Day: September 3, 2020

IIT-Kharagpur researchers turn Odisha steel plant dumpsites into greenbelt

Internet snapped in students’ hostels; IIT Kharagpur says given them enough time to leave

8:37 pm September 3, 2020

Kolkata: Amid charges that IIT Kharagpur authorities snapped internet connection in hostels of students and research scholars so that they are forced to vacate rooms, the management on Thursday said that they were repeatedly asked to leave since the end of June. While over 10,000 students had left the campus since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, about 100 […]

Daniel Craig’s James Bond swansong ‘No Time To Die’ debuts final trailer

8:32 pm September 3, 2020

Los Angeles: Daniel Craig’s James Bond is back for one last mission with “No Time To Die” , which dropped its final trailer on Thursday. The movie, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga of “True Detective” fame, is Craig’s final outing in his Bond career that spanned five movies and began with 2006’s “Casino Royal” . The action-packed trailer, which dropped on the official Twitter handle […]

King cobra spotted at 2,400 metres in Uttarakhand’s Nainital

8:29 pm September 3, 2020

Dehradun: The world’s longest venomous snake, the king cobra, has been for the first time sighted at a height of 2,400 metres in Uttarakhand, says a recent study. It is a new altitude record for the cold blooded species whose habitat is usually found in warmer climates, the study carried out by the state Forest Department […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Domestic pvt players should set up OFB-like ammunition production facility: senior Army official

8:22 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Army expects domestic private players to establish an ammunition production set-up parallel to the existing government-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), a senior official said on Thursday. The Army also expects timeliness, quality and fair play from domestic private companies during the procurement of indigenous arms and ammunition, Lt Gen S K Upadhya, Master General of […]

Lakhimpur Kheri: 3-year-old girl found dead in sugarcane field

8:13 pm September 3, 2020

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): A three-year-old girl was found dead in a sugarcane field in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Thursday morning, police said. Having injury marks on the head, the toddler’s body was recovered from the vicinity of her village in the Singahi area. She has been missing since Wednesday, police said. In his complaint […]