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NEW DELHI: An Indian national was killed after an oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Oman, triggering an explosion and fire onboard, Omani authorities said on Monday.According to Oman’s maritime security centre, the oil tanker MKD VYOM was targeted 52 nautical miles off the coast of Muscat Governorate amid rising tensions in the…
Patna: An NIA team arrested Noor Mohammed, a Nepal national from Bara district, who had been absconding since 2014 in connection with a major fake Indian currency notes (FICN) racket. The arrest was made on Sunday in the Shahpur Patori area of Samastipur district.He was wanted under a non-bailable warrant in a case registered by…
India’s ambitious effort to restore the cheetah to its grasslands has reached another milestone. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday announced the birth of a fourth cub to South African cheetah Gamini at Kuno National Park, pushing the country’s total cheetah population to 39. The development, confirmed through intensive monitoring by field and veterinary…
India’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme is set to enter another phase, with eight more African cheetahs scheduled to arrive at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on February 28, as per PTI. With this third translocation, the total number of cheetahs in India will rise to 46, officials confirmed. The incoming batch from Botswana…
NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday formally elected Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar as its new national president, nearly a month after the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar, who held both positions at the time.Ajit Pawar died in a private plane crash in his hometown of Baramati on January 28….
Kristine McDivitt Tompkins (Image source: Wikipedia) Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is an American environmentalist and the former CEO of Patagonia, one of the most important outdoor clothing brands in the world. After working in business for many years, she quit her job as a business leader to focus on protecting the environment on a large scale….
The usage of mobile phones was banned in Ranthanbore National Park recently, following Supreme Court directions. In a similar move, it is being said that phones have been banned in Sariska Tiger Reserve too, which is another prominent home of tigers in Rajasthan. This information has been quoted by several media websites; however, the Times…
Recently, Gir National Park witnessed a dramatic event that was recorded and shared online. The video that was recorded then went viral soon, which was of a lioness bravely engaging a male lion in a fierce face-off in the footage. The video provides a startling look at the intricate social relationships of Asiatic lions in…
Deported Bangladeshis are repeatedly returning to Mumbai, with Rabiya Nasir Mulla caught for a second time after being sent back last August MUMBAI: Barely six months ago, Rabiya Nasir Mulla was caught living illegally in Mira-Bhayander and deported to Bangladesh. Recently, the 46-year-old was caught again- this time in Vile Parle – and is again…
NEW DELHI: One in seven stroke patients in India is younger than 45 years. Nearly two in five reach hospital more than 24 hours after the onset of symptoms. Three months later, more than half either die or suffer significant disability.These findings come from India’s largest hospital-based stroke registry analysis, published in ‘International Journal of…
