Dehradun: A man was killed by a tiger in Kalagarh area of the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region, forest officials said on Tuesday. Sohan Singh, a daily wager, was attacked and killed by the tiger on Monday evening and his half-eaten body was later recovered from the thick forests, where the tiger had […]
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IAF can fight entire spectrum of warfare: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is prepared to fight the entire spectrum of warfare, be it an all-out war, a skirmish like the Kargil conflict or retaliation to a terrorist attack, Air Chief Marshal B.S.Dhanoa said on Tuesday. Speaking at a seminar to mark the 20th anniversary of Operation Safed Sagar, the air […]
Try ‘BODMAS’ method to solve this viral math equation
New Delhi: If you are baffled by a viral mathematical equation that has taken the social media platforms by storm, you do not actually need to go too far but to check it with your Maths teacher at school. The debate started on Twitter after a science enthusiast KJ Cheetham posted a Maths equation — […]
Bihar flood: 25 killed, over 2.5mn affected
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday confirmed 25 deaths due to flood in Bihar. The situation continues to remain grim with over 2.5 million people affected, officials said. Nitish Kumar had carried out an aerial survey of the flood-affected Seemanchal and Koshi regions on Sunday and Monday. He told the Assembly on Tuesday that […]
Swatantra Dev Singh is new UP BJP chief
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister for Transport Swatantra Dev Singh has been appointed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state president, replacing Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey. Pandey, who was also earlier the deputy chief minister, was inducted in the Union Cabinet, necessitating a change of guard in the state. Singh, 54, has been the OBC face of […]
Cops let off Karnataka Congress rebel MLA after quizzing
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore Ponzi scam freed Karnataka Congress rebel legislator R. Roshan Baig from detention after quizzing him for over 9 hours, said an official on Tuesday. “Baig has been freed from detention after interrogation in connection with the Ponzi scheme case in which its prime accused (Mansoor Ali […]
Building collapses in Mumbai, two dead, many feared trapped
Mumbai: A multi-storey building collapsed in South Mumbai’s Dongri area on Tuesday morning. This caused loss of two precious lives. A minor was rescued and atleast 40-50 people were still feared trapped in the debris. News agency ANI quoted Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Disaster Management Cell that two people have died and five have been rescued so far. #UPDATE […]
Dimple Yadav, Jaya Prada may contest UP’s Rampur by-polls
Lucknow: The by-polls on Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur Assembly seat is likely to witness a high profile contest as the BJP and SP are likely to field Jaya Prada and Dimple Yadav, respectively. The by-elections is necessitated after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohd Azam Khan was elected to the Lok Sabha. Khan, who held the seat […]
ED begins questioning Gayatri Prajapati in illegal sand mining case
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Tuesday started questioning Gayatri Prajapati, mining minister in the former Akhilesh Yadav government, in Uttar Pradesh’s illegal sand mining scam case. A senior ED official told IANS, “We started questioning Prajapati at 11 a.m. under the Prevention of Money laundering Act.” Prajapati, who is under judicial custody in […]
CRPF troopers praised for saving girl from drowning in J&K
Srinagar: The brave efforts of two CRPF troopers who saved a girl from drowning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district was praised by locals and the twitterati on Tuesday. On Monday, the troopers, M.G. Naidu and Nalla Upendra, immediately jumped into the stream when they saw 14-year-old Nigeena being washed away by powerful currents. We […]