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Paris, Oct 20: Some 300 wild mammal species in Asia, Africa and Latin America are being driven to extinction by humanity's voracious appetite for bushmeat, according to a world-first assessment released today. The species at risk range from rats to rhinoceros, and include docile, ant-eating pangolins as well as flesh-ripping big cats. The findings, published in the journal Royal Society Open...

New Delhi, Oct 19: Dissatisfaction with job is on the rise and employees blame poor work-life balance for this state of affairs, with a whopping 80 per cent of them looking for a change, says a TimesJobs survey. The findings of the 'Job Satisfaction 2016' survey by TimesJobs.com revealed that 60 per cent employees are not satisfied with their current job, while 80 per cent said they are looking to...

Oct 19: Apple has consistently taken digs at Google by comparing the adoption rate of the latest versions of both iOS and Android at its launch events. It seems the slow adoption rate is one of the key reasons why a large chunk of Android users are still not safe from dated malware. Ghost Push, the malware that had infected over 900,000 Android devices till last year, continues to wreak havoc on...

Vadodara, Oct 17: A two-feet long crocodile was found from a bathroom of a house in a society here, which was released in the Vishwamitri river today, forest officials said. The crocodile was found on Saturday night in the society on Dabhoi road in Pratapnagar locality. It was released in the river today, Vadodara Range Forest Officer (RFO) G Chauhan said. Nidhi Patel, an 11th grade student...

Mysuru, Oct 17: A mother and her 10-year-old daughter drowned in Kallukore in Kodlipet, Kodagu district, on Sunday. According to the police, Shobha (27), a native of the village, and her two children had gone to the lake to wash clothes. While she was at work, her children, who were playing in the lake, strayed towards deeper waters and began drowning. Shobha rushed to their rescue and drowned in...

Mysuru/ Chikkamagaluru, Oct 17: A farmer from K.R. Nagar taluk in Mysuru and two from Chikkamagaluru district allegedly committed suicide owing to difficultly in repaying loans. According to the police, 58-year-old Puttaraju in Abburu village of K.R. Nagar taluk had sown paddy, ginger and tobacco on his two-acre land. He consumed the poison at his farmland on Saturday and was admitted to a...

Hassan, Oct 16: Two farmers reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Hassan district on Friday. In both cases, the deceased’s relatives say that the farmers were unable to bear the burden of loans. Ramesha (30) of Mavinakere had borrowed over Rs. 2 lakh from a bank apart from a private loan up to Rs. 2 lakh. Holenarasipur Town Police registered the case. In the other incident, Dase...

Mumbai, Oct 15: With Diwali round the corner, which can get you a long weekend this year, Dubai has topped the list of popular searches for out-bound destinations for Indians while Goa stays on top domestically, says a report. For the upcoming long Diwali weekend, Dubai is the top searched out-bound destination for Indians while Goa continues to rule on the domestic front, showed search results by...

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Former Minister Veeranna (76) has been selected for the Sri Maharshi Valimiki Jayanti Award, instituted by the State government for the year 2016-17. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh and a citation, which will be presented to Mr. Veeranna by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at a function, scheduled to be held at Banquet Hall of the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday. Born on...

Oct 14: In a post yesterday, Facebook revealed that Indian cyber security pros are at the top of the list for rewards distributed under the company's bug bounty program. Launched in 2011, the program was created to report security flaws and bugs in Facebook. Later, it's ambit was extended to cover other Facebook owned operations such as Instagram and WhatsApp. The Facebook post suggested that in 5...