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Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) Authorities have arrested a teenager from North Carolina on charges of planning a New Year’s Eve terror attack in support of the Islamic State group, the US Justice Department said.Investigators said Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested and charged after he planned to carry out a mass-casualty attack using knives and hammers at a grocery store and a fast-food restaurant. The criminal complaint was filed on December 31, 2025, and unsealed after Sturdivant appeared in …
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Food delivery and quick commerce platforms Zomato and Blinkit achieved record delivery numbers on New Year’s Eve, despite calls for strikes circulating over the past few days, its co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said on Thursday.Goyal said that both platforms continued operations smoothly with the support of local authorities.In a post on social media platform X, Goyal said that support from local law enforcement helped control a small number of miscreants, allowing …
Jaipur, Dec 31 (IANS) With large-scale New Year’s Eve celebrations planned across hotels, restaurants, clubs and farmhouses in Jaipur on Wednesday, the Jaipur Traffic Police have issued a detailed advisory to ensure road safety and smooth traffic movement in the city. The police noted that on New Year’s Eve, especially among young drivers, incidents of drunk driving, overspeeding, and negligent driving without helmets or seat belts increase significantly, often leading to serious accidents a…
Melbourne, Dec 31 (IANS) Thousands of police officers have been deployed across the southeast Australian state of Victoria to ensure public safety during New Year celebrations.Victoria Police said that thousands of general duty officers and specialist assets from the mounted branch, dog squad, water police, air wing and critical incident response team (CIRT) will work overnight on Wednesday to ensure that New Year celebrations are safe, Xinhua news agency reported.Superintendent Belinda Jones, V…
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Chennai will witness heightened security measures on New Year’s Eve, with more than 25,000 police personnel deployed across the city and its suburbs to ensure a safe and incident-free celebration.The extensive security arrangement, involving personnel from the Greater Chennai Police, Tambaram City Police and Avadi City Police, will be supported by drones, CCTV surveillance, and special monitoring teams.According to official sources, nearly 19,000 police personnel will be…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Department on Tuesday issued a Government Resolution (GR) allowing restaurants, hotels, and orchestra bars across the state to remain open until 5:00 AM for the New Year. The government resolution, dated December 30, 2025, aims to streamline the annual permission process and accommodate the high demand during the year-end holiday season.According to the resolution, the relaxation of operating hours applies to December 31 (New Year’s Eve). On these days, e…
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) The minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city rose above the freezing point, while at Gulmarg ski resort and Pahalgam hill station it remained below the freezing point on Friday.The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said, “Seasonal precipitation (October 1- December 25) remained -44 per cent (Kashmir Division) departure from normal, which is a deficit and -9 per cent (Jammu Division), which is normal. A spell of light snow (higher reaches) and lig…
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has directed the state fire services department to conduct special inspections at nightclubs before the New Year’s Eve celebrations. The move from the civic body comes in the wake of a recent fire incident in Goa, which claimed 25 lives.In a bid to prevent any possibility of fire incidents in the city during this festive season, the Kolkata Mayor has written to the fire department requesting them to inspect the safety infrastructure of every roof…
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The night temperature remained above the freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Wednesday, as it dropped notches below the zero degrees Celsius in Gulmarg and Pahalgam hill stations.The Meteorological (MeT) Department said the minimum temperature was 3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, while it was minus 4.2 and minus 2.2 degrees in Gulmarg and Pahalgam, respectively.Jammu city had 8.2 degrees Celsius, Katra town 9.4, Batote 4.2, Banihal 6.4 and Bhaderwah 0.6 d…