New Zealand has moved ahead with legislation aimed at preventing children under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, joining a growing international effort to impose stronger safeguards on young people in the digital environment. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s government has introduced a proposed law that would require social media companies to...
A residential fire broke out in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, triggering a major emergency response after flames were reported at a building near Bellevue Avenue East and East Republican Street. The incident took place on Monday evening, August 24, as firefighters rushed to the residential area following reports of a serious blaze. The fire generated...
Three newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Monday. The tragedy occurred when the neonatal ward was housing critically ill and vulnerable infants, prompting an immediate rescue operation by doctors, nurses and other hospital...
Fresh violence erupted in Manipur’s Senapati district after a gunfight broke out between security personnel and unidentified armed individuals, leaving a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer injured. The confrontation occurred in the Taphou area after two houses were allegedly set on fire, triggering renewed tensions between communities in the region. The incident has raised...
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Japan early Sunday, August 23, sending strong tremors through Tokyo and surrounding parts of the Kanto region and leaving dozens of people injured. The earthquake prompted emergency alerts on mobile phones, disrupted several train services and caused a water pipe to rupture in eastern Tokyo. Authorities, however, reported no...
The Rajasthan government has approved the construction of a new building for a government primary school in Rampura Kanwarpura village in Jaipur district, following renewed attention to the condition of the institution after a visit by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) workers ended in a violent confrontation. According to the government order, construction of the new...
The death toll in the spurious liquor tragedy in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district has risen to 11, with three more people succumbing to the effects of suspected toxic alcohol, police said on Saturday. The incident has triggered an intensified investigation into the manufacture and distribution of illicit liquor and raised serious questions about enforcement failures in...
More than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), providing an important boost to efforts to contain an outbreak that has become the country’s deadliest Ebola epidemic on record. A shipment containing 16,250 doses was delivered by air to Kinshasa late Friday as health authorities and...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to undertake a two-day official visit to Russia on August 23 and 24, 2026, in a diplomatic engagement expected to focus on strengthening India-Russia cooperation across trade, investment, science, technology and other areas of mutual interest. During the visit, Jaishankar will co-chair the 27th session of the India-Russia...
Three people were killed and six others injured after four motorcycles were involved in a major collision on the Kanwar route in Haridwar district late Friday night. The accident occurred on the Kaliyar road, commonly known as the Kanwar Patri, amid darkness and rain that reduced visibility, according to police officials. The incident took place...