Called feral or stray, free-ranging dog packs have emerged as a major conservation threat, directly hunting endangered species in recent years, and indirectly leading to the loss of wildlife through the spread of various diseases
It was on August 18 that the three-month-old calf entered the Government Lower Primary School at Chekadi in Wayanad. The calf found its way to the school around noon from the adjacent forest.
According to the administration, these unusual stone formations, resembling a large skeletal structure, were found by locals while they were digging up a lake and cleaning the area near Megha village last week. They informed the authorities who have now secured the area.
Two nuns from Kerala, Preeti Marry and Vandana Francis, and another person, Sukhman Mandavi, were arrested last month for allegedly trafficking and converting the three women.
The petitioners, a Muslim woman aged 19 and a 20-year-old Hindu man, sought protection from the woman’s family, who have allegedly been threatening the duo
The development came after the internal committee of the Madhya Pradesh High Court assured her on August 11 that her grievances would be investigated fairly.
The note threatening to blow up the railway station was written in both Urdu and English.
This takes the total number of civilians killed in Maoist-related violence to 31 this year.
The accused woman, identified as Sumitra Debbarma, aged 29-30 years old, was arrested from her parents’ home at Sidhai in West Tripura district.
The PMO statement said Modi reiterated India’s consistent support for peaceful resolution of conflicts and early restoration of peace and stability.
ISRO chairman V Narayanan said these learnings would be applied for training astronauts for India’s Gaganyaan programme.
Supreme Court resumes hearing on Bihar SIR today; Three aspects of the 2002–03 exercise remain at odds with the Commission’s defence of the current intensive revision exercise
Among the potential beneficiaries of the new limited definition of tiger corridors are Western Coalfields Limited (Durgapur open cast mines) and Lloyds Metals & Energy (Surajgarh iron ore mines) in Maharashtra.
On Thursday, MoS External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh provided a beneficiary-wise breakdown of allocations made available by the US embassy.
It has also asked the Centre to review the implementation of the scheme for residential education of Scheduled Caste (SC) students, to identify reasons for shortfall in selection of requisite number of beneficiaries and underutilisation of funds.
Opposition parties skip customary, informal tea meeting.
Speaking at the opening session of Seema Vimarsh, a two-day international conference on cross-border infiltration held at Delhi University’s Vice-Regal Lodge, Ravi described the threat as beyond the reach of military force.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi while hearing petitions challenging the SIR exercise on August 14 had issued a set of directions to the ECI to publish the list.
Justice Narasimha said the judiciary not taking up the state’s complaint when the Governor withholds a Bill for long may lead to a logjam.
Indian Railways, Amrit Bharat Express Train: Indian Railways (IR) is introducing new Amrit Bharat Express train connecting Bihar and Delhi today. This will be the eighth such train being introduced in the state since 2023. The train will run between Gaya and Delhi. The Amrit Bharat Express train is meant for low-income and middle-class families. […]
Indian Railways Ganpati Trains 2025 Full List: To ensure smooth and comfortable travel for devotees and passengers during Ganesh Chaturthi 2025, Indian Railways (IR) has decided to operate over 380 special train trips.
Comes days after two other senior Delhi-based journalists, The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar, received summons
In a formal communication to the MEA, the embassy clarified that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) “did not receive or provide funding of $21 million for voter turnout in India from Financial Year 2014 to 2024 nor implement any voter turnout-related activities”.
The arrests come a month after the CBI registered a case on the directions of the Supreme Court. The case was registered on charges of attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, wrongful confinement and voluntarily causing hurt
Xu said at a time of “hegemony, protectionism, power politics and bullying”, China and India have the responsibility to take the lead in promoting an “equal and orderly multipolar world”.






