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Lucknow: Researchers at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) have developed a scientific decision-making tool that helps cities identify priority zones along riparian corridors for greening and ecological restoration, with initial testing conducted on the Gomti river corridor in the state capital.The study detailing the tool was published recently in the journal Environmental Management and was…

Hour after tragedy in Malviya Nagar, B&B facility owner applied for licence renewal NEW DELHI: About an hour after the fire tore through the Hauz Rani bed and breakfast on June 3, it’s owner, Lovkesh Bajaj, applied for the renewal of the licence of a ground floor establishment.The licence, according to MCD, had expired on…

According to industry stakeholders, Bhubaneswar alone hosts at least 12 mega conferences or events in star category hotels on an average per year BHUBANESWAR: Tourism in Odisha has largely revolved around its temples, beaches, wildlife and cultural heritage for years. But now, the state is preparing to script a new chapter, one centred on conferences,…

Bashir Badr in his Bhopal home, where he spent his last decades. NEW DELHI: In 2008, during Hajj, Bashir Badr slipped away into the crowd while his wife, Rahat Badr, searched frantically until a Pakistani admirer recognised the celebrated poet and led him back to their Indian camp. Years later, the family recalled it as…

The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level – “critical” – amid escalating tensions between Washington and Israel over the way forward in the war with Iran, according to two current US officials and one former official who spoke to NBC News.The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency posted an internal…

Cops probe owner for int’l human trafficking NEW DELHI: Delhi Police is now investigating Lovkesh Bajaj, whose B&B went up in flames and led to 21 deaths in Hauz Rani, for his suspected involvement in an international human trafficking racket. He likely used medical tourism as a front to smuggle foreign nationals into India illegally,…

After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in New Delhi or expected to reach there by next week. KOLKATA: After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in…

R Praggnanandhaa is Norway Chess 2026 champion (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, what have you done?Just this Thursday, Norway’s national football team came up with an avant-garde Viking-themed photoshoot with their squad destined for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. With superstars like Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard donning the…

PATNA: Educationist and a coaching institute owner Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, will not surrender in the Patna Civil Court, his lawyer Arvind Kumar Mahuar said on Saturday. The legal team will file for bail on Monday. “The time to file an anticipatory bail plea in court ended on Saturday. We will file…

AI-generated image used for representational purpose. PANAJI: A 23-year-old college student from Goa’s Mapusa allegedly shot himself dead Friday, hours after a purported video of him throwing garbage along a roadside went viral and resulted in an FIR.Chief minister Pramod Sawant said he would order an inquiry into the death of Samuel de Braganca, who…