New Delhi: A tiny frog with an unusual appetite for snails — shells and all — is among five new species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, revealing a hidden world of biodiversity in eastern Himalayas.The discovery by scientists from Delhi University and Harvard University has increased the number of diminutive horned frog species known from India…
Navi Mumbai: An elderly widow was found dead in a pool of blood inside her flat in Khopoli on Wednesday night. Maheshwari Panicker (70), a homemaker, was allegedly murdered with her legs and hands tied in a flat in a building near Carmel School. She reportedly got into a violent scuffle with the thieves to…
Bengaluru: The fourth edition of Byatarayanapura Inter-Apartment Sports Fest 2026 was Friday inaugurated by Meenakshi Krishna Byre Gowda.Meenakshi said, “The real purpose of this festival is to make sport a part of everyday community life. We want residents, especially children and young people, to discover the joy of playing, stay active and use sporting facilities…
Chennai: BJP’s Tamil Nadu incharge Ram Madhav has asked chief minister C Joseph Vijay to be wary of Congress which was part of the TVK alliance.Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Ram Madhav said Congress had a track record of deceiving its allies for its own political interest and the party would not make any exemption…
Hyderabad: A district consumer commission in Hyderabad has directed LIC Housing Finance to pay Rs 2.2 lakh as compensation to a consumer for failing to communicate the removal of his name as a co-applicant on a home loan to CIBIL, resulting in his name continuing to appear in the credit bureau’s records for several years.The…
Stray cattle feed on a roadside garbage dump laden with plastic waste Stray cattles at Gurgaon Delhi connecting road near posing threat to commuters and motorists Stray cattle feed on a roadside garbage dump laden with plastic waste Stray cattles at Gurgaon Delhi connecting road near posing threat to commuters and motorists Stray cattle feed…
Kolkata: A senior manager at the Posta branch of a bank has been accused of helping fraudsters steal Rs 2.7 crore from the account of a Bihar govt-run corporation by leaking confidential details.The bank’s regional office lodged a police complaint after the fraud was discovered on Oct 31, when the Bihar Electronics Development Corporation informed…
The operation involved 43 police teams conducting searches across 16 states Panaji: Goa police arrested 24 people on Friday in an inter-state crackdown on cybercrime linked to 37 cases involving losses of over Rs 8 crore. The operation involved 43 police teams conducting searches across 16 states.The police also blocked 1,717 SIM cards suspected of…
World-famous Nagnathaiya Leela was organised with great pomp at Tulsi Ghat on Friday afternoon, in which thousands of devotees from India and abroad gathered to witness this 500-year-old tradition. Varanasi: The world-famous Nagnathaiya Leela was held with grandeur at Tulsi Ghat on Friday afternoon, drawing thousands of devotees from India and abroad to witness the…
Gujarat deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi at Mahudi Gandhinagar: Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi visited the Jain pilgrimage centre of Mahudi in Gandhinagar district on Friday and offered prayers at the shrine of Shri Ghantakarna Mahavir, seeking peace, happiness and prosperity for Gujarat, an official statement said.During the visit, he participated in traditional rituals at the…
