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As vultures disappear, minister calls for ‘safe zones’ NEW DELHI: With vultures vanishing from nearly 72% of their historically known nesting sites across India, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav Sunday called for persistent efforts to create ‘Vulture Safe Zones’ to aid species recovery in the wild.Known as Nature’s most efficient scavengers, the vulture population has...

5 poll bound states to vote in Feb-March NEW DELHI: The advancement of Census in the four poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa – coupled with deferment of first phase of Census in the fifth poll-bound state of Manipur – has essentially cemented the schedule for the next round of assembly elections...

Relief in Congress as all factions accept Pilot as Punjab handler NEW DELHI: Faced with turmoil over the state leadership in Punjab, Congress has heaved a sigh of relief as politicians cutting across factional lines have welcomed Sachin Pilot‘s appointment as party incharge of the poll-bound state in place of Bhupesh Baghel.Former Punjab chief minister...

UCC draws opposition NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand waqf board’s plan to introduce a revised marriage contract, or nikahnama, within a month “to align it with the Uniform Civil Code” has not gone down well with All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which has challenged UCC in the high court.AIMPLB spokesperson SQR Ilyas said that the...

Govt in a bind over SC ruling on ‘creamy layer’ NEW DELHI: The Centre is in a tangle over Supreme Court’s landmark judgement on “creamy layer” that paved the way for induction in the elite civil services of OBC candidates who had cleared the examinations over past ten years but were denied appointments.On Aug 25,...

Rahul Gandhi meets Bihar youth, hits out at PM Modi, CM Samrat NEW DELHI: Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi Sunday lashed out at PM Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary over the police action against protesting students in the state, asking while their broken bones would be fixed, if their shattered dreams could be...

PM Modi’s remark triggers Kharge-Nabin exchange NEW DELHI: BJP and Congress chiefs Sunday sparred over PM Narendra Modi’s ‘naraaz fufa’ (disgruntled uncle) jibe at opponents and critics, with Mallikarjun Kharge questioning the PM’s use of such labels and Nitin Nabin responding that his counterpart’s criticism was yet another confirmation of his party’s negative mindset.In a...

India, China Corps Commanders meet in Arunachal NEW DELHI: Corps Commanders of the Army and Chinese PLA Commanding formations in the eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh Sunday geared up for talks to sort out ongoing tensions along the state’s stretch of the 1,126-km Line of Actual Control. The meeting is the first Corps Commander-level military...

Isro dismisses privatisation speculation, says role will only strengthen NEW DELHI: Allaying fears of some of its staff that the organisation will be privatised and its role reduced to an R&D lab, Isro on Sunday dismissed “speculations and misinformation” about any diminution of its role, calling such reports “baseless and incorrect”. “We wish to categorically...

Rajnath to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday for three days. His visit to the island nation will strengthen the traditionally strong and friendly bilateral relations in mutually beneficial areas, including a strong maritime and defence partnership.This...