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EU lets Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe's ID-check-free travel zone

European Union ministers on Thursday agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe's ID-check-free travel zone, known as the Schengen area, by lifting land border controls from next year, the EU's Hungarian presidency said.

Gun found on suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing matches shell casings at scene, police say

The gun found on the man charged with killing United Healthcare's CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City's police commissioner said Wednesday as authorities scrutinized evidence and the suspect's experiences with the victim's industry.

7 including ex-lawmaker convicted of rioting in HK

Dozens of people were injured in the violence during the anti-government protests of July 2019

Thousands attend funeral of Taliban minister killed by Islamic State suicide bombing

Thousands of people attended the funeral Thursday of a Taliban minister killed in a Kabul suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group.

India votes in favour of UNGA resolution for 'immediate, unconditional, permanent' ceasefire in Gaza Strip

India joined 157 other nations in supporting a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding an \"immediate, unconditional, and permanent\" ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in 'intense' fighting, officials say

Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is \"extremely intense\" after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine's top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers of the city.

Macron seeks political deal to name a new prime minister and restore France's stability

French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and \"guarantee the stability of the country,\" following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a spokesperson for the outgoing government said Wednesday.

Blinken to visit Turkey for talks on Syria's situation: Turkish foreign ministry

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Turkey on Friday for high-level talks on Syria's ongoing political upheaval following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

S Korea's ruling party chief voices support for Yoon's impeachment

South Korean President called the opposition Democratic Party 'a monster' and 'anti-state forces'

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

US President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.

Bangladesh's trajectory a cause for worry

When student-led, anti-government protests in Bangladesh snowballed into the ouster of Sheikh Hasina's 15-year-long autocratic rule in August 2024, many in the South Asian nation hoped it signaled better times ahead.

Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week

Chancellor Olaf Scholz formally set Germany on course for an early election Wednesday by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.

Kolkata needs trams, not battery-run buses

When the West Bengal government decided to drastically scale back Kolkata's 150-year-old tram service, leaving just a short heritage stretch from Maidan to Esplanade, it ignited a wave of protests from environmentalists and tram enthusiasts alike.

Toothless committees

Provincial assembly parliamentary committees are pivotal to strengthening federalism in Nepal.

Great Games

While the Assad family rulers were as dictatorial and undemocratic as any of the neighbouring Arab monarchies, they did not pander to religious extremism as was done by the likes of Saudi Arabia or Turkey which fanned fundamentalism and nurtured 'friendly' militias. If anything, the Bashar Al Assad led Syrian military was at the forefront of taking on (and successfully countering) the scourge of the Al Qaida or later, ISIL. Ironically, while the US was supposedly against religious extremism of ISIL et al, it counterintuitively targeted Assad's Syrian forces

Air Crisis

India's escalating air pollution crisis is one of its gravest public health challenges, yet it remains strikingly absent from mainstream cultural narratives.

Cold wave hits Delhi as mercury dips to 4.5 degrees Celsius

Cold wave hit Delhiites on Thursday as the minimum temperature dropped to 4.5 degrees Celsius, the weather department said.

Criminals in the capital no longer fear the law: Kejriwal on Trilokpur shootout

In a veiled attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre for the law and order situation in the national capital, former chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that criminals no longer fear the law.

No hike in property tax rates in NDMC budget for FY 2025-26

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), on Thursday, has not enhanced property tax rates in its budget for the financial year 2025-26 presented on Thursday.

Kejriwal writes letter to CEC over alleged deletion of voters

Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, summarizing the assurances given by the poll body during the party's delegation visit on Tuesday over allegations of deletion of voters in the national capital.

₹36.07 cr tribal products sold through TRIFED in FY24: Govt

A total of 4,990 tribal artisans and suppliers linked to the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) have recorded a sale of Rs 36.07 crore in 2023-24 from distribution of tribal products, including organic and handicraft items, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.

Delhi cabinet nod for 'Mahila Samman Yojana'

Kejriwal promised to increase the amount to ₹2,100 after the assembly polls

TN: Seven burnt to death in Dindigul hospital fire

Seven people, including a three-year-old boy, were burnt to death in a private hospital in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday night.

Heavy rain across TN, Chennai suburbs flooded

Close on the heels of cyclone Fengal, which devastated northern Tamil Nadu, heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal continues to lash the state and neighbouring Puducherry.

Farmer handcuffed in Telangana, Revanth Reddy orders probe

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has ordered a probe after his government faced flak for taking a farmer, arrested in connection with the attack on government officials, to hospital in handcuffs and shackles after he suffered a heart attack.

Diplomatic success: India B'desh to swap fishermen

49 Indian fishermen detained by Dhaka to be exchanged for 78 Bangladeshi fishermen held in India

Maha Cabinet expansion, portfolio allocation discussed with BJP top brass, says CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated on Thursday that he held discussions about the cabinet expansion and portfolio allocation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and party's National General Secretary BL Santhosh.

'Operation Lotus' shadow gets bigger as MVA MPs meet PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah

The exact purpose behind the meeting remains unknown but the meeting of the seven Thackeray-led Sena MPs with Modi is considered politically significant

Union Minister Giriraj Singh protests in Parliament premises against Sonia, questions her relationship with George Soros

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday protested in the Parliament premises against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi over her alleged links to Hungarian-American businessman George Soros.

Bengal Police submits report to Calcutta HC on arrangements at cyber police stations

West Bengal Police, on Thursday, submitted a detailed report to a division Bench of Calcutta High Court on the existing arrangements at the different cyber police stations in the state.