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The central government has approved the constitution of the 8th Central Pay Commission to review and recommend salary adjustments for central government employees. The commission is expected to submit its report by 2026. ...

The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, claiming the company illegally delayed certain routes for months. The agency said Wednesday that from April to August 2022, Southwest had 180 flight disruptions on its routes between Chicago and Oakland, Calif., and Baltimore and Cleveland, making the flights "chronically delayed." ...

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, during a cabinet briefing, announced a landmark decision approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi — the establishment of the 8th Central Pay Commission. ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited agreement to pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes meanwhile killed dozens of people across the war-ravaged territory. ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field Chandrabhan Paswan as its candidate for Milkipur assembly bypoll. This assembly seat is one of the assembly segments of Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency in Ayodhya district. ...

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said faulty road construction should be made a non-bailable offence and road contractors and engineers should be held responsible for accidents and sent to prison. Addressing an event organised by industry body CII, Gadkari further said India is number one in road accidents in the world. ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday that a ceasefire agreement with Hamas is still not complete and the final details are being worked out. ...

University of Michigan to end ties with Chinese university Disney pledges $15 million in LA fire aid as more stars lose homes Animal rescuers care for LA fire evacuees - dogs, donkeys, horses Israeli Cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has accused Hamas of creating a “last-minute crisis” that is “delaying the completion of the ceasefire deal” with the Islamist militant group. Israel has accused Hamas of backtracking on parts of the Gaza ceasefire deal which was announced on Wednesday, bringing an end to the 15-month-long war in Gaza. ...

Two commandos of CRPF's CoBRA unit were injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred in the wee hours in Basaguda police station area when a joint team of security forces was out on an area domination operation, a senior police official said. ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday that a ceasefire agreement with Hamas is still not complete and the final details are being worked out. ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, is expected to declare during his confirmation hearing on Thursday that Trump has the potential to usher in "a new economic golden age." ...

The Supreme Court announced that it will hear the appeals filed by the Gujarat government and other convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on February 13. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar emphasized that no adjournment would be granted on the next date of the hearing. ...

President Joe Biden removed Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, according to a White House announcement Tuesday. ...

On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Energy Secretary, Colorado's Chris Wright, appeared before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee for his confirmation hearing. The hearings were for the most part uneventful, but there were a few highlights - and lowlights - worth noting. ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President Donald Trump said Americans could feel "some pain" from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China. He claimed Canada would "cease to exist" without its trade surplus with the United States. ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced Thursday that his Cabinet will not convene to approve the Gaza ceasefire agreement due to what it described as a "last-minute crisis" caused by Hamas. ...

Shialda division has cancelled a total of 300 local trains in the past five days due to ongoing railway repairs. The repairs on the Bali Ghata and Bali Halt bridges will continue from Thursday to Monday, causing inconvenience to daily commuters. ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who graced 76th Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path in Delhi on Sunday, made a big revelation before the event. The chief guest made a disclosure about his Indian roots. According to Prabowo Subianto, he has Indian DNA. ...

The United States agents arrested a drug cartel kingpin, who survived two assassination attempts in the past after they tracked his wife’s social media posts on their luxurious foreign travel, reported News18. ...

RAWALPINDI: Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for releasing thousands of Pakistani prisoners, his counsel quoted him as saying. ...

For Indigenous Australians and anti-racist non-Indigenous Australians, 26 January is Invasion Day marking the British invasion of Australia on 26 January 1788. However, for thoughtless and racist Mainstream Australians, 26 January is celebrated as Australia Day, ignoring the horrific Australian Aboriginal Genocide. ...

A deeply antisemitic, pro-Hezbollah imam is set to give a benediction at Trump’s inauguration next Monday, leaving many Trump supporters puzzled. Is this an oversight or a policy shift in the incoming administration? ...

Meta India on Wednesday apologised for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent remarks that the incumbent government lost power in the 2024 elections. In a post on X, Meta India’s vice president Shivnath Thukral said, “Mark's observation that many incumbent parties were not re-elected in 2024 elections holds true for several countries, but not India." ...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that his government would allow only people with more than two children to contest local body elections. Speaking at a recent event in Naravaripalle, Naidu explained that this policy would help address the state’s declining population growth. ...