Workers' protest over pay hike turns violent in Noida

Protests by factory workers demanding a hike in wages turned violent in parts of Noida on Monday, with incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting reported from Phase-2 and Sector 60 areas, police said. According to officials, a large number of workers from various industrial units...

United States Vice President JD Vance-led talks for peace with Iran may have been unsuccessful, but the 21-hour-long discussions helped build goodwill with the new leadership in Tehran, according to a media report. The Washington Post, quoting unnamed US officials, reported that the measure...

United States President Donald Trump has sharply criticised Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff's remarks on American foreign policy, escalating tensions between the White House and the Vatican. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that it wasn't for him to be elected as the US...

Music icon AR Rahman arrives at the residence of legendary singer Asha Bhosle in Mumbai to pay his last respects. The 92-year-old singer who ruled Bollywood for over seven decades with her wide range of memorable songs passed away on Sunday due to multi-organ failure at Breach Candy Hospital in...

A woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Monday, police said. The face-off comes 12 days after the government declared Chhattisgarh free of armed Maoists on March 31. The exchange of fire took place in a forested area under...

The Sensex plunged over 1,500 points while the Nifty slipped below the 23,600 mark on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz following failed US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said zero lessons earned after hours of negotiations between the United States and Iran held in Pakistan as the Islamabad MoU ended in a stalemate, despite being close to a breakthrough.  He said Iran engaged in good faith during...

The last rites of legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be performed at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Monday afternoon with state honours.The 92-year-old singer who ruled Bollywood for over seven decades with her wide range of memorable songs passed away on Sunday due to multi-organ failure at Breach...