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A Coimbatore-based birder recently sighted and photographed a Himalayan griffon vulture (Gyps himalayensis) at Anaikatti, the first recording of the large raptor in the district. An old world vulture native to the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau, Himalayan griffon vulture has previously been sighted at Moyar Valley in the Nilgiris and at Point Calimere in Tamil Nadu. According to D. Gajamohanraj, who sighted the vulture, he spotted a large raptor on flight from Anaikatti ghat section around 5.10 p.m. while returning home after a regular birding session with his family at the Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park on February 21. “I immediately stopped the car and took some photographs, and was surprised to see that it was a vulture. As I followed it with my camera, it circled down into the valley below and perched on an Acacia tree, while being mobbed by a group of over 100 crows,” he said. Mr. Gajamohanraj noticed that the bird was quite large in size, unlike any of the other vulture ... » Learn More about Himalayan griffon vulture spotted in Coimbatore district

President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats face challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage . Democrats who control the chamber passed the sweeping measure by a mostly party-line vote of 219 to 212 and sent it on to the Senate , where Democrats planned a legislative maneuver to allow them to pass it without the support of Republicans. The American Rescue Plan would pay for vaccines and medical supplies and send a new round of emergency financial aid to households, small businesses and state and local governments. The bill's big-ticket items include $1,400 direct payments to individuals, a $400-per-week federal unemployment benefit through Aug. 29, and help for those in difficulty paying rents and home mortgages during the pandemic. In brief remarks on Saturday from the White House's Roosevelt Room, Biden said he called ... » Learn More about Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan

The Centre on Saturday advised states and UTs reporting an increase in coronavirus cases to enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour by dealing firmly with violations and ensure effective surveillance in case of potential super spreading events so as not to squander last year's gains. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a high-level review meeting with chief secretaries of states and UTs of Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir. These states and UTs have been reporting a high Covid-19 active caseload or an increasing trend in new cases in the last week. "They were advised not to lower their guard, enforce Covid appropriate behaviour and deal firmly with violations. It was strongly underlined that they need to follow effective surveillance strategies in respect of potential super spreading events," the Union Health Ministry said in a statement. The need for effective testing , comprehensive tracking, ... » Learn More about Centre, states discuss fresh spurt in cases; Focus on strict enforcement of surveillance and testing

Video Player Close HEFEI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Holding a picture taken 53 years ago, Chen Xinge live streamed the tale of her 92-year-old grandfather on the video-sharing app Douyin, which is known as TikTok overseas. It was a black-and-white photo taken in the Great Hall of the People, featuring a group of young, passionate soldiers around China's late chairman Mao Zedong and premier Zhou Enlai. "It's one of the proudest moments for my grandfather who joined the army at the age of 19 and the Communist Party of China (CPC) at 22," said 28-year-old Chen from Huoshan County, Lu'an City, east China's Anhui Province. Chen is among a group of young people participating in an online campaign to display old artifacts of the CPC on Douyin, which has attracted over 137,000 viewers. This year marks the centenary of the CPC. Founded in 1921, it has grown into the largest political party in the world with over 91 million members. The trendsetting Chinese youth, however, have broken ... » Learn More about Across China: Young people innovate narration of Party history

Television couple Mohit Malik and Addite Malik are all set to embrace parenthood. The actress who is heavily pregnant had a grand baby shower in Maharashtrian style and invited their close friends and family for the bash. Mohit's Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala co-actress Anjali Deshraj was also present and danced with daddy-to-be. Mohit posted pictures of his Addite and himself decked in traditional Maharashtrian outfits. He captioned them, "Navari aali ❤️ Congratulations my love ! @additemalik #aditikigodhbharai #babyonboard #thankful #waheguru." Addite also shared videos of Mohit dancing his heart out on her Instagram's story section. The mommy-to-be also danced her heart out, and the pregnancy glow is visible on her face. Talking about how Mohit is preparing for their new phase, she says, future, she says, “I somehow feel that Mohit is going to be way better than me because he is preparing for it in full swing. He is reading books and he keeps telling me things. So ... » Learn More about Mohit Malik shares pictures from wife Addite’s baby shower; father-to-be dances and has a gala time at the bash

TV actress Neha Marda , who is back on the small screen after a gap of five years, says that it is important for one to stay fit in order to get work in showbiz. The actress, who plays the lead in Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti, admits that she has been paying a lot of attention to her fitness and diet regimen in the past few months. She says, “It is important to stay fit generally in life, but in showbiz, it becomes mandatory to have a toned body and achieve good fitness levels. It can get tough to go to the gym daily, especially when you are shooting 10-12 hours in a day, but it is important for actors. If you don't have a good diet plan and don’t exercise regularly, you will stop getting good acting offers. If you believe that working 10-12 hours will keep you fit, it does not work that way. After my marriage, I kept away from work for almost five years, but continued to teach dancing and managed to stay fit. After I started shooting for my show , I had to follow a strict ... » Learn More about Neha Marda: If you don’t stay fit in showbiz, you won’t get work

After repeated gaffe by Rahul Gandhi on no dedicated ministry to deal with the issues of fishermen, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Congress leader was on vacation when the National Democratic Alliance formed the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in 2019. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays obeisance at Maha Mrityunjay Temple near Puranigudam in Nagaon district of Assam, Thursday. Assam Chief Minister Sabananda Sonowal is also seen. Photograph: PTI Photo "Some days ago, Rahul Gandhi had asked why there is no fisheries department. I want to know from people whether they want a leader who doesn't know that Department of Fisheries has been in existence for two years (since 2019)," Shah said at a public rally ahead of assembly elections in the Union Territory Puducherry's Karaikal district. Questioning the capability of the Congress party to govern the Puducherry, he said, "Can the Congress party do the welfare of Puducherry?" ... » Learn More about Rahul was on vacation when fisheries ministry was formed: Amit Shah

You may be an MP or an MLA; when we go to Bengal, we go as cadre.' Rediff.com speaks to BJP leaders deputed to go to West Bengal on election duty. IMAGE: Rajya Sabha MP Rupa Ganguly -- who played Draupadi in B R Chopra's Mahabharat serial -- during the Bharatiya Janata Party's Poriborton Yatra at Bolpur in Birbhum district, West Bengal, February 13, 2021. Photograph: PTI Photo Bengalis of a certain vintage have grown up hearing the word 'cader' where the 'ca' pronounced as in the word 'cad'. The rest of the world would tell you, it's cadre. That was the time of the Left Front reign in West Bengal. The cadre entered your home insidiously. An LPG gas connection, admission to a school, a job at the government college. The cadre was a seemingly benign face demanding chaanda (donation) for the parar (local) library. Cadre also implied regimentation. A disciplined rank and file, young (generally in the age group 18 to 30), obeying rules and following orders, ... » Learn More about ‘Amit Shah

IMAGE: Kiara Advani and Varun Dhawan in Jug Jugg Jeeyo . Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram The shooting of Karan Johar's production Jugg Jug Jeeyo has been completed despite coming to a grinding halt after actors Neetu Singh and Varun Dhawan as well as Director Raj Mehta tested positive for COVID-19. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi is almost complete. The future of film shootings in Bollywood appears bleak. One hears that the government may re-impose a ban on film shootings. A government source informs Subhash K Jha , "It is felt that the decision to re-open cinemas and resume shooting was premature. We should have waited until next year when the COVID situation would have been clearer. Shooting at the moment is not safe." IMAGE: Rupali Ganguly in Anupamaa . Rupali Ganguly, who has been shooting for her popular serial Anupamaa around the clock, says, "Every day we are rushing against time to complete episodes. During ... » Learn More about Covid Spike: Will Bollywood shoots stop?

Policy pre-requisites for corporate earnings growth are being ignored T he fourth quarter of the last financial year, 2014-15, was an unmitigated disaster for Indian companies. Even after adjusting for extraordinary items, profits for the universe of the top 1,600 companies listed on the stock exchanges shrank by 19 per cent year on year. Profit growth for the blue chips on the Nifty was not very different; for the Sensex, the fall was around nine per cent. (All these numbers, and those that follow, exclude banks and financial companies, as is the convention. They are also marginally sensitive to exactly how you account for one-time write-offs, and so on.) Over the entire financial year, Sensex companies recorded no profit growth -- the first time that’s happened in a decade and half, if you exclude the crisis year of 2008-09. We’re in the middle of the season in which results are declared for the first quarter of this financial year, 2015-16, and the early news is not ... » Learn More about Indian economy recovering? But where and how