A critically ill woman from Bengaluru was successfully airlifted from Tel Aviv, Israel, just before rockets fired by Hamas hit the city. The air ambulance, operated by ICATT, landed safely at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, and the patient was quickly transferred to a hospital for treatment. The details about the woman’s health condition...
Read MoreFour burglars from Rajasthan have been arrested in connection with a burglary at a Jain temple in Bengaluru. The police recovered 14kg of silver ornaments worth Rs 9.7 lakh from them. Two more suspects are still at large. The gang had hidden the stolen ornaments in a forest area. The miscreants had switched off...
Read MoreThe mystery surrounding the “stolen” BMTC bus shelter on Cunningham Road in Bengaluru has been solved. It turns out that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had removed the structure due to safety concerns and kept it at a stockyard. The police commissioner expressed confusion as to why a theft complaint was filed when...
Read MoreKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has announced that the buffer zone along Kumudvathi and Arkavathi rivers in Bengaluru will be reduced in accordance with previous decisions. An environment policy research institute had opposed this, fearing it would hinder river rejuvenation efforts. Currently, the buffer zone extends 1km on either side of the rivers....
Read MoreA recent study on the funerary practices of early humans during the Magdalenian period in Europe suggests that cannibalism may have been a deliberate cultural practice rather than driven by survival instincts. The study examined 59 sites across Europe, with 13 showing clear evidence of cannibalism and two displaying both burials and cannibalism.
Read MoreSenior executives from multilateral development banks are set to meet with credit ratings agencies to discuss how to value callable capital in their capital adequacy frameworks. The World Bank’s lending capacity could increase by $900 billion if the ratings agencies modified their processes. The banks aim to preserve their AAA credit ratings to continue...
Read MoreThe city of Ahmedabad in India is grappling with a surge in dengue cases. Over the past 38 days, 818 cases have been reported across 150 hospitals. The worst-affected areas are those near the SP Ring Road and where construction is taking place. Gota and Ramol-Hathijan are the wards with the highest number of...
Read MoreThe final report by the special investigation team (SIT) on the Morbi suspension bridge collapse has blamed Oreva, the company managing the bridge, for the incident. The report states that Oreva’s “lackadaisical approach” was responsible for the tragedy that claimed 135 lives. The SIT also identified serious operational and technical lapses on the part...
Read MoreThe national secretary of ABVP, Yajnavalkya Shukla, has called for a “bulldozer policy” government in Rajasthan, similar to that witnessed in Uttar Pradesh. He believes that strict action against culprits is necessary to reduce paper leaks and crimes against women. ABVP plans to engage with youths at the panchayat level to understand their expectations...
Read MoreThe Rajasthan government is working towards making Udaipur the country’s first wetland city. Udaipur is surrounded by five major lakes and is already part of the restoration project of the National Lake Conservation Plan. The state environment and forest department is sending a nomination to the Ramsar Convention to declare Udaipur as a wetland...
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