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Thousands Flee as Wildfires Burn Out of Control in LA

California firefighters battled wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as the fires burned uncontained early Wednesday.

Eurozone's inflation rises to 2.4 per cent in December: Eurostat

The eurozone's annual inflation rate for December of last year stood at 2.4 per cent, up from November's 2.2 per cent, according to a flash estimate released by Eurostat.

South Korea's acting Prez urges govt agencies to avoid any physical clash during Yoon's arrest

South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Wednesday urged government agencies, including the secret service, to avoid any physical confrontation during the process of arresting President Yoon Suk-yeol, who remains in his fortified compound.

2024 New Zealand's 10th-warmest year on record: NIWA

2024 was New Zealand's 10th-warmest year on record, and eight of New Zealand's 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2013, according to the annual climate summary published by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) on Wednesday.

Tents Arrive For Survivors Of Quake That Killed 126 In Tibet

More tents, quilts, stoves and other relief items were being delivered on Wednesday to people whose homes were uninhabitable or unsafe

US imposes sanctions on Sudanese rebel force, says its leaders committed genocide

The Biden administration said Tuesday that a Sudanese paramilitary group and its proxies are committing genocide in a civil war with the country's military that has killed tens of thousands of people, leveling sanctions on the group's leader and affiliated companies.

Hathras Stampede: Allahabad HC Summons Then DM, SSP; Says Their Accountability Should Be Fixed

The Allahabad High Court has summoned the then District Magistrate (DM) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Hathras on January 15 and ordered them to clarify through an affidavit why their accountability should not be fixed for the death of 121 people in 2024 stampede.

Many film stars to attend Mahakumbh

Bollywood and Bhojpuri stars will also be seen in the colours of spirituality in the Mahakumbh to be held on the banks of Sangam.

Sanatan is supreme, beyond comparison: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated on Wednesday that the belief system of Sanatan Dharma represents the world's oldest culture, standing above comparison with any religion or sect.

Enrolment rate in elementary education increases, dropouts reduce in Arunachal Pradesh: CM Khandu

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Wednesday that the enrollment rate in elementary education has significantly increased and the average annual school dropout numbers at the secondary level have reduced.

Miner's body recovered from flooded coal mine in Assam

9 miners have been trapped since 6 Jan after an illegal rat-hole mining site was inundated by underground water

JP Nadda Inaugurates Modern Library at Tezpur Health Institute

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art modern library and information centre at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Health Institute in Tezpur.

India Must Embrace Green Hydrogen

The global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024.

Social policy will be Trudeau's legacy

Justin Trudeau has resigned after more than nine years as Canada's 23rd prime minister.

Boon or Bane?

Plato's epic 'The Republic' tells the story of two mythical city-states: one believes in moderation while the other believes in consumerism. Unable to sustain its large population, the second city-state casts avaricious eyes on its neighboring territories, plunging the country into war. Read US and China for the second city-state, and the analogy is complete. The question Plato raised is the essence of the population debate of today: Is human population the issue, or is it the resources it consumes?

Hospital Attacks Could Constitute War Crimes

After a series of Israeli attacks on hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Security Council met on Friday morning in New York at Algeria's request to debate the collapse of health services in Gaza.

Army Declares 2025 as 'Year of Reforms'

The Indian Army has designated 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms' as part of its long-term vision of transformation and modernization.

Lalu's Offer to Nitish Will Keep BJP in Its Place

As Bihar entered election year, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav dropped a political bombshell when he made an overture to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Pravin Mahajan's wife meets Pawar Jr, accuses Munde of grabbing her land

Sarangi Mahajan, the wife of late Pravin Mahajan who was the brother of the BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, met NCP chief as well as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday, complaining to him about Food & Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde grabbing her land.

Partially perched on bridge, Reasi station remains a marvel

Even as the Chenab Bridge has stolen the show, other aspects of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project, including the Reasi railway station, are equal engineering wonders of the Indian Railways.

Centre Grants Classical Language Status to Marathi

Minister Samant said state govt will take the writers into confidence for the development of Marathi language

Shahi Jama Masjid Case: Allahabad HC Stays Sambhal Trial Court Proceedings Till 25 Feb

The Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, stayed the Sambhal trial court proceedings till February 25 in the case of Chandausi's Shahi Jama mosque purported to be a Harihar temple.

Great responsibility bestowed by PM Narendra Modi: ISRO Chief V Narayanan

V Narayanan was appointed as the new chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), on Wednesday, taking on a role he described as a great responsibility entrusted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of CPI(M) leader Kunhiraman

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence awarded to former Udma MLA and CPI(M) leader K V Kunhiraman and three others by the Ernakulam CBI Special Court in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Periya, Kasaragod district, six years ago.

Accused a DMK sympathiser, not party member, says Chief Minister Stalin on Anna University case

Cornered by the opposition in the Assembly over the sexual assault of a girl student by an intruder at the prestigious Anna University in the city on December last, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday vehemently denied that the accused, who has been arrested, was a member of the ruling DMK but was only a party sympathiser.

KTR's quizzing: T'gana HC permits lawyer's presence

Special chief secretary Arvind Kumar appeared before the ACB

Art exhibition in Delhi explores nature of human awareness

A solo art exhibition 'Landscape of Consciousness' by Anjali Misra was inaugurated at the Lalit Kala Akademi here in the presence of eminent artists on Wednesday.

HP Govt Provided Jobs To 39,220 People In Last 2 Years, Says CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said during the last two years, 39,220 jobs were provided to the youth of the state, out of which 13,704 jobs were given in the government sector alone.

SAD Working Committee to meet on Jan 10 to consider Badal's resignation

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Working President Balwinder Singh Bhundar has convened a meeting of the party's Working Committee on January 10 to take a decision on the pending resignation submitted by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal as well as making a programme for holding a membership drive to pave the way for restructuring of the party by holding organizational elections.

Global Cooperative Conference~ Key to sustainable & inclusive global future

The recent International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Global Cooperative Conference 2024 in New Delhi was more than a spectacle of global gathering of leaders from over 100 countries; it was a testament to the growing importance of cooperatives in shaping a sustainable and equitable future.