Day: March 6, 2019

Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study

Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way they do so may determine whether they survive, a new study has found. Researchers harnessed datasets spanning two decades to examine how two species of Arctic wildlife — […]

Ride-hailing firm Grab secures $1.5 billion in funding

Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab said on Wednesday it has secured $1.5 billion in fresh financing from a fund run by Japan’s SoftBank and will use a significant portion of it to expand in Indonesia. Grab has seen its business grow rapidly since it bought US-based rival Uber’s […]

At least 16 killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan: provincial spokesman

  At least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack early Wednesday on a construction company in eastern Afghanistan, an official said, the latest bloody assault in the war-torn country. The hours-long assault in Jalalabad began early Wednesday when at least two blasts were heard, an AFP […]

Modi misused his office to benefit Dassault

New Delhi : The Congress Wednesday launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale aircraft deal, alleging that he misused his office to “benefit” Dassault Aviation and that a case under the prevention of corruption law is made out against him. The party’s chief spokesperson […]

Indore gets ‘cleanest city’ tag for third straight year

New Delhi :  Indore was Wednesday adjudged India’s cleanest city for the third straight year in the central government’s cleanliness survey. The Swachh Survekshan awards 2019 were conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony here. While the New Delhi Municipal Council area was given the ‘Cleanest Small […]

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif wrap ‘Bharat’ shoot

Mumbai :  Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif on Wednesday announced the wrap of their film, “Bharat”. Salman, 52, shared the news on Twitter. “And it’s a wrap for #Bharat. @aliabbaszafar #katrinakaif @atulreellife #AlviraAgnihotri @WhoSunilGrover @DishPatani #Tabu @Bharat_TheFilm,” he wrote alongside a picture with Katrina. The 52-year-old actor stars in […]

Man struck, killed by train in UP’s Kaushambi

Kaushambi (UP) : One person was killed at the Bharwari railway station here after being hit by a train while he was crossing the rail tracks, police said Wednesday. Devraj (25), a native of Maharashtra, was hit by the Rewanchal Express train killing him on the spot on Tuesday […]

7 dead, 20 injured in bus crash in Jaipur

Jaipur :  Seven people, including a women, were killed and 20 others injured Wednesday when a speeding bus rammed into the rear of another bus parked on the road in Rajasthan’s Pali district, police said. The accident took place near Kainpura crossing apparently due to the rush among bus […]

Judicial probe ordered into Arunachal Pradesh violence

Itanagar :  The BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh has announced a judicial probe into the large scale rioting, violence and vandalism during the recent PRC protest that left three people dead. In his address to the state BJP council meeting here Tuesday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said justice would […]

Pakistani man held in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch area

New Delhi :  A 50-year-old Pakistan national was apprehended by the BSF from the Rann of Kutch area along the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat Wednesday, a senior official said. He said the unidentified man from Pakistan was nabbed by a patrol party of the border guarding force near border […]

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