In Uttarakhand forest fire season, plans to reduce damage focus on community participation, tech
The department has also announced that fire lines, which have been inactive since a Supreme Court order prohibiting the ...
Assam journalist arrest: Court slams ‘misusing law created to protect SC/ST’, pulls up police
The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (Metropolitan), granted the journalist bail in the first case on March 26.
Stung by ex-CM’s remarks, Uttarakhand IAS body fires back: ‘Expect respectful behaviour’
The row started when Trivendra Singh Rawat, the BJP MP from Haridwar, spoke of illegal mining in his state, prompting the ...
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Auto driver by day, table tennis coach by passion: Bengaluru man’s inspiring story goes viral
A routine auto ride in Bengaluru turned into an unforgettable conversation for Gayatri Gopakumar, an HR professional, when she discovered that her driver was a table tennis coach. Sharing her ...
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IIT BTech placement slump: Over half institutes see 10% point drop since 2021-22, shows govt data
In more than half of the country’s 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), placements for BTech students dropped by more than 10 percentage points in 2023-24 compared to 2021-22, according to the ...
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Fresh militant group believed to have crossed over from International Border, 2 cops injured as contact is re-established
Two police personnel were injured in firing by militants at Saniyal Jathana in Kathua district’s Rajbagh area on Thursday morning as the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces re-established ...
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Hours after outage across India, UPI system restored
UPI Services Down in India: A significant technical issue disrupted Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services across India on Wednesday evening, leaving users unable to process digital transactions.
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Gujarat: Part of ‘bootlegger’s’ home demolished as top cop directs dossiers on ‘hooligans’ in 100 hours
Gujarat police chief Vikas Sahay on Saturday ordered strict action on “anti-social elements” that could range from demolitions of their encroached properties, to possible cancellation of bails and ...
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Donald Trump signs executive order mandating proof of citizenship for voting
Trump Executive Order for Election Voting: US President Donald Trump signed an expansive executive order Tuesday that seeks to overhaul US election procedures, including a new requirement for voters ...
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Odisha family says cousins aged 3, 5 died after consuming chhatua provided from local anganwadi
Two cousins aged five and three died and some of their family members are in critical condition after they consumed chhatua (sattu powder) provided by the local anganwadi centre in Ramagiri block of ...
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5 years after Covid: ‘I am happy if I can climb to the second floor without feeling breathless’
Five years have completely upended the life of 45-year-old Parminder Malhotra. From a robust fitness enthusiast, he struggles to climb to his second-floor apartment in West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar, his ...
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Facebook, Instagram services restored after a brief global outage
Facebook and Instagram services were restored for millions of users after a brief but widespread outage on Tuesday, with many reporting issues accessing the platforms, logging in, and viewing or ...