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US expands oil, gas leasing and eases Alaska energy restrictions
Trump administration to open more Alaska acres for oil, gas drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has announced plans to open more land for oil and gas drilling in Alaska and...

Lawmakers push for fewer military flights in Washington D.C. area
Democrats urge cut in Washington D.C. military flights after crash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ten Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the Pentagon to reduce military training...

Delta crash-landing probe finds dangerous descent before touchdown
Delta plane that flipped over in February showed high rate of descent

TORONTO, Canada: An initial investigation into last month's dramatic Delta Air Lines crash-landing in Toronto has revealed that the...

New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

USDA pledges $100 million for bird flu research, vaccine development
USDA to invest up to $100 million in projects to combat bird flu

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in research to develop...

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"Muslims are safer in India than anywhere else in world": BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj
"Muslims are safer in India than anywhere else in world": BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj

New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sakshi Maharaj has voiced his support for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...

Nepal proposes meeting with Prime Minister Modi during BIMSTEC Summit
Nepal proposes meeting with Prime Minister Modi during BIMSTEC Summit

Kathmandu [Nepal], March 26 (ANI): Nepal has proposed a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming...

Sonu Sood thanks fans for prayers as wife Sonali recovers from road accident
Sonu Sood thanks fans for prayers as wife Sonali recovers from road accident

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 26 (ANI): Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood's wife, Sonali Sood, is undergoing treatment at Max...

Patna: Lalu Yadav, son Tejashwi join AIMPLB protest against Waqf (Amendment) Bill, extend support
Patna: Lalu Yadav, son Tejashwi join AIMPLB protest against Waqf (Amendment) Bill, extend support

Patna (Bihar) [India], March 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly...

"Lack of insensitivity", says SC as it stays Allahabad HC's 'grabbing breasts not rape attempt' ruling
"Lack of insensitivity", says SC as it stays Allahabad HC's 'grabbing breasts not rape attempt' ruling

New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The judgement showed a 'lack of sensitivity' on the part of the Allahabad High Court judge, said...

"Digging old graves is policy of BJP": SP leader Dimple Yadav on CM Yogi Adityanath's remarks on Akhilesh
"Digging old graves is policy of BJP": SP leader Dimple Yadav on CM Yogi Adityanath's remarks on Akhilesh

New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Wednesday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...