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The elephant died on Saturday night and the post-mortem will be conducted on Sunday.The elephant, which is a tuskless Makhana, was a ferocious elephant and had killed 23 people in Kerala before it was captured by the Tamil Nadu forest department in 1998. The Kerala Chief Wildlife warden had then issued a shooting order against the animal, which entered into Tamil Nadu forest areas and killed two more people.However, the then Tamil Nadu veterinary surgeon, Dr. Krishnamoorthy had then prevailed upon the Tamil Nadu government that it was a rare elephant and that it should be captured instead of being…

Recently, she was given a dais to manage the stage and speak in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was in Jaipur.Diya also led the women’s delegation that walked ahead of PM’s convoy thanking him for passing the Nari Vandan Bill.Meanwhile, former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was also present in the programme. However, she did not get the same attention as that of Diya which triggered speculations that the party has plans and projections to elevate Diya and replace Raje for both of them come from erstwhile royal families which have a strong connection with people of the…

Heavy rain and gusty winds lashed the state capital Thiruvananthapuram leading to inundation in many parts. The road at Chakka in the city leading to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport was flooded with vehicles struck in water.Ramesh Nair, a commuter to New Delhi while speaking to IANS said, “The approach road to the airport is inundated and I had to walk towards the airport. The vehicles are stuck in the road and mobility is affected.”The prestigious Technopark campus at Kazhakootam in Thiruvananthapuram, which houses several software companies, was also inundated.Job Thomas, a software professional with a leading global tech company while speaking…

San Francisco, Oct 15 (IANS) The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has alleged in a complaint that Elon Musk-run X violated labour laws when it fired an employee who criticised the company’s return-to-work policy.The X (formerly Twitter) employee Yao Yue encouraged others in the company’s Slack group to let it fire them instead of quitting, she was fired for breaking an unspecified company policy. “After 12 amazing years and 3 weeks of chaos, I’m officially fired by Twitter. Never expected I would have stayed this long, and never expected I would be this relieved to be gone,” she posted…

Lucknow, Oct 15 (IANS) Nearly 25 new cases of dengue, on an average, are being reportedly daily in Lucknow since the past one week. The capital city witnessed its last rainfall on October 2, a chief source for mosquito breeding.“Rainfall gives rise to spots with stagnant water, favourable for mosquito breeding. Since the last rainfall was in the first week of October, we can expect the mosquitos will complete their life-cycle after October 20, after which dengue cases shall also go down,” said Dr P.K. Gupta, former president, Indian Medical Association, Lucknow and a microbiologist by qualification.On Saturday, 35 new…

Those who had managed to keep their head high, somehow, during the pandemic, had an extra advantage. InterGlobe Hotels (IGH) cites some decisions taken at the time that helped the group in growing exponentially post-Covid.IGH President and CEO J.B. Singh, speaking exclusively to IANS on the sidelines of the recent launch of ibis Styles in North Goa’s Vagator – the second ibis property in Goa and 23rd in the country, listed the three-four key decisions that propelled the group’s survival amid lockdowns and unhindered growth in the post-Covid era.He also cited the group’s present approach and what its core focus…

The Congress in its first list announced 144 candidates for the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly, fielding former Chief Minister and state unit chief Kamal Nath from Chhindwara Assembly seat, Dr Govind Singh from Lahar Assembly seat, Digvijaya’s Singh son Jaivardhan Singh from Raghogarh Assembly seat.The grand old party announced a list of 30 candidates for Chhattisgarh, with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel fielded from the Patan Assembly seat, his deputy and senior party leader T.S. Singh Deo from Ambikapur Assembly seat, and Tamradhwaj Sahu from Durg rural Assembly constituency.In Telangana, Congress announced a list of 55 candidates for the 119-members Assembly…

According to the girl’s family, she had ventured out to graze goats on Saturday and later in the evening, she was found in a critical condition in a bajra field, 200 metres away from her residence.”We found her partially unclothed and in a pool of blood. Through sign language, she narrated that two persons had raped her,” the survivor’s uncle said.She was immediately rushed to the trauma centre at Firozabad district hospital. She was then referred to Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra.Additional SP Sarvesh Kumar Mishra said, “Medical examinations have confirmed injuries to the girl’s private parts. We are…

This is the first time after the formation of the state that the Congress government has completed its five-year tenure. Before this, the BJP was in power in the state for 15 years, whereas the Congress was in power for three years.Both the parties are trying to highlight the achievements during their respective rule and the shortcomings of the other’s rule.The Congress is mentioning the innovations by the government in the last five years, the first of which is the construction of cow sheds in the rural areas, apart from the purchase of cow dung and cow urine, among the…

The Azzurri’s prospect was cast a shadow by the betting scandal which saw Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo sent home as they were investigated by the police, Xinhua reports.Head coach Luciano Spalletti opted for a 4-3-3 formation with veteran Giacomo Bonaventura getting his nod in the middle of the park while Giacomo Raspadori, Moise Kean and Berardi formed the attacking trident.The home side was aggressive from the very beginning as Manuel Locatelli drilled wide while center-back Gianluca Mancini’s header smacked the woodwork.The defending champion eventually broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when Bonaventura collected the ball in the box…