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Hyderabad: Following an appeal for help on social media by Rishabh Kaushik, an Indian student refusing to leave the war-hit Ukraine without his companion dog Malibu, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India sent an urgent letter to the Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala requesting that he issue an […]
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San Francisco/New Delhi: Satish Kumbhani, founder of cryptocurrency platform BitConnect who has been indicted in the US for running a $2.4 billion crypto ponzi scheme, has likely “relocated from India to an unknown location” abroad. A federal grand jury in San Diego last week indicted Kumbhani with orchestrating a global Ponzi scheme. BitConnect is an […]
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Hyderabad: Ceramic artist Vinod Daroz has been fascinated by temple architecture for the past 15 years, but he didn’t think that the influence would go on to reflect in all his subsequent works. His newest collection, ‘Aikyam: Oneness’ is also inspired by temple architecture and features some 37 pieces. “Conceptualisation has been going on for […]
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Imphal: High drama was witnessed as a Congress candidate was arrested for allegedly assaulting an on-duty polling personnel during the first phase of Manipur assembly elections, and later released on bail. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has decried the action against party candidate Lamtinthang Haokip in Saitu constituency of Kangpokpi district as a “murder of […]
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Hyderabad: Cultivation of lavender has changed fortunes of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir farmers who quit maize crop cultivation to take up the new crop. More than 800 progressive farmers of Doda adopted aromatic cultivation which is now proved out to be more profitable to them than maize. The farmers, who are growing lavender under […]
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Kochi: As many as 36 students hailing from Kerala arrived from Ukraine on Monday evening and 25 of them left for Kochi and the rest for Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala government tweeted on Tuesday, “Kerala students update: Among 36 students arrived from Ukraine to Delhi yesterday evening, 25 left for kochi by Vistara UK 883 at […]
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New Delhi: Around thousands of Indian Medical Students every year go outside the country to pursue medical education. China, Ukraine, Philippines, Russia are some most favoured destinations where Indian students prefer to study the medicine. War-torn Ukraine ranks fourth in Europe for having the largest number of graduate and post-graduate medical students. Around 18,095 Indian […]
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Salem (Tamil Nadu): An attempt has been made on the life of a judicial magistrate here allegedly by a knife-yielding office assistant, police said on Tuesday. The assistant was arrested, said the police. The attempt was made when the magistrate M Ponpandi was moving towards his chamber. The motive was vengeance because the office assistant […]
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New Delhi: Extract from the bark of the Neem tree may help treat and reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata. The Neem tree, indigenous to India, has been used for thousands of years […]
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Kyiv: The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday advised its nationals to leave the capital city Kyiv “urgently today” amid the deteriorating security situation due to the Russian-Ukraine conflict. “Advisory to Indians in Kyiv: All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means […]
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Hyderabad: On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, a sand sculpture of Lord Shiva with installation of 23,436 rudraksha beads is winning hearts of several netizens today. Created by renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, the sand sculpture on Puri beach in Odisha is around 9ft high and 18ft wide. The installation which shows lord shiva in […]
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Nairobi: A new report on Tuesday about plastic pollution and migratory species mapped hotspots and assessed its risk on migratory species in the Ganga and Mekong river basins which are protected under the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). In the Ganga river, the river dolphin, the gharial, a […]
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Thane: Police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old man and detained two minors here in Maharashtra for allegedly killing their friend following a dispute after playing an online PUBG game, an official said. The incident took place on Monday night in Vartak Nagar area. The four friends used to frequently play the PUBG game and quarrel […]
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Hyderabad: Women visitors, both foreign and Indian, will be allowed free entry to all monuments maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said in an order. “In an office exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 6 of the Ancient Monuments […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive against that country, sources said on Tuesday. The IAF is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft as part of Operation Ganga from Tuesday, they said. Till now, only private Indian […]
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Patna: A man, working as a labourer, was thrown off an under-construction building by two men for demanding his wage in the Aurangabad district of Bihar, police said. The incident took place on Mnday night when Arjun Bhuiya demanded his labour charge from the building owner Shantu Singh. An irritated Shantu Singh, along with his […]
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New Delhi: Amid India’s efforts to bring back stranded students and citizens from the conflict-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Ram Nath Kovind and briefed him on the prevailing situation and steps being taken by the government, sources informed on Tuesday. Yesterday, PM Modi while presiding over a high-level meeting over the […]
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Kolkata: Bhuban Badyakar, the voice behind the viral ‘Kacha Badam’ song suffered a minor injury on his chest when he met with an accident while trying to drive his newly purchased second hand car in his village — Kuraljuri in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday night. According to police, Bhuban was trying to drive […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended wishes to all on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Taking to Twitter, he said, “Best wishes to all of you on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri. May the God of gods, Mahadev blesses everyone. Om Namah Shivay.” It’s believed that while there is a Shivaratri […]
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New Delhi: After fighting an intense legal battle with the Board of Directors, BharatPe Co-founder and Managing Director Ashneer Grover has finally resigned from the fintech platform. In a letter sent to the Board, he said that he is being forced to bid adieu to a company of which “I am a founder”. “Your views […]
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New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 6,915 coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,29,31,045, while active cases fell below the one-lakh mark after 60 days, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,023 with 180 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, the […]
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Bengaluru: The ‘satellite design and launching project’ by the government school students, on Monday, was renamed as ‘Puneeth Rajkumar Student Satellite Project’ after Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar who died a few months back, and will be launched by September 2022. Presiding over a function held at the government pre-university college at Malleshwaram, on the occasion […]
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New Delhi: War-hit Ukraine is the third most popular destination after China and the Philippines for Indian students pursuing medical studies. Every year, thousands of Indian students choose Ukraine for many reasons. As per available data, around 18,000 Indian students are stranded in Ukraine which has been attacked by Russia with full military might. Majority […]
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Interacting with industry captains at an event here, Sitharaman said the Centre was seized of the matter and discussions were on between Ministries for a "complete assessment" on the issue.
