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The World Health Organization has said it believes there may have been human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship where three passengers have died. The viru...

IT services major Cognizant is weighing a heavy reduction in workforce that could impact 12,000-15,000 employees worldwide, with the bulk of the layoffs expected in India The compa...

Bangladesh is currently witnessing one of its worst measles outbreaks in recent history, with over 250 deaths, a majority of them children. Due to the severity in Bangladesh, the W...

The Chithirai festival chariot procession of the world-renowned Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple has begun. Thousands of devotees pulled the rope.

While many predict that the Third World War will be fought over water, a major war for water is currently underway in the African nation of Chad, making this prediction a reality....

India has now become the world’s fifth-largest military spender after its defence budget surged by 8.9 per cent. The spike comes amidst a larger rise in the global military expendi...

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has broken the marathon world record at the London Marathon, winning the race with a time of 1:59:30. His victory marks the first time a marathon has been co...

A potentially powerful El Nino event is raising global concern, with early forecasts suggesting it could rival, or even surpass, the devastating 1877-78 episode, one of the deadlie...

India is currently at the epicentre of a global heat surge, with 19 of the world’s 20 hottest locations recorded within the country, according to data released by AQI.in on April 2...

The Dravida Model 2.0 initiative has outlined six major promises aimed at enhancing Chennai's urban landscape and quality of life. These commitments span community development, inf...

A string of unexplained deaths and disappearances involving scientists tied to sensitive US research has drawn fresh scrutiny, after a young researcher in Alabama was found dead un...

Grandmaster Vaishali, hailing from Tamil Nadu, has won the Chess Candidates tournament held in Cyprus. This victory secures her spot in the upcoming World Championship. Vaishali, w...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the prize money details for the Women's T20 World Cup 2026. The new prize pool for this edition is reportedly 10% higher tha...

President Trump announced that a recent meeting, while yielding agreement on most points, failed to resolve the critical nuclear issue. As a direct consequence, the United States N...

President Donald Trump issued a stark warning, stating, "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." He expressed his hope that this would not happen bu...

Indian refiners have purchased Iranian oil amid the Middle East conflict that has disrupted supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said on Saturday. The world's th...

Nearly 20,000 seafarers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, marking the first such instance since World War II, according to the United N...

Yemen's Houthi rebels have opened a second front in the Iran war, threatening Bab al-Mandab just as the Strait of Hormuz comes under pressure, and squeezing one of the world's most...

Two India-bound liquefied petroleum gas tankers carrying about 94,000 metric tons of the cooking gas have safely transited the Strait of ‌Hormuz and are heading towards India, the...

Pope Leo said that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood", in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month. Address...

Iran is choking off Western countries that support the US from passing through the strait of Hormuz. Then Saudi Arabia once built a pipeline that can deliver crude oil to the Red s...

Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have killed more than 1,100 civilians, including 120 children. Yemen's Houthi rebels say they have conducted a second attack in parts of southern Isr...

As Trump eyes a ground offensive in Iran's Kharg Island to force it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a lesson learnt by Britain 100 years back should not be overlooked. In 1915-16,...

India's fertiliser supplies are under pressure after disruptions to shipping routes due to the war in the Middle East, raising concerns about lower farm produce and higher food pri...