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Mars water did not evaporate as widely believed but still trapped underground, says new study

A significant portion of Mars' water, between 30 and 99 per cent, is trapped within minerals in the planet's crust, says a new study.

Mar 17, 2021

Quick steps needed to stop Covid second wave, check vaccine wastage: PM Modi to CMs

Meeting Chief Ministers amid growing alarm over resurgence of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged them to act fast against the emerging "second peak" of the pandemic, warning "if we do not stop this now, a country-wide outbreak can occur".

Mar 17, 2021

Lt Gen BS Raju hands over command of strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps | Details

Lt. General B.S. Raju has handed over the command of the strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt. General D.P. Pandey, the army said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2021

BJP leader Dilip Gandhi passes away, PM expresses grief

Former Union Minister and BJP leader Dilip Gandhi, who had tested positive for Covid-19, passed away at a private hospital in Delhi on Wednesday during treatment. He was 70.

Mar 17, 2021

IPS Kuldiep appointed CRPF DG, Ganapathy to head NSG

Senior IPS officers Kuldiep Singh and M.A. Ganapathy have been appointed as Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the National Security Guard (NSG), respectively.

Mar 17, 2021

Srinagar: Police personnels and others, recovered from COVID-19 voluntarily donated their plasma at Plasma Screening Camp organised at Kashmir Nursing Home by J&K Police and Dept of Health and Medical Education, in Srinagar on July 22, 2020. (Photo: IANS)

Illegal Covid test centre in Gurugram issues fake report | Details

A resident of Sector-29 in Gurugram, Piyush Bhatnagar, has lodged a police complaint over a fake Covid-19 test report issued by an illegal test centre.

Mar 17, 2021

Weird Singing Noise Coming From Antarctic Ice Shelf Recorded

Climate Change is so bad Antarctic Peninsula will reach its highest temperatures by 2044

Peninsula, along with the rest of the western part of Antarctica, has been one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth.

Mar 17, 2021

Bangladesh hospital fire leaves three COVID patients dead

A major fire on Wednesday morning in a hospital here has left three Covid-19 patients dead, said a senior health official.

Mar 17, 2021

Woman gives birth to baby girl mid-air on Bengaluru to Jaipur IndiGo flight | Details

On Wednesday morning, March 17 while travelling from Bengaluru to Jaipur, a woman gave birth to a baby girl on board Indigo airlines flight.

Mar 17, 2021

MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashes during training mission, pilot killed

A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with a fatal accident on Wednesday morning while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India.

Mar 17, 2021

Women wearing ripped jeans destroy culture, says U'Khand CM; netizens tear into leader's comments

The newly elected Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that if women are seen wearing ripped jeans it paves the way for societal breakdown and is a result of the "bad example" parents set for children.

Mar 17, 2021

Indian researchers discover unknown strains of bacteria in International Space Station

Researchers who took part in the study revealed that the bacteria was formed on plants that astronauts were growing in space

Mar 17, 2021

Apple Maps now displays Covid vaccination locations in US

Apple has started highlighting centres and clinics administering Covid-19 vaccinations on its Maps app and on Siri in the US.

Mar 17, 2021

Caught on camera: Two held for stealing women's undergarments "just for fun"

In a bizarre incident, two youths have been caught stealing women's undergarments that had been put out to dry.

Mar 17, 2021

Panneerselvam to begin poll campaign from March 18 | Details

AIADMK coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O.Panneerselvam will begin his election campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from March 18.

Mar 17, 2021

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India

Mars water did not evaporate as widely believed but still trapped underground, says new study

Quick steps needed to stop Covid second wave, check vaccine wastage: PM Modi to CMs

Lt Gen BS Raju hands over command of strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps | Details

BJP leader Dilip Gandhi passes away, PM expresses grief

IPS Kuldiep appointed CRPF DG, Ganapathy to head NSG

Illegal Covid test centre in Gurugram issues fake report | Details

Climate Change is so bad Antarctic Peninsula will reach its highest temperatures by 2044

Bangladesh hospital fire leaves three COVID patients dead

Woman gives birth to baby girl mid-air on Bengaluru to Jaipur IndiGo flight | Details

MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashes during training mission, pilot killed

Women wearing ripped jeans destroy culture, says U'Khand CM; netizens tear into leader's comments

Indian researchers discover unknown strains of bacteria in International Space Station

Apple Maps now displays Covid vaccination locations in US

Caught on camera: Two held for stealing women's undergarments "just for fun"

Panneerselvam to begin poll campaign from March 18 | Details

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh