New Delhi, 27/7:Inspired by the success of youth-based satirical political movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a new pressure group, ‘E20 Janta Party’, has launched an online campaign demanding consumers be given the option of buying 100% petrol instead of ethanol-blended petrol and resignation of Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.The outfit says, “E20…

Bhubaneswar, 30/11: A low-pressure area, formed over south Thailand & adjoining Andaman Sea today, is likely to move west-northwestwards & centre over Andaman in 12hrs to intensify into depression by Dec 2 & intracycle storm by Dec 3. The  fishermen were warned not to venture into the sea from Dec 2 onwards. Further, farmers are…

New Delhi, 11/2: Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move. Researchers had previously identified patches of melt at a similar depth. But a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin revealed for the…

Washington DC, 22/1: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is confident of a “good trade deal” with India, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “fantastic leader” and a great friend. “I have great respect for your Prime Minister. He’s a fantastic man and a friend of mine. We are going to…

Thiruvananthapuram, 1/9: A young doctor in Kerala has accused a senior doctor at the General Hospital here of having made unwarranted sexual advancements towards her by forcefully hugging and kissing her in his private consultation room four years ago. The Facebook post in which the doctor made the allegations has gone viral, prompting State Health…

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…

Jammu, 27/5: The Border Security Force on Tuesday said it targeted 76 Pakistani border outposts and 42 forward defence locations (FDLs) and destroyed three terrorist launch pads in strong retaliation to unprovoked firing and shelling by Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu frontier during Operation Sindoor.. The BSF action came after…