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Topic: Snake

IIT-Roorkee’s historic find: Kutch fossil shows 50 ft Vasuki Indicus may have been largest ever snake

Findings published in Scientific Reports suggest Vasuki Indicus, which attacked its prey anaconda-style, originated in Indian subcontinent & spread to Europe, Africa 50 mn yrs ago.

Big Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav arrested by Noida Police in ‘snake venom case’

Yadav and five accomplices were booked in Noida under the Wildlife Act for allegedly arranging snake venom at a rave party in Noida Sector 51 last year.

Noida police question Elvish Yadav on suspected use of snake venom

Yadav was among the six named in an FIR lodged under provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. Venom glands were found missing from all nine snakes rescued from the accused.

Temperatures like today — what lizard & python fossil in Himachal tell us about 9.1 mn year ago

Findings from Haritalyangar region also important because lizard genus whose fossil was found, Varanus, reveal past biodiversity here, since varanids have a limited fossil record in Asia.

Before Apple & Android’s world domination, the unbreakable Nokia was the mobile phone to have

Whether it's the 3310/3330 model first released in 2000 or the 6110 model from the ‘90s, Nokia phones have always been synonymous with sturdiness and durability. And they had games too.

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Bondi Beach attack holds lessons for India too — soft targets remain terror’s first choice

India’s counter-terror focus must go beyond organised modules to include individual radicalisation, mental health-linked violence, and spontaneous attacks in public spaces.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.