Showcasing a giant catfish proved costly for the Almora villagers in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand as forest authorities were forced to take action against them. Residents of Enlo village reportedly caught a Devil Catfish also known as goonch in local language in Ramganga river. Rather than releasing the fish back into the waters, villagers killed the fish. The forest authorities ...

Creating history, the NSE Nifty today breached the 10,000 level for the first time while the BSE Sensex hit another record high of 32,374.30 in opening trade led by rally in metal, banking, realty and FMCG stocks. The 50-issue Nifty breached the historic 10,000 level by gaining 44.90 points, or 0.45 per cent, to trade at all-time high of 10,011.30, ...

Michael Phelps, the most celebrated Olympian in history and 28-time Olympic medalist was racing as part of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. To avoid a celebrity being eaten on live television, the shark was computer-generated, with its time based on the speed of its real-life counterparts through the water. Because humans struggle to reach speeds of more than 5.5mph in ...

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee received books and reports related to Rashtrapati Bhavan today (July 24, 2017) at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the eve of demitting office as the 13th President of India. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that he was overwhelmed by a deep sense of gratitude to the people of India for ...

It is end of the road for MS-Paint one of the most popular software application developed by the software giant. The graphics editing software came pre-loaded within Windows for decades, but now be ready to say goodbye to Paint. Microsoft has listed the software as deprecated, before the release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition. By ‘deprecation’, Microsoft means ...

In a major relief to commuters, the city bus association has called off their indefinite strike on Sunday after reaching a consensus with the transport department. The association went on an indefinite strike on July 18 demanding action against alleged violation of contract carriage permit conditions by Tempo Vikrams. They alleged that private bus operators were facing loses. The stir ...

50 million liters of oil stolen from Cairn India plant in Barmer The Rajasthan police have arrested 31 persons and claimed to have busted an inter-state syndicate that allegedly stole crude oil worth crores of rupees from Cairn India’s oilfield in Barmer over the past several years. “We have arrested 31 persons in connection with a crude oil stealing racket, ...

Indian eves finish agonizingly short of lifting the trophy at Lords Anya Shrubsole’s six-wicket haul helped England beat India by 9 runs in the final of the Women’s World Cup at Lord’s on Sunday. With this win, hosts England won their fourth ICC Women’s World Cup title. India, led by Mithali Raj, had reached the final for the second time ...

Maruti Suzuki has expanded its range of automatic cars by adding the CVT gearbox to the Alpha variant of the popular Baleno premium hatchback. With this addition to the top variant, the CVT in Baleno will be offered in three variants now, including the Delta and Zeta variants. The move is seen as an effort to democratize two-pedal technology in ...

Seven policemen were injured when they were allegedly thrashed by Army personnel after the cops stopped private vehicles carrying the soldiers in civil dress last evening at a checkpost in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, police said. The police registered a case against the personnel attached to the 24 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) unit of the Army after the policemen, including an ...