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Wildfires spread in mountains of southeastern France; thousands evacuated

Wildfires were still rampaging across southeastern France, with several firefighters injured and thousands of residents evacuated

Why didn't BJP try to stop Bihar CM Nitish Kumar from leaving NDA alliance?

NDA's ally and Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar broke off ties with BJP once again to form an alliance with his political opponent Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal

No immediate danger to Ukrainian nuclear power plant from shelling: IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency sees no immediate threat to nuclear safety following the shelling of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

UP anti-terror squad foils terror plot to target RSS workers, 1 held

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have foiled an alleged terror plot to target RSS workers after the arrest of an alleged ISIS operative from UP's Azamgarh

German chemical industry hit by soaring gas prices, reveals survey

Gas prices in Europe are more than twice as high as before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in late February

British lawmaker warns people not to become 'desensitised' on Ukraine

British Conservative peer and former party leader Lord Hague of Richmond has warned of the "danger of getting desensitised" to Russia's war in Ukraine

Iran ignores West's 'threats, empty deadlines' in nuclear talks: Advisor

Iranian negotiators in the nuclear talks have been ignoring "threats and empty deadlines" by the West in order to protect Iranian people's rights and the long-term interests of the country

Covid negative Biden coughs throughout bill-signing remarks in White House

Biden, who ended isolation on Sunday after testing negative for Covid-19 in a rebound case, halted the prepared speech multiple times behind the podium on the South Lawn

Banks wrote off Rs 10 trillion in last five financial years: Centre

A recent Parliament reply disclosed that scheduled commercial banks have written off loans worth about Rs 10 lakh crore in the last five financial years

Welfare schemes are not freebies, says Telangana CM's daughter Kavitha

Telangana MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha said welfare schemes for poor people are not freebies but "waiving loans of duping agencies are actual freebies"

Freebie culture deteriorating states' financial health: Venkaiah Naidu

"The government should definitely support the poor and needy but at the same time should prioritise health, education and infrastructure development," he said

Self-proclaimed Noida politician Shrikant Tyagi arrested from Meerut

Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested self-proclaimed politician Shrikant Tyagi from Meerut for allegedly abusing and assaulting a woman

Noida: Shrikant Tyagi sent to 14-day custody for assaulting a woman

Tyagi had hurled expletives at the woman resident of Grand Omaxe, who had objected to his planting of trees in the common area of society. He had claimed that he was well within his rights to do so.

Still possible to control monkeypox outbreak, says former FDA chief

Former US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) chief Scott Gottlieb said that the response to the virus has to be wider to control it, though.

Uzbekistan, Ukraine win gold, India two bronzes at Chess Olympiad

In the women's section, Ukraine won the gold, Georgia the silver, while the top seed India-1 had to remain content with the bronze.

Apple brings back battery percentage icon on status bar in latest iOS beta

Tech giant Apple has brought back the battery percentage icon, which displays the actual numerical amount of charge, on the status bar in its latest iOS 16 beta.

Covid: Telangana govt urges Centre to provide 5 mn doses of Covishield

Health Minister T. Harish Rao said Telangana has potential to administer over 3 lakh precautionary doses per day, which is not being realised due to a shortage of vaccines, particularly Covishield.

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates funding massive treasure hunt in Greenland

Some of the world's richest men, including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland.

Microsoft onboards ONDC to launch shopping app for Indian consumers

Microsoft on Tuesday onboarded governments open network for digital commerce (ONDC), with an aim to introduce social e-eommerce via its app in the Indian market.

Defeating West Indies in T20I series big achievement for India: Manjrekar

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has said Rohit Sharma's side defeating West Indies in their backyard was no mean achievement, adding that the visitors should be proud of what they achieved.