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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he still planned to visit New York despite incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani's threats to arrest him in compliance with an International Criminal Court warrant.

Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers wary of the Fox News Channel host and skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.

Villagers in Sri Lanka used spades on Wednesday to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of relatives and friends days after 13 homes were flattened by a landslide in the dead of night caused by a cyclone that killed 474 people.

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday visited critically ill former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia at a private hospital in the capital.

Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath on Wednesday said disability inclusion was ot an act of charity but affirmation of equal personhood.

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that Field Marshall Gen Asim Munir's policies are disastrous for the country and accused him of deliberately igniting tensions with Afghanistan.

Commercial airline pilots often conceal mental health conditions for fear that disclosing therapy or medication, or even just seeking help, could mean having their license pulled, putting themselves and their passengers at risk.

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday granted relief to Chief Minister Hemant Soren by exempting him from making a personal appearance before the MP-MLA Court in a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate regarding an alleged land scam.

The Taliban government said Wednesday that the shooting of two National Guard members, one fatally, by an Afghan suspect in Washington last month had nothing to do with Afghanistan.

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday dismissed reports of a rift within the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)'s Hemant Soren-led INDIA bloc government in the state.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the Islamic republic's strict dress code, prompting criticism from ultraconservatives.

Aviation watchdog DGCA on Wednesday said it is investigating IndiGo flight disruptions, and has asked the airline to submit the reasons for the current situation as well as the plans to reduce flight cancellations and delays.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday cautioned that the United States and Europe risk undermining their own interests if they continue tightening immigration rules that restrict the movement of skilled professionals.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday saw moments of high drama as a woman lawyer was escorted out of the Chief Justice of India's courtroom after she disrupted proceedings by persistently raising an unlisted case despite directions to stop by the bench.

Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the latter's official home in Amaravati on Wednesday.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally approved a new reservation policy giving more representation to the general category, sources have said.

A 45-year-old woman, wife of an Army personnel, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence in Revtipuram area in Mathura, police said on Wednesday.

In a significant development, NHPC achieved a milestone with the successful synchronisation of the 250 MW Unit (Unit-2) of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower HE Project (one of eight 250 MW units) with the National Grid.

UPPRPB invites applications for 44 Sahayak Parichalak posts from December 3, 2025 to January 1, 2026. Fees are Rs 500 for UR, EWS, OBC and Rs 400 for SC/ST candidates.

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Wednesday released a batch of photographs and video clips taken on Jeffrey Epstein's private islands in the US Virgin Islands.

Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter reported Tuesday that a raccoon broke into the Ashland ABC Store over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.

A majority of Australians, Japanese and Indians believe US President Donald Trump's second term has been bad for their countries, and more Australians see the US as harmful than helpful in Asia, a survey of people in the four countries reported.

Amid escalating tensions over the Karthigai Deepam controversy in Thirupparankundram, senior Tamil Nadu government officials have strongly denied allegations by the BJP that the ruling DMK is acting against Hindu interests.

Video shown in court Tuesday documented how police approached, arrested and searched Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's - moments that underlie key questions about what evidence can and can't be used in the case.

A 29-year-old woman gave birth to quadruplets, three girls and a boy, at a charitable hospital in Indore on Wednesday, a hospital official said.

Delhi experienced its coldest December day so far this year on Wednesday, with the maximum temperature dropping to 23.7 degrees Celsius, which was 1.6 degrees below the season's normal.

The eviction of an elderly couple from their house in Kerala over loan dues has led to a huge public outcry, especially after the state's Left government recently brought a law to protect families from losing their only home due to mortgage issues.

A major controversy erupted during fertilizer distribution in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh when the subsidised fertiliser being distributed by the government ran short.

The incident started when the man received a message on Facebook from someone impersonating his college senior, an IAS officer.

Iran's rial currency fell Wednesday to a new low of 1.2 million to the US dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran's ailing economy.

The UP Police Recruitment Board announced the Sub-inspector exam dates for March 14 and 15, 2026, for 4543 vacancies including male and female SIs and male platoon commanders.

Zinedine Zidane won hearts in China after joining local women in Shanghai for a traditional shuttlecock game, blending football flair with cultural connection.

Observing that a time schedule is required to be fixed for arguments, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the lawyers appearing for the accused in the February 2020 Delhi riots to restrict their oral arguments to 15 minutes.

La Liste, a prestigious travel guide, recently unveiled its selection of the 1000 best restaurants for 2026. In India, Masque received the highest score.

India's largest airline, IndiGo, is grappling with one of its most serious operational disruptions in recent years, as more than 200 flights were cancelled and hundreds more delayed across major airports on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The CAT 2025 exam held on November 30 saw 2.58 lakh candidates attend across 339 centers in 170 cities, with an 86 per cent attendance rate.

A 14-year-old orphan girl was allegedly raped by her uncle at his house in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday, police said.

In a late-evening development today, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court pulled up the Tamil Nadu government for wilful disobedience after the Karthigai Deepam (holy lamp) was not lit on the ancient Deepathoon pillar at Thirupparankundram.

To book Tatkal train tickets from railway reservation counters, passengers will now have to provide a one-time password received on their mobile phones, a move officials say is aimed at curbing misuse of the last-minute ticket booking facility.

The mother of 20-year-old Saksham Tate, who was allegedly murdered last week by his girlfriend's family members in Maharashtra's Nanded, on Wednesday alleged that the accused had told her that he was a horn they wanted to remove from their lives.

A wedding in Bihar's Bodh Gaya descended into a chaotic battlezone between the bride and the groom's families over shortage of rasgulla.

Delhi government opens admission for Nursery, KG, and Class 1 from December 4, 2025. Application deadline is December 27, 2025. Check individual school websites for criteria and forms.

Indian student enrollment abroad is set to rise 38% by 2025, totaling over 1.8 million, driven by global exposure, career opportunities, and immigration pathways, with Canada leading in popularity.

The GMR Hyderabad International Airport (RGIA) has released an official statement to address mounting chaos and confusion among passengers after a significant number of flight cancellations, primarily affecting IndiGo services.

A delivery courier in Novosibirsk, Russia, was arrested after CCTV captured him brutally kicking an elderly woman in the face in a public underpass.

One of the biggest anti-Maoist offensives in recent months is unfolding in the dense forests of the West Bastar Division, along the Bijapur-Dantewada inter-district border.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin had accepted some US proposals to end the war in Ukraine and rejected others and that Russia was ready to meet US negotiators as many times as it took to reach an agreement.

A local government official and five police officers have been killed in two attacks in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan.

All potholes should be repaired in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) within 72 hours, Delhi's Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced today as the region finds innovative ways to fight air pollution.

Russian athlete Sergey Boytsov and his team set a world record by playing a football match at 5,900 feet in sky.