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Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low
Sea ice in the Antarctic has shrunk to its lowest level since records began nearly four decades ago, preliminary US satellite data has shown. ....
Indian Space Programme Deserves Kudos: Chinese Daily
India deserves kudos for sending a record 104 satellites into the orbit at one go but it was way behind than China in space technology, a Chinese newspaper said on Thursday. ....
24% MPs/MLAs Say They Don't Need To Pay Tax Or Have No Income
In tax returns filed a year before they were elected, 72 per cent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress MPs and MLAs claimed they earn less than Rs 10 lakh, according to an analysis of affidavits of 4,848 (of 4,910) lawmakers.....
Kid Wants Job With Google, Pichai Encourages Her
For most of the kids, toys are what fascinate them. But this seven-year-old girl from Britain wrote a letter to Indian-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking him for a job -- and received an encouraging reply.....
Over 1,000 Evacuated In New Zealand Wildfire
A wildfire has destroyed at least 11 homes and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people in New Zealand's Christchurch city, authorities said on Thursday. ....
EC Checks Security Of EVMs In Punjab
A team of the Election Commission arrived in Punjab on Thursday to inspect the security of buildings where electronic voting machines (EVMs) of the Punjab assembly elections have been kept.....
Carcass Of 40-feet Whale Found In Odisha Beach
The carcass of a whale was found washed ashore on a Puri beach on Thursday.....
One Convicted, Two Let Off In 2005 Delhi Serial Blasts Case
A court here on Thursday acquitted two men but convicted one accused under terror charges in the 2005 Delhi serial blasts case that killed over 60 people. ....
Bengaluru To Host India, Uzbekistan Davis Cup Tie
Bengaluru will host the second round of the Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie between India and Uzbekistan which is due to start on April 7, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) announced on Thursday. ....
MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup Is New Envoy To Canada
Vikas Swarup, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, was on Thursday appointed as lndia's envoy to Canada.....
