Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced that party MP Rahul Gandhi will miss the INDIA bloc rally in Ranchi due to his ill-health. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge will attend the rally.

Rahul Gandhi unwell, to miss INDIA bloc rally in Ranchi: Congress

The bank employees became suspicious due to Braga's unusual appearance. 

Watch: Brazilian woman wheels 'dead' uncle into bank for loan signing

In Rajasthan's Bikaner district, around 2 hectares of land has been sinking and becoming the "Reel Spot" for youth.

Sink hole in Bikaner becomes 'Reel spot', Section 144 imposed

A 25-year-old software professional died in Hyderabad's Anjaiah Nagar after he fell into an underground water sump at a hostel. 

Software professional, 25, dies after falling into water sump in Hyderabad

Flights arriving into Dubai airport were temporarily diverted on Tuesday evening to other locations after the city-state was hit by major flooding following heavy downpour. More than 120mm (4.7 inches) of rain came down on Tuesday, which is the typical yearly average in the desert nation, as reported by news agency AFP. Homes and roads were flooded and partially submerged cars were left abandoned. The tarmac at Dubai International Airport was also flooded as planes made their way around what looked more like a lake. Earlier, it was announced airport operations were suspended for 25 minutes due to the bad weather, with at least 21 outbound and 24 inbound flights cancelled during the day, and three flights diverted to other airports.

Watch: Planes navigate waves at Dubai airport after record rain

The 'Rampage' missile developed by Israel's security industry carries a 150 kg warhead, can reach a distance of 145 km and has the ability to adjust its path mid-flight.

Supersonic Israel-made 'Rampage' missile used to strike Iran: Reports

How to Download Voter ID Card Online in 2 Minutes | 2024 Process ✅

At noon on Wednesday, the Sun’s rays fell on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses. This was the first Ram Navami since the consecration of the Ram idol at the new temple, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22. The system was tested by the scientists on Tuesday. "The basic objective of the Surya Tilak project is to focus a 'tilak' on the forehead of Shri Ram idol on every Shri Ram Navami day. Under the project, sunlight will be brought on the forehead of Lord Ram at noon on Shri Ram Navami in the Chaitra month every year," Dr S K Panigrahi, a scientist at CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, who was associated with the project told news agency PTI.


Surya Tilak: Watch spectacular moment sun rays adorned Ram Lalla’s forehead

ED claimed that Arvind Kejriwal was arrested following a "large-scale" destruction of evidence, including destruction of around 170 mobile phones during the period of the 'scam'.

ED challenges Arvind Kejriwal's plea in Supreme Court: '173 phones destroyed'

The incident took place at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where 28 people were arrested on Thursday for joining pro-Palestine protests on campus.

Video: US university professor knocked down, handcuffed amid Gaza protest

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged the Congress, if voted to power, would give the country's wealth to "those who have children", the Opposition hit back and accused the Prime Minister of lying and creating religious divisions between people.

PM's 'those who have more children' remark sparks Opposition furore

India is now the third largest car market in the world with more than half of the sales coming from SUVs.

Only 3 SUVs in India have clocked 1 million sales, not Nexon, Seltos, Bolero, Fortuner

Sarthak Aggarwal, the son of a local businessman, was critically injured after being thrown from the terrace of the hotel. CCTV footage shows the scuffle between Aggarwal and his friend's father, and the moment he was pushed off.

'Drunk' businessman throws son's friend off UP hotel terrace after spat

This attack comes just 24 hours after a stabbing spree at a shopping mall. 

Second Sydney stabbing in 3 days: Priest attacked during sermon 

The US is set to sanction the Netzah Yehuda battalion of the Israeli military for alleged human rights abuses in the West Bank. The planned move has shocked Israeli leaders, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling it a "moral low".

Israel slams US decision to sanction military unit, calls it 'moral low'

BJP's Surat Lok Sabha candidate Mukesh Dalal has won the seat unopposed with all opponents now out of the fray. Here's what happened.

BJP's first win before polls, walkover in Surat. Here's what happened

The woman was taken aback by his action. 

Video: MMA fighter gets banned for life after kicking ring girl

The current weather patterns are anticipated to persist until Wednesday.

Watch: Dubai's metro station floods amid heavy rainfall

Actor Shekhar Suman revisited his debut film, 'Utsav', where he shared the screen with Rekha. He recalled how, despite her stardom, Rekha didn't throw tantrums on the film's set.

Shekhar Suman on shooting intimate scenes with Rekha: 'Never forbid me from...'

Ex-cricketer Venkatesh Prasad likened the Congress's wealth redistribution survey poll promise to taking points from the top four IPL teams in the points table and redistributing them to the bottom three teams "so that they could make it to the playoffs".

Ex-cricketer jabs Congress over wealth survey: 'Like re-distributing IPL points'

Lecompte was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Viral video: Man fatally run over in attempt to thwart US carjacking 

The woman alleged that a man and his wife blackmailed her using intimate photos of her and asked her to convert to Islam. 

Karnataka woman raped by man in front of his wife, forced to convert

House rents, which have been stagnant since the pandemic, started zooming since mid-2023. While rents usually go up 10 per cent annually, landlords in several cities have increased rents by up to 50 per cent a year. Why is India seeing a housing rent crisis that is playing havoc with the lives of people?

A rent crisis in India is crushing hopes and dreams

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 19. The poll schedule for Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, and Odisha assemblies have also been announced. The results will be announced on June 4.

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Your definitive schedule guide

The UP Board Class 10 and 12 results were announced today, April 20 during a press conference. Students who took the UP board exams can access their results on the official UPMSP websites. Additionally, candidates can log in to the India Today Board Result 2024 portal to obtain their results and scorecards.

UP Board Class 10, 12 Result 2024 DECLARED. Direct link here

The External Affairs Ministry said the Human Rights Report released by the US which mentioned the violence in Manipur and the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is "deeply biased". 

India calls US human rights report deeply biased: ‘Attach no value to it’

A toddler was crushed to death in Bengaluru's HSR layout after her father accidentally drove the car over her. The incident, which was caught on CCTV, took place on Sunday. The man and his family had returned home after attending a marriage. After unloading the luggage from the car, the man sat in the driver’s seat to park the car ahead. However, he failed to notice that his daughter was standing just beside the car on the driver’s side. The car hit the toddler and she fell down and her father accidentally ran her over. A police case has been registered.

Man accidentally runs over daughter while trying to park car in Bengaluru

An illegally built house of a man accused of raping and torturing a woman for a month in Madhya Pradesh's Guna, was demolished by officials on Sunday.

Bulldozer action on house of Guna man who raped woman, glued her mouth shut

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana recalled how fame got to his head after he won the second season of TV reality show 'Roadies'. He said he broke up with Tahira Kashyap as he was getting a lot of attention from girls. 

Ayushmann Khurrana broke up with wife Tahira after winning 'Roadies'

Israel claims a success rate of over 90%.

Iron Dome strikes back: Israel and its many air defenses 

TISS has suspended a PhD student for two years for allegedly indulging in anti-national activities and cited his actions, including the alleged screening of a BBC documentary and inviting 'controversial' speakers at a lecture.

TISS suspends PhD student for 'anti-national' activities

A war of words broke out between the Karnataka Congress and the BJP after JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda was pictured holding a newspaper featuring the grand old party's 'empty mug' advertisement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his rally.

Congress's 'empty mug' newspaper ad seen in PM Modi's rally, BJP counters

According to experts, there has been a 100% yearly increase in breast reduction surgeries over the past five years.

Why breast reduction surgeries in India have gone up 100% per year since 2019

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in an interaction with India Today's consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, demonstrated how to eat Ragi Mudde with chicken curry. Ragi mudde is a finger millet staple dish, which is consumed widely in many parts of Karnataka.

Siddaramaiah shows Rajdeep Sardesai how to eat Ragi Mudde with chicken

Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system intercepting a heavy barrage of missiles over northern Israel.



Watch: Israel's Iron Dome intercepts heavy barrage of missiles

A video of an angry passenger breaking a train door's glass has gone viral on social media. 

Video shows passenger breaking train's AC coach door glass, Railways reacts

In the video, the teacher from Tamil Nadu was seen making a video in a unique way to capture the happy smiles of the little students.

Tamil Nadu teacher's unique video to capture happy student faces is viral

Union Home Minister Amit Shah refuted Opposition's claim that BJP wants to remove 'secular' from the Constitution.

Amit Shah says there is no need to remove 'secular' from Constitution

In the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, 88 seats across 13 states are up for grabs. All eyes are on the high-profile seats of Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala as well as Mathura and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.

Nearly 61 per cent turnout as India votes in Phase 2

Indian-origin student Achinthya Sivalingam has been arrested and banned from the Princeton University in the US, pending a disciplinary process, for participating in student-led pro-Palestine encampment protest within the campus premises.

Indian-origin student arrested in US for joining pro-Palestine protests

Calcutta High Court on Monday cancelled the 2016 job panel for teachers' recruitment constituted by the Bengal commission in the case of school jobs scam. Nearly 24,000 jobs have been cancelled by the court.

24,000 Bengal teachers to lose jobs after High Court order on illegal hirings

The swift rise of AI has caught tech giants like Google off guard, prompting CEO Sundar Pichai to issue a 'code red' in the company. However, despite some initial setbacks, Pichai remains confident in Google's AI strategy and foresees significant advancements in the near future.

Sundar Pichai issued a code red in Google after sudden popularity of AI 

The new road is part of the Chinese drive to ramp up infrastructure development in occupied Kashmir north of Siachen.

Satellite images show China building road in occupied Kashmir near Siachen

The timing of the image capture was crucial, as it occurred during a period when the sun's elevation was low, casting long, dramatic shadows across the moon's landscape.

Chandrayaan-2 spots Japan's Slim lander resting on the Moon

Government employees and private school staff have been instructed to work remotely. 

Video: Heavy rain in Dubai causes flash floods

Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi's brother-in-law died, and his sister was severely injured in a road accident in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Saturday.



CCTV shows Pankaj Tripathi's brother-in-law's car crashing into divider

The fight underscores the ongoing tensions between Georgia and Russia. 

Georgian Parliament brawl: Opposition MP throws punches at ruling party leader

At least five people were killed in a stabbing and shooting spree at a busy shopping mall in Sydney on Saturday afternoon, local media reported. Hundreds of people were evacuated from Westfield Bondi Junction mall near Bondi Beach after the stabbing took place. Later, the attacker was also shot dead by one of the police officials. A video from inside the mall went viral on social media in which a man was seen blocking the knife-wielding attacker at the escalator of the mall, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Video: How 'hero' shopper at Sydney mall held off attacker

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Hyderabad ordered Singapore Airlines to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to Telangana's DGP Ravi Gupta on a complaint by him over the airline's 'malfunctioning' recliner seats.