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Five CRPF jawans were martyred, and three others were injured in a shootout with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on June 12. During the crossfire, a terrorist was also killed. The attack took place in the primary market …

The recent news of two frogs being married in Udupi, Karnataka to appease the rain gods might have amused a lot of us. As much as it tells about the superstition, it also points to the desperation of the villagers …

New Delhi, which recorded a maximum temperature of 48 degree Celsius experienced duststorm and light rains on 11 June, bringing down the temperature by a notch. Despite light showers in Delhi, heatwave conditions are likely to prevail across Rajasthan and Uttar …

Paribaha Mukhopadhyay, an intern doctor of Nil Ratan Sircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, was brutally beaten up for alleged medical negligence. Paribaha is in a critical condition with a skull fracture. He has undergone a surgery at the …

Plastics are ubiquitous. Once invented for the convenience of humankind, is now slowly choking the environment and marine ecosystem. To worsen, a recent study has found out that plastics have seeped into our daily meals. According to a study commissioned by the environmental …

Social media users are furious over a Pakistani channel’s cricket World Cup advertisement featuring a spoof using Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s lookalike as a prop. Many have taken to social media and termed the “mocking” act “cheap” and “shameful”. The advertisement …

Farmers across Karnataka were dumbfounded after money distributed to nearly 14,000 farmers, under state loan waivers scheme, was taken back from their accounts, during the last week of May, reported The News Minute. The picture became clear on Tuesday when …

To cut down electricity expenses and promote a green energy initiative, a pilot project by the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government to install solar panels on school terraces has been launched. The govt claims that it has helped schools to …

On June 11, Birju Salla, a Mumbai Businessman, was sentenced to life imprisonment for planting a hoax hijack letter in the lavatory of a Jet Flight.   On October 30, 2017, Salla was arrested by the Ahmedabad crime branch for planting …

As many as 11 children have died from acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in the last 10 days in Bihar, says the state health department. However, as per the media reports, this number could be as high as 29. In Muzaffarpur district, …