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He was trying to escape the deadliest American wildfire in more than a century, an inferno fueled by powerful winds from a faraway hurricane and barely hindered by the state's weak defenses against natural disasters. Her father survived. But for Kaliko, 13, the destruction of the past week has reinforced her commitment to a cause that is coming to define her generation.

Lok Sabha Elections, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi took a dig at the grand old party and said that Congress has ‘used Amethi like a chewing gum’. “They (Congress) have used that city’s (Amethi’s) people like chewing gum. They didn’t do anything for development, whereas PM Modi and UP CM Yogi's leadership has changed the landscape of the city and have brought various positive changes," the former Union minister told news agency PTI.

Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Saturday said that the people of Amethi consider him as their family because he fulfilled the promises. «The people of Amethi consider him (Rahul Gandhi) as their family because he fulfilled the promises. Rahul Gandhi has connected with local people by doing the Bharat jodo yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and people now believe that it is the Gandhi family who understands our problems and concerns.

When Elon Musk threatens to drive uninvited to a business rival’s house to physically fight him, it raises questions about what’s going on with the world’s richest man. Among them: Has the joke gone too far? What started as a funny tit-for-tat in late June about a potential physical duel slipped into weird territory when Mark Zuckerberg’s handler had to issue a statement Monday that the Meta Platforms boss wasn’t “going to fight someone who randomly shows up at his house." Such antics are now leading some Musk supporters to worry aloud that he has lost touch, saying he is ensconced in a distorted reality that is warping his perspective and threatening his businesses at a time when he is trying to oversee multiple companies in different industries.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the Russian army had hit the central square of the northern city of Chernihiv including a theatre and a university, warning there are victims. Chernihiv lies some 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kyiv towards the border with Belarus.

Taiwan on Saturday as a «stern warning» after voicing anger over a stopover in the United States by the island's vice president, William Lai. Lai, who is the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential election next year, stopped in New York and returned via San Francisco on a trip to Paraguay, one of a dwindling number of nations that diplomatically recognise Taipei.

The Rinehart circus rolled into Perth this week. The long-running family dispute had proven a colourful sideshow in the opening stages of the Hancock Prospecting v Wright Prospecting legal battle, but was quickly about to become the main event.

Vallabh Kathiria, chairman of Rashtriya Kamadhenu Ayog and former minister of state, as president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot. Kathiria, an oncologist surgeon by training, was appointed minister of state for health and family welfare in the NDA government in 1999. He told ET that while the out-patient department (OPD) is already operational at Rajkot AIIMS, a full-fledged, 500-bed multi-speciality hospital will be functional by the year-end. «As the president of AIIMS, I shall have to deal with the policies, administration and research projects. However, my involvement with the NGOs relating to cow welfare continues,» he said. Kathiria, a strong votary of «cow science», said, «With this appointment, the research in cow science will get a boost as state-of-the-art facilities will be available for research on products like panchagavya and other cow products. We shall also collaborate with the NGOs like Kamadhenu University and Gau Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, etc., which are doing a good job but not getting enough exposure. Also, I shall be able to raise the subject during the meetings of the presidents of all other AIIMS.»

BJP has adopted a mixed formula for the year-end assembly polls. It has repeated 28 candidates in its first list for Madhya Pradesh, while only one in Chhattisgarh, given preference to new faces. In Telangana, it is exploring the possibility of fielding several MPs for the assembly polls.

Also Read: ‘A powerful day’: Russia-Ukraine crisis grows more intense; fierce fighting, drone attack reported "In Russia, a magistrate's court typically handles administrative violations and low-level criminal cases. Google declined to comment. However, there's little that Moscow can do to collect the fine," said the news report.

The American Federation of Government Employees is backing President Biden’s nomination of former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to be the next commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

Madhya Pradesh BJP election management committee convenor Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said there was no resentment after the party released its first list of 39 candidates for the year-end Assembly polls. Responding to queries on whether there is resentment among those who missed out, he said the Bharatiya Janata Party was a «worker-based party» where candidates are chosen as per «due procedure». On Thursday, the BJP had released its list of candidates for 39 Assembly seats it had lost in the 2018 state polls.

Manipur to assist a particular community in the ethnic strife torn Manipur. A video of allegedly a NSCN-IM cadre has surfaced in social media where he claims about 15 NSCN Cadres are coming to join Meiteis to fight against Kukis. He had claimed this order had come from a high ranking official in the outfit.

solar panels on new single-family homes to get some breathing room—even if it has to buy most of the panels from China. The policy in one of the world’s largest metropolises is a test case for whether solar power makes sense on urban rooftops. The idea has long drawn attention as a way to fight global warming but has advanced relatively slowly worldwide, apart from a rooftop solar mandate in California pushed by Democratic Govs.

NDTV. As per details, the fight between pet dogs took a wrong turn after the owners snowballed into a brawl. "Rajpal Singh Rajawat posted as a security guard at a local branch of Bank of Baroda, opened fire with his licensed gun in a colony located under Khajrana police station limits following an argument over pet dogs," NDTV quoted Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amrendra Singh as saying.

Ashok Kumar Khurana, DG, Association of Power Producers, says “foreign investors have now shown great interest in the entire supply chain of power, that is, generation, conventional and renewable, transmission, distribution, all these sectors and recent block deals taking place through Abu Dhabi National Energy Company. They have shown big interest in Adani Transmission.

Abhishek Bachchan's latest movie, Ghoomer, has received rave reviews from both critics and audiences. Heaping praise on the film, movie critic Taran Adarsh tweeted: «Ghoomer is a compelling sports-drama that hits the boundary… R Balki thinks out of the box, Ghoomer also takes you on a journey that’s heartwarming and inspiring.» He added: «AbhishekBachchan stands tall, delivers a remarkable performance. At par with his exceptional act in Guru… Saiyami Kher is top notch, portrays the trauma and the determination to fight back with utmost conviction… Shabana Azmi excels yet again.» However, Adarsh said that the timing of its release may go against it as three other noted films are doing wonders at the boxoffice currently.

Reserve Bank of India is expected to again hold the policy rate in the next meeting, as the central bank awaits a clearer picture on the inflation trajectory, said Crisil in a report.RBI's next monetary policy meeting is scheduled for early October. «Uncertainty on the inflation trajectory has increased with the recent flare-up in food prices. Monsoon and weather disruptions, along with government interventions and global food supply will influence inflation outcome,» said the report titled 'RateView — CRISIL's outlook on near-term rates'.

MUMBAI: An 83-year-old widow, who was not liable to file her IT return, has obtained a favourable order from the income-tax appellate tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench. The tax tribunal set aside the penalty imposed on her for not filing her tax return. This Gurgaon-based octogenarian who had never filed an I-T return, as she was a homemaker and did not have taxable income, would have understandably been shocked to get a demand of Rs 5,000 — a penalty imposed under (erstwhile) section 271F of the I-T Act for not filing the tax return by the due date. This action was taken in respect of the financial

Maui County Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya, criticized by local residents and media over the island's response to the deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people, resigned on Thursday, officials said. A statement from Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen cited health reasons. «Given the gravity of the crisis we are facing, my team and I will be placing someone in this key position as quickly as possible and I look forward to making that announcement soon,» Bissen said.

By Alexandra Valencia