Educationists and environmental activists at a function have stressed massive tree plantation to create an eco-friendly green nature for bringing ecological equilibrium.
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Some ‘innocent’ problems in infancy
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali to launch Suhana Khan in Bollywood?
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British author VS Naipaul dies
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Actress Margot Kidder commits suicide?
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California blazes threaten populated areas
Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the worsening air quality as the flames grew ever closer to populated areas.
Indian woman to give birth with mother’s transplanted uterus
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Nick confirms engagement with Priyanka
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Miles is back together again
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Purnima returning to big screen
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NASA poised to launch first Sun-skimming spaceship
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Bangladeshi film wins grant in Locarno Film Fest
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Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising
Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, made progress Wednesday in their battle with California’s biggest wildfire on record — but the weather forecast for the rest of the…
John Abraham confirms Sarfarosh sequel
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Bumper production of T-Aus achieved in Gaibandha
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Nine confirmed dead in DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak
Nine confirmed Ebola victims have died since the virus resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday.
Angelina Jolie wants divorce finalised by end of 2018
Angelina Jolie on Tuesday sought to move forward with her long and sometimes bitter divorce from Brad Pitt, which has yet to be finalised after almost two years.
Tagore to remain immortal thru’ his works: speakers
Noted literary personalities said Biswa Kobi Rabindranath Tagore would remain immortal through his unparallel literary works and philosophy of the humankind.
Alauddin Ali makes music for Mitali
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As death toll on Indonesia’s Lombok tops 100, thousands wait for aid
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s tourist island of Lombok topped 100 on Tuesday as rescuers found victims under wrecked buildings, while thousands left homeless in the worst-affected areas waited for aid to arrive.
Bumper Aush paddy production in Jamalpur
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‘Domestication’ genes found in foxes
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Earth headed towards “hothouse climate” tipping point
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Pink cancels Sydney shows after being hospitalised
American pop star Pink has been forced to cancel several Sydney shows on her Australia tour after being hospitalised with a virus and dehydration.
Kajol: Mothers need to realise they are more than just caretakers
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When Kishore Kumar got 9 out of 25 marks in GK
Legendary singer Kishore Kumar preferred singing and music to studies during his student days and was very clear in the formative years of his life that he wanted to make a “mark” in the fledgling Hindi film industry. Kumar, whose…
California’s raging wildfires cause another death
California’s deadly Carr wildfire — now the state’s sixth most destructive — has claimed another life with a power linesman killed on the job its seventh fatality, officials said Sunday.
New Ebola outbreak in DRC
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has put its neighboring countries on alert with the World Health Organization (WHO) saying tackling the epidemic would be “complex.”
‘Masud Rana’ on silver screen again
Entertainment Desk “Masud Rana” will come to the silver screen after 44 long years by film producer Abdul Aziz.
Dhoom 4 to be announced post the release
The Dhoom franchise has been a blockbuster and audiences have always loved it. We hear that Shah Rukh Khan might star in Dhoom 4.