First photographic evidence of the Pallas’s cat in Arunachal Pradesh (Pic. Credit WWF-India) NEW DELHI: A wildlife survey conducted in Arunachal Pradesh has brought out first-ever photographic evidence of the elusive Pallas’s cat in the state, reaffirming the eastern Himalayan terrain as a global biodiversity hotspot.The survey, conducted by WWF-India in association with the forest…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi will be visiting Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on Tuesday, September 9, to assess the ongoing flood crisis in the two states.The PM is scheduled to reach Kangra at around 1:30 PM, where he will be meeting officials and chair a high-level review meeting on the situation in Himachal. He will also…
NEW DELHI: Ten months after a man was allegedly sedated, killed with a pickaxe, and buried in his Kanpur home’s backyard, police exhumed his skeletal remains on Sunday and arrested his wife and her lover in connection with the grisly murder.The incident is a stark reminder of the spate of diabolical spousal murders in Uttar…
Excerpts:Q. Why don’t you tell us what ‘Kancchi’ is all about?A. ‘Kancchi’ is about a young girl who disappears at 16. Her name, or nickname, is Kancchi. It is also about her mother, who waits for her return. The story unfolds mostly between 1979 and 2005, with the early ’90s at its core. It follows…
JIND: A 26-year-old man from Haryana’s Jind district was shot dead in California, US, after he objected to a man urinating in public on Saturday. The deceased, Kapil, was working as a security guard. Son of Ishwar from Barah Kalan village, Kapil was on duty when he confronted an individual for urinating outside the premises,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs to take the lead in promoting indigenous products by organising ‘Swadeshi Melas’ in their constituencies to encourage people to buy ‘Made in India’ items.PM Modi, who held meeting with NDA MPs on Monday over the recent GST reforms, asked them to…
MS Dhoni’s immense collection of vehicles never fails to capture fans’ attention MS Dhoni’s love for bikes and cars is no secret. The former India skipper’s immense collection of vehicles never fails to capture fans’ attention, and whenever he takes out a bike or car, onlookers go wild, trying to snap pictures or videos on…
B Sudershan Reddy with Lalu Yadav NEW DELHI: A group of 25 senior legal luminaries on Monday strongly criticised joint opposition vice-presidential candidate B. Sudershan Reddy for meeting Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, arguing that the engagement with a convicted politician casts doubts on his judgment and allegiances.Yadav had shared on X…
When Madhya Pradesh police came to pull out a corpse, it sprang to life BHOPAL: Residents of Veerpur Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district were in for a surprise when a man, believed to be a drowning victim, suddenly sprang to life as police arrived to retrieve his “corpse”.For nearly 20 minutes, the man, identified…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to formally allow Aadhaar as the 12th identity document in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. But the court also stressed that Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship.So, why is Aadhaar being allowed? And what does this mean for voters?…
