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Veteran actor Mohan Raj, popularly known by his stage name Keerikkadan Jose, passed away at his residence near here on Thursday, film industry sources said. He was 70.

Tens of thousands of dockworkers have launched an indefinite strike at major US ports, posing a threat to trade and the economy just before the presidential election and holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday, halting container traffic at 14 major ports along the East and Gulf coasts, from Maine to Texas. This is the first large-scale shutdown in nearly 50 years. While President Joe Biden has the authority to suspend the strike for 80 days to allow for further negotiations, the White House has indicated no plans to intervene.

UK government has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining sovereignty of Diego Garcia airbase for an initial period of 99 years.

For the first time, Hindu pilgrims on Thursday (October 3) witnessed the sacred Kailash peak, the abode of Lord Shiva, from Indian territory instead of Tibet. The viewpoint is located at the Old Lipulekh Pass in the Vyas Valley of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, which holds significant religious importance.

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed worshippers in Tehran in a rare public sermon Friday (Oct 4). He had a rifle by his side as he spoke, days after Iran's missile attack on Israel.

Bollywood actor Govinda was discharged on Friday (Oct 4) afternoon after being treated for a gunshot wound. The actor was rushed to a hospital in Mumbai in the early hours of Tuesday when he suffered an injury due to a gun misfire.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered his first public sermon in five years on Friday, declaring that the Islamic Republic’s missile strikes on Israel were "legal and legitimate". Watch in for more details!

Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of Britain, has claimed that Benjamin Netanyahu left a bugging device in his bathroom when the Israeli premier visited Britain in 2017, when BoJo was serving the foreign secretary.

Pilgrims on Thursday had the first-ever view of the sacred Kailash peak, believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva, from the Old Lipulekh pass inside the Indian territory.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered his first public sermon in five years on Friday, declaring that the Islamic Republic’s missile strikes on Israel were "legal and legitimate".

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is leading a rare prayer sermon in Tehran to commemorate the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Cricket great Younis Khan has overlooked Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi as Babar Azam's potential replacement for Pakistan's new white-ball captaincy, naming a surprise choice in top-order batter Fakhar Zaman to take over the vacant role.

Japan is struggling with a massive problem of a royal scale, quite literally. The country is facing a lack of imperial successors as it is now left with only one heir apparent.

Iran-aligned Lebanese militant group Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah was temporarily buried, a source close to the group told the news agency AFP on Friday (Oct 4).

Pakistan cricket is in a tottering state with the men's team having a terrible run, across formats, since the 2023 ODI World Cup. At present, the pressure is on the women's team to shine in the ongoing 2024 T20 World Cup, in UAE.

While European Nations tout ambitious climate agendas, the ultra-wealthy are jetting off on lavish holidays, emitting staggering CO2 levels. A recent report reveals that private jets contributed over 520,000 tonnes of emissions in 2023, with a single flight releasing nearly as much CO2 as an average European citizen does in a year. Can Europe’s leaders reconcile their climate promises with this blatant hypocrisy?

A couple in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh duped dozens of elderly people of $4.16 million (Rs 35 crore) with the promise to make them young using an Israeli-made time machine, according to media reports on Friday (Oct 4).

Thousands of parrots have invaded the town of Hilario Ascasubi near Argentina’s eastern Atlantic coast, driven by deforestation in the surrounding hills.