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Mr. Hegseth and President Donald Trump's administration have come under fire particularly over an incident in which U.S. forces launched a follow-up strike on the wreckage of a vessel that had already been hit, reportedly killing two survivors.

About 42 million lower-income Americans, or one in eight, rely on SNAP to help buy groceries. The average monthly benefit is about $190 per person, or a little over $6 a day

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The court said the tendency of filing chargesheets in matters where no strong suspicion is made out clogs the judicial system

The pause applies to people from countries that the administration banned in June from seeking status from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Before going for the World Cup, Pakistan will also play a three-match T20I series against Australia at home from January 30

The Chennai division of Southern Railway which operates hundreds of suburban, mail and express trains has been mainly facing shortage of loco pilots.

Gunmen on a motorbike fired several shots at the SUV the 50-year-old politician, Rafael Belaunde was driving

Kirsty Coventrys comments came nearly 18 months after an internal investigation cleared WADA of pro-China bias

Velavan dismantled Sri Lankas Ravindu Laksiri 11-7, 11-8, 11-7, while Delhi teenager Anahat, ranked 29 in the world, eased past Tamara Holzbauerova (Czech Republic) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 in the pre-quarterfinals

The talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since World War Two stretched for nearly five hours

The request for overflight clearance for a Pakistani aircraft carrying humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka was received by the Indian high commission in Islamabad at around 1 p.m. on December 1, Randhir Jaiswal said

Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rais reply comes in response to a Trinamool MPs query on disclosure of caste

The government has issued Standard Operating Procedures to curb the circulation of Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse. But this is only a starting point

Kerala is one of the States with the highest suicide rates in the country

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was also shot, faces charges stemming from the November 26 shooting that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and wounded Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24

Fire and rescue service personnel and Purasawalkam Tahsildar Kuppammal Ramu were at the site soon after the incident

Ahead of the onset of the Northeast monsoon, residents and councillors raised complaints over the delay in the construction of bridges including Ganesapuram flyover and associated flood mitigation projects such as box culvert across the railway tracks

On December 2, the army denied that the RSF had taken the entire town, and accused its rivals of continuing attacks on Babanusa despite RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalos announcement of a unilateral ceasefire

Mandating Sanchar Saathi app to tackle cybercrime is an overkill

There is a deep-seated and continuing disregard for the environment in government policymaking

As metabolic diseases surge worldwide, experts called for stronger evidence-based integration of Ayurveda with modern medicine at a two-day international conference on Ayurveda and Integrative Approaches to Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

The Beijing Games gold medallist dwells on the beneficial fallout of the mega quadrennial extravaganza, the growth and popularity of shooting and chess, handling pressure, self-respect and belief, hard work and parents role in moulding aspiring sportspersons

The third quarter is unlikely to bring cheer for the economy

There are encouraging signs that member-country engagement is deepening in the Colombo Security Conclave, but challenges remain

Police said that along with his mother in-law, Divyaman and his wife were on their way to Vellore in their car when Lovely, who was driving the vehicle, reportedly lost control of the vehicle and hit a parked lorry on the stretch.

The seat is reserved for a member of the principle religious minority from the region and Buddhists, not Muslims, are the largest minority group in Kargil.

We think that we should be pushing the parties to stage two very, very soon, Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said.

He tells officials to replace faulty signals, install solar blinkers and speed breakers, and intensify joint enforcement to improve safety on major roads

Putin accused Europe of amending peace proposals with demands that are absolutely unacceptable to Russia, thus blocking the entire peace process, only to blame Russia for it.