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Kasaragod, Apr 30: Even as the Chief Electoral Officer confirmed casting of bogus votes by the CPI(M) in this Lok Sabha constituency, vindicating the accusation by the Congress, the Marxist Party on Tuesday came out with their retaliatory allegation against the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), an ally of the United Democratic Front. The Marxist leadership of Kasaragod has alleged that the IUML...

New Delhi, Apr 30: The Indian Army has claimed that an expedition team sighted the "mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti'" at the Makalu Base Camp in the Himalayas. "For the first time, an #IndianArmy Moutaineering Expedition Team has sited mysterious footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close to Makalu Base Camp on April 9, 2019," the Army's Additional Directorate...

Mysuru/Chmarajanagara, Apr 28: Close on the heels of death of famous Mysuru Dasara elephant 'Drona' a couple of days back, two more elephants found dead in Mysuru district and Bandipur National Park forest ranges. In the first incident, a 45 year old female elephant found dead in Choukur forest range in Piriyapatna taluk in the district. Forest officials said on Sunday that an elephant with weak...

New Delhi, Apr 26: In a historic development, the Indian Army on Thursday started the process of recruiting women, three months after the government announced its decision to open the entry of women as Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR). In advertisements in newspapers, the army has invited women to join the military police as general duty soldiers. The military police staff, described PBOR...

UN, Apr 24: Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends. The accelerating loss of clean air, drinkable water, CO2-absorbing forests, pollinating insects, protein-rich fish and storm-blocking mangroves -- to name...

Madikeri, Apr 23: Forest officials have nabbed two poachers who were allegedly involved transporting wild boar meet after hunting them in the Somwarapet forest range. Official sources said on Tuesday that the arrested were identified as Ashwath and Nishant. The duo allegedly hunted wild boar at Hdediyala in H D Kote Taluk in Bandipur Forest Range and were trying to transport 40 kg of meat when...

Bidar, Apr 23: Electorates of Sultanpur village in Bidar taluk of the District boycotted Polling in protest against the solid waste from Bidar city being dumped near their village. According to the official sources, the people have been protesting against it for several years now. Since their demand for shifting the waste dump was ignored they boycotted the election in protest. Though some...

Amazon's online shoppers are being fooled by fake review factories running on multiple Facebook groups. The scam is supported by several large and small companies as well as by entrepreneurs who depend on Facebook to spread positive reviews about their products listed on Amazon to its 2.6 billion users globally. Fake reviewers, backed by Amazon sellers, post details about the products on Facebook...

Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, with "123456" being the most widely-used on breached accounts, suggests a security study. The study by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) helped to uncover the gaps in cyber-knowledge that could leave people in danger of being exploited, the BBC reported on Sunday. For its first cyber-survey, the NCSC analysed...

* Alcohol consumption distorts people's personality as well as their thoughts * Shut down liquor selling country wide for seven days before the voting * Need positive cooperation from state administration and common people In an event named 'Total Ban on Liquor during the Elections' organized by the Urjaa Foundation on Thursday, 28th March 2019, at the Café Bhadaas. Urjaa Guru Arihant Rishi...