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Forest & Environment Department, Sikkim Govt, and WWF-India NEW DELHI: In what represents only the second photographic record of Eurasian lynx — a medium-sized wild cat distinguished by its characteristic ear tufts and short tail — in the entire eastern Himalayan region, the species was photographed by a camera trap deployed at 5,250 metres on … Read more

BENGALURU: Twelve Indian startups and research institutions have been selected for funding and mentoring under a joint India-UK programme to develop technologies aimed at tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment, an increasingly recognised public health challenge.The winners were announced under the 2025-26 call of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms’ (C-CAMP) programme on … Read more

Bengaluru daycare abuse case: FIR filed against five caregivers over alleged mistreatment of toddlers. Russia imports Indian gasoline as Ukrainian strikes trigger fuel shortages and rising prices. France-US climate row erupts after Paris official blames America’s AC culture for warming. Tamil Nadu TVK and DMK trade horse-trading allegations amid MLA poaching claims. Seven IPL teams … Read more

NEW DELHI: A private security agency, six of whose recruits are among the eight people arrested in the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation “theft” case, on Wednesday denied any involvement in the alleged embezzlement of offerings, saying it had deployed personnel for the State Bank of India (SBI) at the bank’s request.The clarification came amid the … Read more

Over 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan have appealed to PM Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue. NEW DELHI: More than 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan, including former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have jointly appealed to Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to … Read more

India Pakistan share prisoner exchange lists India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civil prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody on Wednesday, a biannual exercise carried out under the provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed between the two countries in 2008.The exchange took place simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad, … Read more

CBI (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested an IPS officer in connection with an alleged Rs 3 crore bribery case linked to its probe into a fake drug manufacturing racket in Puducherry.Deepak Gahlawat, a 2012-batch Haryana-cadre IPS officer, was serving as the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s (BCAS) … Read more

Mahua Moitra alleged that BJP workers threw eggs and vegetables at her office. NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mohua Moitra on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party workers of attacking her by pelting eggs and vegetables at her office in Krishnanagar.In a post on X, Moitra shared a video in which a large crowd was seen … Read more

TVK ,DMK trade horse trading allegations (Photo credit: Agencies) CHENNAI: Horse trading allegations flew thick and fast in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday as the ruling TVK and opposition DMK accused each other of trying to poach their MLAs. While TVK linked the ‘attempt to topple TVK govt’ to former minister V Senthil Balaji, DMK complained … Read more

Complaint filed over alleged conspiracy to topple TVK-led Vijay government NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Police arrested 3 people in connection with an alleged political horse-trading bid after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N Ilaiyaraja claimed he was offered Rs 35 crore to influence his vote on a proposed resolution in the state assembly against … Read more