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Watch: Adorable baby elephant overriding own trunk wins over internet

Elephants are considered one of the most adorable creatures around. Nowadays, we come across several cute activities of elephants thanks to social media. Those instances are certainly enough to bring smiles to your face after a long tiring day. Now, a baby elephant has been taking over the internet with its sweet deed. A recent viral video shows a calf stepping on its own trunk while strolling in mud. The clip was shared by an Instagram page named today years old on Friday. The video was originally recorded by Reagan Anthony during her trip to Kenya. Watch the video here:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Today Years Old (@todayyearsold) In the Instagram reel, a little elephant can be spotted moving around playfully inside a forest. After drinking some water from a local curator, the calf started to approach a few visitors standing there to watch elephants. But, in its most hilarious move, the little animal accidentally tripped

Viral video: RPF constable saves minor girl from major accident at Kerala railway station

Railway Protection Force has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the security of railway property, station area, and also of passengers. They efficiently work around the clock to provide a safe, secure, and comfortable travel experience to commuters across India. Thus, tasked with one of the most challenging tasks throughout the day, RPF officers also need to be vigilant of any kind of accidents that can happen on the platform or on the tracks. With their alert and quick action, officers have managed to save the lives of several people in the past. One such incident has recently come to light where an RPF head constable in a swift action saved a minor girl from going under the wheels of a moving train. The incident took place in Kerala’s Tirur railway station where a minor girl was trying to board a moving train. Things went wrong when the train picked up speed due to which the girl slipped and fell on the platform. However, the RPF officer who was present at the spot cam

Viral video: RPF constable saves minor girl from major accident at Kerala railway station

Railway Protection Force has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the security of railway property, station area, and also of passengers. They efficiently work around the clock to provide a safe, secure, and comfortable travel experience to commuters across India. Thus, tasked with one of the most challenging tasks throughout the day, RPF officers also need to be vigilant of any kind of accidents that can happen on the platform or on the tracks. With their alert and quick action, officers have managed to save the lives of several people in the past. One such incident has recently come to light where an RPF head constable in a swift action saved a minor girl from going under the wheels of a moving train. The incident took place in Kerala’s Tirur railway station where a minor girl was trying to board a moving train. Things went wrong when the train picked up speed due to which the girl slipped and fell on the platform. However, the RPF officer who was present at the spot cam

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: 55.65 per cent voting till 3 pm

16:57 (IST) Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 LIVE   98.08% voter turnout recorded in in the world's highest polling station booth 51 out of 52 voters voted in the world's highest polling station booth in Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh. 98.08% voter turnout has been recorded. #HimachalPradeshElections — ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2022 16:45 (IST) Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 LIVE   55.65 per cent voting till 3 pm Himachal Pradesh, where the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are locked in an aggressive fight, recorded a voter turnout of 55.65 per cent till 3 pm on Saturday, the Election Commission said. Voting began at 8 am on a slow note but picked up as the day progressed and the sun warmed the winter chill. The assembly election is a crucial test for the BJP which is hoping to beat precedent and return to power while the Congress has urged voters to go by tradition of voting out the incumbent. Only around five per cent polling was recorded in th

Viral video: India's first standing wheelchair is all about simplicity and innovation

Today, we stand in the generation of innovation that is going hand in hand with technology. India is a population with several needs and an abundance of scientific and technical talent. With that said, there are innovations in several fields including medical science and these prove to be quite efficient for people. Here, we will talk about India’s first indigenously designed standing wheelchair, which was launched back in 2019 at IIT Madras. The equipment helps a person with a disability to stand independently on his own and further carry out his daily tasks with ease. A video of the same has now also gone viral on social media. Shared by a user named Tansu Yegen, the video shows the simple functions of the wheelchair which can help concerned people to move independently without any help. As the video opens, it shows how the wheelchair works and further enables a person to stand up as and when required. It further states that the wheelchair named ‘Arise’ was made in collaboration be

Kerala Lottery 2022: Karunya KR 575 result to be declared at 3 pm, first prize Rs 80 lakh

The Kerala Lottery Department will announce the results of the Karunya KR 575 lottery draw at 3 pm today, 12 November. Ticket holders will be able to check the lottery results by visiting the official web portal of the lottery department. The detailed results will be announced from 4 pm onwards on the website. The Karunya KR 575 lottery draw will be held at Gorky Bhavan near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. In order to make it easy for the ticket holders, the Karunya KR 575 lottery results will also be published in the Kerala Government Gazette. The winner of the first prize will get an amount of Rs 80 lakh, while the second and third prize winners will be getting an amount of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively. It should be noted that a 30 percent of lottery tax will be applied along with an agent lottery tax commission of 10 percent on the KR-575 prize amount won. What are the steps to check the Karunya KR 575 lottery results? Step 1: Go to the official web portal at keral

As Himachal votes today, remembering India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi

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Himachal Pradesh is all set to vote and while a total number of 55, 92, 828 electors will decide the political fate of leaders from different parties, one voter will be dearly missed. That man is none other than Shyam Saran Negi, independent India’s first voter. Negi passed away on 5 November this year at the age of 106. He died of natural causes at his home in Kinnaur district’s Kalpa. Also read: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 LIVE: 17.98% voter turnout recorded in Himachal Pradesh elections till 11 am Negi, who is known for not skipping a single election – be it general or state, voted till his last breath as he exercised his franchise days before the state elections (12 November) where he cast his vote through a postal ballot instead of attending a polling booth owing to ill health. The first voter of Independent India,Shyam Saran Negi (106) who hails from the tribal district of Kinnaur in #HimachalPradesh exercised his right to franchise for the 34th time! He voted

Watch: Zomato delivery agent dances in middle of road to make reel

Nowadays, videos of Zomato delivery executives have started going viral, thanks to their interesting and hilarious activities during working hours. Notably, they have become a saviour for many as Zomato delivery boys work almost round the clock to deliver our food after ordering from restaurants online. With that said, another video of a Zomato delivery person has now gone viral where he can be seen dancing in the middle of the road for making an Instagram reel. Shared on Twitter by a user named Mask, the video has invoked mixed reactions from people. The 39-second video shows the delivery agent parking his scooter beside the road while further walking to the middle of the road and breaking into a dance. Showing some good and fast dance moves, the man perfectly matches his steps with the music. Taking a jibe at the video, the user in his caption noted that while people think that their delivery is late due to traffic, the actual reason is something else. Watch the video: Me : deli

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 LIVE: BJP eyes history, Congress tradition in high-stakes poll

07:55 (IST) Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 LIVE   Nearly 30,000 security personnel deployed to ensure free, fair polls As many as 67 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) comprising 6,700 personnel and 15 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) companies have been depoyed for holding free and fair Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh. Besides this, 50,000 government employees have been put on poll duty. As many as 25,000 police officers are also stationed across the state. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 LIVE: The day for the electorate to decide the political fate of the leaders across parties in Himachal Pradesh has arrived with the polling for the assembly elections is all set to begin at 8 am on Saturday. The high-voltage political campaigns came to an end on 10 November, setting up the stage for the voters to cast their vote to elect the new government. The voting will go on till 5 pm today. The votes will be counted on 8 December. Voting is all set

'Behave like a PM': Shehbaz Sharif lampooned for mocking India's T20 World Cup loss

New Delhi : Taking a dig at India’s 10-wicket defeat in the T20 World Cup Semi-final match against England, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday wrote on Twitter that the final match on Sunday is now between “152/0 vs 170/0,” apparently referring to India’s 10-wicket loss against Pakistan last year. “So, this Sunday, it’s: 152/0 vs 170/0,” Sharif tweeted after India’s loss. However, Sharif’s trolling drew massive flak from Twitter users who lashed out at him for his “childish remarks”. “Trolling badhiya kar lete ho Shehbaz Sharif. Lekin awaam trolling ke liye vote nahi deti. Apna dhyaan mulk ki behtari par lagao. Ye chidhane aur taunt maarne ka kaam aam logo par chhod do. Prime Minister ki tarah behave karo yaar,” on user wrote. “Still your 93,000/0 record is better,” another one added while reminding Sharif of the 1971 war. Tehseen Poonawalla wrote, “So this Sunday it’s: GDP rank 42nd vs GDP rank 6th (nominal, 2022). And we the world’s 5th largest economy that overtoo

COP27: What is the Mangrove Alliance for Climate that India has joined?

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India is leading from the front when it comes to climate action. At the United Nations climate summit – the 27th Session of Conference of Parties ( COP27 ) – held at the Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, the delegation led by Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav is hitting headlines for all the correct reasons. On Tuesday, India was among the first countries to join the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC), keeping its promise to increase carbon sink. Attending the MAC launch on the sidelines of the summit, Yadav said that to “sustain the blue economy, it is imperative to ensure the sustainability of coastal habitats, particularly mangroves for tropical nations, at the local, regional, and international levels”. Addressed the Mangrove Alliance for Climate Launch on the sidelines of COP27. Stated that to sustain the blue economy, it is imperative to ensure sustainability of coastal habitats, particularly mangroves for tropical nations, at the local, regional, and international levels.