Odisha seeks help from Assam, Kerala to save tuskers from killer virus as 4 die
With as many as four elephants having died at the Nandankanan Zoo in a span of a month after being infected by Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV), a worried Odisha Government has sought assistance of experts of Assam and Kerala to fight the virus. “The State Government has contacted experts in Assam...
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3 Delhi shootouts in last 24 hours; 4 dons arrested, 1 injured
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Landlord beats widow to death on suspicion of theft; four held
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Centre to release buffer stock to arrest soaring onion prices
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Shah blames former PM Nehru for POK
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DMK affidavit to EC puts CPM, CPI in tight spot
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Howdy, Modi echoes in Houston
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Babul episode warrants guidelines for varsities
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‘Gully Boy’ India’s official entry to 92nd Academy
Zoya Akhtar’s “Gully Boy”, featuring Ranveer Singh as an aspiring rapper, has been selected as India’s official entry in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars, the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced on Saturday. “India’s official entry for Oscars this year is ‘Gully Boy’. There were 27 films in...
Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter doing stellar work: Sivan
The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter’s ensemble of eight scientific instruments is performing very well and is expected to continue its stellar work for about seven and a half years, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said on Saturday. As the prospects of re-establishing contact with “Vikram” lander have virtually ended after the conclusion of 14...
Largest crowd for foreign leader in US awaits Modi
Indian-Americans in Houston are all set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the mega “Howdy, Modi” event on Sunday, to be attended by 50,000 audience, the largest gathering ever for an elected foreign leader visiting the US, other than the Pope. The three-hour “Howdy, Modi!” event in which President Donald...
Bypolls to 1 LS and 64 Assembly seats also on October 21
The Election Commission on Saturday announced the bypolls for 64 Assembly seats spread across 17 States and Union Territory of Puducherry, besides the Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. The bypolls will be held along with Assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra on October 21. Karnataka, where resignations of 17...
Maha, Haryana to go to polls on Oct 21
Counting on Oct 24; EC to announce Jharkhand Assembly election dates later Exactly a month from now, BJP-ruled Maharashtra and Haryana will go to polls — the first election since the Lok Sabha elections and the Government’s key decisions on Article 370 and triple talaq. While the polls in the two States...
Tiger dies in Delhi soon after relief panel named
Within hours of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), a statutory body under the Union Environment Ministry, setting up a three-member panel on Friday to enquire into the prolonged illness of the Bengal tiger Rama in Delhi Zoo, the eight-year-old big cat died of kidney failure. A blood report indicated very high...
Panghal 1st Indian to enter Boxing championship final
Asian champion Amit Panghal (52kg) on Friday became the first Indian to enter the finals of the World Men’s Boxing Championship while Manish Kaushik (63kg) signed off with a bronze medal after going down in the semifinals here. Second seeded Panghal prevailed 3-2 against Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov in the last-four...
