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Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo; kills 4, disrupts train, air travel

India, Aug. 14 -- Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power outages and left at least four peop... Read More


US Ambassador calls West Bank settler siege act of terror

India, Aug. 14 -- The US Ambassador to Israel condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. US Ambassador Mi... Read More


NYPD officer convicted under chokehold ban law enacted after Floyd's death

India, Aug. 14 -- A New York City police officer who was the first prosecuted under a local law banning chokeholds and some other methods of restraint was convicted Thursday, Aug 13. Omar Habib was c... Read More


Houthi, Govt clashes flare in Yemen

India, Aug. 14 -- Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Government forces in Yemen raged overnight on Thursday as renewed violence continues to spread and feed growing fears that the country's... Read More


Ukraine's drones hit major Russian refinery: Officials

India, Aug. 14 -- Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, military officials said on Thursday, the fourth in three days in Kyiv's monthslong campaign to choke Moscow's vital oil s... Read More


CM Rekha inaugurates two new slip road bridges in East Delhi

India, Aug. 14 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Delhi BJP president and Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Harsh Malhotra, inaugurated two newly constructed 2-lane slip r... Read More


6 dead, 14 hurt, 2 trapped as water floods Chamoli tunnel

India, Aug. 14 -- Six people died and 14 sustained injuries on Thursday after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, o... Read More


Odisha's Balasore flooded, rivers swell past danger mark

India, Aug. 14 -- Heavy rain lashed Odisha as the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a "depression" on Thursday and triggered flood fears in the northern districts. The IMD, whic... Read More


Revenue, federalism, welfare at stake: Soren asks PM to reconsider mining bill

India, Aug. 14 -- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying re... Read More


India needs a peaceful revolution: Sonam Wangchuk

India, Aug. 14 -- Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday called for a "peaceful revolution" in the way India chooses its political leadership, saying the country needs a major change if it is to remain a... Read More