A rapidly spreading brush fire in Ramona, San Diego County, California, has prompted emergency evacuations as firefighters work to contain the blaze, which is threatening structures in and around a residential area. The fire, reported in the vicinity of the 300 block of Creelman Lane, expanded quickly and raised concerns among residents as flames moved...
The conflict between the United States and Iran intensified further as military strikes, threats against critical infrastructure and attacks on commercial shipping raised fears of a wider regional confrontation. The latest escalation came as a Saudi-linked oil tanker was reportedly struck near Yemen, while Iran faced another round of US attacks and Kuwait reported that...
The Centre has appointed senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Anurag Jain as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog, placing an experienced administrator with more than three decades of public service at the helm of the government’s premier policy think tank. Jain, a 1989-batch IAS officer belonging to the Madhya Pradesh cadre,...
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament Kalyan Banerjee was suspended from the Lok Sabha after complaints were raised against him over the alleged use of abusive language during parliamentary proceedings. The action has intensified political tensions between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition, adding another chapter to the ongoing confrontations inside Parliament....
Families of people who disappeared during Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil conflict staged a peaceful protest during a visit by a delegation from the European Union to the Chemmani mass grave site in the country’s northern region. The demonstrators called for an independent international investigation into the mass grave, insisting that only a credible external inquiry...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a petition seeking immediate judicial intervention against the alleged police action on student protesters participating in the Citizens’ Justice Platform (CJP) demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The bench advised the petitioners to follow the regular judicial process instead of seeking an...
A fast-moving wildfire in California’s Alameda County intensified rapidly on Tuesday, scorching hundreds of acres of dry grassland and prompting mandatory evacuation orders in areas near Sunol and Pleasanton. The blaze, known as the Little Fire, was reported at around 2:45 p.m. near the intersection of Vallecitos Road and Little Valley Road in the Sunol...
Chile has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country after intense and prolonged rainfall triggered widespread flooding, landslides and severe damage, leaving at least 10 people dead and affecting more than 1,000 homes. The extreme weather has created a major humanitarian and emergency response challenge, with authorities working to assess the full...
A vegetation fire reported near Rogers Road in Patterson, California, triggered concern among local residents on Tuesday after flames spread across an estimated 100 to 120 acres in Stanislaus County. Fire crews were called to the scene as the blaze expanded, with smoke reportedly raising alarm in nearby communities. The fire, identified as the Zacharias...
Three men have been arrested in Karnataka’s Mysuru district in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a 30-year-old tribal woman from West Bengal, police said on Tuesday. The incident reportedly occurred during the intervening night of July 18 and 19, after the woman had travelled to Mysuru city to attend a friend’s...