A committee investigating the killing of tigress Avni, or T-1, in a Maharashtra forest has determined that controversial hunter, Asghar Ali Khan, was guilty of shooting her to death without being authorised to do so by the state’s chief wildlife warden... read more

Five authors on what each of them is most excited about at “the lit fest” this year read more

Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao said, “PMC has enough land bank including grounds and various reserved places. If these lands would be leased out or developed on commercial basis on the lines of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)... read more

Diver Ocean Ramsey swims next to a female great white shark off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. This individual may be one of the largest recorded, it shows similar markings to “Deep Blue” a shark Ramsey studied in Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

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A bench of Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Sanjeev Narula said the monitoring committee should state on the affidavit whether it followed all requisite steps for sealing and if it did not, then explain why. read more

The CBI arrested Sports Authority of India director SK Sharma, junior accounts officer Harinder Prasad, supervisor Lalit Jolly and UDC VK Sharma, besides private contractor Mandeep Ahuja and his employee Yunus. read more

Although the overall pollution level in 2018 was lower as compared to previous years, Delhi had encountered the maximum number of severely polluted days in December 2018. read more

cow shelters were already running on premises of at least 12 prisons, including district jails in Barabanki, Sultanpur, Sitapur, Bareilly, Unnao and Agra and central jails in Varanasi, Fatehgarh, Agra, Bareilly and Naini (Prayagraj) besides modern jail... read more

At least 16,000 hospitals, including about 8,000 private hospitals, are empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat scheme across the country. read more

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and the Sports Authority of India are still far from finding Massimo Costantini’s successor five months after the Asian Games read more

While according to the section 71\/2 of the RERA act, the authorities are bound to deliver the judgement in 60 days from the day complaint is filed, however, the Rera court is yet to initiate an action in the cases filed in 2017.  read more

“An author is born at the age of 50 and his life transcends death.” Laxman Rao is an author who sells tea in his stall near ITO, New Delhi. Born in Maharashtra, Rao was inspired by the writings of Gulshan Nanda. He moved to Delhi to get his books published but soon realised it was a far-fetched dream. His journey was a difficult one. Rao was rejected by a number of publishers who asked him for money to get his books published. So, how did Laxman Rao author 25 books while selling tea? Watch the video to find out. (Hindustan Times)read more

As Maha-Metro is planning to start the first stretch of Metro in between Vanaz to civil court in the first phase, the work of car shed would be finish speedily read more

Sake Dean Mahomed: It was on this day 225 years ago when Mahomed became the first Indian author to publish a book in English, which is being celebrated by the Google Doodle. read more

The 3-kilometre stretch in Ambegaon houses prominent schools and colleges in the area including Podar international school, Orchid international school, Aryan school and Abhinav college. read more