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The action came after a tip-off about illegal trade of wild animals.”Five sugar gliders, a ball python and four turtles were rescued after raids were conducted at the house in Gomti Nagar late Wednesday evening,” said divisional forest officer Ravi K. Singh, who led the operation.These animals were kept in cages and plastic boxes at the time of rescue.The man, who had kept the animals, and the owner of the house, had been arrested by officials and the process to book him was underway.”The arrested person will be booked under several sections including 9 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection…

The company showcased next-generation Echo Show 8, all-new Echo Hub and new Echo Frames at its fall hardware event late on Wednesday.Amazon also collaborated with Safilo, one of the world’s leading eyewear manufacturers, to blend the power of Alexa with iconic Carrera designs.”These new Echo devices give customers more ways to experience the world’s best personal AI — and the growing generative AI capabilities that will be coming to Alexa soon — at home and on the go,” said Daniel Rausch, vice president of Alexa and Fire TV.The new Echo Show 8 has been upgraded inside and out. It also…

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Wednesday said that it would instead focus on arming itself with more modern weapons, the BBC reported.On Tuesday, Poland summoned Ukraine’s ambassador over comments made by President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN.He said some nations had feigned solidarity with Ukraine, which Warsaw denounced as “unjustified concerning Poland, which has supported Ukraine since the first days of the war”, the British news broadcaster reported.Morawiecki announced the decision to no longer supply Ukraine with weapons in a televised address on Wednesday.The grain dispute began after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine all but closed the main Black…

The school, in a statement, said that it stands with the child’s family in this difficult time and is ready to fully cooperate with any investigation.Fourteen-year-old Atif Siddiqui, a class 9 student of City Montessori School, Aliganj branch, fainted during chemistry class on Wednesday.He was immediately taken to a nearby private nursing home by the school teacher and school nurse in a car. By then, the child’s father had also been informed over the phone and he too reached there.”When the child did not regain consciousness despite the doctor giving him cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) several times, we were informed that…

Emboldened by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusations, Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a designated Khalistani terrorist in India and leader of outlawed Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), asked Indo-Canadian Hindus to leave the country,leaving the community shocked and terrified.”I have heard from many Hindu-Canadians who are fearful after this targeted attack. I urge Hindu-Canadians to stay calm but vigilant. Please report any incident of Hinduphobia to your local law enforcement agencies,” MP Aryawrote in a long post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.The Hindu MP said that Pannun is trying to provoke the Hindu-Canadians to react and divide the Hindu and Sikh communities…

The critical investments in 12 US manufacturers in seven states “will strengthen our nation’s production levels of domestic at-home Covid-19 rapid tests and help mitigate the spread of the virus”, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.Beginning September 25, households will again be able to order four free tests through COVIDTests.gov, the agency said, adding that these tests will detect the currently circulating Covid-19 variants and are intended for use through the end of 2023, Xinhua news agency reported.The initiative follows four previous rounds in which the US federal government and the US Postal Service provided more than 755…

“Humanity has opened the gates of hell. Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects – distraught farmers watching crops carried away by floods, sweltering temperatures spawning disease, and thousands fleeing in fear as historic fires rage,” he told the Climate Ambition Summit, held during the high-level week of the General Assembly on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.Climate action is dwarfed by the scale of the challenge. If nothing changes, the world is heading toward a 2.8-degree temperature rise – toward a dangerous and unstable world, he warned.He called for climate action to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees.The…

The Houston Fire Department said ten children and two adults, the bus driver and the driver of the car involved in the crash, were taken to the emergency room with minor injuries, Xinhua news agency reported.Everyone was taken to the hospital out of precaution, according to an ABC13 report.The school bus on Wednesday morning was on the feeder road trying to make a sharp right turn when the car hit the bus on its side, causing the bus to flip onto its side, police said.An investigation is still underway.–IANSint/sha

The court pronounced its order on a bunch of petitions, including a special appeal and writ, filed by private individuals alleging multiple irregularities in the recruitment process.While ordering a CBI probe into the allegations, a bench of Justice A.R. Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla directed the CBI to submit its preliminary report within six weeks.Taking cognizance of the serious nature of the allegations, the High Court also directed its registry to file a suo motu (on its own) public interest litigation (PIL) in the matter.It subsequently placed the documents submitted by the petitioners under seal pending investigation, advocate Anu…

The couple were immediately rushed to a hospital and subsequently referred to a higher medical centre, where they are currently receiving treatment, according to the police.The family of the victim protested at the local police station, claiming that the accused had not been apprehended even though several days had passed since the filing of the FIR.According to the victim’s statement, she was raped on Saturday when she was waiting for transport in her village. An individual named Ankit offered her a ride on his motorcycle. However, Ankit took her to a secluded area in the forest where she was subjected…