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Indian minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh was attacked on Saturday (Aug 31) by a man during a Janta Darbar in Balia town of Begusarai district in the state of Bihar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Brunei and Singapore in the first week of September, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday (August 30, 2024).

Aerial strikes on Russian and Ukrainian border cities killed at least a dozen people on Friday, bombardments that came as Kyiv dismissed its air force commander in a major military shake-up.

A team of researchers has stumbled upon a rare species of sea creatures off the coast of Antarctica. They found several whales that had not been spotted by them for decades.

Former US president Donald Trump stopped aid to Pakistan after it emerged that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was in "undeniable complicity" with the terrorists, ex-National Security Adviser (NSA) Lt Gen (retd) HR McMaster has revealed in his book.

A 32-year-old woman stabbed and wounded six people in a bus in Germany on Friday (Aug 30), just days after the deadly stabbings in Solingen that killed three people and injured eight others.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the country's air force chief on Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from Western partners crashed during a Russian assault.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the country's air force chief on Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from Western partners crashed during a Russian assault.

Afghanistan's Taliban has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), claiming it is too violent and in breach of Islamic law. Watch to know more.

England batter Joe Root created history on Sunday (Aug 31) with his 34th Test century on day 3 of the second Test against Sri Lanka. Root scored 103 in the second innings to take over Sir Alastair Cook's record of 33 Test tons for most Test hundreds for England.

Social media platform X has officially gone offline in Brazil. Users were not able to log in to the app Saturday morning (Aug 31) as internet providers and mobile network companies started enforcing the ban.

China and the Philippines have traded accusations over an incident involving their ships in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday (August 31). According to Manila, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel intentionally rammed the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, three times on Saturday, at Escoda Shoal, also known as Sabina Shoal, located in the West Philippine Sea.

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Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week.

Fatman Scoop, the American rapper who was born Isaac Freeman III, has passed away. He was taken to the hospital after he collapsed on stage during a concert in Hamden, Connecticut, on Friday (Aug 30).

Israel’s military is conducting raids in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, blocking access to aid for Palestinians in the besieged refugee camp on the fourth day of its assault. Dozens of Israeli soldiers were stationed on the outskirts of the Jenin refugee camp, with Israeli military jeeps and armoured personnel carriers moving into the area.

World number one Scottie Scheffler saw his lead in the race for the season-ending Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title cut to four strokes after Collin Morikawa fired a superb 63 in Friday's second round at East Lake.

The main accused in the Kolkata rape and murder case, Sanjay Roy, is reportedly throwing tantrums over the meal served in jail. Roy is currently locked up in Presidency Correctional Home or Alipore Jail of Kolkata, where he has expressed anger over simple ‘roti-sabzi’ being served to him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Brunei and Singapore in the first week of September, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday (August 30, 2024).