Israel-Hamas truce begins, 13 hostages to be freed from Gaza

A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning, with civilian hostages and Palestinian prisoners set to be freed later in the afternoon, Qatar announced on Thursday.......

UP police arrest techie among 4 linked to Aligarh ISIS module

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday arrested four people allegedly linked to the Aligarh module of ISIS, the police said. Image used for represenational purpose only. Photograph:......

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail in 2009 teacher's murder case

An MP-MLA court in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday sentenced jailed mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years of imprisonment in a case registered under the Gangsters Act. IMAGE:......

Wishes pour in as PM Modi turns 73

Greetings poured in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 73rd birthday on Sunday with leaders across party lines, prominent personalities and common people wishing him good health and a long......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

India shines: Historic 73 medals at Asian Para Games

Photographs: Kind Courtesy Anurag Thakur/X In a monumental achievement, Indian para-athletes have set a new record by securing their highest-ever gold medal tally at the Asian Para Games. The......

Rainbow flags may be confiscated at Qatar World Cup

IMAGE: The LGBTQ flag reflects the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Qatar Tales/Twitter With the upcoming Qatar World Cup......