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US Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House

The US Secret Service shot an armed man outside the White House early on Sunday after a confrontation, and the man is now in an area hospital, it said in a statement.

Arsenal held to 1-1 draw by Man United at Old Trafford

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice struck in the second half to cancel out Bruno Fernandes's free kick but Mikel Arteta's men could only muster a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday in a big blow to their Premier League title chances.

Pedestrian friendly amenities in the works for Khan Market

The new look

Dashed hopes and distrust swirl around Beed's wind farms

Don Quixote famously mistook them for enemies, and from a high vantage point the windmills that dot the fields in the villages of Patoda, Kej and Ashta in central Maharashtra do resemble giant sentries on guard. But if Quixote was tilting at imaginary enemies, windmill farms across the region of Beed have, in real life, turned into deadly battlegrounds.

'No coercive steps': SC relief for realtor in Sports City project

In an interim relief, the Supreme Court has stayed coercive action against developer Lotus Greens in connection with the Sports City Project SC-02 in Noida's Sector 150.

26-Yr-Old Doctor Dies by Suicide in Rohini

A 26-year-old doctor allegedly died by suicide at her house on Sunday in Rohini, northwest Delhi, police officers aware of the matter said.

The Precarity of Peace in Manipur

Healing of ethnic tensions will happen with time, but communitarian groups need to do their bit

Lady Gaga had an 'amazing time' shooting for Wednesday 2 with Jenna

Grammy Award-winning singer-actor Lady Gaga has spoken for the first time about sharing the screen with actor Jenna Ortega in the highly anticipated second season of Wednesday.

Congress party and its Tharoor dilemma

IF SHASHI HAS HAD ONLY A MINIMAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE PARTY, WHETHER IN OR OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT, IS THAT BECAUSE THE CONGRESS IS WARY OF UTILISING HIS TALENTS AND SKILLS BECAUSE IT IS UNACCUSTOMED TO SUCH QUALITIES?

Conservatives, Centre-Left SPD Agree to Form Govt in Germany

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz came a step closer on Saturday towards forming a government which he has pledged will revive Europe's top economy and its armed forces with massive new spending.

India Now Walking the Path of Women-Led Development: PM Modi

Women's blessings are my greatest strength, capital, and protective shield, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he underlined his government's various efforts towards women's safety, including framing of stricter laws to prevent crimes against them and adding a provision for capital punishment for heinous crimes like rape.

Wanted to keep it real in my next, why burden it with a star: Kabir

Immigrants and refugees should not be seen with \"just one perspective\", says filmmaker Kabir Khan, whose upcoming story in the anthology film My Melbourne follows a young Afghan woman who reconstructs her life in Australia after fleeing the Taliban.

Decolonisation without searching for the 'other'

Long before decolonisation of the Indian mind became a popular topic, a group of young IIT graduates dedicated themselves to understanding Indian knowledge systems.

GST rationalisation review in final stages: Sitharaman

The government is in the final stages of reviewing the country's goods and services tax (GST) regulation, and rationalisation and reduction of the levy would happen soon, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2024 on Saturday.

Delhi Identifies 7,000 'End-of-Life' Vehicles in NCR, Asks Govts to Act

The Delhi government, in its drive against end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), has identified around 7,000 such vehicles in the last six months, officials aware of the drive said on Saturday, adding that they have written to all neighboring states, asking them to intensify drives against such vehicles.

I Felt Lost And Confused: Raja Kumari

As she clocks a decade in the music industry, the rapper-songwriter tells us about taking her music in a new direction and reflects on the ebbs and flows of her career so far

Death Penalty Soon For Forced Conversions

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday that his government would bring a law to ensure death penalty for those found guilty of forced religious conversions along the lines of punishment for rape of minors.

Indian Gets 40-Year Jail in Australia for Sexually Assaulting 5 Women

An Indian community leader in Australia has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 30 years, for the \"premeditated and elaborately executed\" rapes of five Korean women, according to a media report.

Voll's Unbeaten 99 Sets Up UPW Win Over RCB

A last ball run out at the other end left Georgia Voll stranded at 99 but spurred UP Warriorz to a 12-run win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the champions stuck at the bottom of the five-team table in the Women's Premier League here on Saturday.

Securing the lives of Indian expat workers

Shahzadi Khan, an Indian caregiver from Uttar Pradesh, was executed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 15.

North East Delhi Riots: Shahrukh Pathan Granted Interim Bail

Karkardooma Court in east Delhi on Friday granted 15 days of interim bail to Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in cases related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots, on the grounds of his father's hospitalisation.

'Struggled to Find Female Sound, Light Engineers for Our Festival'

Singer Nikhita Gandhi talks about curating an all-women music festival to create a unique and niche experience

Yeida shifts semiconductor factory location

YEIDA HAS SHIFTED THE LOCATION OF THE UPCOMING FACTORY FROM NOIDA SECTOR 10 TO SECTOR 28 DUE TO ISSUES WITH LAND ACQUISITION

India, US interested in trade talks but it's premature to share details

Discussions on tariffs and other aspects of trade relations figured in PM Modi's visit to Washington

Job cuts: Musk, Rubio clash in cabinet meeting

US secretary of state Marco Rubio and billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk clashed on Thursday during a cabinet meeting, as President Donald Trump watched, over the level of staff cuts that Rubio has carried out, the New York Times (NYT) reported.

Noida Has Become a City of Opportunities for Youth

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said Noida has made a name on the global front with the opening up of IT firms and data centre projects in the city, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reshaping the state's economic and industrial landscape.

Union minister directs NHAI to hasten projects along NH-48

Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh on Saturday visited key junctions on the Delhi-Jaipur national highway (NH-48) and issued instructions to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to accelerate the projects and address traffic congestion in these areas.

CBI to probe nationwide gold smuggling networks

CBI HAS STEPPED IN FOR WIDER PROBE BASED ON INPUTS OF DRI WHICH HAS ALERTED THAT SMUGGLING NETWORKS ARE LIKELY ACTIVE AT MAJOR AIRPORTS

NTPC Official Shot Dead in J'Khand, 6 Held

A 42-year-old National Thermal Power Cooperation (NTPC) official was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne gunmen in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand on Saturday, police said.

No F-35 offer from US on the table so far, says IAF chief

India has not looked at the F-35 option, and no offer has been made by the US so far, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on Saturday, pointing out that buying a fighter plane was not the same as \"buying a washing machine or refrigerator\".