The Paris peacock (Papilio paris) is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in India’s northeast. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The overexploitation of 25 species of host plants valued for their medicinal properties threatens the swallowtail butterflies in the forest habitats of a part of Assam often referred to as the “citrus belt of the … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) will release the provisional answer key for the UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 soon on the official website,i.e.,uppbpb.gov.in. However, the official confirmation is still awaited from the exam conducting body. Applicants who have appeared for the examinations are advised to keep a check here or … Read more
Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications P. Chandrasekhar and KLU Chancellor K. Satyanarayana felicitating ISF founder J.A. Chowdary at the curtain-raiser event for the ‘Rural Ankura Yatra’, at the Vaddeswaram campus of the university in Guntur district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Union Minister of State for Rural Development and … Read more
With the previous norm of one autorickshaw stand at each junction expanding to multiple stands at different sides of the same junction, non-governmental organisations and others are urging civic and enforcement agencies to tackle the obstructive parking of autorickshaws and buses at junctions. Pointing to half-a-dozen of autorickshaw stands at junctions like Vyttila, T.N. Pratapan, … Read more
Nottinghamshire Police Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years before the killings The critical report into the mental healthcare given to Valdo Calocane – a paranoid schizophrenic who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham last year – is damning. In the lead-up to the attack, mental health assessments document how he often stopped … Read more
Getty Images A swarm of mosquitoes, the insects that spread malaria when they drink blood Millions of lives are at risk unless urgent and radical action is taken to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading in Africa, scientists warn. Malaria parasites that can shrug off the effects of the critical drug artemisinin are now well-established in East … Read more
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested a retired assistant professor, who was appointed the Jaipur district coordinator, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) question paper leak case of 2021. The accused, Pradeep Parashar, was earlier arrested by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police … Read more
A student receiving her degree at the hands of Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan as TNAU V-C Geethalakshmi and SKLTSHU V-C B. Neeraja Prabhakar look on at the horticultural university’s convocation on Tuesday. Telangana Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan has stated that India has ample scope and opportunities to grow to a $30 trillion GDP by 2047 and it … Read more
Supporters wave flags with images of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during an election rally in Amritsar. | Photo Credit: AFP In a democracy, electoral campaigns play a significant role in mobilizing the voters’ choices. Campaigning as a political strategy accomplishes three necessary tasks — it connects the parties and their leaders with the electorate; it … Read more
Polling for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on May 20 across a total of 49 seats, including in high-profile constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Also Read: India General Elections 2024 Phase 5 LIVE updates The fate of five Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, and Congress … Read more