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How a Fast-Moving Wildfire Emptied Two Canadian Towns Overnight
How a Fast-Moving Wildfire Emptied Two Canadian Towns Overnight
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A blaze that was barely visible on Friday evening grew into one of British Columbia's biggest wildfire emergencies this year, forcing over 20,000 people to flee, destroying homes, shutting highways an ...
The Film That Finally Beat Batman in Christopher Nolan's Career
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The director's three-hour adaptation of Homer's epic has overtaken The Dark Knight Rises to become the biggest box office success of Nolan's career
“It Will Work Out. It Always Works Out. It’s Like a Chess Game”: Trump Plays the Long Game on Iran
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Trump says Washington is taking a “low-key” approach to Iran even as the US tightens its naval blockade, Tehran rules out direct talks and a top Iranian general warns that any US ground invasion would ...
Exclusive: A lip-sync battle brings together India’s finest drag performers India on stage
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Kitty Su, the queer-friendly nightclub and cultural space, is marking its 15th anniversary with a new edition of its lip-sync battle and a makeup label being positioned as India’s first queer-led beau ...
World Athletics U20 Championships: Basant Meghwal, Shahnavaz Khan Make History as India Win Two More Medals
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Basant Kumar Meghwal and Shahnavaz Khan have made Indian athletics history at the World U20 Championships in Eugene, winning silver in high jump and bronze in long jump. With Ashish Yadav's javelin si ...
Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Peace Plan, Says No Palestinian State on His Watch
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Israel's prime minister has rejected Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza framework, saying Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed and ruling out Palestinian statehood as long as he re ...
Live-In Forebodings: A law meant to protect wives now reaches the men who never became husbands
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With Section 498a’s broadening, lawyers have more rope in manipulating it. Chances are it will happen because perfectly reasonable and honest people become scarred and vicious in relationships that go ...
BharatNet Has Built the Highway. But is Rural India Actually Online?
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A Parliamentary panel has flagged uneven progress in BharatNet, with operational connectivity reaching just 78,899 of nearly 2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats as of February 2026. It wants a state-wise audit, ...
Sarfaraz Khan Gets Another Shot as India's Injury List Grows
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Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of India's Sri Lanka Tests with a right-toe stress reaction, opening the door for Sarfaraz Khan's return. But with Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar and several others ...