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Sanae Takaichi, made headlines on October 21, 2025, and became the first woman leader of Japan, a country known for its male-dominated political landscape.
The victory significantly strengthens Andersons standing in the awards race, as the DGA prize is widely viewed as the strongest predictor of the Academy Award for Best Director
Six people were hurt in the attack on the region, which has been a frequent target of attacks in the nearly four-year war that started with Russian invasion in 2022
Sharath BS, the founder of Jin Min Cat World, says that he hopes to raise awareness about cats through this new initiative
The three men attempted to drag the girl into their vehicle
The expansion, launched by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin during an event at Polivakkam in Tiruvallur district, wouldbenefit 48,768 workers in 24 Corporations, 29,556 workers in 145 Municipalities, and 21,910 workers in 479 town panchayats
The Speaker is making allegations against Congress women MPs. There is no space for Opposition in this house at all, Mr. Venugopal told reporters
He accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as responsible for many challenges facing the country
Bad Bunny headlined the halftime show at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, California, delivering a performance rooted in reggaeton, Latin trap and Caribbean rhythms. The set, which was performed largely in Spanish, celebrated Puerto Rican culture through its music, staging and visuals, and included appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin
The Opposition party said that Adnan Sami's father had served as a pilot in the Pakistan Air Force and was involved in the 1965 India-Pakistan war, including the attack on the Pathankot air base
The Supreme Court is hearing appeals from tech giants Meta Platforms and WhatsApp against a CCI order imposing a penalty of 213.14 crore on them over their privacy policy
Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho is scheduled to visit the volatile Litan area in a bid to douse the fire
Japans Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a historic landslide victory in the February 8 parliamentary elections, with the Liberal Democratic Party winning a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house. The LDP won 316 of 465 seats, its strongest result since 1955, giving Takaichi strong political power.
During the monsoon, flash floods occur in villages on the banks of the Bennehalla stream, causing immense damage in 37 villages of Dharwad and Gadag districts
Police said the final opinion will be given after receiving the results of histopathological examination and chemical analysis from the forensic laboratory
Eyewitnesses said the car first hit an auto-rickshaw and then crashed into a parked Royal Enfield motorcycle, flinging its rider nearly 10 feet into the air
It will be played through the public address systems at stations on the Blue Line
The data sharing policies of WhatsApp must be scrutinised thoroughly
A retreating dollar index and a positive trend in domestic equities further supported investor sentiments
A teacher aspirant alleged that the government has created an environment where it is impossible to get a job without coaching
Italy won 11 medals the last time it hosted the Games, in Turin in 2006
According to the Delhi Fire Services, emergency calls were received from multiple educational institutions across different parts of the city in the morning hours
Assessing cleanliness-related behavioural change programmes in schools is a new criterion in the 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan
Brenton Tarrant, an Australian former gym instructor, admitted carrying out New Zealands deadliest modern-day mass shooting before being sentenced to life in jail in August 2020
If some engineering challenges can be overcome, the technology could lead to low-power computing and new forms of magnetic memory
In its best result since its founding in 1955, Ms. Takaichis conservative Liberal Democratic Party won a two-thirds majority in Sundays (February 8) snap lower house election
A day earlier, the AQI was 196 in the moderate category on February 7 it stood at 213
Opposition MPs are likely to demand a discussion on the framework of the Trade Agreement between India and the United States
Vonn lost control within moments of leaving the start house, clipping a gate with her right shoulder and pinwheeling down the slope before ending up awkwardly on her back
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday he was in favour of banning the use of social media by children under 15
Elon Musk has blown through several previous estimates on when he could feasibly put man on the Red Planet
Oli has won parliamentary elections from Jhapa district six times out of seven in the past. In the last election, he defeated Nepali Congress candidate by a huge margin
Defendants at the trial are Alphabet and Meta, the tech giants behind YouTube and Instagram
Parliament must function as the forum to debate contentious issues
Space X has found massive success as a NASA contractor, but critics have for years panned Elon Musks Mars colonisation plans as overambitious
All three have been identified and a probe is on to ascertain the cause of death, the police said
Speaking to reporters, CPI (M) politburo member K. Balakrishnan said grant of full Statehood for Puducherry remained merely an announcement
The tusker, Chamapuzha Unnikrishnan, ran amok around 8.15 p.m. when it was being brought to the temple to be paraded during the Athazha seeveli ritual
According to the MLA, a total of 1,432 accidents were reported from the stretch from 2021 to 2025
With more than 99% of the ballots counted,Antonio Jose Seguro had won 66.8% of the vote to Andre Venturas 33.2%
As per the police, Ayub Khan, a rowdy-sheeter, lured the victim into a business partnership in 2024, and asked him to invest 4.70 lakh
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Congress leaders, however, rejected the charge and accused the AAP of attempting to twist facts and misuse the sensitive issue of Dalits for political mileage by levelling false allegations against Partap Singh Bajwa
Donald Trump is expected to go to China in April, before Xi Jinping would then visit the United States
The doctors said the 60-year-old man sustained injuries to his legs and body

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