Nagula Chavithi 2024: Muhurat time, rituals, significance of this sacred day for married womenNagula Chavithi festival honours Serpent Gods. It is an important day for married women. They perform rituals for the well-being of their c...
05 Nov, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
India tackles snakebite crisis: New action plan aims to halve deaths by 2030Snakebites pose a significant threat in India, which has the highest snakebite mortality rate globally. A 2020 study reported 1.2 million d...
19 Oct, 2024, 10.41 PM IST
12-foot venomous cobra rescued from Karnataka house, released into the wildA colossal 12-foot king cobra was rescued in Agumbe village, Karnataka, after sparking panic earlier this week. Ajay Giri, the field direct...
21 Jul, 2024, 03.18 PM IST
Snake bites sleeping laborer in Bihar; Man bites back snake three times. What happens next will shock youIn Rajouli, Bihar, laborer Santosh Lohar retaliated against a snake bite by biting the snake back, killing it. He explained that in his vil...
06 Jul, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
Refused egg curry, Gurugram man kills live-in partnerThe Gurugram Police detained the live-in partner of a deceased woman found in an unfinished residence in Chauma village. Lallan Yadav, aged...
17 Mar, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
Traveller's Diary: Add a dash of music and culture to your itineraryET Panache Travel offers you events in luxury, entertainment, food, sports, music and nightlife to experience around the world.
24 Aug, 2017, 09.07 AM IST
Traveler's diary: Camp at the picturesque Ladakh & experience the Onam festivalOnam is when Kerala has a great time. Boat races, song and dance & lots of good food. Ladakh's amazing landscape is natures own sculpture ...
28 Jul, 2016, 07.27 AM IST
Conflict zones: Five places where people cross animals paths with disastrous resultsThe proposed freight corridor through the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai poses a threat to wildlife.
13 Mar, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
Centre unveils Rs 100 crore spiritual tourism circuit for KeralaThe Centre proposed a Rs 100 crore spiritual tourism circuit for Kerala and assured steps to declare Sabarimala as a national Pilgrimage Ce...
01 Sep, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
This holiday, indulge in ocean surfing in Odisha or enjoy Kerala's snake boat raceTourists and locals throng Alleppey to watch the elaborately decorated ‘chundans’ or snake boats gliding down the waters at an incredible s...
22 Jan, 2015, 08.23 AM IST
Everyone should dedicate 2 hours a week for cleanliness: Rajnath SinghIn 2019, on the occasion Gandhi Jayanti, we take a pledge to dedicate a 'Swachh Bharat' (clean India) in the feet of Bapu."
02 Oct, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
30-year journey from tribal boy to Forest ManIn 1979, when the Brahmaputra was in spate during the monsoon, logs of wood and hundreds of snakes came floating on the sandbar in Jorhat, ...
03 Aug, 2014, 03.52 AM IST
Mining taking heavy toll on Goa's wildlife: EnvironmentalistsIncessant digging that had been taking place around Goa's forests in search for iron ore has taken a heavy toll on wild animals and other s...
31 Oct, 2012, 09.44 PM IST
- Germany-based NRI scientist Amal Mukhopadhyay to bring solar-powered health centres to Indian villages
Amal Mukhopadhyay has initially planned to set up three such centres in Sunderbans in West Bengal with an estimated cost of 45,000 euros.
06 Nov, 2011, 02.02 PM IST
- CGOC or CGDC?
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee? Shouldn't it be renamed as Commonwealth Games Disorganised Committee?
29 Sep, 2010, 05.56 AM IST
After dogs, snake in CommonWealth Games quarterOn a day when the government managers claimed that things have begun falling in shape, the South African envoy claimed that a snake was fou...
27 Sep, 2010, 04.29 AM IST
- Monsoon death toll 530 in S Asia
Torrential rains in the past two weeks have killed at least 530 people and stranded 19 million.
10 Aug, 2007, 11.54 AM IST