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How to maintain healthy environment at home amid seasonal changes; expert gives tips [details]

On the occasion of World Environment Day, an expert on environmental care has shared helpful tips on how to maintain healthy environment at home amid changing seasons.

Jun 5, 2022

PAK handlers trying to revive terrorism in Jammu; Hizbul terrorist arrested from Kishtwar [details]

The main accused in the Udhampur blast case planted a bomb after getting directions from a Pakistan-based handler.

Jun 5, 2022

World Environment Day: Art of Living making India sustainable, strong and green; announces key initiatives

The Art of Living is marking the World Environment Day with key initiatives such as reviving 75 rivers, planting 75 lakh trees, solar electrifying 75 schools in border villages, setting up 75 skill development centres, and 75 digital literacy centres in prisons, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

Jun 5, 2022

Four injured in clash in Gujarat's Surendranagar; situation under control [details]

The injured were taken to the district hospital in Surendranagar, and one who was in critical condition was rushed to Ahmedabad civil hospital for treatment.

Jun 5, 2022

Two lower primary school students test positive for norovirus in Kerala [details]

Two Lower Primary school students have tested positive for Norovirus in Vizhinjam in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram.

Jun 5, 2022

Two BJP leaders suspended over insulting remarks against Prophet Mohammed [details]

Hours after it denounced insult of any religious personalities, the BJP on Sunday suspended party spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal for their comments on Prophet Muhammad.

Jun 5, 2022

TN man sedates street dog, sodomizes it later; FIR lodged [details]

Police in Tamil Nadu's Salem district have charged a 30-year-old man for sodomizing a street dog after sedating it.

Jun 5, 2022

Death due to negligence: 4 Kerala PWD officers suspended [details]

Kerala PWD minister Mohammed Riyas said that four officers of the Public Works Department were suspended in Ernakulam on Sunday. This was following the death of a youth, Vishnu, who fell into a pit at an approaching road to a bridge which was under repair.

Jun 5, 2022

Himachal to go plastic free; bans single-use plastic from July 1 [details]

The central government has decided to stop single-use plastic from July 1, which the Himachal Pradesh is also going to implement, Additional Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena said on Sunday.

Jun 5, 2022

43 killed, 500 injured in massive B'desh container depot blaze [details]

A massive blaze, followed by a powerful explosion at a private container depot in Bangladesh's Chittagong district has killed a total of 43 people, including seven firefighters, and injured some 500 others of which 10 of them were police personnel, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

Jun 5, 2022

Tangedco announces power cuts in Chennai on Monday [details inside]

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has announced power cuts from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Chennai on Monday, June 6.

Jun 5, 2022

iOS 15 installed on 89% of iPhones introduced in last 4 yrs: Report

Ahead of the iOS 16 release, a new report has claimed that tech giant Apple's iOS 15 is now installed on 89 per cent of iPhones introduced in the last four years, while 10 per cent continue to run iOS 14.

Jun 5, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II kicks off coronation party over tea with Paddington Bear [see photos]

The Platinum Party at the Palace kicked off officially on Saturday evening at Buckingham Palace with an opening sketch featuring Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington Bear, the marmalade-loving comic book character from 'Darkest Peru', sharing a meal.

Jun 5, 2022

10% ethanol blending has saved foreign exchange worth Rs 41K cr: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that 10 per cent ethanol blending has led to reduction of 27 lakh tonnes of carbon emission, saved foreign exchange worth Rs 41,000 crore and earned Rs 40,600 crore in the last eight years to our farmers.

Jun 5, 2022

Hyderabad gang-rape case: BJP MLA's action gives new twist [read now]

The release of some photographs and videos allegedly relating to the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl by five accused in a car in Hyderabad by Telangana BJP MLA M. Raghunandan Rao has given a new twist to the sensational case but also triggered an uproar with calls for action against him for revealing the identity of the victim.

Jun 5, 2022