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Protests in Iran sparked by economic woes now nationwide, activists say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 8, 2026 (AP) — Protests in Iran sparked by economic woes have now gone nationwide in the Islamic Republic, activists said Thursday, signaling both their staying power and intensity as they challenge the country’s theocracy. Wednesday saw the most-intense day of demonstrations, reaching rural towns and major cities in every province though still localized enough for daily life to continue in Tehran, Iran’s capital, and elsewhere. So far, violence around the demonstrations has killed at least 38 people while more than 2,200 others have been detained, said the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The

“JNU is the most nationalist university”: University VC Santishree Pandit on PM Modi, Amit Shah slogan controversy

New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) vice chancellor Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Thursday described the institution as the “most nationalistic” in the country, amid ongoing controversy over slogans raised against PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on the university campus. Pandit added that the matter has been resolved and asserted that “Vande Mataram” is sung at the institution, asking which other university does so. “It has been totally resolved. You see JNU today. Do you see anything of it? Nothing. JNU is the most nationalistic university in this country. We sang Vande Mataram. There

Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea of Justice Yashwant Varma assailing validity of inquiry panel by LS

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New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the legality of the parliamentary panel probing corruption charges against him. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma reserved its decision after hearing senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi, Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Varma and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing both houses of Parliament. During the hearing, Rohtagi and Luthra questioned the procedure adopted in setting up the parliamentary panel and said under the Judges (inquiry) Act of 1968, only the Speaker of Lok Sabha and

Study estimates 49 lakh cases of typhoid fever in India in 2023

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) A study has estimated 49 lakh cases of typhoid fever and 7,850 deaths in India in 2023, with Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka together accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the national burden. Findings published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia also show that six lakh of the 7.3 lakh hospitalisations across the country were attributable to fluoroquinolone-resistance — a type of antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance. Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection that spreads through contaminated food and water. Symptoms can start one to three weeks following exposure and include high fever, headaches, abdominal

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