An unidentified man was mauled to death on Sunday afternoon in the Lion Safari of the Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab's Mohali district, around 20 km from Chandigarh.


Man mauled to death inside Punjab zoo


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Four minor earthquakes within seven hours hit the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat on Sunday but there were no reports of casualties or damages.


4.1 magnitude quake jolts Gujarat


The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) organised a cycle rally here on Sunday to promote the eco-friendly mode of transport among citizens.


ONGC organises cycle rally in Tripura


Actors Ajay Devgan and Kajol on Saturday urged people to segregate plastic from daily garbage in a way that it can be utilised to make a recycled product.


Ajay, Kajol support initiative to turn plastic 'fantastic'


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday once again wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Special Category Status (SCS) for the coastal state.


Naveen writes to Modi for special status to Odisha


The Supreme Court on Friday told the Arvind Kejriwal government that it could not shirk its statutory responsibility of contributing its share of funds to Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project linking Delhi with Meerut.


Delhi government can't shirk its responsibility of contributing to RRTS: SC


Actress Rashami Desai, who will be seen creating awareness about cleanliness in the new sitcom "Chalo Saaf Karein", says imparting the social message through comedy was challenging for her.


Challenging to do comedy show on Swachh Bharat, says Rashami


Four dead bodies were recovered from the debris of an avalanche that hit Leh district of Ladakh trapping 10 people on Friday, police said.


Leh avalanche: 4 bodies recovered


At least 10 trains were delayed and several flights diverted due to a dense fog cover over the national capital causing  visibility to remain at zero for a few hours on Friday morning.


Trains, flights hit as visibility drops in Delhi


Ten people were trapped under snow after an avalanche hit Leh district of Ladakh on Friday, police sources said.


Leh avalanche: 10 trapped under snow


The Volkswagen group on Thursday said it will pay Rs 100-crore penalty slapped by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for "violating vehicular emission norms" despite the company challenging the decision before the Supreme Court.


Volkswagen to pay NGT-slapped Rs 100-cr fine


An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a crocodile in Sulawesi after she fell into its enclosure, officials said.


Indonesian woman mauled to death by crocodile


An elephant was shot dead by the suspected poacher and took away the tusk in Jharkhand's Palamau district.


Elephants killed, tusk missing in Jharkhand


Flight operations at the Srinagar international airport were halted on Wednesday following poor visibility and continued snowfall in the valley, an airport official said.


Snow halts flights at Srinagar airport


Around 2,500 lightning strikes have ignited dozens of fires across Australia's island state of Tasmania, adding to a number of dangerous blazes, authorities said.


Thousands of lightning strikes spark wildfires in Australia


A four-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday penalised German auto giant Volkswagen Rs 171.34 crore for causing air pollution in Delhi due to excess nitrogen oxide emissions.


Volkswagen fined Rs 171 cr by NGT panel


The West Bengal CID on Tuesday recovered at least 689 endangered Indian soft-shell river turtles and arrested four persons in this connection, an official said.


689 endangered soft-shell turtles recovered in Bengal


The two women seen in a video beating puppies to death near the hostel building of a medical college in Kolkata have been identified as nursing students, the head of the probe committee said on Tuesday.


Two nursing students identified for killing puppies


A new study has revealed that melting of the ice and snow from the entire continent of Antarctica has accelerated by 280 per cent in the last four decades.


Antarctica melting away at alarming rate: Study


Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has lent support to an initiative aimed at increasing greenery in Mumbai.


Nawazuddin lends support to environmental programme


In view of life-threatening thunderstorms and lightning during the pre-monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to implement an end-to-end prediction system for predicting thunderstorms or lightning by April 2019.

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