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New Delhi, Sep 25: About 7.2 lakh trees and a huge 90 square kilometres area of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) may be submerged in water due to the Ken-Betwa river linking project, according to an official report. There will be also be an "irreversible" loss of breeding sites for wild animals after submergence of critical and specialised habitats under the proposed project which is likely to cost over...

New Delhi, Sep 24: WhatsApp, the instant messaging software, was today directed by the Delhi High Court to delete the information and data of those users who would stop using the app before September 25, when its new privacy policy comes into effect. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also asked WhatsApp not to share with Facebook or other group companies the...

Kasaragod, Sep 23: Burglars decamped with gold ornaments and cash after breaking open a house at Manjeswaram, the police said. The house belonged to Ismail, who is employed in the Gulf. The burglary in the Badaje locality came to notice on Thursday morning after his family members returned from a relative’s house, where they had gone to participate in a religious ceremony two days ago. The robbers...

San Francisco, Sep 23: Yahoo said today a massive attack on its network in 2014 accessed data from at least 500 million users and may have been "state sponsored." "Based on the ongoing investigation, Yahoo believes that information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen," a statement from the US Internet giant. "Yahoo is working closely with law enforcement on this matter."...

Dakshina Kannada Automobile & Tyre Dealers’ Association felicitated Sri T. R. Shenoy, Technical Director of the Lamina Suspension Products Pvt. Ltd., Mangalore, with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his extraordinary contribution to the automobile spare parts trade. The award was given during 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Association which was held at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, 18th September 2016...

Kasargod, Sep 20: A 19-year-old youth was found hanging at the hilly pocket of Parappa falling under the Vellarikkund police station limits on Monday. Nandakumar, a casual labourer residing at Kuriyamkulam ST Colony, died by hanging on a tree close to his residence on learning that his friend Radhika, 17, a class X student of Banam Government Higher Secondary school, died at the Pariyaram Medical...

Udupi, Sep 19: Jamiyyatul Falah, Udupi Unit, organized a programme to distribute scholarships among students at Jamia Masjid, Udupi. The president of JF Mr. Shahul Hameed K.K, President of Udupi district Wakf advisory committee Mr. Yahya Nakhwa, JF General Secretary Mr. Syed Zubair Shah and JF Treasurer CA. Zameer Amber, JF Jeddah Unit member Mr. S.M. Jaffer and Mr. Shareef Sulthan of JF Dammam...

London, Sep 14: A 33-year-old man in the UK has put his wife up for sale on eBay after he claimed she was "unsympathetic" when he was unwell following which the bids hit a whopping 65,880 pounds. Simon O'Kane from Wakefield, Yorkshire posted a picture of his wife Leandra, 27, on the auction site eBay last week alongside an advertisement entitled "used wife" detailing his reasons for selling her...

London, Sep 14: Indian-origin engineer Naveen Rabelli drove for 10,000-km on a solar-powered auto-rickshaw from India to London to create awareness of alternative mobility solutions for passenger vehicles in Asian and European countries using renewable energy. The auto, also known as 'tuk-tuk' in some parts of the world, had set off from Bengaluru in February. Rabelli, 35, arrived at Dover ferry...

New Delhi, Sep 9: Akbar Padamsee's 'Greek Landscape' fetched a record Rs 19.19 crores at Saffronart's evening sale here, making it the most expensive painting by the artist ever to sell at an auction. "Padamsee's 'Greek Landscape' trumped all expectations. The 4.3 x 12 foot canvas, estimated at Rs 7–9 crores, doubled its upper estimate. The winning bid surpassed the previous world record of Rs 9.3...