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Massive fire in Kasauli forest, IAF choppers deployed to douse flames

India, May 27 -- A fire broke out in a forest area in Kasauli and at least two Indian Air Force helicopters were deployed to douse the blaze, officials said on Tuesday. The forest fire was reported n... Read More


Trinamool MP Dastidar, other party MLAs join BJP-chaired meetings after Bengal poll rout

India, May 27 -- Veteran Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and several party MLAs attended the administrative meetings chaired by BJP leaders on Tuesday, triggering fresh speculation o... Read More


Five lion deaths in Gir in 10 days, minister says no outbreak signs

India, May 27 -- Five Asiatic lions, including two cubs, have died in the Gir landscape over the last ten days, with no indication of any disease outbreak, forest department officials said. The death... Read More


Man gets 20-yr rigorous imprisonment over minor girl's rape in 2023

India, May 27 -- A Ghaziabad court on Monday awarded 20-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a 26-year-old man who raped an 11-year-old girl from his neighbourhood in Modinagar on July 7, 2023 and fined... Read More


Maharashtra to deploy AI-based alert system in 1,000 villages to track wildlife movement

India, May 27 -- In a push to reduce human-wildlife conflict, the Maharashtra government has approved a Rs.260 crore action plan which includes setting up artificial intelligence (AI)-based wildlife a... Read More


India rejects 'unwarranted' references to J&K in China-Pak joint statement

India, May 27 -- India on Tuesday rejected "unwarranted references" to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in a Pakistan-China joint statement, saying the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and... Read More


Mohali: Nayagaon vote for basic amenities

India, May 27 -- Mohali Nayagaon residents turned out to vote on Tuesday with expectations centred around civic infrastructure, as the fast-growing township adjoining Chandigarh continued to grapple w... Read More


Civic chief orders suspension of staff skipping census duty

India, May 27 -- PuPune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the slow pace of census work in the city and directed zonal officers to initiate police action an... Read More


10 Delhi metro stations to get clothes collection boxes for recycling

India, May 27 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will install special collection boxes for old clothes at 10 major metro stations across the Capital, officials said on Tuesday. Chief minister... Read More


Six killed, 1 falls ill during work in septic tank in Odisha village

Bhubaneswar, May 27 -- At least six people died of suspected asphyxiation inside an under-construction septic tank in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Tuesday, police said. One person also fell ill in t... Read More