54+ min ago (463+ words) In addition to a new president, voters were casting ballots for a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Hondurans voted Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president . Shortly before polling stations were scheduled to close, the National Electoral Council announced that polling places would have the option of staying open for another hour if the station committee of party representatives agreed to do so. Regardless, polling places had to stay open until the last person in line could vote. In addition to a new president, voters were casting ballots for a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions. Main candidates Among the five presidential candidates on the ballot,…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (189+ words) White House has so far declined to detail why Trump had an MRI during his physical last month, or on what part of his body WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. "If you want to have it released, I'll release it," the president said during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida. He said the results of the MRI were "perfect." The White House has so far declined to detail why Trump had an MRI during his physical last month, or on what part of his body. The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has said that the president received "advanced imaging" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "as part of his routine physical examination" and that the results showed Trump…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (277+ words) The Trump administration issued the pause in the aftermath of the shooting in Washington on November 26 ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for "a long time" after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members near the White House, killing one of them. When asked to specify how long it would last, Trump said he had "no time limit" in mind for the measure, which the Department of Homeland Security says is linked to a list of 19 countries already facing US travel restrictions. "We don't want those people," Trump continued. "You know why we don't want them? Because many have been no good, and they shouldn't be in our country." The Trump administration issued the pause in the aftermath of the shooting in Washington on…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (379+ words) Hyderabad: Residents from Illanda in Vardhannapet mandal in Warangal district, have unanimously announced that they will elect as sarpanch, the candidate who promises to control the rampant monkey menace. This village with 5,400 voters is home to over 20,000 monkeys, four times the human population. Residents say the monkeys have turned daily life into a nightmare "stealing cooking utensils, damaging homes, and making it unsafe to step outside alone. "We don't care about new roads or other developments. Just get rid of these monkeys, and you'll have our vote," says Rama Rao, a 60-year-old farmer. Lakshmi, a school teacher, added, "Our children fear going to school alone because monkeys attack them. Whoever controls the monkeys will become our sarpanch." Attempts to seek help from previous representatives failed. Now, during election season, villagers unite with one voice: "No vote without monkey control." At…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (204+ words) Web version will log out every hour New Delhi: Very soon, people must link their messaging and voice over IP apps, such as WhatsApp, with active SIM cards as the Central government seeks to plug loopholes in cybersecurity and prevent cyber fraud being committed from foreign countries. In its direction to companies offering app-based communication services in India, the telecom department said that it has come to the notice of the central government that some of these apps allow users to consume their services without having the underlying SIM " used for registering such service " within the device. Allowing people to use these services with the SIM card, DoT said, "is posing a challenge to telecom cyber security as it is being misused from outside the country to commit cyber-frauds." The guidelines, it said, are aimed at preventing the misuse of…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago (173+ words) Hyderabad: Three children were injured in a fall near the fountain area, a major attraction of the Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam, on Sunday. The area was cordoned off immediately. An told Deccan Chronicle that medical teams provided treatment t the children. There was a huge turn-out on the last day of the event. Children and elderly visitors found it difficult to navigate through the crowds of people shopping and others standing by to view the products. The other galleries of Rashtrapati Nilayam, which were kept open for public viewing, also saw long queues, with visitors being guided carefully in a line-by-line manner by security personnel. E Sandhya, a fashion design students, turned up to buy products for their projects. "The Goa stall had interesting things within our budgets," she said. Though dustbins were arranged across the venue, parts…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago (114+ words) Pathanamthitta (Kerala): Around 12.48 lakh devotees have visited the Sabarimala temple in the first 15 days of the mandala-makaravilakku pilgrimage season, officials said on Sunday. A Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) release said 12,47,954 pilgrims have reached the hill shrine since the pilgrimage began on November 16. On Sunday alone, 50,264 devotees trekked to Sabarimala till 7 pm, officials said. Authorities said the crowd has remained under control in recent days, enabling pilgrims to complete darshan without difficulty. In the initial days of the season, Sabarimala witnessed heavy congestion, prompting the Kerala High Court to intervene and direct officials to restrict the number of devotees arriving through the spot-booking system....

4+ hour, 36+ min ago (256+ words) Visakhapatnam: A red alert has been sounded for Tirupati, Prakasam and Nellore districts cyclone Ditwah was expected to weaken into a depression in the early hours of Monday. Moderate rainfall accompanied by winds lashed parts of the Nellore and Tirupati districts as Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal inched closer to the eastern coastal regions. The state government set up control rooms in vulnerable districts to monitor and manage the situation arising from the cyclone, which may trigger heavy rainfall. An IMD release said, "Rainfall activity is expected to intensify between Sunday night and Monday morning in parts of the Rayalaseema as well as south coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh" Parts of the Tirupati, YSR Kadapa, Annamayya and Bapatla districts till Monday morning while parts of the Chittoor, Sri Sathya Sai, Anantapur, Nandyal, Palnadu, Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari and Konaseema…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago (171+ words) Vijayawada: Newly appointed Andhra Pradesh IMA state president Dr Sangaraju Balaraju has urged the state government to strengthen laws protecting doctors and hospitals, citing rising assaults on medical professionals across the country. Dr Balaraju called for a national Medical Protection Act, pending for years, and sought a uniform police SOP to prevent frivolous medical negligence cases. He said FIRs must be registered only after scrutiny by a three-member expert committee. Emphasising that 60 per cent of patients in AP depend on private hospitals, he urged the government to clear pending NTR Vaidya Seva dues, revise package rates, and introduce single-window clearance for hospital licences. He also demanded strict action against untrained practitioners prescribing strong antibiotics in violation of NMC guidelines. He said the IMA, with four lakh members nationwide and over 22,000 in AP, supports all medical systems but opposes allowing AYUSH…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago (153+ words) ANANTAPUR: Several areas in Annamayya and Kadapa districts witnessed heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Ditwah on Sunday, while Anantapur and Satya Sai districts experienced light to moderate showers. A holiday has been declared for all schools in Annamayya district on Monday following heavy rainfall. With the IMD forecasting 1015 cm of rainfall accompanied by gusty winds of 6080 kmph across many parts of the Rayalaseema region, district administrations have been placed on high alert. Control rooms have been set up at district headquarters and revenue division offices. State disaster management personnel and NDRF teams have been kept ready for emergency rescue and relief operations. The Annamayya district administration has advised parents to ensure children do not go near riverbeds, tanks or channels during the heavy rain spell. A sharp drop in temperature was also recorded on Sunday due to the cyclone's impact,…...