Neglected baby beetles evolve greater self-reliance

In gardens, parks and woods across the UK, the Sexton burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides quietly buries dead mice and other small vertebrates to create edible nests for their young. Most parents remove the animal’s hair and slash the flesh of the carcass to help their newly-hatched larvae crawl inside. Typically they also stay on to … Read more

UAE to invest $5bn in oil refinery project in Pak

Islamabad, Oct 4 . The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has planned to invest $5 billion in an oil refinery project in Pakistan by the end of 2019, said a top diplomat. “We are going to launch very soon one of the biggest investments in a refinery project in Hub (a town in Balochistan). It is … Read more

Pakistan umpire dies of heart attack during match

Karachi, Oct 8 . A local umpire in Pakistan died while supervising a club-level tournament match on Monday in Karachi According to a report in Pakistan’s Samaa TV, umpire Nasim Sheikh suffered a heart attack while officiating in the match played in the Gulberg area of the city. He passed away on the way to … Read more

Sachin Tendulkar attends 87th IAF day celebrations

Ghaziabad, Oct 8 . Cricket legend and honorary Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday attended the 87th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Hindon Air Force Station. Sachin, who was conferred with the Group Captain rank in September 2010, attended the celebrations where Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria was also … Read more

Hopefully we will inspire next set of Black Caps: Ferguson

Dubai, Oct 8 . New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson believes that their heartbreaking loss in the final of the World Cup 2019 would inspire the next generation of the Black Caps. In the dramatic final of the showpiece event held on July 14 at Lord’s, the Kiwis missed an opportunity to win their first World … Read more

Gambhir seeks daughters’ blessings on “Ashtami Kanjak”

New Delhi, Oct 8 . Former India opener Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday shared a picture of himself seeking the blessings of his daughters on “Ashtami Kanjak”. Gambhir was seen washing the feet of his daughters as a ritual for the ‘Ashtami Kanjak’. “As a dad of two young girls, I am gradually mastering my pedicure … Read more

Harbhajan, Veena engage in war of words on Imran speech

New Delhi, Oct 8 . Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh refused to relent in his critisicm of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for issuing despicable threats and speaking about hatred during his speech at the UNGA last month as he took on actress Veena Malik on social media. Harbhajan had tweeted, “At UNGA speech, there … Read more

Over reliance on Babar Azam hurting Pakistan: Misbah

Lahore, Oct 8 . Pakistan head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has urged the team to step up and not depend only on Babar Azam to get the runs after their harrowing T20I series defeat to Sri Lanka at home. Pakistan lost the first two games, by 64 and 35 runs respectively, as the islanders took an … Read more

Arrogance will ruin you brother: Netizens slam Hardik

New Delhi, Oct 8 . Hardik Pandya’s birthday wish to former fast bowling great Zaheer Khan has not gone down well with cricket fans, who have slammed the India all-rounder for his cheeky tweet. Zaheer had turned 41 on Monday and Hardik wished the former pacer by tweeting: “Happy birthday Zak … Hope you smash … Read more

Smriti Mandhana ruled out of SA ODIs: Reports

Vadodara, Oct 8 . India eves were dealt a big blow on the eve of their first one-dayer against South Africa when star batswoman Smriti Mandhana was ruled out of the ODI series with an injury, as per reports. Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to confirm the development, … Read more

Indian pacers can deliver on any track, says Bharat Arun

Pune, Oct 8 . India bowling coach Bharat Arun on Tuesday said that all the pacers in the team have the ability to reverse the ball on wickets which offer it, a reason for their success in Test cricket. India rode on Mohammed Shami’s brilliant spell in the second innings of the first Test on … Read more

J&K: Three Hizbul terrorists killed in counter-terrorist operation

Director General Police Dilbagh Singh said that Nasir Chadroo was Commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen Group that was neutralized in today’s encounter in Pazalpora area of Bijbehara town. He identified another slain terrorist as Javaid Ahmad and the identity of the third slain terrorist is being ascertained. Mr Singh added that the trio were involved … Read more

How to Resolve Water Crisis Effectively?

The scarcity of water has been a huge problem for so many years and almost every country in the world suffers through the same. In this very case getting pure water has become very hard, but with some proper water purification plant, government can solve the problem of impure water all the time. However, drinking … Read more

MBBS in the most important countries in the world

While getting to choose the right career path, there happens to be a lot of problems cropping up. While you may be left with thousands of options to choose from, getting to study some of the most lucrative careers is also something that you might like to reconsider. While people are engaged in their preparation … Read more

Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises to 74

Earlier, it was reported that over 60 people were killed and 15 remained unaccounted for, while 212 have been injured. Japan’s NHK broadcaster said in the early hours of Wednesday that at least 74 people have been confirmed dead. None of the missing have been located and emergency crews continue their search. Typhoon Hagibis has … Read more

NSG plays vital role in anti-terror ops: HM Amit Shah

Home Minister reiterated that the govt follows zero tolerance towards terrorism. The nation is fighting a decisive battle against terror and NSG has a vital role to play in it. On NSG raising day, the Jawans dispalyed their training and preparedness along with state of the art weapons and capability of the dog squad. Download … Read more

Court allows ED to question P Chidambaram in Tihar jail

A city court has allowed the ED to interrogate Chidambaram in Tihar Central jail on Wednesday in relation to a money laundering probe connected to the INX Media case. What’s more, the judge has said the ED could even arrest Chidambaram in required. The judge also rejected the Congress leader’s plea seeking to recall the … Read more

PM Modi addresses rallies in Charkhi Dadri, Thanesar

Congress leaders are opposing it.He welcomed improved gender ratio in Haryana, saying it reflects a social transformation while urging all to dedicate this year’s Diwali to the daughters of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulling out the punches for Dangal daughter Babita Phogat in Charkhi Dadri and Former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh in Kurukshetra. … Read more

Army conducts recruitment drive for youth of Kashmir Valley 

The Indian Army conducted a recruitment drive for the youth of the Kashmir valley. Youths from Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora and Ganderbal participated in the recruitment rally.  The recruitment, which was held from the 12th to 15th October was for the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. Around 2,000 youth took part in the recruitment drive.  The … Read more

Postal dept should link postal bank savings account with payment bank accounts: RS Prasad  

Addressing the concluding ceremony of  the national postal week in New Delhi, Ravishankar Prasad said that postal department has done excellent work in the field of financial inclusion.  Referring to the achievements of digital revolution in the country Ravishankar Prasad said that  so far eight lakh fifty one thousand rupees have been sent through DBT. … Read more

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New Delhi 

He said that DRDO has played significant role in ensuring technological advancement of our forces and safeguarding our country.  Chiefs of the three forces & DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy were also present on the occasion. Addressing the conference, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said that armies that were better equipped always called the shots … Read more

Protest over killing of engineering student halted in Dhaka

The brutal murder had led to widespread protests in Bangladesh after it came to light that Abrar was beaten to death by some student leaders associated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) which is affiliated to the ruling Awami League. Police has arrested 19 accused in the case including many office bearers of BCL. Subsequently, … Read more

Former Sri Lankan President vows to lead new movement to protect SLFP

In a public statement, Mrs. Kumaratunga said all efforts should be taken to prevent the attempts by conspirators to destroy the party which has ensured the democratic rights of the people.  Her statement came as SLFP has not fielded any candidate for the Presidential elections next month and is supporting SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.  SLPP … Read more

Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga vows to lead new movement to protect  SLFP

In a public statement, Mrs. Kumaratunga said all efforts should be taken to prevent the attempts by conspirators to destroy the party which has ensured the democratic rights of the people.  Her statement came as SLFP has not fielded any candidate for the Presidential elections next month and is supporting SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.  SLPP … Read more

Sri Lanka’s Presidential candidate refutes to recognize deal with UNHRC over probe into war crime during LTTE war 

Addressing a press conference in Colombo Tuesday, Gotabaya said they will always work with the United Nations, but can’t recognize what they have signed with past Sri Lankan governments.  He said his party has already rejected that and on this issue, their policies and the present government policies are far apart.  The current government has … Read more

BJP releases party manifesto for Maharashtra assembly polls

The Sankalp Patra, as it is called, was released in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda, State Unit Chief Chandrakant Patil and other leaders. Among other things in the manifesto, the BJP has promised to create one crore jobs for the people in the state. Some key promises … Read more

Shemaroo Entertainment planning to raise funds by various means

Shemaroo Entertainment is planning to raise funds by way of issue of equity shares or any other instruments or security including fully/partly convertible debentures or by way of a composite issue of non-convertible debentures and warrants entitling the warrant holders to apply for equity shares or right issue or any other eligible securities through qualified … Read more

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo win Booker Prize

British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s tragicomic ‘Quichotte’ was among the six books shortlisted for the prize. The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they could not separate Atwood’s – ‘The Testament’ and ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award … Read more

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates conference on ‘One Nation One Tag – FASTag’ in New Delhi

MoS Road Transport and Highways, Gen. (Retd.) V.K Singh and ministers and senior officials from several states were also present on the occasion.  Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been giving a lot of emphasis on large scale transport reforms.  He said the unified and nation-wide inter-operable RFID-based tag … Read more

President hosts King and Queen of Netherlands

The President also hosted a banquet in their honour.  Welcoming them to India, the President said that bilateral ties between India and Netherlands are strong and growing.  He expressed confidence that this State Visit will impart further boost to the engagement and deepen relations between the two countries.  The President said that economic partnership is … Read more

14 BDC members elected unopposed in two Anantnag district’s blocks: DEO

Anantnag’s District Election Officer has said 14 candidates have been elected unopposed in two blocks of Bijbehara and Chittergul in Anantnag’s district.  The Anantnag’s DEO, entrusted with the task of reviewing election arrangements in the district, meanwhile, examined the preparations being made for the election of 57 BDC councillors from 14 blocks.  The electorates for … Read more

Sourav Ganguly set to take over as BCCI president

The BCCI elections were scheduled to be held on October 23 but with Sourav Ganguly being the only candidate to file his nomination for the top post of Indian cricket, he is set to be elected unopposed. October 14 is the deadline to file nominations for 5 office bearer’s posts up for grabs in the … Read more

Indian-origin Abhijit Banerjee among 3 to receive Economics Nobel

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has said that the research conducted by this year’s Laureates has considerably improved the  ability to fight global poverty. It added that they have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty.  Abhijeet Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of … Read more

Pakistan’s fate hangs in balance at FATF meeting

Pakistan is under a lot of pressure at the Financial Action Task Force or the FATF meeting, currently under way in Paris, to rein in terror groups operating from its soil.  Pakistani delegation will apprise the task force about the steps it has taken to comply with the requirements.  At the ongoing plenary of the … Read more

Postpaid mobile services restored in remaining areas of J&K from today

The move comes close on the heels of the government’s decision to lift restrictions on the movement of tourists in the valley.  The valley has nearly 66 lakh mobile subscribers. Partial landline telephony resumed in the valley on 17th August and by 4th September all landlines were made functional.  Meanwhile, the police and security forces … Read more

Campaigning picks up for Haryana, Maharashtra Polls

PM Modi said that Article 370 was a big hurdle in the way for providing equal opportunity to all citizens of the country in Kashmir. He said that Valmiki samaj was also bearing the brunt of this injustice. PM said that abrogation of article 370 has provided equal opportunity to all sections of society. CAMPAIGNING … Read more