A United Airlines flight headed to New York from Houston was evacuated on Sunday morning after experiencing a fire during takeoff, as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The incident occurred at approximately 8:35 AM at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where Flight 1382 had to abort its takeoff due to a "reported engine issue".
A major winter storm has impacted the southern United States, delivering over 5 inches of snow across Texas and the northern Gulf Coast as it advanced eastward on Wednesday. Regions including the Florida Panhandle, Georgia, and the eastern Carolinas experienced heavy snowfall, sleet and freezing rain.
A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to imprisonment till death on Monday after he was convicted of the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Anirban Das, the Additional District and Sessions Judge in Sealdah court, had on Saturday held Roy guilty of the crime committed against the postgraduate trainee doctor at the hospital.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday reported a minimum temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees above the normal for this time of the year. The relative humidity is 99 per cent, with the maximum temperature expected to rise to 19 degrees Celsius later in the day. The IMD has issued a yellow warning for dense fog across the national capital.
The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, including ChatGPT, to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. Nearly a week after 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger fatally shot himself, officials said according to writings, he didn't intend to kill anyone else.
V Narayanan has been appointed as the next chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space. He is set to take over from the current ISRO chief S Somanath on January 14. Narayanan, a distinguished scientist at ISRO, currently serves as the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Valiamala, Kerala.
The weather conditions have led to reduced visibility on roads, particularly between Delhi and Noida. The IMD has also warned of colder-than-usual weather for January 1, with further drops in temperature anticipated. Additionally, more rain is expected around New Year’s Day, which could exacerbate the chilly conditions.
A series of Pakistani airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children, with the toll expected to rise. The attacks, which took place on the night of December 24, targeted seven villages, including Laman, where five members of a family were killed, as reported by Khaama Press.
Israel's defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas' top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen. The comments by Israel Katz appeared to mark the first time that Israel has acknowledged killing Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an explosion in Iran in July.
angladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime.
Following the threats issued by US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun against Indian Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) emphasized India's serious approach to such security threats. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that these matters are promptly raised with the government of the United States.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday defended Amit Shah's remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar and said that Shah exposed Congress' dark history of insulting Ambedkar after which they are clearly stung and stunned by the facts he presented.
Opposition MPs including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi held a protest in the Parliament premises against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar on the Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate.
Residents of the national capital woke up to a harsh winter morning, facing both decreasing temperatures and rising AQI levels, with a thick layer of smog covering the city.
US President-elect Donald Trump has revealed his "reciprocal" plan on high-tarrifs imposed by other countries, including India and Brazil, on American products.