...

Avignon: A French court on Thursday declared the ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot guilty of aggravated rape and all other...

19 Dec 2024 3:20 PM IST

World

Fatal train derailment in Texas leaves one dead, four injured

A tragic accident unfolded in Pecos, Texas, on Wednesday evening when a freight train collided with a semi-truck that...

19 Dec 2024 1:27 PM IST

Business

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar...

19 Dec 2024 12:29 PM IST

World

Indian pleads guilty to enticing minor in US

Washington: Indian national Kirtan Patel (24) has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual...

19 Dec 2024 10:21 AM IST

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital, port city

Dubai: Israel's military conducted airstrikes early Thursday morning targeting Yemen's Houthi rebel sites.The Israeli...

19 Dec 2024 9:54 AM IST

Middle East

UN calls for free and fair elections in Syria

DAMASCUS: The UN envoy to Syria called on Wednesday for "free and fair" elections after the ouster of president Bashar...

19 Dec 2024 7:48 AM IST

World

Oldest Ten Commandments Stone Tablet Sells for $5M

NEW YORK: The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an...

19 Dec 2024 7:41 AM IST

Asia

11 dead in Hanoi karaoke bar fire

HANOI: A fire that ripped through a karaoke bar in the Vietnamese capital killed 11 people and injured two others in a...

19 Dec 2024 7:33 AM IST

Business

US Fed cuts key rate a quarter point and signals fewer cuts ahead

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday and signaled a slower pace of cuts...

19 Dec 2024 2:28 AM IST

World

First severe bird flu case in U.S. reported in Louisiana, according to...

NEW YORK: A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said...

18 Dec 2024 11:39 PM IST

Middle East

Israeli Demolitions Rip through Palestinian Area of Jerusalem

Jerusalem: Tired and sad, Palestinian activist Fakhri Abu Diab stood amid the rubble of his home in Israeli-annexed east...

18 Dec 2024 7:52 PM IST