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Tanzania Asks For Aircraft To Battle Fire On Mt Kilimanjaro
Tanzania's government is hoping helicopters and planes will help put out a fire raging on Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain at 19,443 feet (5,926 meters).
Turkey Denies Deliberately Holding Greek Plane In The Air
Ankara (AP) Turkey on Thursday denied accusations by Greece that Ankara refused an overflight permit to a plane carrying Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, forcing the aircraft to remain in the air for 20 minutes. Greek state broadcaster ERT reported...
Navratri Diet: Why Following This Sattvic Diet is the Best Way to Stay Healthy
Navratri is a biannual Indian festival celebrated once in the spring season and once during autumn and spans over a period of nine days.
Bihar Had Very Few Cases of Communal Violence for Several Years, Then Something Changed in 2017
A close scrutiny of the data on communal violence over the past decade shows that though the state fared well in terms of overall numbers, it has witnessed a surge recently which is exponential.
Shweta Tripathi's Short 'Laghushanka' To Debut On SonyLIV On Oct 16
Actor Shweta Tripathi's upcoming short feature "Laghushanka" will premiere on SonyLIV on Friday. The short film marks the directorial debut of Nikhil Mehrotra, who has previously written for critically-acclaimed movies such as "Dangal" and "Chhichhore"...
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Gets Board's Approval to Raise Rs 500 Crore Via Rights Issue
Currently, LVB has a three-member team appointed by the RBI to run the bank under Meeta Makhan as chairperson, and Shakti Sinha and Satish Kumar Kalra as members.
UN: Europe's Pandemic Restrictions Are 'Absolutely Necessary
The head of the World Health Organizations Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken across the continent, calling them absolutely necessary to stop the pandemic.
Private Equity Investment in Real Estate Down 57% in Jan-Sep at $2.3 Billion Due to Covid-19 Crisis
As per the data, office segment attracted USD 1,871 million PE investment during January-September as against USD 2,725 million in the year-ago period.
Covid-19 Slashed Goddess Durga's Height but Delhi's Idol-makers Face Losses That Inches Can't Measure
While the ban on large-scale gatherings has been relaxed for Durga Puja pandals and Ramleela celebrations, the Delhi government has issued strict guidelines for organisers to cut down on excesses. This means smaller pandals, a cap on the number of people...
Waiting For Brexit: Another Deadline, Likely Another Delay
It is yet another vital deadline day in the fouryear torturous trek called Brexit, but Spoiler Alert!: most likely nothing will happen.
Covid-19 Slows Down in UP, Recovery Rate Goes Over 90%
Along with an increase in recovery rate, the state has also reported a decline in fatality rate in the last few days.
EU Leaders Divided Over New Climate Goals For 2030
European Union leaders remain divided about a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and will not reach an agreement at their summit starting Thursday.
K'taka Bypolls: BJP, Its Candidate For RR Nagar Using Govt
Accusing the ruling BJP in Karnataka of indulging in politics of "cowardice and hate" by filing an FIR against its candidate for Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency here, for alleged violation of election rules, the state Congress on Thursday said the party...
World Facing New Bretton Woods Moment: IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva
Once again, we face two massive tasks: to fight the crisis today and build a better tomorrow, she said. She said what was true at Bretton Woods, when allies at the end of World War II gathered for a conference to create the institutions that would use eco...
Rights Group Suspects Russia, Syria War Crimes In Idlib
An international human rights group said Thursday that a yearlong military campaign by Syrian and Russian forces that repeatedly attacked civilian targets in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria constituted apparent war crimes and may amount to...
BARC to Pause Audience Ratings of News Channels Amid 'Viewership Malpractice'
This exercise, covering all Hindi, regional, English News and Business News channels, has been taken up “to improve their statistical robustness and to significantly hamper the potential attempts of infiltrating the panel homes,” the BARC’ statement said.