2019 is shaping up to be one of the deadliest years on record for the Indian Air Force (IAF). With nearly six months to go in this year, there have been a total of nine incidents where an IAF aircraft was involved in a crash. In the latest incident, an AN-32 with 13 people on …
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In an appalling incident, a local journalist was thrashed mercilessly by Government Railways Police (GRP) personnel in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district. The incident took place when the journalist, identified as Amit Sharma, was covering the derailment of a goods train near Dhimanpura. Hours after a journalist in Shamli was beaten up on camera by a group of GRP personnel for …
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Parts of north India including national capital Delhi is in the grip of an unusually long heatwave, which has thrown normal life out of gear. Well, there is some good news and bad news. The good news is that Delhi could get some respite from the sweltering heat as early as Wednesday itself as the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted …
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In a rather strange directive, the Collector of Bijapur district KD Kunjam has issued an order barring government employees from wearing “T-shirts, jeans and bright-coloured clothes” to office. In an order dated June 11, the Collector said that the officials and employees were to attend office in formals or prescribed uniforms. AFP/Representational Image The order reads, “As per rules, government …
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The Mumbai local is arguably the most congested and crowded suburban railway system, anywhere in the world. The sheer number of passengers travelling on the system makes it prone to accidents. In fact, it is increasingly becoming a ‘death trap’ for commuters. BCCL/ REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE A total of 18,423 people were killed and 18,847 people were injured in suburban train-related …
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If global warming continues to be the way it is now, Siberia, one of the coldest and most inhospitable places on this planet could become the next tourist hotspot, in less than half a century. One of the biggest and most devastating results of global warming is the rise of temperatures which is already causing mass melting of ice in …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be bestowed with the Maldives’ highest honour “Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen” during his visit to the country, Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid announced. PM Modi will reach the Indian Ocean archipelago on Saturday in his first bilateral visit after retaining power in the Lok Sabha polls. “The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan …
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In a tragic incident, around 15 monkeys died possibly due to heatstroke in Joshi Baba forest range in Bagli, Dewas. The group met the tragic fate as another group of monkeys allegedly controlled the nearby water source and didn’t allow the group to access it. Forest officials have even admitted burning the decomposing carcasses of some monkeys fearing that they …
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In what could be a possible game-changer in the delivery of health services in rural areas, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a first-of-its-kind experiment transported blood samples for over 36 kilometres from a remote primary health centre (PHC) in Tehri district of Uttarakhand to the district hospital. The drone was able to accomplish the task in a fraction of …
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Food-delivery app, Zomato, on June 3, made changes to its parental leave policies. For women across the 13 countries it has presence, Zomato will be offering 26 weeks paid leave, or will follow the government mandated policy, whichever is more. In a landmark move, the 26-week leaves will be extended to men as well. “One core issue that leads to …
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