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Thousands flee as wildfires sweep through Los Angeles

More than 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire tore through a coastal area of Los Angeles in just a few hours, and a second blaze some 50 kilometers inland was rapidly spreading on Wednesday.

All hell will break out if hostages are not freed: Trump to Hamas

US President-elect Donald Trump has warned that \"all hell will break out in the Middle East\" if the hostages being held by Hamas are not released by Inauguration Day.

Altman Denies Sister's Sexual Abuse Accusations

Open AI CEO Sam Altman denied on Tuesday allegations from his sister Annie Altman, who has filed a complaint accusing him of childhood sexual abuse.

S Korea's Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound

South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader.

Trudeau Rejects Trump's Call for Canada-US Merger

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has, for the first time, publicly rebuffed US President-elect Donald Trump's assertion that it should become America's 51st state.

7-Yr RI to Man for Molesting Two Minor Daughters

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting his minor daughters at Kashipur in US Nagar district.

Global Drug Smuggler Held In Bihar

Uttarakhand police's special task force (STF) arrested an international drug smuggler at Motihari in Bihar's East Champaran district, officers said on Wednesday, adding that a reward of ₹50,000 was announced for any exchange for information leading to his arrest.

Woman killed in suspected tiger attack in Nainital distt

A 48-year-old woman was killed in a suspected tiger attack in Okhaldhunga village in Nainital district, prompting the forest department to set up camera traps and cages to catch the wild cat.

Rekindle the animal spirits

Creating mass demand, leading to a boom in investment, is necessary; encouraging consuming classes to spend will help

Draft Data Protection Rules Can Be Improved

Issues around overbreadth, clarity, and discretionary power being placed in the hands of State agencies call for wider discussion

Expansionist twist in Trump's MAGA pitch

Make America Great Again (MAGA) always had a revanchist ring to it, but its face and voice, Donald Trump has just revealed that territorial expansion is a part of its agenda.

Post 370 Kashmir has no place for UN office

Recent strikes by Pakistan Air Force in Afghanistan, the last was on Christmas Eve, are a grandchild of the Cold War triggered by American diplomat George Kennan's 8,000-word telegram from Moscow in 1946 that was realpolitik in its most clinical form; he scorned democracy and saw no American interest in defending American values far from home.

How Indian Diaspora Can Contribute to Viksit Bharat

This year, Odisha is hosting the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Over the years, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has enhanced not only the Indian diaspora's participation in the event but also their sense of community, pride, and purpose among millions of non-resident Indians (NRIs).

Two children injured in bomb blast in Gaya

The children injured in the blast were identified as Mansoor's son, Nurain, 11, and his neighbour Ayan, 9: Police

HC Upholds SC Student's Access to Scholarship

The Bombay high court on Monday upheld the eligibility of a Scheduled Caste (SC) student for a scholarship to study in the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU).

Two Women Cops Injured in Misfiring at Muzaffarpur

Two women constables of Gopalganj district received bullet injuries during a firing practice on the premises of Jhapha CRPF training centre in Muzaffarpur district on Wednesday, officials said.

Govt Sanctions Women Police Battalion In Three Districts

The state government on Wednesday gave financial and administrative sanctions for the constitution of women police battalion in Sikar, Alwar and Barmer district of Rajasthan, an official familiar with the matter said.

Two Arrested With 60 Stolen Motorcycles

Two members of a bike lifters' gang were arrested and sixty stolen motorcycles recovered on Wednesday in Diara area (riverine area) which falls under the jurisdiction of Danapur police station in Patna, police said.

Asaram moves HC to suspend life sentence

Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, convicted of sexually assaulting a minor, on Wednesday moved the Rajasthan high court seeking suspension of the life sentence awarded to him by the special court in Jodhpur.

Narcotics worth Rs 8.56 crore seized from Thai woman at Gaya Airport

Customs officials arrested a Thai woman at Gaya International Airport with high-grade narcotics and psychotropic substances worth Rs 8.56 crore, marking the largest narcotics seizure in the state in several years and the second major seizure at Gaya International Airport within the past fortnight, officials said.

Restore 4 Bhiwandi wetlands that are dumps: NGT to Thane collector

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Thane collectorate to clean up four wetlands in Anjur Dive village in Bhiwandi, which were turned into a dumping ground over the last one year.

Env ministry eases afforestation process for the coal blocks

EXPERTS HAVE SAID RAISING PLANTATIONS ON DEGRADED FOREST LAND DOES NOT COMPENSATE FOR LOSS OF FORESTS

Parl Panel On Simultaneous Polls Holds Its First Meeting

The parliamentary panel constituted to scrutinise the two bills on simultaneous elections held its first meeting on Wednesday.

Jammu-Kashmir train aims to tackle sub-zero temps

The tailor-made Vande Bharat Express, which will be the first ever train to link Jammu with Kashmir, is ready and has been brought to Delhi, said officials aware of the matter.

Data localisation only for specific purposes

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules will take a targeted approach to data localisation, affecting only specific categories of personal data and for specific purposes, information technology (IT) secretary S Krishnan said, adding that there are no easy solutions to verifying children's age online.

Lapses in security under lens after strike by insurgents

A number of security lapses, ranging from inadequate combing operations to breach of norms, may have led to the killing of nine people in an IED blast by Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, officers aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

3 School Students Among 4 Killed in Road Accident in Jharkhand: Cops

Officials Said the Students Were on Their Way to School Despite a Govt Order Directing Schools to be Shut in View of the Severe Cold

Formula E Race Case: Senior IAS Officer Appears Before ACB

Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, one of the accused in the first information report (FIR) registered in Formula E race case, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Tech solutions can help verify kids' age: Minister

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that the country has technological solutions to verify children's age online, leveraging its digital infrastructure to implement the new draft data protection rules' parental consent requirements even as he conceded that verifiable parental consent is a global problem.

IED Was Likely Planted a Month Before Detonation

The high-intensity IED (improvised explosive device) used by Maoists in an attack in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday, in which eight police personnel and a civilian driver were killed, was likely planted at least a month before the incident, officials aware of the matter said, adding that Bijapur continues to be a hot spot for Left-wing extremism (LWE), with IEDs planted by the Maoists being recovered frequently.