Annual Bird Census CommencesAt Chilika Lake

Chilika, 4/1: The annual bird census in Lake Chilika is ongoing today. From 6 am to 12 noon today, 21 teams are deployed in the areas of Satpada, Rambha, Balugaon, Tangi, Mangalajodi, Nalabana and Nuapada under the Chilika Wildlife Division. The teams are including wildlife department staff, forest department staff, OUAT students, wildlife activists from…

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Hijab row: Karnataka government collects data on Muslim students

Bangalore, 18/2: As the row over the hijab ban intensified, the state government has silently set out to collect data of students belonging to the minority community from both private and government educational institutions, especially those enrolled in classes 1 to 10.     According to the data accessed from the Department of Public Instruction…

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West Asia crisis | US, Israel insist Lebanon not part of ceasefire deal; new aggression warnings issued after attack kills hundreds

Washington DC, 10/4: The United States and Israel denied the extension of ceasefire to Lebanon as Jerusalem issued a new warning for attacks. Since the 14-day ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran on Tuesday, Israel has carried out one of its biggest and deadliest attacks on Lebanon. The aggression on Wednesday killed at least…

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Walmart gets $1 billion tax bill for shifting PhonePe headquarters to India: Report

New Delhi, 4/1: Walmart Inc and other PhonePe shareholders will have to pay nearly $1 billion in tax after the digital payments company shifted its headquarters to India, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. PhonePe is raising funds at a $12 billion pre-money valuation from General Atlantic, Qatar Investment Authority…

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