Newly launched Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat suffers minor damages after cattle hit

The newly launched Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express suffered minor damages after hitting a herd of buffaloes in Gujarat Thursday morning, officials said. The incident happened between the Gairatpur and Vatva station around 11.20 am. A railway spokesperson said the front part of the engine was damaged in the incident.Read More →

Two-day bird count begins: 104 birdwatchers start looking for passage migrant birds in Kutch

AFTER PARKING their car on the roadside, four birdwatchers start climbing down a grass-covered hillock dotted with thorny vegetation at Rampar village in Kutch. “Durrr…” call from a nearby thicket of gorad (acacia senegalia) and deshi baval (acacia nilotica) alerts Esah Munshi’s ears. “That’s barred buttonquail’s call,” Munshi, the experiencedRead More →

NIA conducts searches at multiple locations across country in two separate Islamic State-related cases

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sunday conducted searches at 13 locations across six states in a case related to Islamic State conspiracy to spread terror in the country. “NIA conducted searches at 13 premises of suspects in 6 states viz. Bhopal and Raisen districts in Madhya Pradesh; Bharuch, Surat, NavsariRead More →