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US: Sikh store owner’s courage foils robbery attempt
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A masked robber broke into the shop, moved behind the cash register and stole a number of tobacco goods, including cigarettes, cigars, and vapes. In the footage, a bystander can be heard doubting that the store owners would do anything to stop the burglar as the robber callously threw the
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Bhutan: Discovering distinctive cultural diversity of Trashiyangtse
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The place is fascinating to visit because of its active cultural practises and generosity in greeting guests which create an exciting and magnetic atmosphere for tourists to immerse themselves in the unique lifestyle.
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Man posing as cop held for assaulting youth in Odisha's Bhubaneswar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The imposter has been identified as Rashmi Ranjan Bhuyan, a native of Kendrapara district residing at Sundarpada in Bhubaneswar. He was arrested on the basis of a written complaint filed by the victim, Ranjan Jena, for trashing and assaulting in a police uniform.
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Clean, sustainable fuels created "from thin air" and plastic trash
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have shown how carbon dioxide from industrial operations or even straight from the air can be gathered and converted into clean, sustainable fuels using just solar energy. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a solar-powered reactor that converts captured
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Afghanistan: One person killed in mine explosion in Wardak
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the official, an explosive device concealed amid rubbish exploded on Saturday afternoon when an Afghan street worker was collecting trash on the streets of Maidan Shar, killing the man.
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Bhupender Yadav lauds huge public participation in Meri LiFE initiative
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday congratulated the Meri LiFE initiative of the government, as the application has recorded 1 crore 90 lakh participants, and 87 lakh events, which is a milestone in environmental consciousness.
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Bhutan's remote village finds reliable market for its milk
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Goenpa, a remote village in Bhutan, has found a reliable market for its milk at Koufuku International's dairy processing plant in Chenary, Trashigang, The Bhutan Live reported.
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Study: Amazonian 'black earth' may give clues to global forest regeneratio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Millions of Amerindians living in today's Amazonia altered the formerly poor soil through numerous mechanisms between 450 BCE and 950 CE. Soils were enhanced with charcoal from low-intensity fires used for cooking and burning trash, animal bones, broken pottery, compost, and manure through m
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Veteran artisans of Bhutan volunteer to guide students, share knowledge
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Samten Lhendrup, a well-known master artisan in the east who has resigned from his employment but continues to impart his wealth of knowledge to the young hands, is 61 years old. He spent 19 years working at the College of Zorig Chusum in Trashi Yangtse and is now voluntarily fostering an
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New York parade spotlights Communist China's war against faith
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On April 25, 1999, around 7 or 8 am local time, throngs of people and still more were streaming in. They talked softly, forming a long line on the sidewalk and carefully avoided stepping on the road or blocking traffic. Most people stood quietly still. Some were seated to meditate or read. A
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Same-sex marriage: SC trashes Centre's submission relating to 'urban eliti
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The government has no data to show that this is an urban elitist concept or something, observed the five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud while considering the petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
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Bhutanese entrepreneur Tshering Dorji focused on mission to create cleaner
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Despite being the only waste entrepreneur in Trashiyangtse today, Tshering's business has created income-earning opportunities for the local people while making the town much cleaner than it was a few years ago.
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