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A bird is caught in a mist nest set up in a forest to trap small animals while researching signs of mercury contamination, at the Los Amigos Biological Station, in Los Amigos, in the Madre de Dios region, Peru. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Tropical birds, from kingfishers to wrens to warblers, are showing signs…
Former wing commander and astronaut Rakesh Sharma during the inauguration of a museum, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI Every astronaut comes back with the realisation about the fragility of earth, the “heaven” that people should stop “ruining” by exhausting its resources, Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to venture into space, said. Mr. Sharma also…
A man who attacked an elderly Sikh person during a car accident in New York, repeatedly calling him “turban man” and fatally beating him has been charged with manslaughter and assault as hate crimes, prosecutors said. Gilbert Augustin was arraigned on Tuesday on an indictment charging him with manslaughter and assault as hate crimes in…
The first ambulances carrying wounded Palestinians from Gaza entered Egypt via the Rafah crossing (File) Cairo, Egypt: The first ambulances carrying wounded Palestinians from war-torn Gaza entered Egypt via the Rafah crossing today, an Egyptian official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Live footage shown on television stations close to Egyptian intelligence had shown the…
“We are very clear that we want to remain flexible with our employees.” India’s No.2 software-services exporter Infosys Ltd has asked some of its employees to work from office 10 days a month, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The news comes at a time when companies across the globe are reversing…
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup 2023 match against England, to be held in Ahmedabad on Monday. Maxwell was on a golf cart, heading back to the team hotel from the clubhouse when the incident took place. Maxwell lost his grip, slipped and fell from the cart. In…
File image of David Willey© AFP England all-rounder David Willey on Wednesday announced that he will retire from international cricket after the end of the ongoing World Cup and insisted that his team’s underwhelming performance in the showpiece has not influenced his decision. Willey’s decision has come a week after England and Wales Cricket Board…
Saima Wazed and Dr. Shambhu Acharya seen together at a meet in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed, was on Wednesday nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region. She defeated Shambu Acharya, a public health veteran from Nepal, in a…
Manoj Jarange said he’s not aware who are indulging in violence. Mumbai: Marathas belong to the Kunbi caste, which comes under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, and are not demanding any separate reservation, quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil said during an exclusive interview with NDTV. Mr Patil, face of the Maratha quota agitation, has…
An Indian consumer goods trader shows letters GST representing “Goods and Services Tax” (GST)at his shop in Hyderabad on August 3, 2016. Growth in India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues bounced back in October with tax collections rising 13.4% to the second-highest monthly tally of ₹1.72 lakh crore. | Photo Credit: AFP Growth…
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