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Dangerous Times Ahead After Meta Ends US Fact-Checking

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned on Wednesday of \"extremely dangerous times ahead\" in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking programme on Facebook and Instagram.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

Rekindle the animal spirits

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

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

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Will reclaim land taken under pretext of Waqf

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the state government will reclaim every inch of land that has been taken under the pretext of waqf.

AMU Announces Admission Test Schedule

The Cash Was In Rs 500 Denomination Notes

Agra Man Dies After Scooter Falls Into Open Culvert

A 45-year-old man from Prakash Nagar locality in Agra lost his life on Tuesday night when his scooter fell into a broken part of an on-road culvert.

Adityanath flags off team for Yuva Utsav, encourages youth to be envoys of progress

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday highlighted Uttar Pradesh's remarkable transformation from a state plagued by insecurity and anarchy to one leading the nation in development.

RTI activist files petition claiming Aligarh's Jama Masjid built on site of ancient temples

Civil Judge ordered that the case would be taken up for hearing on Feb 15

'Explain why aren't you liable': Allahabad HC summons DM, SP in Hathras stampede case

The Allahabad High Court has directed the then district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Hathras to personally appear on January 15 and explain why they should not be held liable for the stampede in 2024 that claimed 121 lives.

Elgar Parishad Case: Bail to Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, both arrested in 2018 in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Army divers retrieve body of one miner from flooded 300-foot-deep coal mine in Assam

Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state, officials said Wednesday.