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BHUBANESHWAR: The tigress Sundari on Tuesday evening headed for Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh in a special vehicle that has a cage inside it from Satkosia Tiger Reserve. The feline had to be tranquilised in the enclosure, where she was lodged in Satkosia to bring her to the cage. The five-member team from Kanha, which […]
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DHAKA: Deadly heatwaves in South Asia is likely to experience more deadly heatwaves in the future, with the region’s exposure to lethal heat stress potentially nearly tripling if global warming is not curbed, researchers said. But the danger could be halved if the world meets a goal set under the paris agreement on climate change
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NEW DELHI: More than one-fourth of government-owned waterbodies in the Ganga basin across five states are dried up, show preliminary findings of the census survey of ponds, tanks and lakes in the river basin. The census is being conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI), an autonomous body set up by the ministry of
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LONDON: There is a “strong case” for minimum rules for mortgages across all banks to ensure fair competition in the home loans market, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Wednesday. Banks attach a risk weighting to each home loan on their books, and these are added up to determine how much capital
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday virtually launched an online citizen portal to provide all property-related services in a seamless manner. According to an official press release, this has been done to boost efficiencies in the functioning of all Urban Development authorities across the state. Lauding the people-friendly initiative of the Punjab
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File photo LONDON: The number of London properties bought by Hong Kongers has more than doubled since the announcement of a new visa offering residents of the territory an opportunity to move to Britain, estate agent Benham & Reeves said on Wednesday. Transactions by Hong Kong buyers had increased by 144% in London since July
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NEW DELHI: Maoist surrenders have seen a quantum jump this year, with 472 surrenders being reported until October 31 against 283 for the whole of 2013. Of course, Chhattisgarh has single-handedly contributed to this rise, having clocked 247 surrenders by October-end, up from just 28 in 2013. Incidentally, Chhattisgarh has also reported a major increase
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Representative image CHENNAI: After a steep fall last year, property registrations in Chennai zone comprising the city, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts have revived and this April accounted for 41% of the total registration revenue in the state. While land registrations in Tamil Nadu brought in as much as Rs 1,070 crore in revenue this
NEW DELHI: Homebuyers’ body FPCE on Tuesday said the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a law passed by West Bengal government to regulate realty sector will help in protecting consumers’ interest and preventing any dilution in RERA to favour builders. On Tuesday, the apex court struck down West Bengal’s law on regulating real estate
MUMBAI: Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index majors ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank amid a mixed trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE index rose 242.57 points or 0.50 per cent to 48,961.09 in initial deals. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 78.05
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India’s overwhelming surge of coronavirus infections has revealed complacency after last year’s first wave, as well as a “lack of foresight, a lack of leadership,” according to Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the country’s central bank. “If you were careful, if you were cautious, you had to recognize that it wasn’t done yet,” Rajan said
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TOKYO: Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records started being kept nearly 70 years ago, with experts stating climate change as the likely cause. Japan’s favorite flower, called “sakura,” used to reach their peak bloom in April, just as the
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