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US President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stay away from protests in Democrat-run cities amid nationwide demonstrations against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The “National Shutdown” was called on Friday, with organizers urging Americans to abstain from work, school, and shopping in a mass strike aimed at pressuring

A pregnant woman who fears an “immediate and serious risk” to her safety from her unborn child’s father has obtained a protection order against him. Her ex-partner has a cocaine problem, was violent to her in the past and continues to engage in threatening and abusive behaviour towards her, the woman told the emergency domestic

Litigation between warring spouses can turn family law into “lawfare”, as one judge put it, when one party seems intent on pursuing the other at all costs. In this scenario, the law and the courts appear to have no effective response. One example before the courts – a man’s protracted litigation against his ex-partner, now

Some of the rainwater collected in Poulaphouca reservoir may need to be released in coming days, with increased risk to parts of Kildare and Dublin along the Liffey. The reservoir in Wicklow prevented large amounts of water from flowing through the Liffey into Kildare and Dublin amid recent heavy rainfall in recent days, ESB said

More than 2,100 applications have been received for 145 new cost-rental apartments charging rents of up to €1,875 per month in Tallaght, south Dublin. Delivered by Respond, the approved housing body said the number of applications represents a “very high level of demand”. It added this demand is “in line with what we are seeing

Home Business Budget Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, criticised the Union Budget Updated - February 01, 2026 03:52 pm IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to the Budget speech of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on February 1, 2026 | Photo

Fiscal deficit in absolute terms works out to be ₹16,95,768 crore for FY27. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Continuing on the path of fiscal consolidation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP for the next fiscal as against 4.4% for the financial year ending March 2026.

Home News India Kerala Day Two brings policymakers, administrators, practitioners and industry leaders together to outline pathways to embed inclusive thinking into the future of Kerala’s tourism landscape Updated - February 01, 2026 03:47 pm IST Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurating the Kerala for All conclave on Day 2 in Kochi on Sunday (February

Aluminium phosphide poisoning continues to be a serious public-health challenge, particularly in agricultural states such as Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, which bear the maximum disease burden due to widespread use of this compound as a grain preservative. The availability of an effective, affordable and evidence-based treatment is therefore of immense importance for these regions

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