The new species was discovered near Buzawade village in Chandgad taluka of Kolhapur district and named after Chandgadi, the local Marathi dialect spoken in the region Kolkata: Scientists have discovered a new species of rare, subterranean, legless amphibian in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, adding to the known biodiversity of one of India’s richest … Read more
Civil Defence personnel deliver food supplies to flood-affected people in Malda Malda: A five-year-old boy drowned in floodwaters in Bhutni on Saturday, taking the death toll in Malda floods to three.Samiur Rehman was playing on the roof of his home in Samiruddintola village when he slipped and fell into the water. A neighbour fished the … Read more
MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria has always spoken the language of food. After her breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year, that language took on a quieter, more personal tone. In a recent kitchen video, posted on Instagram, she shared what her oncologist told her about everyday ingredients that may support the body.Standing in her familiar pink kurta, … Read more
Kolkata: Keeping both Trinamool camps on tenterhooks, Election Commission on Saturday again wrote to both Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee to make their final submissions by 3 pm on Sept 16 – also the deadline for filing nominations for the Oct 6 Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls. The letters also indicated that the poll panel might … Read more
Dibrugarh: Following a joint operation by Moranhat police and 20 Assam Rifles on Saturday, two men were arrested in Charaideo for allegedly extorting money from residents in the name of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I), officials said.Led by the deputy superintendents of police (headquarters and security) of Charaideo, the duo, Mohd Abdul … Read more
Haryana Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda addressing a press conference in Sonipat on Sunday. SONIPAT: The Haryana government will launch a month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ from September 17 to October 17 to showcase Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25-year journey in public life and highlight his contribution to nation-building and public service, Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda said … Read more
Gurgaon: Kulbhushan Bharadwaj, who led repeated protests against namaz being offered in public places in the city, was elected president of the District Bar Association on Friday. Bharadwaj, a long-time associate of RSS and its affiliates, defeated Vinod Rao by 244 votes.Bharadwaj polled 1,834 votes against Rao’s 1,590 in a six-way contest. A total of … Read more
77 pilgrims, 3 volunteers of Isha Foundation remain unaccounted for Two weeks after flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border, 77 participants of a Kailash Manasarovar pilgrimage and three volunteers remain unaccounted for, the Isha Foundation said in a statement, adding that the figure has not changed since its previous update.The foundation said identification work at … Read more
Kejriwal described the alliance as credible and honest, saying it was loyal to the people of Goa. PANAJI: The AAP and Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Sunday announced their pre-poll alliance, “Goa First”, for the 2027 assembly elections in the coastal state, offering what they described as a non-BJP, non-Congress alternative to voters.Making the announcement, … Read more
Amit Shah says decolonising India’s history means presenting it from an Indian perspective NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said decolonisation of India’s history and knowledge does not mean erasing the past, but presenting historical truth authentically and from an Indian perspective.Shah made the remarks while inaugurating the ‘Ganesh Gyanarthi’ exhibition at … Read more