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U.S. faces its worst measles surge in decades, with outbreaks across 44 states and elimination status at risk. Experts warn low vaccination rates and disinformation fuel the crisis as PAHO prepares to decide if America loses its measles free status.

Floral arrangements were in place, the red carpet was rolled out, and cameras were rolling when Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif walked in confidently to cut the ribbon of a Pizza Hut outlet in Sialkot's cantonment area recently.

A new era has begun of global water bankruptcy, with humans depleting freshwater systems to the point they can't recover, according to a new United Nations report.

Sanjay Nirupam, a senior leader of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has called for a high-level investigation into an alleged international conspiracy following the Maharashtra municipal corporation poll results.

US President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his return to the White House on Tuesday with a rambling, often downbeat news conference that leaned heavily on familiar grievances rather than celebration.

In spring 1941, Denmarks ambassador signed a treaty giving the US military access to Greenland to help protect the island from Nazi Germany and contribute to the war effort in Europe. That agreement, updated in 1951 and 2004, continues today.

He added that India is not alone in this approach. Even Japan, which is truly an American ally, has sought all kinds of ways to circumvent or to take advantage of oil price cap.

A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in jail for charges including engaging in a key action of insurrection concerning ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024.

The conflicts Trump counts among those that he has solved are between Israel and Hamas, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, Rwanda and Congo, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Cambodia and Thailand.

The clash began last week when Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary rejected Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service for his planes.

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw pushed back strongly against remarks by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva that placed India in a second grouping of AI powers

Highlighting the growing burden of cervical cancer in India, Dr. Abhishek Shankar, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology at AIIMS Delhi shared the need to generate more funding

AlphaGeo's Parag Khanna said that even though the headlines focus on Trump insulting Canada or Mexico, the numbers show growing cohesion and integration across North American supply chains.

NIFT Entrance Exam 2026: Candidates can make one-time corrections to NIFT 2026 Stage 1 applications on the official website between January 21-22 by paying an additional fee. Exam scheduled for February 8, 2026.

Murty clarified the fake videos that show her talking about investing money are completely false, adding that many people she knows have invested and lost money based on these promises.

The couple first caught public attention last July, when they had dinner together in Montreal.

The car, a green-coloured Lamborghini Huracan, was seen speeding and indulging in rash driving near a metro station.

Headaches often accompany fever because immune-triggered inflammation, viral infections, and sinus pressure activate pain pathways.

JEE Main 2026 Session 1 has begun today, January 21, with BE/BTech exams being held across 323 cities in India and abroad. NTA received 14.10 lakh applications this year and added over 300 new centres.

The incident took place on January 18 when the victim, Ritesh Rakesh Yerunkar, was returning home.

Retired government officers under 64 years with relevant ministry experience can apply for consultant role at NMC, offering salary as last pay minus pension plus allowances.

A first-year college student has died after taking a substance called 'venkaaram' (borax) bought from a local shop, as suggested by a social media video, police said.

Rani sought a declaration that the 'RK Family Trust' or the 'Rani Kapur Family Trust', purportedly created through a trust deed dated October 26, 2017, is illegal, void, and the result of fraud, forgery, and undue influence.

The US trade envoy on Tuesday warned European nations against using its tariff azooka in response to President Donald Trump's threat to acquire Greenland, saying it would ot be wise.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed Parliament's passing of anti-hate speech and gun laws in response to two shooters killing 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month.

US President Donald Trump refused Tuesday to say how far he will go on Greenland but suggested that he could make a deal as European leaders voice alarm over his threats to seize the territory from ally Denmark.

US President Donald Trump expressed disappointment over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize last year, claiming that he should've been awarded the prize for stopping each of the eight wars.

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's decision that upheld a ruling passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) granting relief to IRS Sameer Wankhede by directing the Centre to proceed with his promotion.

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting a son in late July, they announced in a social media post on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not attend an emergency meeting of G7 nations to discuss the war in Ukraine that was proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear power plant, site of the world's worst civil nuclear catastrophe, lost all off-site power following widespread military activity on Tuesday morning, the UN atomic watchdog said in a post on X.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday received the long-lost driving licence of his grandfather, Feroze Gandhi, during his visit to his parliamentary constituency here in Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged illegal immigration as a major threat to national security, asserting that such people must be identified and sent back to their respective countries.

The Delhi Police arrested a 21-year-old man and impounded his SUV over alleged rash and dangerous driving on a busy stretch of National Highway-48 here, after a purported video of the incident went viral on social media, an officer said on Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday lauded Moscow's bilateral ties with Delhi and Beijing and called for reactivating the Russia-India-China (RIC) trialogue, asserting that multipolarity is here to stay.

The Election Commission on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that its order on special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in various states is legislative in character, lays down guiding principles, and prescribes documents needed.

Cracks within the Punjab Congress have widened as former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's leaked remarks on inadequate Dalit representation have pushed internal rifts into the public eye.

President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday France preferred espect to bullies and rejected unacceptable tariffs, following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose levies on countries opposing his plans to seize Greenland.

Britain's government gave approval on Tuesday for China to build its largest embassy in Europe in London, hoping to improve ties with Beijing despite British and US politicians' warnings that it could be used as a base for spying.

A 23-year-old man was arrested in Bengaluru's Electronic City division for allegedly stealing women's innerwear from residential buildings, wearing them, and taking photographs.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had agreed to a meeting of various parties at the Davos gathering of global elites about his bid to seize Greenland.

Aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday said sustained regulatory oversight as well as corrective measures have helped stabilise operations at IndiGo.

Four teenagers, including three minors, were killed and six other people were injured when two cars crashed head-on in Udaipur on Saturday.

Days after the death of a software engineer in Noida, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday flagged the lack of accountability and said the incident was a direct consequence of the culture of greed and disrespect to other living beings.

The new design, called the Double Dutch Sarco, would be big enough for two people who must press their buttons at the same time, or the device will not work.

A 77-year-old man met a tragic end after he plunged down an empty lift shaft, where his body lay undiscovered for 10 days in a housing society in Bhopal, police said on Tuesday.

On Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Krishna split from Silicon Valley orthodoxy. Belief in AGI is like religion, he said.

A 25-year-old PhD scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur died by suicide after jumping from the sixth floor of a campus residential building on Tuesday afternoon, police and institute sources confirmed.

The entire state executive of the Rajasthan Youth Congress has been dissolved with immediate effect, following instructions from the party's national leadership, party sources said on Tuesday.

The Government on Tuesday announced that it has tightened rules around toll payments on National Highways, making it clear that vehicles with pending toll dues will not be allowed to complete key registration and permit-related processes.