Politics

A Utah homeowner has transformed his front yard into a Halloween attraction inspired by one of his childhood fears, turning memories of a popular amusement park ride into an elaborate display that is also raising money for charity. Kelly Hertel, who lives in Clinton, has spent more than 400 hours creating his own version of…

Clooney foundation provides free legal aid to 9,000 women and children, expands mobile clinics (Image Credit: Clooney Foundation for Justice) For women and girls facing child marriage, domestic abuse or discrimination, getting legal help can be difficult when lawyers are expensive or courts are far away. The Clooney Foundation for Justice is working to address…

​Centre open to amending DPDP Act rules or the law itself to address media concerns over its impact on press freedom, days after Supreme Court agreed to hear challenge NEW DELHI: Centre Friday said it is open to changing the rules of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and, if necessary, the law itself to…

Census 2027 population enumeration to span up to 50 days, with 40 questions including caste, Aadhaar and voter ID details NEW DELHI: The population enumeration phase of Census 2027 will last longer than in past census exercises, with its duration spanning nearly one-and-a-half months from Jan 10 to Feb 28, including the 15-day self-enumeration window,…

PM Tusk defends chief justice’s suspension, president rushes back as court alleges ‘coup’ Poland witnessed fresh tensions between its government and the nationalist right on Friday after riot police were deployed around the country’s constitutional tribunal following the suspension of its chief justice, Bogdan Swieczkowski.Poland President Karol Nawrocki also cut short an official visit to…

J&K HC asks Rajouri admin to report on Pakistan-born teen’s return to Indian father SRINAGAR: J&K and Ladakh high court sought a compliance report Friday from the Rajouri district administration on its March 25 order to reunite a Pakistan-born teenager deported after the Pahalgam terror attack with his Indian father on grounds of “sacrosanct human…

“The witch had a cat, and a hat that was black…” Kate Winslet’s voice rises and falls with the rhythm, turning each line into a visual as she reads Julia Donaldson’s ‘Room on the Broom’. She does not rush. Rather, she lets the beat carry the story. The Academy Award-winning actor reads Room on the…

Foreign ministers of the G20 largest economies began a two-day meeting in the US on Friday (local time), with the gathering notably skipping the customary group photograph.According to reports, US secretary of state Marco Rubio cancelled the traditional group photo after several European officials threatened to boycott or walk out over Russia’s participation. Moscow is…

NEW DELHI: Hours after seven people on board an Aryan Aviation chopper died when it crashed near Gaurikund on June 15, 2025, the aviation ministry had found two helicopters of Trans Bharat — whose chopper crashed on Friday — were airborne “under unsuitable weather conditions.” It had suspended the licences of both Trans Bharat pilots…

BJP leaders, workers, and supporters carry national flags and party banners during the ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ protest march at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi on Wednesday NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to launch a counter-protest in Delhi against the Congress-led INDIA bloc’s rally against voter irregularities at Ramlila Maidan on November…