Gatorland Orlando, a renowned alligator park in Florida, celebrated the rare hatching of a solid white leucistic alligator. This remarkable event marks the first documented case of such a hatchling since a nest of leucistic alligators was discovered in Louisiana 36 years ago. Gatorland Orlando announced in a Facebook post that “this is beyond rare;…
As many as four people have died on Friday after a wall collapsed in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district, police said. According to the police official, other 14 people are also injured and are undergoing treatment. “An old wall collapsed…4 women and one child have died in the incident, rest of the injured are undergoing treatment…”…
The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued 104 visas to Indian Hindu pilgrims to participate in the 315th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi, Sindh, according to an official statement. The birthday celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib are scheduled from December 12…
India on Friday said it remains concerned over the deteriorating security situation arising out of the Hamas-Israel conflict and called for “restraint and de-escalation” while emphasising a peaceful resolution of the conflict through “dialogue and diplomacy”. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha that India strongly condemned the October 7 terror attack on…
Against the backdrop of Christmas songs, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near Seoul dressed in their best with name tags hanging on their clothes, hoping to find love. The government hopes they make babies. They were participants at a mass blind-dating event hosted by Seongnam city, an attempt by the…
Top police and administration officials held a meeting here on Friday to discuss “law and order” ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370 case. A senior officer of Jammu and Kashmir Police said punitive action will be taken against anyone found indulging in any mischief or misuse of social media. Additional Director General…
From the rise of the former KGB officer to the Kremlin to his invasion of Ukraine, AFP looks at key moments in the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is bidding to remain in power until 2030. Yeltsin’s heir In August 1999, Russia’s first president after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his government is working to institutionalise global cultural initiatives and develop a modern system on the lines of similar events in cities like Venice, London and Sao Paulo. In his address after inaugurating the first India Art, Architecture and Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 at the Red Fort,…
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani shared a special picture on her Instagram handle which featured her father and her “boss” Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The photo shows Ms Irani sitting beside her father while PM Modi sat across from them. “When THE BOSS meets THE FATHER… and you pray they don’t…
The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan are meeting in Seoul on Friday and Saturday to discuss North Korea and other global issues as they step up trilateral cooperation, South Korea’s presidential office said. Seoul’s national security adviser, Cho Tae-yong, held bilateral talks with Japan’s Takeo Akiba and the U.S.’…