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  Delhi: August likely to end with lowest rainfall in at least 14 years

  India | December 15, 2022 16:19 IST

  Weather experts attribute the lack of rainfall this month to the development of three low-pressure areas over the northwest Bay of Bengal which pulled the monsoon trough over central India and did not let it move to the north for a long period.

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  China shuts down world’s largest electronic market after COVID spike

  World | December 15, 2022 16:20 IST

  Recently thousands of tourists were stranded for days when China shut down the biggest summer resort Sanya in Hainan cancelling flights and transport services to contain the spread of the Omicron variant, which Beijing continues to find difficult to contain.

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  Karnataka: High school curriculum includes chapter on Veer Savarkar, controversy erupts

  India | December 15, 2022 16:20 IST

  Karnataka news: The textbook revision committee reportedly inserted the section in the revised curriculum that reads, "Mr. Vinayak Savarkar used to sit on the wings of a bird and fly out to visit the homeland while he was imprisoned in the Andaman jail."

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  Ranveer Singh nude photoshoot row: Actor grilled for more than two hours by Mumbai Police

  Celebrities | December 18, 2022 19:15 IST

  Ranveer Singh nude photoshoot row: The actor appeared before the investigating officer around 7 am on Monday and his statement was recorded. He left the police station around 9.30 am, the official said.

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  Demolished: Twin Towers in Noida gone in 9 seconds, residents relieved | 10 Points

  India | December 15, 2022 16:24 IST

  Noida Twin Towers demolition: 9 years after a residents association went to court over the illegally built Supertech twin towers, a series of controlled explosions reduced 100-metre tall structures to a mountain of rubble – watched by thousands from surrounding rooftops and lakhs on live television.

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  Done and dusted in 9 seconds! Noida twin towers demolished leaving behind 55,000 tonnes of debris

  India | December 15, 2022 16:26 IST

  Over 3,700 kg explosives was used to bring down the 100-metre-tall structures borne out of corruption in pursuance of a Supreme Court order that found their construction within the Emerald Court society premises in violation of norms.

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  12 earthquakes jolt Jammu and Kashmir in past five days

  India | December 15, 2022 16:29 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir: The NCS said the quake occurred at 4.32 am on Saturday with latitude 32.87 degrees north and longitude 75.46 degrees east.

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  Pakistan declares national emergency as flood death toll reaches 937

  World | December 15, 2022 16:31 IST

  Pakistan floods: Balochistan reported 234 deaths whereas Khyber Pakh­tun­khwa and Punjab Province recorded 185 and 165 deaths, respectively.

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  Filmmaker Sawan Kumar Tak passes away in Mumbai; Salman Khan pays condolences

  Celebrities | December 18, 2022 19:14 IST

  Sawan Kumar Tak was admitted to the ICU of the Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital over lung ailment. He passed away on August 25 in the city. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan offered his condolences in a Twitter post.

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  Imran Khan granted interim bail till September 1 in terrorism case

  World | December 15, 2022 16:36 IST

  Imran Khan, was booked under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) on Sunday for “threatening” a female judge and senior police officers at a public rally in Islamabad.

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  UNSC: India votes against Russia during procedural vote on Ukraine for first time

  World | December 15, 2022 16:36 IST

  UNSC: This is for the first time that India has voted against Russia on the issue of Ukraine, after the Russian military action began in February. So far, New Delhi has abstained at the UN Security Council on Ukraine, much to the annoyance of the Western powers led by the United States.

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  Lumpy skin disease affects over 5,000 cattle in west UP

  India | December 15, 2022 16:37 IST

  Lumpy skin disease: Animals affected by the disease go down with fever and develop rashes on their skin which turn into wounds after some time.

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  Pilot who trained ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi to fly, passes away at 94

  India | December 15, 2022 16:40 IST

  Former top Indian airlines official Capt T.A.Kunjipalu, more popularly known as the pilot who taught Rajiv Gandhi to fly and later cleared him as a pilot, passed away near here on Wednesday, according to family sources.

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  Sonali Phogat's demise: Unnatural death case registered by Goa Police

  December 18, 2022 19:14 IST

  Sonali Phogat was brought dead to a hospital in Goa on Tuesday morning, police said. Now, a case of unnatural death case has been registered by Goa Police. Read on for more details.

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  RIP Sonali Phogat: Rubina Dilaik, Himanshi Khurana, Aly and other TV celebs mourn her sudden demise

  TV | December 18, 2022 19:14 IST

  RIP Sonali Phogat: Bigg Boss 14 contestants Rubina Dilaik, Himanshi Khurana, Aly Goni, Abhinav Shukla and others shared heartfelt condolences.

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  Sonali Phogat, BJP leader and Tik Tok star, dies of heart attack in Goa

  India | December 15, 2022 16:43 IST

  Sonali Phogat death: Sonali Phogat had contested the Haryana Assembly polls from the Adampur seat against Kuldeep Bishnoi, who recently switched over from the Congress party to the BJP.

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  Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez tie the knot for second time at former's Georgia estate; FIRST pics out

  Celebrities | December 18, 2022 19:14 IST

  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez surprised fans in July when they revealed they wed at A Little White Chapel in Las Vegas. The high-profile pair who met in 2001 when they both starred in the movie "Gigli," embarked on a very public romance and got engaged the following year.

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  Chandigarh International Airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh

  India | December 15, 2022 17:53 IST

  Chandigarh airport name: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala on Saturday in which this agreement was reached.

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  Sonam Kapoor-Anand Ahuja blessed with baby boy

  Celebrities | December 18, 2022 19:13 IST

  Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja welcomed their first child a baby boy on August 20. The couple shared the happy news on their Instagram handle.

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  Mukhtar Ansari ED raids: 100 benami properties papers linked to mafia-turned-politician unearthed

  India | December 15, 2022 17:55 IST

  Mukhtar Ansari ED raids: The Ghazipur district administration last week had also seized two plots of land, measuring 1.901 hectares and valued at over Rs 6 crore, that were purchased using alleged illegal earnings of Ansari, according to police.