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A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said

Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin said that the DMK would consult like-minded opposition parties across the country to move a constitutional amendment abolishing the practice of the Governor's address at the start of the first session of state Assemblies.

Aiming to reform the food distribution system, the Delhi government is planning to issue ration cards based on a quota set for each district that will be determined by the population, a senior government official said on Thursday.

Union Minister Amit Shah said that in West Singhbhum, the ongoing joint operation by CRPF and Jharkhand Police has achieved a major success in the campaign to make the region free of Naxals through encounters.

Microsoft's suite of productivity software was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Six people were wounded, two of them critically, in a knife attack at a Kurdish demonstration in the city of Antwerp Thursday, Belgian police said.

A US military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets will arrive in the Middle East region in the coming days, two US officials said on Thursday, even as US President Donald Trump voices hopes of avoiding new military action against Iran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a meeting with three US envoys late on Thursday to discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said.

IndiGo flight 6E 2608 from Delhi to Pune received bomb threat information upon arrival at the airport on Thursday evening, though nothing suspicious was detected after thorough checks, officials said.

The killing of a Meitei man on camera in Manipur's Kuki-dominant Churachandpur district led to concerns over public anger in the Meitei-dominant valley areas reaching the streets.

US President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday, alleging he was wrongly debanked for political reasons, according to a court announcement.

The United States has named a new head for its embassy in Venezuela, a US diplomatic source told AFP Thursday, just under three weeks after Washington toppled the oil-rich Latin American country's leader.

While Russia and China strongly deny any plans to seize Greenland, as US President Donald Trump claims, both value the Arctic's strategic value and are seeking to boost their presence there

President Donald Trump said the details of a U.S. agreement over Greenland were still being worked out on Thursday, speaking one day after he stepped back from a tariff threat and ruled out the use of force to seize the Danish territory.

South Korea became the first country to have a wide-ranging law regulating artificial intelligence take full effect on Thursday, including specific provisions targeting deepfakes.

The drowning death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta in a fog-shrouded, water-filled pit in Sector 150 continues to fuel public outrage, with residents calling it as a case of institutional systematic murder rooted in chronic neglect.

California Governor Gavin Newsom accused US President Donald Trump on Thursday of destroying alliances forged at the end of the Second World War, saying the United States had ecome unrecognisable in a matter of months.

Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has described the tectonic events that are taking place due to US President Donald Trump's policies as something that shook Europe out of a slumber, or a long vacation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday blasted the EU's lack of political will in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday and asserted that close cooperation was vital for advancing the shared interests of the Global South.

A woman was kidnapped by masked men in broad daylight from Dal Bazaar, one of Gwalior's most crowded and commercially active areas. The brazen crime, captured on a nearby CCTV camera, has now surfaced and sent shockwaves across the city.

Republic Day 2026: While India prepares to celebrate its next Republic Day, a familiar question has resurfaced: Is it the 77th or the 78th Republic Day?

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who joined BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on a panel at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, took a dig at US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace'.

A woman in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district made biryani for her husband. The key ingredient was powdered sleeping pills. After the husband slipped into a slumber, the woman called her lover to the house, before the pair smothered the man to death.

This month has seen the release of two Hindi films, Ikkis and Border 2, both dedicated to the Indian officers and soldiers who participated in the Battle of Basantar against Pakistan in 1971.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached fresh assets worth more than Rs 20 crore as part of its probe into the MUDA-linked money laundering case in Karnataka.

US officials on Thursday presented their vision for a New Gaza that would turn the shattered Palestinian territory into a glitzy resort of skyscrapers by the sea, saying the transformation could emerge in three years.

A trilateral meeting at the technical level between Ukraine, US and Russia is set to be held on January 23 and 24 in the United Arab Emirates.

A 34-year-old actor and producer has approached police in Maharashtra's Sangli district alleging that he was cheated by composer and filmmaker Palash Muchhal of Rs 40 lakh, police said on Thursday.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay today welcomed the Election Commission's allotment of the whistle as his party's official election symbol, calling it TVK's first victory and a divine prelude to electoral success.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged cracks between the Gandhi siblings, ripping into the top Gandhi family members during his Davos debut.

The Indian Air Force will showcase a special seven-aircraft Sindoor formation at the 2026 Republic Day flypast, featuring Rafales, Su-30 MKIs, MiG-29s, and a Jaguar aircraft.

The Maharashtra government has signed nearly 85 MoUs in diverse fields in Davos that will have a lasting impact, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, sharing how his state stands to benefit from the conclave with the global elite in attendance.

An 11-year-old girl, selling roses at traffic signals in central Delhi, was kidnapped, raped and left unconscious in a forest area by an e-rickshaw driver, police said on Thursday.

GRAP 3 restrictions were revoked in Delhi-NCR on Thursday following improvement in air quality.

A showdown between the Karnataka government and the governor erupted on the floor of the assembly on Wednesday after Governor Thawarchand Gehlot walked out without reading the inaugural speech.

African student Charity Namusokwe highlighted cultural challenges and personal growth during her studies in India, gaining confidence and new friendships.

NEET MDS, PG Exams 2026: The examinations are conducted annually for admission to postgraduate medical and dental courses across India.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, has stated that there was no indication of any involvement of nuclear weapons during the India-Pakistan conflict in 2025.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged cracks between the Gandhi siblings, ripping into the top Gandhi family members during his Davos debut.

JEE Main 2026 January 22 Exam Analysis: Candidates and aspirants tracking India's most competitive engineering entrance exam are keen to understand the subject-wise difficulty level and the overall paper trend.

In the current world order, while hegemons can go it alone, everyone else is on the menu if they aren't at the table. That is the takeaway from Carney's speech, and that is what India needs to acknowledge as it tries to chart a course of its own.

An undergraduate at the University of Alaska was detained after tearing and eating AI-generated artwork in protest and charged with criminal mischief.

The government today told the Delhi High Court that it asked IndiGo to dismiss its senior vice president following the massive disruption in flights in December last year due to inefficient planning.

Under the new guidelines, all higher education institutions will be required to keep a check on caste-based discrimination, which includes any unfair treatment of a person solely because of their caste or tribe.

Bangladesh on Thursday said they won't travel to India to take part in the T20 World Cup, starting February 7.

After a Tamil Nadu college student's death linked to borax consumption, doctors warn that social media is promoting dangerous, unverified uses of borax for other ailments too.

Under former president Bashar al-Assad, Damascus never formally recognised Kurdish autonomy.

US President Donald Trump formally announced the first charter of his 'Board of Peace', which is a body for resolving international conflicts and has a $1 billion price tag for permanent membership.