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BRAZIL PREZ LULA TO UNDERGO NEW PROCEDURE AFTER 1ST BRAIN SURGERY

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underwent a new procedure on Thursday, following up on an unplanned surgery earlier this week for a brain bleed, doctors said.

Blinken Visits Jordan in Syria diplomacy push

AQABA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jordan's King Abdullah II called for a secure Syria as the top US diplomat opened a regional tour, on Thursday, following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

S Korea's Opposition files 2nd motion to impeach prez Yoon

The opposition requires at least eight ruling party votes to pass the motion and seven members have hinted at backing Yoon impeachment

Luigi Mangione's murder charge spurs donations

NEW YORK: In the days since Luigi Mangione was charged with murder for gunning down a top health insurance executive, more than a thousand donations have poured into an online fundraiser for his legal defense, with messages supporting him and even celebrating the crime.

Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of VOA

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he's picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor and a Senate seat to head the congressionally funded broadcaster that provides independent news reporting around the world.

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 35 people: Report

CAIRO: At least 35 Palestinians were killed early on Thursday in Israeli bombings of various areas in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Nudging government to conserve wetlands

The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.

Supreme Court draws the line

Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely

The US deep state and its discontents

The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles

Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation

As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation—the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January—a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.

A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea

The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.

12-metre-long buses will not run on congested roads: BEST

THE TRANSPORT FACILITY IN MUMBAI TOOK THE CALL IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BUS ACCIDENT IN KURLA WHERE 7 DIED AND 42 WERE LEFT INJURED

PM2.5 exposure leads to 1.5mn deaths per yr in India

Long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution concentrations higher than the World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual average guideline of 5 µg/m³ is potentially associated with 1.5 million deaths annually in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health on Wednesday.

Laws are being tweaked to boost ease of doing biz

ey bills that are awaiting Parliament's sanction will change the face of the shipping and ports sector in the country, enhancing the ease of doing business as well as giving impetus to jobs and the economy, says Union minister for ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.

Willow: What Google's landmark error-correcting chip means for the world of quantum computing

NEW DELHI: Google has just announced a new quantum chip, Willow, and the breakthrough needs to be read right in order to understand its implications.

EYE ON POLLS, AAP UNVEILS MONTHLY ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN IN DELHI

NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced the launch of the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna to give a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 to women in Delhi, and promised the amount would be raised to ₹2,100 after the elections.

Rainfall likely over TN, Puducherry today: IMD

The India Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall over most parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area with thunderstorms and lighting expected at isolated locations on Friday and Saturday.

List of ministers ready, central leaders to take last call, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the names of the probable ministers from the BJP in his cabinet have been shortlisted and the final decision will be taken by the party's central leadership.

Amaravati to be 'single capital' of Andhra: Govt

HYDERABAD: Amaravati will be the single capital city of Andhra Pradesh, the N Chandrababu Naidu-led state government has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit, closing the chapter, once and for all, of the three-capitals plan envisaged by the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government.

MANDI: SEVEN INJURED IN SUSPECTED CYLINDER BLAST

Seven people sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out due to a suspected leakage of a cylinder in a dhaba in Chak Ka Gohar, an area adjacent to Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College and Hospital in Nerchowk, district Mandi.

ENGINEER RASHID'S INTERIM BAIL PLEA HEARING DEFERRED AGAIN

The Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Er Rashid's interim bail hearing in terror funding case was deferred a second time and the case has been now listed for hearing on Friday.

Delhi Police suffers sixth 'hacking' attack in 15 months, X handle taken over for an hour

POLICE SAY ALL CASES ARE BEING LOOKED INTO BY THE SPECIAL CELL, DRDO AND CERT-IN, ATTACK WAS CARRIED OUT BY 'PROFESSIONALS' BASED ABROAD

Hindu outfits protest against attacks on minorities in B'desh

DEMANDS TO WITHDRAW NOBLE PRIZE FROM MOHAMMAD YUNUS ALSO RAISED

Season's 1st snowfall in Kashmir's plains

Many towns in plain areas of north and south Kashmir received the season's first snowfall on Thursday, meanwhile night temperatures rose across the Valley, including Srinagar, due to cloud cover.

SOLDIER SHOOTS HIMSELF DEAD IN RAJOURI

An army personnel allegedly shot himself dead using his service rifle in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

₹25 cr spent on celebrations even as HP govt has no feat to list: Jai Ram

Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur launching an attack on the state government for spending ₹25 crores on celebrating the two-year tenure said that the government has not even a single achievement to tell.

NIA CONDUCTS RAIDS IN FOUR J&K DISTRICTS

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 19 locations in eight states, including four districts of J&K, in a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror conspiracy case.

BJP MPs meet finance minister, seek ₹900-cr funding for Himachal

SHIMLA: A delegation of state Members of Parliament, led by former Union minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Singh Thakur, met with Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and requested the swift approval of Himachal Pradesh Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness Loan Agreement.

Six held for firing

THE ACCUSED WERE NABBED WITHIN 48 HOURS, SAYS POLICE

Govt to formulate policy to revive projects up to 25 MW

Preference will be given to bona fide Himachalis, NOC requirements waived