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In 2024, North Korea increased its weapons testing, showcasing solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles aimed at the U.S. and shorter-range missiles designed to bypass South Korean defenses. File | Photo Credit: AP “North Korea on Tuesday (January 14, 2025) test-fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters,” South Korea’s military said, as it continued…
Arcadia, United States: As deadly flames swept closer and smoke poured into their Los Angeles home, Zahrah Mihm tried to calmly wake her two young children in the middle of the night. “We gotta go baby. We’re going on a fun adventure,” she told 4-year-old Ethan in her gentlest voice, scooping up her 18-month-old baby…
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: Millions of devotees took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on Tuesday morning, marking the first ‘Amrit Snan’ (bath) of the Maha Kumbh 2025. Many foreign devotees also immersed themselves in the sacred tradition and sang ‘bhajans’. Held once every 12 years, people attend Maha Kumbh to take a dip in…
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Washington: Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The Supreme Court held arguments Friday on Tiktok and ByteDance’s challenge to the law. A lawyer for the companies, Noel Francisco, said…
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US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he is going to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very quickly” after he takes office next week. He did not provide a timeline for the meeting, which would be the first between the leaders of the two countries since Russia’s war with Ukraine started in February 2022. When…
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“Nawaf Salam is widely respected for his academic rigor, independent views, and commitment to justice and human rights.” File | Photo Credit: AFP Nawaf Salam, Lebanon’s new Prime Minister, is a leading international judge who won support for staying out of the political infighting that has paralysed the crisis-hit country in recent years. The 71-year-old,…
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Prayagraj, UP: Mahakumbh commenced with great enthusiasm in Prayagraj. All preparations are now in place for the ‘Amrit Snan’, which will take place on Makar Sankranti, on January 14. The Mahakumbh Mela administration finalized the sequence of Amrit Snan for the 13 Akharas on Tuesday, ensuring adherence to traditional customs. Each Akhara has been informed…
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A new study on human-leopard conflict in Himachal Pradesh has revealed that most attacks on humans were non-predatory and resulted in minor injuries. The study titled ‘Charting risk pathways of leopard attacks on people: A decision tree approach’ and conducted over an 11-year period has found that most attacks on humans (74%) were non-predatory and…
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A mass blooming of Dipcadi plants on a sada. | Photo Credit: Manali Rane The Konkan region located between the Arabian sea on one side and the Western Ghats on the other is most well-known for its beaches and temples. As one travels across the Western Ghats towards Ratnagiri district, the landscape slowly transitions from…
Hamirpur, UP: Four people were arrested in Maudaha area here for allegedly trying to convert a Hindu family under the pretext of curing an illness, police said on Monday. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Manoj Kumar Gupta said an FIR was registered in connection with the matter on Saturday. Nooruddin, Khalid, Irfan, and Mohammad Hanif,…
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