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After 9000 minutes, 25 trips and countless safaris, Karnataka boy finally gets a glimpse of rare black panther

Many wildlife photographers have spoken about the difficulty of spotting the rare black panther in the Kabini Forest. Here's a story about a Karnataka boy who spent over 9,000 minutes or 150 hours or almost seven days to wait for a glimpse of the elusive black panther.

Dec 13, 2020

Who was Bannanje Govindacharya, Karnataka's eminent Sanskrit scholar who passed away

Karnataka's renowned Sanskrit scholar and Kannada poet Bannanje Govindacharya died at the age of 84 years on Sunday at Udupi on the southern state's west coast.

Dec 13, 2020

Muslim businessman donates land worth Rs 1 Crore to Bengaluru temple

Seeing devotees struggle to pray to their favourite deity, a Muslim businessman has donated a 1,650 sq feet plot valued around Rs 1 crore to Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy temple in Hosakote, on the outskirts of the Bengaluru.

Dec 13, 2020

BJP campaign Shikara turns turtle in Srinagar's Dal Lake during rally, 4 leaders rescued

A boat carrying Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party members capsized in Dal Lake during an election rally led by the party leaders, among others including Minister of State, Finance, Anurag Thakur, and the party's national general secretary.

Dec 13, 2020

Mother, Daughter get married on same day at mass wedding ceremony in UP's Gorakhpur

In a unique event, a 53-year-old mother and her 27-year-old daughter tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony held under Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojna in Gorakhpur.

Dec 13, 2020

Fake TRP scam: Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani arrested in Mumbai

Republic TV chief Vikas Khanchandani has been arrested by the Mumbai Police in the fake rating scam. So far Khanchandani is the 13th person to be arrested in the case.

Dec 13, 2020

Iranian 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' arrested for blasphemy, sentenced to 10 years in jail

The Iranian 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' Instagram star has been jailed for a decade, her lawyer has said, a year after she was arrested over her social media activities.

Dec 13, 2020

2001 Indian Parliament attack: Remembering the horrific terror attack on India's temple of democracy

The act of terror was called "the most audacious, and also the most alarming" by then home minister and senior BJP leader LK Advani that had directly targeted India's temple of democracy.

Dec 13, 2020

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised by Khalistan supporters during farm law protest in US

During an anti-farm laws demonstration in the US, many pro-Khalistani protesters vandalised the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the Indian Embassy in Washington DC and raised anti-India slogans.

Dec 13, 2020

Pro-Khalistani groups hijack farmer protests, desecrate Gandhi statue at Indian Embassy in US

The protest rally was taken out in Washington DC by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers in India who are protesting against the recently enacted agriculture laws

Dec 13, 2020

India on track to achieve target, exceed them by 2047: PM Modi at UN Climate Ambition Summit

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the world should not only lose sight of historical emissions but also review the achievements against targets that have already been set.

Dec 13, 2020

Trump has Twitter meltdown; agrees to declassify "everything. EVERYTHING"

In a series of tweets, Trump also calls attorney general William Barr an ally and a big disappointment.

Dec 13, 2020

Israel, Bhutan normalize diplomatic ties; another fruit of peace agreements, says Netanyahu

Israel and Bhutan have agreed to work together on various plans in the areas of water management, agriculture, healthcare, technology, and tourism.

Dec 12, 2020

Progressive Haryana farmers back new Farm Laws; submit memorandum, says Agri minister

Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar's comments came after his meeting with the farmers' leaders from Haryana at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi.

Dec 12, 2020

Jailed neta Lalu Prasad Yadav's health worsens; kidney functioning at 25%, says doctor

In jail since 2017 in fodder scam case, health condition of former Bihar CM has further deteriorated with his doctor on Saturday saying that his kidney was functioning at 25% of its capacity.

Dec 12, 2020