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The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India along with actor Parvathy Thiruvothu donated a mechanical elephant worth Rs 5 lakhs to Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur. The PETA indicated that deploying real animals for temple rituals was causing harm to the animals as they needed to stay away from their natural habitat and undergo trauma in captivity.

The son of sitting Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa was arrested on Thursday while accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh by the anti-corruption division of Lokayukta. The Lokayukta officials apprehended Prashanth Madal, the son of the BJP Lawmaker when he accepted the bribe at his workplace.

The lack of tomatoes in UK supermarkets is a little disconcerting when you’re used to eating what you want, whenever you want. Thanks to global supply chains, Brits have become accustomed to eating avocados in the depths of winter and spinach at the height of summer. Now, as supermarkets ration cucumbers and bell peppers, our salad days may be over.

Months after her detention in Germany, Greta Thunber was removed by Norwegian police from a protesting site on Wednesday. The videos of her detention have gone viral on social media with many accusing her of orchestrating a fake detention

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the appointment of members of the Election Commission of India (ECI) should be done on the advice of a committee comprising the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition (or the leader of single largest opposition party) in the Lok Sabha [Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India and ors].

Nature is full of surprises and its beautiful wonders often have the power to leave us mesmerized. There are so many species of birds and animals that it becomes rather difficult to remember the names of them all.

In the movie Iron Man, we saw Tony Stark flying in the sky without an aircraft, but more like one itself, wearing his suit. In the recent Bollywood movie, Pathaan, the lead actor Shahrukh Khan was also seen flying in the sky with the help of some gear worn on his arms and body. These are called jet pack suits, and they do not just exist in movies but are part of real military drills and rescue operations now.

Doctor Giovanni Quintella Bezerra was arrested on July 14, 2022, for rape. The anesthetist abused a patient while she was sedated and undergoing a cesarean section at the Vilar dos Teles Women’s Hospital, São João Meriti, Baixada Fluminense municipality. The nurses of the team that performed the operation had suspected his behavior for months and managed to film him in the act with a hidden cell phone.

Anuradha Rao was one of the lucky survivors of the tsunami that devastated the Andaman & Nicobar archipelago in 2004. Alongside the loss of human lives, there was large-scale destruction of pristine jungles, endemic wildlife, and historical sites.