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IPL 2021: 2 more groundstaff, one plumber test positive for Covid-19 at Wankhede

3:14 pm April 6, 2021

Mumbai: Days before the start of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, two groundstaff members and one plumber have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sources within the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday confirmed the development. It has also come to the fore that in order to conduct […]

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43 killed in massive fire in Delhi's Anaj Mandi, rescue efforts on as chaos grips area

Anaj Mandi blaze one of the worst fire tragedies that hit Delhi

5:04 pm December 8, 2019

New Delhi: The Anaj Mandi inferno that killed at least 43 people on Sunday morning is the second most severe fire in the national capital after the Uphaar Cinema tragedy that claimed 59 lives and left over 100 injured. The theatre in the posh Green Park area was screening “Border and several families were there […]

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One-stop shops to be set up in gurudwaras to help survivors of anti-Sikh riots

4:56 pm December 8, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi gurudwara management body DSGMC has decided to open special shops named ‘1984 Stores’ to rehabilitate families affected by the anti-Sikh riots that occurred 35 years ago in the city. The ‘1984 Stores’ will be opened at 10 historic gurudwaras in Delhi and employ family members of victims of the anti-Sikh riots of […]

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'One of world's oldest bird species discovered'

‘One of world’s oldest bird species discovered’

1:16 pm September 18, 2019

Melbourne: Scientists have discovered fossils of one of the world’s oldest bird species in New Zealand that lived about 62 million years ago, soon after the dinosaurs died. Bony-toothed birds (Pelagornithids), an ancient family of huge seafaring birds, were thought to have evolved in the Northern Hemisphere — but that theory has been upended by […]

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Powerful new electric eel found in South America

Powerful new electric eel found in South America

3:45 am September 12, 2019

WASHINGTON: Researchers report two newly discovered species of electric eels in South America, one of which can deliver a bigger jolt than any other known animal. The researchers collected 107 eels in four countries and found differences in their DNA, along with minor physical variations. One species had the ability to generate 860 volts of […]

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