Starting in 2029, YouTube will host all Oscars content, including red carpet coverage and nominations, offering free access to viewers and additional features for YouTube TV subscribers. Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2017. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)(Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) The Academy Awards will leave ABC and begin streaming exclusively on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday (Dec. 17). ABC will continue to broadcast the Oscars until 2028, which will be the 100th edition of the awards. YouTube secures worldwide streaming rights until 2033 Under the new arrangement, YouTube will hold worldwide rights to stream the Oscars until 2033. The platform will host all Oscars-related content, including the red carpet coverage, the Governors Awards and the announcement of Oscar nominations. Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Lynette Howell Taylor said: “We are thrilled to enter into a multi-faceted global partnership with YouTube to be the future home of the Oscars and our Academy programming throughout the year. The Academy is an international organization, and this partnership will allow us to expand access to the work of the Academy to the largest global audience possible – which will benefit our Academy members and the film community.” A first among major awards shows While other awards shows have experimented with streaming partnerships, this is the first time that one of the “big four” awards — the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and Tonys — will ditch broadcast television entirely. The move puts one of the most-watched non-NFL broadcasts in the hands of Google’s YouTube platform, which has more than 2 billion users worldwide. The Oscars will stream for free on YouTube, with additional access for YouTube TV subscribers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Commenting on the Oscars partnership, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said: “The Oscars are one of our essential cultural institutions, honoring excellence in storytelling and artistry. Partnering with the Academy to bring this celebration of art and entertainment to viewers around the world will inspire a new generation of creativity and film lovers while staying true to the Oscars’ storied legacy.”

Brad Keller is coming off one of the best seasons of his eight-year career, having emerged as one of the National League’s most effective relievers with the Chicago Cubs. Brad Keller in action (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies have reached an agreement on a two-year contract with right-hander Brad Keller, according to a report by MLB.com. The club has not officially announced the signing as it is pending a physical. The deal is expected to be worth $22 million. In particular, Philadelphia’s plan is to capitalize on Keller’s recent dominance as a relief arm rather than stretch him back into a starting role. Career-best season with the Chicago Cubs Now 30, Brad Keller is coming off one of the best seasons of his eight-year career, after emerging as one of the National League’s most effective relievers with the Chicago Cubs. In 2025, he made 68 appearances for the Cubs, all but one in relief, with a remarkable 2.07 ERA and a 2.94 FIP over 69 2/3 innings. He struck out 75 batters, posted a career-best 0.96 WHIP and limited opponents to a .182 batting average. Those numbers put Keller among the elite relievers in the league. His opponents’ average was fifth-best among primary NL relievers with at least 60 innings, while his ERA was seventh-best in that same group. Journey from starter to reliever Brad Keller’s transformation into a bullpen force didn’t happen overnight. Half of his 234 career MLB appearances came as a starter, primarily during his time with the Kansas City Royals. That chapter ended after he underwent thoracic outlet syndrome surgery in October 2023, a procedure that significantly changed the trajectory of his career. The immediate aftermath was challenging. Keller signed with the Chicago White Sox for the 2024 season, but was released after just five appearances. A subsequent game with the Boston Red Sox was equally short, totaling 11 outs. Over those stops, he went 0-4 with a 5.44 ERA, raising questions about his long-term future. Reinvention and Dominance Fully healthy by the time he joined the Chicago Cubs before the 2025 season, Keller reinvented himself. Armed with a five-pitch mix with a 97 mph four-seam fastball, sinker, sweeper, and changeup, he generated a 30.4 percent rush rate and held hitters to a 30.6 percent hard-hit rate, placing him in MLB’s 99th percentile. His .204 expected opponents’ average was also among the best in baseball. Perhaps most notable was his performance in the second half. From July 18 through the end of the regular season, Keller allowed just one run over 28 appearances, posting a microscopic 0.33 ERA and holding opponents to a .089 average.

Djakarta – Mothers, residents of Sanggrahan Village, Klaten, Central Java, with the initials S, were victims of a hit-and-run between two cars on Jalan Jogja-Solo, Prambanan District, Klaten. As a result of being hit by a Kijang car and a bakkie, S died. “Yes, Mrs. S finally died. The funeral was at 13:00 WIB (Wednesday, December 17, 2025),” the ambulance driver at PKU Muhammadiyah Prambanan Hospital, Dito, told journalists after the funeral, reported by detikJateng, Thursday (18/12/2025). Dito, who also took the victim to the hospital after the incident, said the hit-and-run took place on Tuesday evening (16/12). At the time, Dito was on standby at PKU Muhammadiyah Prambanan. Scroll TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT When he was on the scene, says Dito, the car and bakkie that hit him were not there. From CCTV footage, the two vehicles ran away. The victim, continued Dito, was taken to Dr. Soeradji Tirtonegoro Tegalyoso Hospital, Klaten. When he was in the ambulance, he was still conscious. Meanwhile, head of the Klaten police traffic unit Gakkum Iptu Alif Akbar Lukman Hakim confirmed that there was a report of the incident. An investigation is underway. “We are currently investigating, we have obtained CCTV,” Alif said when detikJateng was asked for confirmation. Read more here. (fas/fas)

Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said that access to the KKA road can be used again by four-wheeled vehicles. The road connects North Aceh Regency and Bener Meriah Regency. “The KKA road connecting North Aceh Regency and Bener Meriah Regency can now be used again by four-wheeled vehicles,” Cabinet Secretary Teddy said when it was confirmed, as reported by Antara, Thursday (18/12/2025). Teddy said access to this road was previously cut off due to a disaster and hindered the mobility of residents and distribution of logistics. The access road is in the Weh Paseh Bridge area, Antara Arts Village, Permata District, Bener Meriah Regency. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT According to Teddy, the reopening of this route is an important part of efforts to restore disaster-stricken areas in Aceh. The KKA road has previously experienced problems, cutting off the connection between North Aceh and Bener Meriah. Through the cooperation and efforts of officers and local residents, the route has now been reconnected and can be used for community activities. “Before it was disconnected, thanks to the cooperation and hard work of all officers together with local residents, now North Aceh and Bener Meriah are connected again,” Teddy added. (fas/fas)

Djakarta – A robbery involving a knife took place on Jalan Ir Soekarno, Klaten, Central Java. A motorcyclist named Dimas (21), who was passing by, was hacked, then his belongings were confiscated by the perpetrators. “The people who chased me were four people with four motorcycles. Two Nmax, Scoopy and Beat,” Dimas told journalists when he reported to the Klaten police, as reported by detikJateng, Thursday (18/12/2025). SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Dimas said the incident that happened to him happened on Wednesday (17/12) around 02:00 WIB. At the time, he was riding a Vario motorbike which was passing from the south and was chased and intercepted by the offenders. “The one using the Beat motorcycle intercepted in front of me, the one using the Nmax on the side, this (behind) the Scoopy one. The one using the Nmax (right) hacked me and hit my helmet twice, one hacked here (knee) until the spear stuck, yes, a sickle,” said Dimas. The perpetrators, Dimas said, were all wearing helmets and jackets. They didn’t say much except to hack and also ask for money and cell phones. “I had Rp. 500,000 in cash and asked for one mobile phone. The location is the terminal to the south, the location is dark and there is no lighting,” he said. Read more here. (fas/fas)

Jakarta – Mandailing Natal (Madina) Police arrested five suspected drug dealers whose house was burnt down by residents in Tabuyung Village, Madina Regency, North Sumatra (North Sumatra). Residents burned down the house belonging to the suspected drug dealer because they felt uneasy. Mandailing Natal police chief, AKBP Arie Sofandi Paloh, said the five people suspected of being drug dealers are currently being investigated. This was done for investigative purposes. “The five people arrested have been investigated for further investigation purposes, both as suspected traffickers and drug users,” Arie told reporters, reported by detikSumut, Wednesday (17/12/2025). Scroll TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The five people were previously almost the target of a mob, because residents suspected they were drug dealers in the town. “Officers quickly arrested five people who were believed to be the targets of the mob’s rampage,” he said. From the location, officers also seized a number of pieces of evidence in the form of crystal methamphetamine as well as smoking devices or bongs. Read more here. (fas/idn)

Jakarta – PT PLN (Persero) has succeeded in gradually restoring Aceh’s electricity system after it was reconnected to Sumatra’s major system. With the connection of this system, the electricity supply in Banda Aceh City has now been restored and is bright again. This effort is a follow-up to the directive of President Prabowo Subianto and the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia to accelerate the restoration of electricity services in order to maintain community activities and the stability of public services. Darmawan Prasodjo, president of PLN, said that the success in stabilizing Aceh’s electricity system meant the return of electricity supply to Banda Aceh to normal conditions. SCROLL TO CONTINUE CONTENT “In accordance with the directive of President Prabowo Subianto and the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, we continue to accelerate efforts to restore electricity after the Aceh disaster. Thank God, this process can go smoothly and Banda Aceh’s electricity system is now fully restored,” Darmawan said in his statement, Wednesday/202/512. Darmawan continued, after the restoration of electricity in Banda Aceh, his party continued to improve the reliability of the electricity system in the region. “Currently, we continue to monitor the electricity supply to the community as a whole as we continue to strengthen the system so that it will be more resilient in the future and minimize potential disruptions,” he said. PLN Chief Director, Darmawan Prasodjo (third from right) directly led the process of connecting the Aceh electricity system with the Sumatra Grand System this afternoon at the North Sumatra Load Management Implementation Unit (UP2B) PLN office, Medan (17/12). With the connection of this system, the electricity supply in Banda Aceh City has now been fully restored. Photo: Doc. PLN Furthermore, Darmawan said that aside from Banda Aceh, PLN is gradually continuing to restore electricity supply to customers in other areas, including places affected by floods and landslides. PLN also coordinates intensively with local governments and stakeholders to ensure that electricity services run optimally. “Our personnel continue to work to speed up (recovery) so that all areas in Aceh can fully recover. We are also on 24-hour assistance in the field to respond quickly to any possible disruption,” Darmawan concluded. PLN expressed its appreciation for the support of the community and all parties during the recovery process. Going forward, PLN is committed to continuing to provide reliable, safe and sustainable electricity services for the community. (acn/ega)

Djakarta – Dozens of mothers burned down a house believed to belong to a drug dealer in Tabuyung Village, Muara Batang Girls District, Mandailing Natal (Madina) Regency, North Sumatra (North Sumatra). This action was taken because residents were concerned about the large distribution of drugs. According to detikSumut, the incident started when mothers, youths and village residents came to the house on Tuesday (16/12), which is suspected to be a den for drug trafficking. The crowd then threw stones and wood at the house until it burned. “Yes, the arson incident occurred spontaneously after a group recital and prayer event. The women immediately moved to the house believed to belong to a drug dealer,” acting head of Tabuyung Village, Iskandar Muda Tanjung, said on Wednesday (17/12/2025). SCROLL TO CONTINUE CONTENT Iskandar said that the town government tried to prevent this action. However, the anger of the mothers who had long been concerned about drug trafficking in their village could not be contained. Meanwhile, Mandailing Natal police chief, AKBP Arie Sofandi Paloh, confirmed that there was an arson incident carried out by mothers and village residents. He asked the public not to take the law into their own hands. “We have issued appeals and prohibitions so that residents do not commit anarchic acts and break the law. However, we also understand the community’s disappointment with the drug problem in their area,” Arie said. Read more here. (fas/isa)

By Md Seraj Edited by: Kanchan Singh Updated: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:41 (IST) Wild elephants continue to roam in the West Bokaro OP area of ​​Ramgarh, where they have damaged several houses and killed four people. Angry villagers took to the streets to protest against the incident. Samvad Sutra, Ghato (Ramgarh). The menace of wild elephants has been going on for a month in the Best Bokaro OP area of ​​the Mandu block. Hundreds of houses have been demolished so far. The condition of farmers was weakened by trampling their crops and demolishing their houses. Remove advertisement Just read the news A herd of wild elephants of about seven created a commotion late on Tuesday evening in Sirmanala Tola located near Ara number 4 of West Bokaro OP area. During this, elephants broke the door of a house. 55-year-old Parvati Devi, her husband late, was sleeping in the house. Mahavir picked up Manjhi from the trunk and brought him out and beat him to death. In this sequence, 70-year-old neighbor Savitri Devi, husband of Late Lakhan Karmali, tried to run away from their house, but as soon as he came out of the house, the elephants grabbed him and beat him to death. He was picked up along with the bike and thrown on the road and crushed to death with his feet, while Amul Mahato, who was riding for duty on bike number four to an outsourcing company of CCL, was picked up along with his bike by a herd of elephants and thrown on the road and crushed with his feet and took his life. Meanwhile, by breaking the door of the house, Pappu Saav’s leg was broken. His wife was seriously injured, who is undergoing treatment in Ramgarh. After this the elephants killed Hriday Seth, Mithlesh, Mohd. Ghulam, Mohan Manjhi, Dawood Ansari, Ganesh Tudu, Noor Mohammad, Mohd. Asghar, Mohd. Zakir’s house was damaged. All the elephants went to the nearby drain. The herd of elephants was present there until late at night. Earlier on Tuesday evening, CCCL security personnel Amit Rajwar, who was going on a bike for duty, was attacked and killed by wild elephants. Villagers demonstrated and demanded compensation and security. Within eight hours, four people, including two women, were killed by a herd of elephants. In protest against the incident and demanding compensation and security, the villagers blocked road number four from 06:00 in the morning. Due to this, the coal transportation work of CCL and other coal mines came to a standstill. The villagers did not even allow the two-wheeler to pass. Forest department and police held discussions with the villagers around one o’clock. In this conversation, the Ranger provided Rs 25 thousand cash to the family members of the deceased. After ensuring payment of the remaining amount of Rs 3.75 lakh to the dependents of each deceased after completion of the paper process, compensation amount for house and crop and other facilities including proper treatment of the injured, the jam was removed from the road around 1 pm. Many forest workers of the forest department, including West Bokaro OP’s commanding officer, Deepak Prasad, were present at the spot. Due to panic, the shops of Ara Sarubeda Colony remained closed. Due to the fear of elephants being present near drain number four of the area, most of the shops of the Ara Sarubeda colony were closed from 12 noon. Even in CCL Colony people are hiding in their houses. People from other schools including DAV also took their children out and took them home. Sirens of forest department and police vehicles continued to sound throughout the night. From 10 o’clock on Tuesday evening, sirens from four forest departments and police vehicles kept ringing on the roads throughout the night. Sirens blared continuously from Ara number four fitter breaker to Tisco siding. Deepak Kumar, the head of West Bokaro OP, was also seen on the street with his team. There was silence on the street as soon as 8 o’clock at night. Elephant entered Sirmanala Tola during the day, created panic. There was an atmosphere of chaos near Ara number four turn and Sirmanala as a herd of elephants entered Sirmanala Tola even at 11 o’clock in the day. At that time, the ranger was investigating the damaged house with the villager. The jam was cleared as soon as the elephant entered. The whole hamlet became empty. People ran on the road to save their lives. The sirens of the forest department and police vehicles that reached the spot forced the elephants to retreat. Forest ranger, Bateshwar Paswan, reached the jam site around 10:00 am, where attempts were made to resolve the matter with the villagers. The Ranger said that currently Rs 25,000 will be paid to the relatives of the deceased. Later, after the paperwork is completed, Rs 4 lakh will be paid to the family members of the deceased. Apart from this, compensation will also be given to the family whose house was damaged. The ranger said that the villagers should not go to the forest for now. Try to stay home after the evening, we will work on taking some concrete measures. At the same time, the villagers did not listen to the ranger’s words and refused to remove the jam, saying that no concrete measures should be taken today regarding security, increasing the amount of compensation and giving work to the next of kin of the deceased.

Woman left husband for love on Instagram, parted ways after high-tension drama in police station. High voltage drama took place in the police station, after which the woman…read more Symbolic picture Samvad Sutra, Kundarki (Moradabad). A married woman resident of a village in Kundarki area started talking to a young man from the neighboring village through internet media. The married woman’s friendship on internet media gradually turned into love and eventually the woman left her husband and went to her lover’s house to live with him. Remove ads just read news Began to insist on staying there. Meanwhile, the married man along with his relatives reached the woman’s lover’s house. The police were also called, but the man succumbed to the love of the married woman. Left the woman at her lover’s house. A woman resident of a village in the area married a young man from the same area about six years ago. About six months ago, he met a young man from a neighboring village through Instagram. At first the conversation was normal, but gradually the closeness between the two began to increase. A series of meetings began and this relationship turned into a love affair. It is said that despite being married, the woman remained in constant contact with her lover. On December 12, she suddenly left her in-laws and reached her lover’s village and started living in his house. When the loved one’s family got information about this, the woman tried to convince, but she remained firm on her decision. When the woman’s mother and parents-in-law came to know about this on Wednesday, both the parties reached the village. During this there was a lot of commotion and discussions continued for a long time at the Panchayat level. Meanwhile, the married woman reached the Kundarki police station and filed a complaint making serious allegations against her husband and in-laws such as beating her, torturing her under the influence of alcohol and taunting her for not having children. Later, the village of Panch also gathered in the presence of the police. Late at night the wife clearly refused to live with her husband and decided to go to rest with her lover. Inspector Jaspal Singh said that a complaint letter was given by the woman but later she expressed her desire to live with her lover. An agreement was reached on this between the two parties.