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India’s forest cover up in one year

1:26 pm June 21, 2019

New Delhi: India’s green cover has gone up by one per cent in the last one year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said for one tree chopped for development work, three to four are planted either in the same area or elsewhere. According […]

Terror hideout busted in J-K's Poonch; arms, ammo seized

National security top priority of Modi govt: Kovind

2:17 pm June 20, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday flagged national security as one of top most priorities of the Narendra Modi government, saying all possible steps will be taken to ensure country’s security as it was done after the terror attack in Pulwama. He also said that illegal infiltrators pose a major threat to India’s internal […]

Builder injured in road rage incident in east Delhi

10:53 pm June 19, 2019

New Delhi: A builder suffered injury after he was allegedly shot in the leg when he tried to intervene in an incident of road rage in East Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area on Wednesday evening, police said. Jeet Singh, 48, tried to pacify two groups of youngsters who were fighting after their bikes were stuck in […]

Tailor held for attacking woman with scissors in Delhi

10:51 pm June 19, 2019

New Delhi: A tailor was arrested here for attacking a 30-year-old woman with scissors following a heated argument between the two, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in outer Delhi’s Nangloi on Monday when the woman confronted Brijesh at his house for allegedly making objectionable comments against one of her sisters. An argument […]

Portable sensor can detect explosives in real time

3:28 pm June 19, 2019

New Delhi: Scientists have developed a compact and portable sensor that detects explosives like DNT and TNT in real time, and can be used to monitor public spaces to counter terrorism. Nitroaromatic explosives like DNT, TNT and TNP pose a serious threat to civilian and military safety. These chemicals are also recognised as toxic contaminants […]