A moderate 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Leh district of Ladakh early Thursday morning, causing ground shaking across parts of the union territory. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at approximately 6:05 a.m. IST at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres. No immediate casualties or major structural damages have been reported.
A 17-year-old Indian-origin teenager, Arjun Aravind, has been arrested and charged with the murder of his mother and 14-year-old brother inside their suburban home in Acton, Massachusetts. Authorities revealed that the victims suffered severe trauma before the suspect allegedly fled the scene in his mother’s vehicle.
Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln are facing mounting mental health pressures and deteriorating onboard conditions as their deployment in the Middle East reaches 250 consecutive days.
Renowned playback singer Sonu Nigam has shared a message advocating for hand donation, featuring a patient named Priyank who successfully underwent a bilateral hand transplant. In the video posted on his official Instagram account, Nigam appeared alongside Priyank and his treating physician to highlight the transformative impact of donor pledges and modern surgical advances.
A customer in Bengaluru has raised serious consumer safety concerns on social media, claiming to have received Dhatura (Datura) fruits as an unexpected promotional freebie in a recent delivery from quick-commerce platform Swiggy Instamart.
A woman was allegedly gang-raped by a group of four to six men in Odisha's Cuttack district on Tuesday night while traveling with a male friend, police said. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Nischintakoili police station.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that American forces have achieved "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, describing the naval presence enforcing a blockade in the vital shipping channel as a "wall of steel" against Iranian interference.
Digital creator Muskan Karia revealed her battle against an AI deepfake created from her private video. With her family’s support and legal counsel, she reported the incident to the Maharashtra Cyber Cell. Authorities verified the clip as fraudulent and caught the culprits. Karia urged other deepfake victims to seek legal help.
The Powerball jackpot crossed the $1 billion threshold ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing, fueled by nationwide ticket sales following a 43-drawing streak without a top-prize winner. Wednesday’s $1 billion grand prize marks the eighth-largest jackpot in Powerball history and the largest U.S. lottery prize offered in 2026.
Google has launched the Pixel 11 Pro Fold as its latest foldable smartphone under the Pixel 11 series. The device features an 8-inch inner foldable OLED display and a 6.5-inch outer screen and is powered by the new Tensor G6 processor with 16GB RAM.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food safety licences of four Domino’s Pizza outlets, including three located in Mumbai, following inspections that revealed violations of prescribed hygiene and sanitation standards, regulatory officials confirmed on Wednesday.
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday during a routine training flight in the northwestern province of Yalova, according to an official statement from Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and actor Kangana Ranaut has defended her recent controversial social media remarks targeting student protesters, asserting that her comments were directed solely at a specific group rather than the entire youth population.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the Class 12 Compartment (Supplementary) Examination Result 2026. Around 2.5 lakh students who appeared for the July 28 examination can now check and download their scorecards through the official CBSE result portal, cbseresults.nic.in.
Traffic moving from Pune toward Mumbai on the connecting link of the Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai–Pune Expressway was temporarily halted for three hours today, August 12, to allow authorities to perform scheduled maintenance work and conduct an emergency preparedness mock drill.
President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that security officials secretly moved him off Air Force One following a NATO summit in Turkey last month, citing a security threat identified by U.S. intelligence
The Karnataka government has finalized and officially allocated portfolios to members of the State Cabinet. Under the new administrative structure, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has retained critical key portfolios while distributing significant ministerial responsibilities among senior party leaders.
The Sikkim State Lotteries will shortly declare the results of the Dear Regal Wednesday weekly lottery of today, August 12. Today's Dear Regal Wednesday weekly lottery promises excitement as thousands of lottery players eagerly await the winning numbers and prize details. Stay tuned to know the results and winning numbers of Wednesday’s lucky draw.
The Madhya Pradesh government may release the 39th instalment of the Ladli Behna Yojana before the usual payment date, with beneficiaries potentially receiving INR 1,500 ahead of Raksha Bandhan. However, the state government has not yet officially confirmed an early release date.
Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the satirical political group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has announced that "Season 2" of their popular Jantar Mantar campaign will begin shortly. The statement comes in response to growing online curiosity and repeated inquiries from followers across social media platforms.
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