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'BJP Has 6,000 Crores To Spend On Elections'

'Not even a single rupee from the electoral bonds should be allowed to be used in the election.' 'If it is used in the election, it will taint India's electoral process itself.' IMAGE: Bharatiya......

Public trust thrown in waste bin: SC on illegal construction in Corbett

Observing that the "public trust doctrine" has been thrown into the waste bin, the Supreme Court pulled up former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat and a former divisional forest officer on......

Yet another African cheetah dies in Kuno, 10th death so far; cause unclear

Namibian cheetah Shaurya died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, state Forest Minister Nagar Singh Chouhan said, making it the 10th such fatality since the reintroduction of......

Cyclone Michaung paralyses Chennai, revives fears of 2015 flood

Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across Chennai and its neighboring districts, inundating the city, causing disruptions in flights and trains, and startling residents with a video capturing a......

Leopard that terrorised Bengaluru for 5 days shot dead

Foresters shot dead the elusive leopard on Wednesday that had scared Bengaluru residents for the past five days. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo After three......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

Over Rs 20,000 crore lying unclaimed with LIC

The amount of money lying unclaimed with the Life Insurance Corporation of India dwarfs the budgets of many ministries. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters There was Rs 21,539.5 crore which lay......

Govt depts to add over 1.4 lakh jobs between 2019 and March 1, 2021

Over 1.4 lakh jobs are estimated to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various central government departments, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......

Newbies dream to become oil barons in limbo

22 companies won bids for the 31 contracts on offer; 15 were new entrants to the oil and gas business. Three years on, none of them have started production. When the first round of auctions for......

GST rates for cars, two-wheelers may be cut

The heavy industries ministersaid that the proposal for the auto scrappage policy was ready and all stakeholders have provided inputs, therefore its announcement was likely very soon. Union......

'I found myself deeply moved by...'

'I had the opportunity to portray a wildlife crime fighter on screen, which allowed me to express my concern for society, wildlife, and the environment.''I strongly believe that humans share this......

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shonet Anthony Barretto/Facebook Before turning to film-making, Shonet Anthony Barretto was a choreographer who......

'Allow The Magic Of Mother Nature To Inspire Your Soul!'

Movie folk mark World Environment Day by inspirational messages and useful information. Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram 'Let's unite to save the environment,' Malaika Arora......

India footballer Jeje patrols Mizoram river to prevent overfishing

IMAGE: India footballer Jeje Lalpekhlua along with a number of youth from his village -- Model Veng Hnahthial -- formed a group that works day and night to help preserve the ecosystem of the river......

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