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Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage

B-town concerned over Amazon rainforest blaze

10:04 pm August 22, 2019

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities are voicing concerns over the raging fire in the lush rainforests of Amazon, home to a variety of flora and fauna. Brazil has witnessed 72,843 fires in this year, half out of which were reported in the Amazon itself, according to CNN. A host of celebrities are taking the lead to draw […]

Serial killer convicted in 20th murder case

Unhappy over second girl child, woman kills husband

7:42 pm August 22, 2019

Palghar: A 33-year-old woman from Nalasopara in Palghar district allegedly stabbed her husband to death as she was unhappy over the birth of their second girl child, police said on Thursday. The incident took place at their residence in Gala Nagar early on Wednesday, police said. The accused, Pranali Sunil Kadam, was arrested late Wednesday […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter erupts

7:06 pm August 22, 2019

Salvador: Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green groups started the blazes. Images of fires purportedly devouring sections of the world’s largest rainforest have gone viral on Twitter. #PrayforAmazonas is the top trending hashtag in the world on Wednesday, […]

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

Elderly man, son killed in road accident in Rajasthan

6:10 pm August 22, 2019

Kota: A 62-year-old man and his son were killed after their motorcycle rammed into a recovery vehicle in Rajasthan’s Bundi district, police said on Thursday. The accident took place on Wednesday on National Highway 52 near Narmana flyover under the Talera police station area, they said. The motorcycle was behind the recovery vehicle. The two […]

UNICEF appoints Ayushmann Khurrana as celebrity advocate for children's rights campaign

Films that other artistes don’t accept easily have become my safety bracket: Ayushmann

7:42 pm August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Ayushmann Khurrana, who recently won the National Film Award for best actor, says the recognition is an assurance that he is treading the right path by taking up slightly radical scripts that other artistes think twice before accepting. In 2018, Ayushmann had back-to-back successes with “Andhadhun” and “Badhaai Ho!”, which he followed up this […]