PUNE: A Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI)-Pune study found the world-famous Olive Ridley turtle nesting ground at Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha has shifted a staggering 14km northwards over the last three decades owing to severe coastal erosion caused by climate change and human activities.The peer-reviewed study, published in leading scientific journal Marine Pollution…
KOLKATA: Abdul Matheen Taha and Mussavir Hussain Shazib – two fugitive suspects of the March 1 Bengaluru cafe blast who were arrested at Bengal’s seafront town Digha Friday – had kept changing phones, SIM cards and IDs to evade arrest but left behind the proverbial cookie crumb at a modest mobile repair shop in Kolkata’s…
In Gujarat, two women reported a biological fraud involving promised payments for ovarian egg donation. Despite surrogacy laws, concerns about egg misuse were raised, highlighting the vulnerability of impoverished women to such frauds. Source link
BHOPAL: Thirty hours into the mission to save a six-year-old boy who fell into an open borewell in MP’s Rewa district, rescuers worked all through Friday night but were yet to catch a glimpse of the boy or hear him.Mayank Kol fell into the borewell while playing with friends. A CCTV camera was lowered into…
NEW DELHI: Your flying time to and from Europe and UK will increase by anywhere upto an hour, likely sending airfares northward too.Air India, Vistara and foreign airlines have started avoiding overflying Iranian airspace due to the looming threat of Iran attacking Israel, which US President Joe Biden expects may happen “sooner than later”. IndiGo,…
JAMMU: In a joint anti-insurgency operation, Army and J&K Police Saturday recovered a huge caché of arms and ammunition, including one improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a tiffin box, and photographs of the Line of Control (LoC) from a terrorist hideout in Reasi district.The cordon and search operation was launched by Reasi police and…
NEW DELHI: Congress, on Saturday, announced the names of 16 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections and fielded former Union minister Manish Tewari and Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh for the Chandigarh and Mandi parliamentary seats respectively. Son of the Congress’ Himachal Pradesh unit chief Pratibha Singh, Vikramaditya, has been pitted against BJP candidate…
NEW DELHI: Two people were killed in a shootout between two armed groups in Imphal East district of Manipur on Saturday. The victims have not been identified yet. The clash occurred near Kangpokpi district border, as confirmed by a police official. To control the situation, additional state and central forces have been deployed. This incident…
NEW DELHI: Bansuri Swaraj, the BJP‘s candidate for the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, emphasized that her candidacy is not a reward but a responsibility. “In our party, tickets are not cut, tickets are given. It was a coincidence that I got this ticket. It is a responsibility, not a reward,” Swaraj, the daughter of…
NEW DELHI: A viral video doing rounds on social media platforms highlights the difficulties passengers face while travelling in Indian trains. A woman can be seen complaining about overcrowding on the 22969 OKHA BSBS Super Fast Express train.The woman in the video expressed concern about safety and lack of personal space due to the excessive…
