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It’s been two years and the MoEF is yet to respond to the Telangana Forest department’s appeal for approving procurement of five pairs of white-backed vultures from Maharashtra.

The song has now completed a decade of existence and on this momentous occasion, Rahman has reimagined the soaring anthem for a new world, a new generation.

He along with other police officials visited the police camp at the Alubaka on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border in the Mulugu district.

He spent the entire day meeting visitors from across the country at his official residence on Tughlaq Road on Thursday.

However, 12 villages were affected due to submergence and the Telangana government had already paid compensation to private land of 234.92 hectare of total 369.13 hectares required for the project.

In the tweet, he shared that when his son, born to a Punjabi family and staying in Bengaluru, was asked if he was a ‘North or South Indian’, the then nine-year-old boy replied saying he was a ‘Nouth’ Indian.’

The State government planted 235.59 crore seedlings till January 2022 against the target of planting 230 crore seedlings under the Haritha Haram programme, achieving 102.6 per cent plantations.

In its annual trends report, Swiggy mentioned that chicken biryani remained the queen of biryanis, toppling its vegetarian counterpart.

The Centre for Science of Student Learning (CSSL), a Not-for-Profit organization, released a collection of five reports on the Acquisition of Cognitive and Affective skills in schools across India on December 5th and 6th.

Mohammad Siraj struck on his very first ball of the innings against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Siraj dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto for a golden duck as the former obtained a thick outside edge when he tried to play the off-side delivery. 

The victim was Swarupa Yeletiwar (50). She was attacked by the tiger on Thursday in the afternoon, triggering panic among locals.

The victims were Baburao Buddaji Kamble (68), a resident of Rudrapur village in Sawali Taluq and Lahanu Sopankar (54) from Kantapet village in Mool Taluq of Chandrapur district

With Russia’s Donetsk militia commander Alexander Khodakovsky yesterday suggesting the usage of nuclear weapons to bring war against Ukraine to an end if NATO is directly involved in military conflict, there are growing concerns and fears across the world that Russia may use nuclear weapons.  

According to police, the accused, who was given charge of the girls' hostel, visited the facility every evening and used to harass them after calling them to his room.

The meta-owned instant messaging platform, WhatsApp rolled out the new ‘Avatar’ feature for its users on December 7. Avatar is a digital version of a user that can be created using different combinations of hairstyles, facial features, and outfits.

The Tibetans condemned the actions of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) as they raised slogans demanding Tibet's independence from China.

The brutality of Shraddha Walkar murder by her live-in partner, Aaftab Ameen Poonawalla, was officially confirmed after the DNA extracted from bone pieces recovered in the Mehrauli forest matched with her father's samples, sources said on Thursday.

The police also confiscated a 12-bore gun and a sword from the spot. The arrested Naxal has been identified as Ramchandra Yadav and his associate Jagdish Yadav.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha noted that the convict has been in the prison for 17 years and his role was of throwing stones at the train.

It headed to Molai village a day after the foot march saw heated discussion following former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan's joining Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday.

Gandhi, who is leading the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, on Wednesday alleged that the "plan of the BJP and RSS is to spread fear" and his march was to stand against fear and hatred.

The 16-year-old boy's bicycle, phone and bag were found on the bridge. The twelfth grader is believed to have jumped off the bridge at around 4.58 pm, they said.

"I pay homage to Sardar Patel on his Punya Tithi and recall his everlasting contribution to India, especially in uniting our nation and giving impetus to all-round development," Modi tweeted.

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 186.74 points to 62,491.17. The broader NSE Nifty dipped 51.95 points to 18,608.35.