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Protests by the Lingayat Panchamasali community in Belagavi, Karnataka, turned violent on Tuesday as protesters demanded quotas. The police lathi-charged when protesters tried breaching a security cordon. Watch for more details!

A polygamist religious leader in the United States was given 50 years of imprisonment on Monday (Dec. 9) after he was found guilty of coercing girls, who were as young as 9 years old, into criminal sexual acts.

Taiwan said Tuesday it detected 47 Chinese military aircraft near the island in the past 24 hours, the highest number since Beijing launched large-scale war games two months ago. Watch in for more details!

The cold wave across Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has intensified further due to clear skies with Srinagar recording the season's lowest temperature at Minus 5.4 degrees. Kashmir and Ladakh region have been continuously reeling under excruciating cold waves and the temperatures across the division are recorded below freezing point. Watch in for more details!

If multiple reports are to be believed, Indian actor Dhanush is all set to star in a project co-starring Sydney Sweeney. Dhanush, a well-known name in Tamil cinema, made his Hollywood debut in 2018 in The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir.

The court deferred the indictment of ex-prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in Toshakhana case until December 12, while Bushra Bibi’s arrest warrant was cancelled following her appearance in court.

Former ISI Chief Lt Gen (retd.) Faiz Hameed has been indicted on multiple charges, including engaging in political activities, violating the Official Secrets Act, and misusing authority and government resources. Watch for more details!

A cold wave has swept across the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It was further intensified due to clear skies with the city of Srinagar recording the season's lowest temperature at minus 5.

The long rule of the Assad family in Syria that lasted over half a century came to an end after rebel groups seized the capital Damascus and overthrew President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday (Dec 8).

Amid Syria's civil war that resulted in the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, Germany has suspended its decisions on asylum requests from Syrians on Monday, December 9, the interior minister said.

The United States and Britain have launched a new round of sanctions aimed at disrupting the illicit gold trade, which, as per the United Kingdom, is allegedly funding Russian President Vladimir Putin's military operations in Ukraine and backing corruption.

Google unveiled a new quantum computer, which marks a turning point in the evolution of information technology. Watch this report for more details!

The Adelaide Test between India and Australia saw Pat Cummins-led hosts level the five-match series 1-1 after losing the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) opener, in Perth.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took the stand on Tuesday in his corruption trial for the first time since it began in 2020. Watch this report for more details!

Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has backed pacer Harshit Rana to retain his place in the playing XI for the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test in Brisbane which starts on December 14.

Merry 'Swiftmas': Taylor Swift- themed Christmas house. Watch in for details!

Firefighters were battling a three-alarm bushfire Tuesday in Malibu, California, prompting evacuations. It was not immediately known how the blaze, named the Franklin Fire, started but L.A. County Fire Department officials estimated that at least 100 acres (40 hectares) had been burned. Watch for more details!

The European Union has shared evidence with the Indian government about Indian entities violating G7 and EU sanctions on Russia. The evidence was shared during the EU Sanctions Envoy's visit to India earlier this year, with Brussels hoping that India will take action against the entities given that India has the 'means'.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage at the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo caused by a recent fall.