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State wildlife board clears 4 mega-projects on 1,800 hectares of forest land; over 400K treesto be axed

India, April 18 -- A new dam to meet Mumbai's rising water needs, two mining projects, and a road meant to service power lines are set to claim 1,800 hectares of forest across Maharashtra, large swath... Read More


Liberal public intellectual who wrote realist fiction

India, April 18 -- Mario Vargas Llosa, in the introduction to his recent collection of essays, The Call of the Tribe, traces the trajectory of his intellectual life, which seems to be ordinary and lea... Read More


'Hope my selection inspires other girls from rural areas': says Pooja Yadav after becoming first-ever woman from Varanasi to join Indian hockey team

Bengaluru, April 18 -- At the age of 21, Pooja Yadav, who hails from the outskirts of Varanasi, has become the first-ever woman from the Purvanchal region to make it to the Indian hockey team, as per ... Read More


BTS's Jin has officially returned to the screen with Kian's Bizarre B&B; check out his cutest moments from the show

India, April 18 -- Korean adventure show Kian's Bizarre B&B is chaotic in the best way, mostly because BTS's Jin (aka Seokjin) is the unexpected heart of the show. Fresh from military service, Jin bri... Read More


Andhra Pradesh student killed in hit-and-run in US, just days before graduation

India, April 18 -- V Deepthi, a young woman from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, who was pursuing her master's degree in the United States, died in a hit-and-run accident in Texas, just weeks before her grad... Read More


Infosys fires 240 trainees who fail assessment tests day after hiring announcement of 20,000 candidates in FY26: Report

New Delhi, April 18 -- Software major Infosys has let go of 240 entry-level employees who failed internal assessments, according to company emails sent on April 18. According to a report by Moneycontr... Read More


Infosys fires 240 trainees who fail assessment tests day after hiring announcement of 20,000 candidates in FY26

New Delhi, April 18 -- Software major Infosys has let go of 240 entry-level employees who failed internal assessments, according to company emails sent on April 18. The move follows a round of termina... Read More


DRC conflict coltan entering EU via Rwandan smuggling routes, report finds

France, April 18 -- Coltan linked to conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has likely entered the European Union market through international commodities trader Traxys, a Global Witness... Read More


Eleven-year-old boy swallows 100g gold bar, prompting emergency surgery in Suzhou

BEIJING, April 18 -- An 11-year-old boy from eastern China has become the talk of social media after swallowing a 100g gold bar - and living to tell the tale. According to South China Morning Post (S... Read More


Dy CM reviews progress on water supply projects in Nowshera Constituency

Srinagar, April 18 -- Aiming smooth water supply in Nowshera Constituency in ensuing summer season, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, who is also the local MLA, today reviewed functioni... Read More