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Western Ghats lost 58 sqkm forest cover in 10 years, reveals State of Forest report

REPORT PROVIDES INFO ABOUT THE FOREST COVER IN WESTERN GHATS ECO-SENSITIVE AREA

Poll rules tweaked to restrict default public access to docs

AN OFFICIAL SAID THAT CANDIDATES AND AGENTS WILL CONTINUE TO GET ALL STATUTORY PAPERS, AS REQUIRED UNDER THE LAW

Bhagwat's remarks a sign of inclusive policy: RSS insiders

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent remarks in Pune where he spoke about a reconciliation with the past and steering clear of raking new disputes on the existence of temples and mosques showcases the outfit's move towards an inclusive and progressive organisation, senior functionaries said on Saturday.

Shah hits out at Left parties for Tripura's 'backwardness'

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hit out at Left parties for turning Tripura into a \"backward\" state during their 35-year rule and said it could witness progress only after the BJP assumed power in 2018.

Delhi's 3 ISBTs to get booths for prepaid autos

WORK ON THE BOOTH IS LIKELY TO BE COMPLETED A WEEK AFTER THE PROJECT IS ALLOTED

Delhi has most forest area among India's mega cities

Delhi continues to have the largest forest cover among India's mega cities, the State of Forest report, released by the Forest Survey of India has revealed.

Jaipur crash: 3 bodies identified using DNA samples, says police

After a DNA profiling, three of the 14 people who were killed in the LPG tanker accident on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Friday, have been identified, said officials concerned to the matter, adding that the fourth body remained unidentified as the person was not claimed by anyone.

Legitimate dissent is not sedition: HC

The Rajasthan high court has quashed the FIR registered against Sikh preacher Tejender Pal Singh Timma under Sections 152 and 197(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Prince-Yuvika's separate posts for daughter intensify split rumours

Amid ongoing rumours of marital discord, model-actor Prince Narula and his wife, actor Yuvika Chaudhary, recently celebrated a special milestone – the two-month birthday of their daughter Ikleen.

INDIA AWARDED HOSTING RIGHTS FOR ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP 2025

India has been awarded the hosting rights for next year's Junior World Cup involving competitions in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) said on Saturday.

Sip away your dairy worries with Amul Lactose-Free Milk

Milk is full of nutritious goodness, but for some, it can also bring tummy troubles.

'Idea was to prepare Gukesh so that there would be no surprises'

Paddy Upton described a scenario he played \"over a hundred times\" in his head as he flew from South Africa to Singapore. In it, he would meet Gukesh Dommaraju shortly after the Indian Grandmaster won the World Chess Championship title.

Australia make their move, will India also follow suit?

Three Tests down, two to go. And that is the score that the team management from both sides will be key to tracking.

Anmolpreet smashes fastest List A hundred

AHMEDABAD: Anmolpreet Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match here on Saturday.

US Congress passes bill to avert govt shutdown

Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early on Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan, on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.

Sectarian violence in Syria has been mild since Assad's ouster

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.

Germany's Christmas market attack death toll rises to 5, over 200 injured

Describing himself as a former Muslim, the suspect shared dozens of tweets and retweets daily focusing on anti-Islam themes and criticizing the religion

Rocket fired from Yemen strikes central Tel Aviv, hurts 16 people

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people slightly injured by shattered glass from nearby windows, the Israeli military said on Saturday.

Hero worship gone wrong

Pushpa 2: The Rule, the most successful film of 2024, is built around a man who ravages nature, and appears to care only for himself

Hero worship gone wrong

Pushpa 2: The Rule, the most successful film of 2024, is built around a man who ravages nature, and appears to care only for himself

Building the future vs remaking the past

Learn from history for sure, but one of the lessons to be learnt is that campaigns to rearrange the past could injure the present

Subtle and seductive charms of Abu Dhabi

We all know Dubai and many are keen to visit (and frequently do) but Abu Dhabi, just an hour and a half away and the capital of the Emirates, remains largely unknown and unvisited.

Fight gender-based violence at the roots

The recently launched month-long campaign against gender-based violence (GBV), led by Union rural development and agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with support from various government departments, is perhaps the first time a serious whole-of-government approach has been adopted to this persistent problem.

Mumbai's tryst with classical music

In September 1952, the 15-year-old All India Radio got into a spot of trouble with some musical greats. The audition policy, part of a new initiative spanning 400 musicians, led to protests and a boycott by many prominent musicians.

Maha rolls back 'one state, one uniform' scheme after delays

The Mahayuti government on Friday rolled back its centralised scheme for distribution of uniforms among government school students and entrusted the responsibility for uniform procurement and distribution to school management committees (SMC), in line with earlier practice.

Navy staff struggled to rein in runaway boat

The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) investigation into Wednesday's ferry accident near Gateway of India revealed that while a naval vessel collided with the passenger ferry Nilkamal due to engine malfunction, the ferry was also overloaded at the time of the incident.

16 soldiers killed, eight injured in terror attack in Pakistan region

Sixteen soldiers died and eight others were injured as terrorists attacked a security check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan early Saturday, people familiar with the matters in security said.

India's forest, tree cover grows by 1,445 sq km, says govt data

India's total forest and tree cover has grown by 1,445 square kilometers – an area equivalent to Delhi – reaching 827,357 sq km or 25.17% of the country's geographical area, according to data released by the government on Saturday that also revealed a complex picture where increased coverage through plantations runs parallel to significant degradation of natural forests.

Govt, L&T ink ₹7.6k-crore deal for locally-made artillery guns

THE DEAL FOR THE K9 VAJRA-T GUNS HAS PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARMY'S ARTILLERY MODERNISATION