Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release.

The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fueling a toxic smog choking millions including in the capital New Delhi, government monitors said Tuesday.

Palakkad Assembly bypoll sees intense political drama with communal tensions, allegations of propaganda, and last-minute campaigning.

The PM and the Chinese leader, who has been accused of masterminding a genocide against his country's Muslim minority, lined up with Australia's Anthony Albanese at an anti-poverty event.

Speaking to Russian newspaper Moskovskij Komsomolets, psychic Kazhetta Akhmetzhanova said the war will eventually come to an end - but it will get worse before it gets better.

Birmingham City Council declared a road safety emergency earlier this year in the summer

The Maharashtra Assembly elections are taking place today, with the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance seeking to retain power and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) hoping for a comeback. The campaign saw prominent leaders like Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra crisscrossing the state to garner votes. The Mahayuti is banking on popular schemes while the MVA focuses on issues like caste-based census and social justice. The elections have also seen a significant rise in the number of candidates and voters.

Birmingham City Council previously said there were growing concerns over “anti-social and dangerous driver behaviour”

The Prime Minister met with the Chinese President at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday as they discussed improving UK-China links.

The campaign, which concluded on Monday for Jharkhand's 81-member Assembly elections, was marked by an intense political slugfest this time, with the NDA and INDIA Bloc making significant efforts to...

The White House's Christmas tree is slated to be cut and transported from a North Carolina farm that was hit hard by Hurricane Helene just a few months ago.

A jacket advertisement placed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in two Sunni newspapers on the eve of the polling day in the Palakkad Assembly constituency on Tuesday added fuel to a chain of controversies that the tumultuous campaign here witnessed over the past one month.

Nearly 1.94 lakh voters are expected to reach the polling stations in Palakkad on Wednesday as the constituency goes to polls to elect a member to replace Shafi Parambil in the Assembly.

With just hours remaining for the Palakkad bypoll, the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front has landed in controversy over an election advertisement targeting Sandeep Warrier, a former BJP leader who...

Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly elections, bypolls: Polling will begin in all the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra and 81 constituencies in Jharkhand at 7 am and end at 6 pm. The votes will be counted on November 23.

The Election Commission has said it will allow suspected fake voters to cast their ballots in the Palakkad assembly by-poll, but will take action against them later. The CPI(M), Congress, and BJP have accused each other of enrolling fake voters. The by-poll is scheduled for November 20.

Council officers have drawn up a list of possible cost-cutting measures they say could save the city around £6 million.

Labour peer Lord Mandelson, who is the frontrunner to be Britain's next ambassador to the US, told the Prime Minister to repair relations with the world's richest man.

Intense triangular fight in Palakkad Assembly byelection as UDF, LDF, and BJP candidates reach out to voters personally.

Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at Jeremy Clarkson over his suggestion that 96 per cent of farmers will be impacted by the Chancellor's changes to inheritance tax.

Salford council has plans to develop the site.

Brendan Carr, President-elect Trump's choice for FCC chairman, is expected to use his role to amplify attacks on the media and big tech.

The SPLC responds after allegations on Musk's X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Ranchi, Nov 19 (IANS): The campaign, which concluded on Monday for Jharkhand's 81-member Assembly elections, was marked by an intense political slugfest this time, with the NDA and INDIA Bloc making significant efforts to win over voters. Over a 35-day campaign, star campaigners from both sides organised more than 500.....

Fresh from a devastating loss to Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris may now head to Capitol Hill to defy him in what could be her last major act in office.

The 76-year-old was in the running to be the president-elect's pick to be Commerce Secretary but eventually lost out to Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick.

Voters across Dallas County were given the wrong ballot, meaning they voted in the wrong precinct, according to a report presented to city and county leaders.

With this week's G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro signifying the Prime Minister's 15th foreign trip since July, some in Number 10 are reportedly growing concerned around his absenteeism.

Martin Hewitt, the new head of Labour's Border Security Command, has insisted he will 'hold the system to account' to stop small boat migrants from reaching the UK.

The Dallas City Council rejected an effort to add language to a resolution that would have limited the city from enacting a recently passed city proposition related to marijuana possession.

As the conflict entered its 1,000th day, the Prime Minister had urged leaders gathering at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro to 'double down' on their backing for Ukraine.

Counting of votes set for Nov 23

Palakkad bypolls: Smooth start to polling in Palakkad byelection with minor delays, expected to pick up throughout the day.

The ruling Mahayuti is banking on its popular schemes like Majhi Ladki Bahin for women helping it retain power

Polling began Wednesday morning in the Maharashtra assembly elections, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance is vying to retain power and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine is hoping for a strong comeback.

The machine was damaged with its wires torn off.

Teachers at upgraded mini Anganwadi centres are up in arms against the Congress-led State government, accusing it of failing to implement the promised salary hikes despite upgrading their centres to...