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Agra survives locusts invasion |
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Agra | Tuesday, 2020 5:45:06 PM IST |
| Swarms of locusts darkened the Agra skyline late Monday evening. creating panic and scare as people fled the markets and took cover in closed spaces. ... read.. |
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Threat of locust swarms looms over Delhi (Ld) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2020 10:45:06 PM IST |
| The locust swarms threatening crops in many states amid the coronavirus crisis have now reached the doors of the national capital. The locusts swarming areas in Haryana, bordering Delhi, could overrun the capital city any time, an official said on Saturd ... read.. |
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Mumbaikars raise Rs 2.50 lakh for family of Covid victim |
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Mumbai | Thursday, 2020 6:45:06 PM IST |
| Saddened to lose their favourite pani-puriwala to Covid-19, people from south Mumbai have joined hands to collect money and help his family, through a crowd-funding platform, raising over Rs 2.50 lakh so far, with a target of Rs 5 lakh. ... read.. |
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UP to plant trees with religious significance |
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Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) | Wednesday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| The trees associated with Lord Ram, Gautam Buddha and Guru Nanak Dev will be planted in three gardens in the Gorakhpur division next month when the state government launches its massive tree plantation drive by planting 25 crore saplings. ... read.. |
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Mumbai US consulate to help feed 'Dabbawalas', TV workers |
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Mumbai | Tuesday, 2020 11:15:06 PM IST |
| AIn an unique initiative, the US Consulate in Mumbai will collaborate with celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna's #FeedIndia to serve foodstuffs and other help to the city's world-famous tribe of 'Dabbawalas' and television industry workers, an official said here ... read.. |
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UP artisans look forward to Mati Kala centres |
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Lucknow | Saturday, 2020 10:45:06 PM IST |
| Skilled workers who earn their livelihood through pottery will benefit from the initiative of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to which a Micro Mati Kala Common Facility Centre (CFC) would be formed in every division of the state. ... read.. |
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How the cyclone 'Nisarga' was named |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2020 8:15:06 PM IST |
| A week after cyclone 'Amphan' wreaked havoc in West Bengal, the country is now bracing to face another cyclone which is headed towards the coastline of Maharashtra and Gujarat. ... read.. |
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Global warming reaches ocean depths, threatens deep-sea life |
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Sydney | Wednesday, 2020 8:45:06 PM IST |
| Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace than the surface, animals living in the deep ocean are more exposed to climate warming and will face increasing challenges to maintain their preferred thermal habitats in the future, ... read.. |
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'Human development on course to decline after 30 yrs' |
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United Nations | Thursday, 2020 3:45:06 PM IST |
| Global human development, which can be measured as a combination of the world's education, health and living standards, could decline this year for the first time since the concept was introduced in 1990, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warned. ... read.. |
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Indian publishers gear up for post-pandemic world |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2020 6:45:06 PM IST |
| Re-establishing the value chain, the discoverability of new books, "fortifying the ability to face new exigencies", sustaining reading as a habit and the emergence of a new genre of writing is what Indian publishers are looking at in a post-pandemic worl ... read.. |
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A Punjabi gaze on Kashmir |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2020 2:15:05 PM IST |
| He says that being an outsider gives him a unique perspective. That he can look at things not only objectively but also with a certain degree of empathy. "And then you are able to observe the contrasts and contradictions without being judgemental," says p ... read.. |
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Being a mother in Covid times |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2020 5:45:06 PM IST |
| Becoming a mother is one of the most phenomenal events in a woman's life. Nothing gives her more joy than holding her baby in her arms. But for some women it is a challenging time to become a mother during the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. Fea ... read.. |
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UP minister for clean Yamuna even after lockdown ends |
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Lucknow | Wednesday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Uttar Pradesh Power minister Shrikant Sharma has written a letter to the Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, urging him to ensure that the Yamuna river remains clean even after the lockdown is lifted. ... read.. |
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COVID-19: Pandya brothers turn home into stadium |
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Mumbai | Monday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| The coronavirus outbreak has seen all sporting events across the globe either getting cancelled or postponed. And this has also seen the Indian cricketers get time out with their families even though they are forced to stay indoors due to the pandemic. Ma ... read.. |
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Prayagraj student develops all season Jasmine variety |
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Prayagraj | Monday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Chandra Shekhar, a M.Sc student of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS) in Naini in Prayagraj, has developed a new variety of star jasmine flower that can withstand the extreme cold conditions of north India. ... read.. |
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The new chicken substitute post corona scare |
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Lucknow | Wednesday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| With the sales of chicken and mutton going down due to the coronavirus scare, it is the humble 'kathal' (jackfruit) that is emerging as an acceptable alternative. ... read.. |
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Pitcher full of cowries unearthed in Bengal village |
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Kolkata | Thursday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| A pitcher full of cowries used as currency in ancient times has been unearthed while digging for the construction of a house in a village in north West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, officials said. ... read.. |
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After two decades, highly revered Himachal deity on sojourn |
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Shimla | Tuesday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| A rare glimpse of deity culture is being witnessed these days mostly in interiors of Himachal Pradesh as highly revered Domeshwar devta is on his sojourn, once in two decades, travelling village to village with his followers in a tastefully decorated pala ... read.. |
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Apple arrears touch Rs 2,449.19 lakh: HImachal Minister |
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Shimla | Monday, 2020 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Payment of arrears to apple growers in Himachal Pradesh touched Rs 2,449.19 lakh owing to fund crunch and the liability has been pending since 2013, state Horticulture Minister Mohinder Singh informed the assembly on Monday. ... read.. |
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Rare Sumatran tiger, clouded leopard captured on camera |
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New York | Tuesday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| There are hardly 400 of them left in the world and in a rare visual treat, a Sumatran tiger has been captured on a camera-trap study, giving hope that the critically endangered species (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is still out there. ... read.. |
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Week-long Mandi's Mahashivratri festivity begins |
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Mandi | Saturday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| The week-long festival of Mahashivratri in this Himachal Pradesh historical town, popularly known as 'Chhoti Kashi', began on Saturday with a congregation of over 200 hill gods and goddesses. ... read.. |
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United in soul, wedlock by the Constitution |
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| To each according to his or her faith! Some couples tie the nuptial knot amid chants of mantras, some opt for nikah, some walk down the aisle while some others get married in the court. ... read.. |
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Donations turn cashless in Magh Mela |
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Prayagraj | Tuesday, 2020 3:15:06 PM IST |
| With barely five days left for the Magh Mela to wrap up, devotees are now rushing with donations to various 'akharas' and camps. The unusual thing about giving 'dakshina' (donations), this year, is that a large section of devotees are making cashless paym ... read.. |
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J'khand youth beats disability, inspires others |
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Latehar (Jharkhand) | Friday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| If someone thinks that physical impairment could cause failure in the life then Jharkhand's Deepak is a befitting reply for him. Born to a very poor family, Deepak's feet stopped working within two to three years of his birth due to blockage in nerves. Si ... read.. |
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California gurdwara pays unique tribute to Kobe Bryant |
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Los Angeles | Thursday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Hundreds of Sikh worshippers turned up wearing the Lakers colours -- purple and yellow -- at the Gurdwara Nanaksar in Fresno, California, in a special prayer meet for the late basketball great Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash last month, a ... read.. |
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Kerala Budget's 'green' touch': Ban on CFL, filament bulbs |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Friday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Friday presented the state Budget 2020-21 in the Assembly, giving it a 'green' touch by proposing total ban on CFL and filament bulbs, use of solar boats and subsidies for e-autos. ... read.. |
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Maharashtra woos tourists from Tamil Nadu |
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Chennai | Thursday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Home to world's third largest meteoritic impact crater - Lonar lake - about 350 forts, 29 wildlife sanctuaries, hill stations, beaches, religious and heritage centres and others, Maharashtra is targeting to attract tourists from Tamil Nadu, said a top off ... read.. |
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Over 150 rural bodies come together for holistic development |
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Chennai | Friday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Over 150 rural development organisations from 18 states have gathered here at an event to share their success experiences and exchange ideas on holistic rural development, said the founder of Mission Samriddhi, a social impact platform. ... read.. |
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Yogi takes holy dip at Sangam on Basant Panchami |
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Prayagraj | Thursday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, early on Thursday morning, took a holy dip at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna -- in Prayagraj on the occasion of Basant Panchami. ... read.. |
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Fresh order on plastic ban on Ganga Yatra route in UP |
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Lucknow | Tuesday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has issued a fresh order, banning the use of polythene and single use plastic in 26 districts, which fall in the route of five-day Ganga Yatra. ... read.. |
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Mammoth procession in Tripura on Netaji's birth anniversary |
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Agartala | Thursday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| The Pulwama terror attack, climate change, Swachhata Abhiyan, environment protection and ethnic unity, among others, were showcased by 1,700 Tripura school students in diverse tableaux here on Thursday to mark the 124th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash ... read.. |
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German football's desperate fight against bad behaviour |
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Berlin | Wednesday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| German football is taking up a desperate fight against bad behaviour. In advance of the second half of the 2019-20 Bundesliga season, the association Deutscher Fussball Bund has advised its referees to act more strictly and uncompromised. ... read.. |
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'Darkness is transparent, you can see through' |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2020 11:15:05 AM IST |
| We talk about soil and clay. She says that working with them heals -- emotionally and physically. There is talk of childhood memories. She says all the dust had vanished and her memory is now crystal clear. She recounts the watermill back in her village i ... read.. |
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Instagram drops IGTV button due to lack of use |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Facebook-owned Instagram has removed the IGTV shortcut button from the top right corner of the app's home screen because not enough people are interacting with it. ... read.. |
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Locust invasion has Rajasthan farmers in a tizzy |
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Jaipur | Saturday, 2020 10:15:05 PM IST |
| It's 6 a.m. in Rajasthan's Ganganagar city and the Gurdwaras are not resounding with the soothing sound of Gurbani, rather a warning bell for farmers could be heard from them, along with the warning: "tiddi aa rahi hai, jao apne khet bachao" (locusts are ... read.. |
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