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Lahore zoo selling lions to augment expenses; king of jungle costs cheaper than buffalo in PAK [details]

The Lahore Safari Zoo management hopes to sell as many as 12 of its lions in the first week of August to raise money.

Jul 28, 2022

WBSSC scam: Partha Chatterjee stripped of Trinamool posts; suspended from party [details]

Hours after Mamta Banerjee government stripped him of all his ministerial portfolios, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday announced that Partha Chatterjee stands suspended from the party.

Jul 28, 2022

J&K govt renames 18 schools after martyrs; more to get renamed before August 15 [details]

As a mark of respect and acknowledgment of the exceptional contribution they have made toward the security and development of the Union territory, the identified institutions will be renamed after the martyrs and living legends from the UT.

Jul 28, 2022

Snake in train's sleeper coach creates panic among passengers

Passengers on a sleeper coach of the Trivandrum-Nizamuddin express train had a harrowing time when a snake was spotted inside the coach on Wednesday late evening.

Jul 28, 2022

US Senate passes historic $280 bn "CHIPS bill" to cut dependency on China, Taiwan

In a historic move to end dependency on China when it comes to semiconductors, manufacturing and other technologies, the US Senate has passed a $280 industrial policy bill.

Jul 28, 2022

File Now: 41% income taxpayers yet to file IT return, 10% facing tech glitches

As the deadline to file Income tax returns inches closer, 41 per cent of Indians who qualify to file the return are yet to file their papers for FY 2021-22, 22 per cent say it is difficult to file it by the July 31 deadline, and about 10 per cent were facing technical glitches, a new report showed on Thursday.

Jul 28, 2022

Unnecessarily being dragged, Sonia on Adhir Ranjan controversy

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said she was unnecessarily being dragged into the controversy surrounding party floor leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' remark, saying that he has already apologised.

Jul 28, 2022

Monkeypox hits Europe, Americas hardest with 95% global cases: WHO

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Europe and the Americas have been the hardest hit by the global monkeypox outbreak.

Jul 28, 2022

Petrol pump manager shot dead for objecting to oil theft on Rampur-Delhi highway

A petrol pump manager was shot dead on Thursday when he tried to stop miscreants from stealing diesel from trucks parked on the Rampur-Delhi highway.

Jul 28, 2022

Incessant rains lash Jammu province; flood alert sounded in several parts of J&K [details]

Chenab river touches danger mark; schools closed in Ramban district due to heavy downpours, flash floods.

Jul 28, 2022

Rare and largest pink diamond in 300 years found in Angola Cullinan mine

In 2016, the operation yielded the largest ever diamond recovered in Angola, a 404-carat white stone later named the "4th February Stone".

Jul 28, 2022

J&K on a mission to become largest clean energy-producing UT [details]

200 MW grid-tied rooftop solar power plants to be installed on residential buildings under the "Solar City Mission"

Jul 28, 2022

Bitten by snake, Bihar man captures and carries reptile to hospital

A man in Bihar's Biharsharif district created commotion at a hospital early on Wednesday when he took out the snake that bit him to show to doctors.

Jul 28, 2022

US President Joe Biden makes first in-person appearance after Covid-19 isolation

US President Joe Biden made the first in-person appearance at the White House after testing negative for Covid-19.

Jul 28, 2022

UP couple kill 7-month-old baby girl, body exhumed

A man and his second wife in Uttar Pradesh killed a seven-month-old baby and buried her in the fields.

Jul 28, 2022