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By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s exclusive obsession with Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, has practically sealed the fate of  comparatively smaller wetlands which play an equally important role in preserving the state’s rich biodiversity. The plight of Ansupa, a freshwater lake on the banks of Mahanadi in Cuttack district which is returning back to […]

Aligarh: A young woman was allegedly drowned in a river by her husband after she refused to have sex with a tantrik (occultist), police said on Saturday. The woman’s husband Manpal and the occultist Sant Durga Das have been nabbed by the police. According to SSP Aligarh, Akash Kulhari, the incident took place on Thursday […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the measures it took to contain political violence in the state and the steps it took to bring the culprits to book. Sources said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also issued an advisory to the West Bengal government, expressing […]

San Francisco: In yet another lawsuit, Amazon has been sued by a Massachusetts woman, who on behalf of her 10-year-old daughter and children from eight other states, is seeking class-action status to sue the e-commerce giant. Filed in a Federal court in Seattle, the lawsuit alleges Amazon of saving ‘voice prints’ of millions of children […]

Islamabad: A press conference called by a Pakistani Minister soon turned into a ‘comedy of errors’ after the person running its live broadcast on Facebook accidentally activated the cat filter, a media report said on Saturday. Photos of Khyber Pakhtukhwa’s Minister of Information Shoukat Yousufzai and his fellow Ministers with cat ears and whiskers quickly […]

Kolkata: Striking junior doctors in West Bengal on Saturday once again turned down Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s proposal for talks at the state secretariat – Nabanna, and stuck to their stand that she would have to come down to NRS Medical College and Hospital to listen to their grievances. Thirty four doctors at Kalyani’s Jawaharlal […]

New York: The discovery of the body of a seven-year-old Indian girl in a treacherous desert area in the state of Arizona has put the spotlight on rising illegal immigrants from India trying to cross into the US through Mexico. The Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) said on Friday that about 9,000 Indians were caught […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued an advisory to the West Bengal government on the ongoing strike by doctors and sought a report on the matter on priority, said sources familiar with the development. The latest advisory states “this Ministry is in receipt of a number of representations from doctors, health […]

Jhansi/Gwalior: Other than tea, coffee, soft drinks and water, oral rehydration salts (ORS) will now be available for passengers at railway stations coming under Jhansi Division. Officials of Railway’s Jhansi Division decided this after four elderly passengers, travelling by the Kerala Express, died of heat stroke early this week. Jhansi Division Public Relations Officer Manoj […]

Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared a short video from her recent photoshoot for American magazine InStyle’s July 2019 issue on Instagram on Saturday. In the video, Priyanka has shared some funny life lessons with her fans. The video, shared on Twitter, opens with Priyanka greeting her fans in a truly ‘desi girl’ style with […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the goal to make India a five-trillion-dollar economy is challenging but can be achieved and asked the states to recognise their core competence and work towards raising GDP targets. In his opening remarks at the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, the […]

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, here on Saturday, called for punitive action against those who assault healthcare professionals by stating that “strict action must be taken against anyone who assaults them.” The Union Health Minister has asked law enforcement agencies to ensure that doctors and clinical establishments discharge their duties professionally without any […]

Patna: The death toll from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar rose to 69 on Saturday as 12 more children died, health officials said. Principal Secretary in the state Health Department Sanjay Kumar visited a government run and confirmed that a total of 69 children have now died due to AES in June. The death […]

New Delhi: Whenever India play Pakistan in a cricket match, there’s bound to be some drama as players are high on adrenaline, not willing to let their foot down to outplay the opposition. Whether it comes to skills or verbal exchanges, players of both the teams leave no stone unturned to emerge victorious. With all […]

Hyderabad: The Indian Air Force would ascertain the cause of the recent crash of an AN-32 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh and take steps to ensure that such incidents do not recur, IAF chief B S Dhanoa said Saturday. His comments came days after the wreckage of the aircraft was found in a remote area in […]