Three-month-old rescued elephant calf dies; tusker toll at MP’s Bandhavgarh reaches 11 within a fortnight

Umaria, 11/10: An elephant calf that got separated from the herd and was rescued died at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district on Sunday morning, an official said. With this, 11 tuskers have died in BTR since last month. The calf was found ill and abandoned by its herd in the…

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5-member team of JPC on Waqf Amendment Bill reaches Bhubaneswar, hearing on Monday

A five-member team of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) scrutinizing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 arrived in Odisha and is scheduled to hold a meeting in the state capital on Monday.Among the committee members are JPC chairperson Jagatambika Pal, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi and MP Ghulam Nabi. Talking to reporters, JPC member Aparajita Sarangi said, “Speaker…

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Donald Trump takes a dig at Democrats, calls for GOP ‘unity’ in post-election support

Washington: In a historic and unprecedented political comeback, Donald Trump has won a second term as President of the United States after a decisive victory in the 2024 presidential election.Securing a crucial 295 electoral votes, Trump surpassed the required 270, outpacing Democratic rival Kamala Harris, who garnered 226 votes. This victory makes Trump the first US…

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Canada ends fast track visa programme, Indian students likely to be impacted most

Ottawa, 9/11: Canada has ended with immediate effect the popular fast track study visa programme, SDS, a major policy decision that is likely to impact scores of international students, including from India. The processing time for students applying under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) was significantly shorter and approval rates higher, something that will change…

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Samosa politics heats up in Himachal; BJP MLA orders 11 samosas online for CM Sukhu

Shimla, 9/11: With samosa politics heating up in Himachal Pradesh, a BJP MLA has ordered 11 samosas online for Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Taking a dig at the state’s Congress government over the CID conducting an enquiry into the sequence of events that led to samosas brought for the chief minister being served to…

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