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India kicks off a Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday...

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Fishermen arrest: Tamil Nadu CM calls for stronger measures for permanent solution

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday expressed concern over the “frequent apprehension” of Indian fishermen from the state by the...

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LA fires live updates: Death toll climbs to 11 in fierce blazes

California Governor Gavin Newsom called for an investigation Friday into Los Angeles County’s fire hydrant and other water failures as officials continued battling...

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Paris Hilton and Adam Brody among celebrities to lose homes in wildfires

Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and Adam Brody are among the celebrities who have lost homes in the deadly wildfires raging in the Los...

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TikTok to make final plea at Supreme Court against US ban

TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the...

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China bets on kitchen appliances to help boost economy

The Chinese government has expanded a list of products that people can trade in to get a discount of as much as 20%...

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Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers

Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style “community notes” where commenting on the...

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Canada’s Justin Trudeau says he will resign as party leader and prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign on Monday after loud calls from within his own party to step down. Ending...