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Oregon firefighters put out embers in Mill City, Oregon, on September 10, 2020, as they battle the Santiam Fire. - California firefighters battled the states largest ever inferno on September 10, as tens of thousands of people fled blazes up and down the US West Coast and officials warned the death toll could shoot up in coming days. At least eight people have been confirmed dead in the past 24 hours across California, Oregon and Washington, but officials say some areas are still impossible to reach, meaning the number is likely to rise. (AFP)

Winds a worry as death toll reaches 35 from US' West Coast fires

Warnings of low moisture and strong winds that could fan the flames added urgency to the battle

14 Sept 2020 11:39 AM IST

New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern carries her lunch during an event in Welcome Bay near Tauranga, New Zealand. (AP)

New Zealand to lift virus curbs in most of country on September 21

New Zealand on Monday reported one new case of coronavirus in the community, taking the total number of cases to 1,447...

14 Sept 2020 11:00 AM IST

Woman director Miwa Nishikawas Under The Open Sky explores the life of an ex-yakuza as he returns to the world after serving a jail sentence for murder.

TIFF Diary: At last, the female gaze upon the world of yakuza

In Under the Open Sky, Miwa Nishikawa makes a foray into a genre that has until now been the preserve of alpha-male...

14 Sept 2020 9:52 AM IST

Relatives of 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities attend a press conference in Hong Kong, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. They called for their family members to be returned to the territory, saying their legal rights were being violated. (AP)

China calls Hong Kong people arrested at sea 'separatists'

The Shenzhen city police said the 12 Hongkongers were under criminal detention on suspicion of illegally crossing the...

14 Sept 2020 9:51 AM IST

Israeli protesters hold a poster of their prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gagged by a surgical protection mask during an anti-government demonstration in front of Netanyahus residence in Jerusalem on September 12, 2020, demanding his resignation over several corruption indictments and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. (AFP)

Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge

Lockdown is credited with having brought down what were much lower infection numbers, but it wreaked havoc on Israel's...

14 Sept 2020 8:43 AM IST

Japans Naomi Osaka kisses the trophy in celebration after winning her Womens Singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the US Open in New York. AFP photo

Osaka beats Azarenka to win second US Open crown

"I wasn't really thinking about winning. I was just thinking about competing," Osaka said

14 Sept 2020 1:23 AM IST

JNU student Umar Khalid narrowly escaped a gun attack on Monday when he visited the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi. (Photo; File | Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Ex-JNU student leader Umar Khalid arrested in connection with...

He was questioned by the Delhi Police Crime Branch for a couple of hours on September 2 in connection with the riots

14 Sept 2020 1:00 AM IST

A plane is being sanitised at a parking lot in an airport. AFP photo

No ban on taking pictures videos on flights: DGCA

The regulator had said a scheduled flight will be suspended for two weeks if anyone is found taking photographs inside...

14 Sept 2020 12:51 AM IST

SSB, which works under the command of the Union home ministry, guards the 1,751 km long Indo-Nepal border. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Nepal 'buying' citizens in three villages on border

The Nepal government is promising money, land and houses along with Nepalese citizenship most of which is believed to...

14 Sept 2020 12:20 AM IST

A candidate wearing a mask arrives at an examination centre to appear in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in New Delhi. PTI photo

New protocols for patients recovering from coronavirus: Check early...

There has also been a steep rise in recoveries, with the recovery rate going up to 77.88 per cent

13 Sept 2020 11:53 PM IST

The party said that the allies were not concerned about the state but their own position in the new government.

People succeed in Bollywood due to talent, not religion: Shiv Sena

Several Muslim artistes like Madhubala, Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari or Sanjay Khan took Hindu names as the industry was...

13 Sept 2020 10:40 PM IST

An IAF aircraft flies in the Ladakh region amid India-China border tensions. PTI photo

Ladakh standoff: Next India-China commanders' meet will be crucial

All the diplomatic dialogue will mean nothing unless the Chinese military is ready to disengage on the ground

13 Sept 2020 10:33 PM IST