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Officials indicated that the deployment of police personnel is focused on maintaining communal harmony and ensuring peace during the festival across Mumbai.

A devastating fire at a girls’ school in Kenya has left at least 16 students dead and more than 70 injured, according to police. The blaze reportedly broke out overnight inside an accommodation block at Utumishi Academy in Gilgil, triggering panic among students and staff. Rescue teams and emergency workers rushed to the scene to search for survivors as authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the fire. The tragedy is being described as one of Kenya’s deadliest school fire incidents in recent years.

A man was arrested after stabbing and wounding three people at a train station in Winterthur, Switzerland. Read about the police response and ongoing investigation.

New Six Machine!" T20 icon Chris Gayle hails 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the RR opener shattered his 14-year-old record for most sixes in an IPL season during the 2026 playoffs.

The 156-page assessment examined how a potential conflict over Taiwan could unfold across multiple military domains. The report warned that both sides could target critical command, communications, intelligence and surveillance systems in a conflict scenario.

Meta may soon enter the cloud computing business, potentially competing with companies such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Siddaramaiah said he has submitted his resignation to the Governor’s office and expressed confidence it would be accepted. Thanking Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, he said he stepped down following the Congress high command’s direction

Donald Trump wants more Muslim nations including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and even Iran to normalise ties with Israel under an expanded Abraham Accords framework. But with the Gaza war raging and anger against Israel rising across the Muslim world, can “Abraham Accords 2.0” really succeed? Is this a peace push, a diplomatic diversion, or part of a larger Netanyahu strategy?

Sushmita Sen recalled the challenges she faced while adopting her first daughter, Renee, at the age of 24. The actor also shared her manager’s reaction to her decision. Despite several hardships, Sen chose motherhood and is a single mother to two daughters.

At the peak of his career, Honey Singh said he was not happy as he struggled with mental health issues as well as addiction issues. Singh recalled that he was advised by SRK and Akshay Kumar not to be addicted to drugs.

A major political storm has erupted in West Bengal after police allegedly recovered millions buried beneath farmland linked to TMC leader Dipankar Bhattacharya. Investigators say trolley bags stuffed with cash were dug out during a late-night operation near his farmhouse.

A reported 1,000-page document circulated by the Trump administration allegedly warns of “anti-tech extremism” tied to AI protests and civil unrest. Critics say the move risks criminalising dissent and protected speech.

Companies adopting AI are facing soaring token costs, unclear ROI, and slower-than-expected job cuts. Firms like Uber, Microsoft, and Starbucks are rethinking the balance between AI spending and human staffing. Is the AI vs human labour hype already over?

A woman and her mother were targeted by a man who posts religious discourse videos on social media. He made explicit pictures of the two using AI tools after the woman turned him down when he approached him for a personal relationship.

The report also indicates an 86 per cent chance that one year before 2030 will surpass 2024 as the hottest year ever recorded. Coral reefs, glaciers and Arctic ecosystems are considered particularly vulnerable even to small increases in global temperature.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly reached the residence of Giribala Singh as part of its ongoing probe into the Twisha Sharma death case. Officials are intensifying their investigation to gather evidence and verify key leads in the case.

A new report reveals that China is the world’s largest tobacco consumer, with an alarming number of tobacco products used every day. Where does India rank on this list? Are there gender gaps among smokers as well? Scroll down to find out.

Australia has sued US chemicals giant 3M for a record $1.4 billion over PFAS "forever chemical" contamination across 28 defence bases. While 3M denies the claims, Australia accuses it of hiding environmental risks, having already spent $923 million on treating toxic soil and water.

A businessman who recently returned to Gujarat from Africa was quarantined after developing fever symptoms amid Ebola outbreaks in Uganda and Congo. Authorities shifted him to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital’s isolation ward, while three others linked to him were also placed under observation.