Ahmedabad/New Delhi: India and Germany Monday unveiled measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade, critical minerals and semiconductors, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowing to bolster overall bilateral ties to jointly navigate challenges arising out of geopolitical upheaval. Following talks between Modi and Merz, the two sides inked 19 pacts, including...

Shimla: An eight-year-old child was among the three individuals killed in a massive fire that engulfed a four-storey building primarily occupied by migrant families from Bihar and Nepal, officials said. The fire broke out near UCO Bank in the Arki market of the Solan district, and six people are still feared to be trapped under the debris,...

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court Monday adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque dispute case in Varanasi to February 3, saying the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal was hearing the petition, which seeks a scientific survey of the ablution area (wazu khana) of the Gyanvapi complex, excluding a structure which the...

  ORMAS-hosted SISIR SARAS fair enters Day 3 at the exhibition ground, Bhubaneswar Students, teachers and staff of Tulasipur Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir join a mass rendition of “Vande Mataram” to mark the song’s 150th anniversary

Navi Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over UP Warriorz in their Women's Premier League match here Monday. Grace Harris led the way with a brutal 40-ball 85, while skipper Smriti Mandhana chipped in with an unbeaten 32-ball 47 as RCB completed a chase of 144 in just 12.1 overs. Asked to bat first,...

Rourkela: Odisha Police Monday said they busted an organised cybercrime syndicate and arrested seven members of the gang allegedly involved in large-scale money laundering and fraud using mule bank accounts. Acting on intelligence inputs, an operation was launched, leading to the arrest of the seven accused, Rourkela SP Nitesh Wadhwani said. "We have seized 80 passbooks, 50...

New Delhi: A new version of a man-portable anti-tank guided missile was successfully test-fired at a firing range in Maharashtra's Ahilya Nagar. The defence ministry said the weapon system with "top attack capability" was tested against a moving target. Third Generation Fire & Forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top attack capability was flight tested...

Berhampur: Two class 10 students and an employee of a government-aided school in Odisha's Ganjam district sustained injuries when a group of outsiders allegedly attacked them on the premises of the institute during the recess Monday, police said. Teachers of the Maa Narayani High School on the outskirts of Berhampur city admitted the injured to MKCG Medical...

Navi Mumbai: A superb recovery by seasoned all-rounders Deandra Dottin and Deepti Sharma lifted UP Warriorz to a competitive 143 for 5 against former champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a dramatic top-order collapse in their Women's Premier League match here Monday. Sent in to bat, UPW were 36/1 in the powerplay before losing four wickets in the...

London: The UK's Office of Communications (Ofcom) Monday launched an investigation into X over the “deeply concerning” reports of its Grok artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot generating sexualised imagery to determine if it breached the country's Online Safety Act. The independent media watchdog said it had urgently made contact with X, the social media platform formerly known as...