Top 10 world news: India warns media about false info, first Turkish astronaut flies to ISS, and more
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The Indian government on Saturday (January 20) warned media outlets and social media platforms against spreading false information about Ram Mandir consecration ceremony or doing anything that will disturb communal harmony. The government issued a formal advisory for the same. In other news, first Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravci, andthree other European astronauts began their journey to the International Space Station.
Ram Temple inauguration: Govt warns media against disturbing communal harmony
Amid preparations for the grand event, fake messages related to VIP invitations, and donation drives have been doing the rounds on social media.
Iran says Israeli strike on Damascus killed Guards’ Syria spy chief, 4 others
The Revolutionary Guards released a statement saying that four of its members were left dead in the strike on the Syrian capital further condemning Israel for the attack.
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The Early Spring is proof not everyone can talk about their real feelings, and it is perfectly OK
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UN votes to ‘correct the map’ as India backs fairer world view
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Nigerian Navy discovers 99,000 litres of suspected stolen, illegally refined products as it intensifies anti-crude oil theft operations
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Who is Aditi Paudel? 17-year-old becomes Japan's first literacy ambassador
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Bengaluru: Officials find 40 kg expired chilli at chairman's club
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Jaishankar rejects trade link to ending Ukraine war
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill three, injure 23 despite truce
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Alpine glacier was covered with sheep wool sheets to prevent melting. It worked
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South Korea mulls deploying military assets to Strait of Hormuz
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World's fifth-largest economy, British army can't afford to train
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Breaking | Vance takes the podium: First White House briefing since Leavitt's exit
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Taiwan raises 'concerns' over China's missile test
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BRICS 2026: $1 trillion sovereign capital set to converge in Delhi for first iBRICS Summit
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What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain that Trump has again threatened to bomb?
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UN votes to correct world map that visually shrank Africa for 450 years
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Former NewJeans member Danielle launches YouTube channel, hints at new solo journey
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Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy creates history with 350 not out in South Africa
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Brendan Fraser’s transformation fuels The Mummy 4 excitement as fans welcome back Rick O’Connell
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Krishna Janmashtami 2026: From Dhaniya Panjiri to Makhana Kheer- 5 best sweet dishes perfect for celebrating Lord Krishna’s birth
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Donald Trump plans to travel to Ireland on Qatari-donated jet amid security concerns
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Nazi-looted art to return to Jewish heirs
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Eight killed in Kerala’s Thrissur after car rams into lorry parked on highway
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Why Russian fighter jets use bulky, low-pressure tyres compared to US jets
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FBI-wanted fraud accused arrested in Jalandhar over $600,000 scam
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Why US tanks weigh over 20 tons more than Russian tanks
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Killing the Himalayas slowly: Human urine is melting a glacier on Mount Everest
Turkey’s first astronaut launched on flight to International Space Station
Gezeravci, 44, is a Turkish Air Force veteran and holds the rank of a colonel. Turkey was poised to enter the exclusive but expanding club of ISS-guest countries by sending Gezeravci on his nation's debut human spaceflight as an Ax-3 mission specialist.
'Nimbra': Donald Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name; she responds
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump repeatedly referred to Haley as "Nimbra." Earlier this month, Trump also said Haley was ineligible for the presidency because her parents were not American citizens when she was born in 1972.
German lawmakers make it EASIER to gain citizenship, dual nationality. Here's how
Germany eases gaining citizenship and dual nationality: The legislation is part of a broader series of social reforms promised by Scholz's three-party coalition since taking office in late 2021.
North Korea teens, in a public trial, put under 12 years of hard labour for watching K-pop
North Korea puts teens on 12 years of hard labour: The video depicted a public trial where two students were seen in grey scrubs. They were handcuffed. Meanwhile, the trial was been observed by nearly 1,000 students in an amphitheater.
‘I like his style’: Boris Johnson says Trump as next US president will be ‘big win for the world’
Boris Johnson described Donald Trump as a leader "whose willingness to use force and sheer unpredictability" will act as a major deterrent to the enemies of the west.
VIRAL VIDEO | Putin takes dip in icy waters. Here's why
Putin takes dip in icy waters: Epiphany is celebrated on January 19 and it marks the Baptism of the Lord. It is Christian holiday that is observed by Orthodox believers across the world.
Ayodhya: Anti-terrorist squad arrests men allegedly awaiting terrorist Pannun's instruction
Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Security arrangements have been increased in the temple town ahead of the much-awaited consecration ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla's temple at his birthplace.
South Korea's first lady faces criticism within govt over receiving Dior bag from pastor
Kim Keon-hee was embroiled in multiple controversies before she even became South Korea's first lady.