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Sri Lanka is fighting its most severe dengue outbreak in nearly a decade, with infections rising sharply across the nation. Military drones have been deployed to tackle the outbreak, which has claimed 56 lives. Health officials said the outbreak is being driven primarily by the DENV-2 variant of the virus

The Karnataka Cyber Command has rescued two youths from a scam compound in Myanmar operated by Chinese fraudsters. The duo from Karnataka were lured on the pretext of data-entry jobs. They were asked to work for 16 hours a day and were expected to sleep for six hours daily

The protest by the Cockroach Janta Party at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar refuses to die down. The group have made a fourth demand to the Centre, asking that no FIRs are filed against the agitators and that no legal action be taken. The government has expressed willingness to speak to the protesters, but refused to accede on the resignation of Education Minister Dharmandra Pradhan

The rise of the Houthis marks the emergence of a new geography of war — one in which influence flows not only from capitals and conventional armies, but also from rugged mountains overlooking vital sea lanes