The US has secretly delivered longrange ballistic missiles to Ukraine to be used against Russian forces, the Pentagon confirms.

Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released.

The US has secretly delivered longrange ballistic missiles to Ukraine to be used against Russian forces, the Pentagon has confirmed, while President Joe Biden alleged that China, Iran and North Korea were supplying weapons and technology to Moscow to boost its military.

At least two Maoists were killed early Thursday in a gun battle between Red rebels and security forces in Boudh district, police said.

Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation complaint against a prime minister, the Election Commission (EC) Thursday issued a notice to BJP president JP Nadda on Opposition charge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a divisive speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara.

In a significant step towards digitisation, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Thursday announced that the Supreme Court will share information relating to cause lists and filing and listing of cases to advocates through WhatsApp messages, saying it will have a ‘big-bang impact’ and will go a long way in saving paper and the Earth.

Second batch of timber for construction of three chariots reached Puri, Thursday.

Lakhs of voters will have to bear the searing heat when they step out to exercise their franchise in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Friday.

Jharsuguda emerged the hottest place in the state Thursday at 43.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Baripada (43.6 degrees) and Nuapada (43.5 degrees Celsius).

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict Friday on a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, or VVPAT.

Rocks uncovered from Greenland have been found to bear the ‘oldest evidence of Earth's magnetic field,’ according to new research.

In a significant move, Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department Thursday directed all the public health institutions to vacate medicine stores from all the hospital premises.

A 20-year-old girl was trampled to death by an elephant Thursday at a jungle near Gurutuan village under Champua forest range in Keonjhar district.

The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) would be summoning the Karnataka chief secretary over the “blanket reservation” given to the Muslim community in the state, chairperson Hansraj Ahir said Thursday.

Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has issued a series of animated shorts in Kannada advising people of appropriate measures to take during extreme temperatures to keep oneself safe.

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are on track to break past records and become the most expensive electoral event in the world, according to a poll expert.

The Supreme Court has imposed costs of `5 lakh on the Centre for challenging a Meghalaya High Court order, holding it was “sheer abuse” of the process of law.

The West Bengal government Thursday said it will pay the salaries for April to 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state government-sponsored and aided schools whose appointments were cancelled by a Calcutta High Court order, a senior official said.

The income tax department Thursday extended the deadline for charitable and religious trusts to furnish registration application with tax authorities till June 30.

 Rajat Patidar’s explosive fifty and a collective effort from the spinners set up Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 35-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here Thursday, bringing an end to their six-match losing streak.