Move over Avengers, the Smurfs just assembled. In the most chaotic-good event of the year, over 3076 people in Landerneau, France, dressed head to toe in blue to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Smurfs. This wasn’t your average costume party
25 May,2025 09:44 AM IST | A CorrespondentUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s defence ministry said each side brought home 307 more soldiers a day after each released a total of 390 combatants and civilians. “We expect more to come tomorrow,” Zelensky said on his official Telegram channel
25 May,2025 08:52 AM IST | AgenciesMahrang Baloch, a physician and organiser with Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) — which is a human rights movement that was established in 2018 in response to alleged systemic abuse. More developments and tensions have been rising amid amid Pakistan and Balochistan
25 May,2025 08:48 AM IST | AgenciesDonald Trump announced last week that the US would roll back the heavy financial penalties in a bid to give the interim government a better chance of survival. The Trump administration said businesses and investors are getting the protection against sanctions they need to come back to Syria, calling it “the opportunity for a fresh start.”
25 May,2025 08:45 AM IST | AgenciesPresenting eyewitness accounts of epochal events which rocked the city and country in the last century
25 May,2025 08:41 AM IST | Meher MarfatiaFirst day of NITI Aayog results in a slugfest between the Centre and the Opposition. Congress leader Ramesh asked what sort of Viksit Bharat will it be if India’s glorious diversities are deliberately sought to be insulted. “What sort of Viksit Bharat is it where not only is freedom of speech under threat
25 May,2025 08:40 AM IST | AgenciesA zoo in Tripura sees three tiger cubs born, the highest number it has ever seen in it’s history. To monitor the tigress and her cubs, several CCTV cameras have been installed by officials and access to the enclosure has been restricted. Biswajit Das, the director of the zoo, has said that the tiger pair
25 May,2025 08:35 AM IST | AgenciesThe Pakistani agent first contacted Gohil, who was a contractual health worker at a government centre in Mata No Madh village in Lakhpat, on his WhatsApp number in June 2023. However, Gohil has been arrested by Gujarat ATS in an operation on Saturday
25 May,2025 08:29 AM IST | AgenciesTranslation, more visibly than other practices dispels the cult of the solitary genius, as it foregrounds the inherently collaborative nature of art
25 May,2025 08:21 AM IST | Paromita VohraTamil merchants even built a Shiva temple in Quanzhou, China, around 700 years ago.
25 May,2025 08:20 AM IST | Devdutt PattanaikThe Sabarmati–Veraval Vande Bharat Express, operating under train numbers 26901 and 26902, will run six days a week, excluding Thursdays. The train will depart Sabarmati at 5.25 am and arrive at Veraval by 12.25 pm. For the return journey, the train will leave Veraval at 2.40 pm and reach Sabarmati at 9.35 pm
24 May,2025 10:11 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentDuring his two-day visit to Gujarat on May 26 and 27, PM Modi will inaugurate multiple projects, including the Locomotive Manufacturing Shop at the Rolling Stock Workshop in Dahod, constructed by the Railway Ministry at a cost of Rs 21,405 crore
24 May,2025 07:52 PM IST | ANIThe investigation, which took nearly a year and spanned across several states, including Rajasthan, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Delhi began after the manager of the Japanese firm filed a complaint in May 2024
24 May,2025 07:09 PM IST | News Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe all-party delegation visiting Japan, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, offered floral tributes to freedom fighter Rash Behari Bose at Tokyo's Tama Cemetery on Saturday
24 May,2025 03:45 PM IST | Tokyo, Japan | mid-day online correspondentIndia has detected one case of the emerging Covid-19 subvariant NB 181 and four cases of the LF 7 variant, according to recent data released by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG)
24 May,2025 02:41 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe 44-year-old woman who sustained injuries over her head and face is now stated to be out of danger. She is recuperating at a hospital
24 May,2025 02:34 PM IST | Bengaluru | PTIAs rains continued in various parts of Kerala, disrupting the normal way of life, state Revenue Minister K Rajan said that precipitation would be more in districts north of Kozhikode, Idukki and Pathanamthitta
24 May,2025 01:16 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | mid-day online correspondentNormally, the southwest monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17 and withdraws completely by October 15
24 May,2025 01:09 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentPriyanka Chaturvedi further criticised Pakistan for supporting terror, calling it a "criminal nexus" between their Army, political parties and terrorists
24 May,2025 11:08 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentDuring his visit at 5:30 pm, Gandhi enquired about his health condition and discussed it with the doctors attending him. Malik was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia on May 11 and is currently on dialysis
24 May,2025 09:00 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIGiven the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in various parts of the country, the Delhi government has issued an advisory directing all hospitals to ensure preparedness for the availability of beds, oxygen, and medicines
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at West Point Military Academy in New York on Saturday, May 24. Dressed in a suit and his signature red "Make America Great Again" hat, Trump addressed graduating cadets, their families, and supporters. In his speech, he urged cadets to remain committed to service and hard work, while also voicing his opposition to current political and cultural trends. Since returning to office in January, Trump has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across the military and federal government—rolling back policies introduced by President Joe Biden. Addressing the 1,002 graduates, Trump declared that the military would no longer engage in trainings on topics such as critical race theory or transgender issues.
In the wake of the horrific April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 civilians were killed, India had decided that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 would be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism
24 May,2025 02:36 PM IST | United Nations | mid-day online correspondentThe Foreign Office also said that the international community should be more concerned about India's nuclear arsenal and alleged that "the escalating radicalisation of India's political landscape, media, and segments of its society raises legitimate nuclear security concerns"
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The passenger who was about to board the plane was detained after he told the airline's security officer that he had a bomb with him, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said
13 May,2025 05:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn India, the festive season begins early in December, with cities and towns across the country adorning their streets with Christmas lights, decorations, and Christmas trees
As the holiday season approaches in 2024, it's the perfect opportunity to send heartfelt wishes and greetings to your loved ones, letting them know just how much they mean to you
COVID-appropriate behaviour is being emphasised by health officials. The BMC has stated that public health laboratories are equipped with the necessary facilities. The health department is closely monitoring the situation across the city
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