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Jharkhand destroys 19,086 acres of illicit poppy cultivation, arrests 190

Jharkhand has destroyed almost 19,000 acres of illegal poppy growing, and in the last two months, 190 persons connected to this agricultural activity have been detained, an official said on Saturday.
Published on Feb 22, 2025 12:34 PM IST

Baby deer flees to safety as raging Los Angeles wildfire spreads

A baby deer fleeing wildfires in Los Angeles went viral.
Published on Jan 10, 2025 08:30 PM IST

‘Armageddon’: LA wildfires wipe out homes, businesses worth billions | 10 points

Firefighters work the scene as an apartment building burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county, California.
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 12:48 AM IST

California wildfires: Violent blaze Altadena, leaving community in despair

The California community of Altadena, which was devastated by a fierce fire on Wednesday, appeared to have been bombed in the middle of the destruction, with homes reduced to ashes, businesses in flames, and gaunt individuals in the middle.
Published on Jan 09, 2025 11:50 AM IST

Politics overshadows a conference to raise money for Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky give a joint press conference during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on June 11, 2024. The conference running from June 11 to 12, 2024 "is a continuation of the annual series of high-level political events dedicated to the swift recovery and long-term reconstruction of Ukraine since the beginning of Russia�s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine". (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
Published on Jun 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Hamas can't be defeated 'as an ideology': Israel army

A smoke plume billows during Israeli bombardment
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 05:00 AM IST

Severe cyclone Remal leaves trail of destruction; 2 killed

Reports of destruction poured in from places such as Sagar Island. (PTI)
Updated on May 27, 2024 10:40 AM IST

Ansari Baug: Recalling a 40-year-old carnage

Ansari Baug: Recalling a 40-year-old carnage
Updated on May 19, 2024 07:36 AM IST

400 calls: Police helpline flooded after storm wreaks havoc in Delhi-NCR

Trees fell after a massive dust storm hit yesterday night at Sardar Patel Marg in New Delhi on Saturday. (HT PHOTO.)
Updated on May 12, 2024 05:23 AM IST

Tornadoes wreak havoc in Oklahoma, leaving four dead, thousands without power

In Oklahoma, authorities said the tornado in Sulphur began in a city park before barreling through the downtown, flipping cars and ripping the roofs and walls off of brick buildings
Published on Apr 29, 2024 03:34 PM IST

Oklahoma tornado outbreak triggers emergency shelter calls

Devastating storms in central US prompt warnings of flash flooding and tornadoes. Nebraska and Iowa hit hard, while Oklahoma faces a dangerous tornado outbreak
Published on Apr 28, 2024 12:05 PM IST

39,000 trees in Maha to be chopped for Mumbai-Vadodara expressway

39,000 trees in Maha to be chopped for Mumbai-Vadodara expressway
Updated on Mar 26, 2024 05:34 AM IST

Why forests need wildfires

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Smoke rises from trees as a wildfire burns at Los Alerces National Park, in Chubut, Argentina January 28, 2024. REUTERS/Martin Levicoy NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Published on Feb 05, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Gaza death toll crosses 27,000 as Israel-Hamas war drags on

A shock wave is visible as an Israeli army self-propelled artillery fires a round from southern Israel toward the Gaza Strip
Published on Feb 02, 2024 12:31 AM IST

By targeting civilians, Israel lost the narrative

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An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. (AP/PTI) (AP01_01_2024_000303A)
Published on Jan 01, 2024 10:13 PM IST

‘Mustn’t repeat scale of destruction as North Gaza': Blinken to Israeli leaders

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, right, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Published on Dec 01, 2023 02:30 AM IST

Who are the Solidarity Youth Movement, and what is their stand on Palestine?

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Hamas militants launched an audacious assault against Israel on October 7 and the West Asian nation responded with a massive bombing campaign and ground invasion of Gaza.
Published on Nov 23, 2023 08:18 PM IST

Angelina Jolie's dad scolds her for comments on Palestine

Actor John Voight expresses disappointment with daughter Angelina Jolie over Israel comments(Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Updated on Nov 05, 2023 01:43 PM IST

Pursuit of durable peace in West Asia

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A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot shows smoke ascending over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike on October 25, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
Published on Oct 25, 2023 10:13 PM IST

Man arrested after 300-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall is destroyed

Police officers look at the tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland, England, Thursday Sept. 28, 2023 which has come down overnight. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
Published on Oct 01, 2023 06:36 PM IST

'Life is finished here': Village crumbles to rubble in Morocco earthquake

Damaged houses in Tafeghaghte, a remote village of the High Atlas mountains, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 10, 2023.
Published on Sep 11, 2023 09:26 AM IST

US State Secretary Blinken expresses ‘deep sadness’ over Morocco earthquake

Damaged house in Tafeghaghte, a remote village of the High Atlas mountains, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 10, 2023. (Reuters)
Published on Sep 11, 2023 06:14 AM IST

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 66% in August

Brazilian indigenous peoples gather as the Supreme Court on weighing the constitutionality of laws to limit the ability of Indigenous peoples to win protected status for ancestral lands, in Brasilia, Brazil August 30.
Published on Sep 06, 2023 02:50 AM IST

Himachal rain: 5 killed, 2 missing in Mandi; seven families rendered homeless in Kangra’s Kotla

Multiple cloudbursts and resultant flash floods left behind a trail of destruction in Mandi district leaving five people dead while two are feared missing as heavy downpour since Tuesday night continued to batter Himachal Pradesh. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 11:42 PM IST

Hawaii's Lahaina is now a ghost town, residents share videos of devastation

A view of damage cause by wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023, in this creengrab obtained from a social media video. Senator Brian Schatz via Instagram/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Published on Aug 11, 2023 11:06 AM IST

Wildfire devastates Maui island, leaving 53 dead and over 1,000 missing

A view of damage cause by wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Senator Brian Schatz via Instagram/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 12:31 PM IST

Goa brings new law to curb destruction of public records

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant (File Photo)
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 02:04 PM IST