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Rajya Sabha passes Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill; protected species list to grow

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022, which will amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to increase the species protected under the law.

Dec 8, 2022

Iran to disband hated morality police amid ongoing protests [details]

Iran's morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country's Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country's attorney general said, according to a media report.

Dec 4, 2022

Girl brutalised, left in field with abdomen cut open in UP village

In a gruesome murder, a nine-year-old girl was brutalised, mutilated and left to die in a wheat field on the outskirts of Madhopur village under the Amaria police station in Pilibhit .

Dec 4, 2022

Mumbai: Massive fire breaks out in Rakesh Paul and Monaz Mevawalla's building in Malad; actors share horrifying details

The civic body said that the blaze erupted in the flat on the third floor of the Marina Enclave building at around 11 am, and it was extinguished at 11:15 am.

Dec 3, 2022

Markets welcome Adani group gaining substantial stake in NDTV

The stock market was upbeat on Tuesday after the Adani group acquired 99.5 per cent holding in RRPR Holding Private Ltd, the promoter group vehicle of news media company New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV).

Nov 30, 2022

"It's a menace": Centre to SC on forced religious conversion

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the issue of forced religious conversion "is a menace", and it is cognizant of the gravity and the seriousness of the issue.

Nov 28, 2022

Shias demand death for Hafiz Saeed; seek justice for 26/11 victims [details]

The All India Shia Hussaini Fund members have demanded justice for the 26/11 Mumbai attack victims by hanging its mastermind, Hafiz Saeed.

Nov 27, 2022

Jharkhand to train 1 lakh cyber fighters to thwart Jamtara gangs

To achieve this target, cyber security skill courses have been started in the state's Vinoba Bhave University and Cyber Vidyapeeth Foundation.

Nov 22, 2022

Zakir Naik in Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup, to give religious lectures during tournament [details]

Zakir Naik has been living in Malaysia as a runaway fugitive in exile since 2016

Nov 20, 2022

Dharamshala : Spiritual leader Dalai Lama receives peace award by Gandhi Mandela foundation in Dharamshala on Saturday, November 19, 2022.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama conferred Gandhi Mandela Award

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday felicitated Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama with the Gandhi Mandela Award at a ceremony in this Himachal Pradesh town.

Nov 19, 2022

Who is Dr Vikas Divyakirti; Drishti IAS host facing backlash over remarks on Goddess Sita

The hashtag #BanDrishtiIAS has been trending on Twitter and several verified accounts have posted against the coaching centre. Here's why.

Nov 11, 2022

Twitter's new rules are here; Musk says they'll "will evolve over time" [read now]

Twitter's new rules are only slightly changed with the addition of "Misleading and Deceptive Identities." Read all about it here.

Nov 8, 2022

Parts of Bengaluru to face power cuts this week: Check full list of affected areas

The power cuts are undertaken every month as BESCOM is undertaking several projects that are pending due to the incessant rain and flooding that Bengaluru has seen in the past months

Nov 8, 2022

"Need to give more time": After backlash, Adipurush sequences to be re-shot; release date changed

Prabhas' Adipurush sequences to be re-shot; release date changed after backlash.

Nov 7, 2022

Blood Moon: Watch the sky on Nov 8 to witness the spectacle of total lunar eclipse

The northeastern parts of India like Kohima, Agartala, Guwahati and other regions in the world will witness it in totality on Tuesday, the final eclipse of 2022