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Himachal: 20-Million-Year-Old fossilised Palm Leaf discovered near Kasauli Club

Kasauli, June 13 (UNI) In a spectacular breakthrough that bridges centuries of geological research, a 20-million-year-old fossilised palm leaf has been discovered near the historic Kasauli Club by celebrated geologist Ritesh Arya.
The fossil, unearthed during a field workshop on June 11, is being hailed as one of the most significant paleobotanical finds in the region, breathing new life into forgotten fossil records and reshaping the geological understanding of the Kasauli hills.
The discovery came on the third day of a scientific field workshop organised by the Association of Petroleum Geologists (APG), Dehradun. A team of 14 geologists from ONGC and Cairn, led by Dr. Arya and Jagmohan Singh, was exploring the stratigraphic layers of the Kasauli, Dagshai, Subathu, Simla, Krol, and Shiwalik formations.

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Vatsala, Madhya Pradesh's oldest elephant, dies at 100

09 Jul 2025 | 6:20 PM

Bhopal, July 9 (UNI) Vatsala, the oldest elephant in Madhya Pradesh and unofficially considered to be the world's oldest elephant too, died at the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) of the state. Unofficially, she was considered to be more than 100 years old
The cow was a legend and pride of the PTR.

Himachal: 20-Million-Year-Old fossilised Palm Leaf discovered near Kasauli Club

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Vatsala, Madhya Pradesh's oldest elephant, dies at 100

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying wreath at the national war memorial ‘Heroes’ Acre’ in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-51F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying wreath at the national war memorial ‘Heroes’ Acre’ in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-50F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying wreath at the national war memorial ‘Heroes’ Acre’ in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-49F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying wreath at the national war memorial ‘Heroes’ Acre’ in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-48F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah witnessing the Signing and Exchange of MoUs between India and Namibia at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-47F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah witnessing the Signing and Exchange of MoUs between India and Namibia at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-46F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah witnessing the Signing and Exchange of MoUs between India and Namibia at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-45F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving the Namibia’s highest honour – ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ by the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-44F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving the Namibia’s highest honour – ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ by the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-43F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving the Namibia’s highest honour – ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ by the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-42F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving the Namibia’s highest honour – ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ by the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-41F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving the Namibia’s highest honour – ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ by the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-40F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses after remarks on conferred the Namibia’s highest honour – ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-39F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):-Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses after remarks on conferred the Namibia’s highest honour – ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ at Windhoek, in Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-38F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):- Prime Minister Narendra Modi writing his remarks in the visitor book in presence of the President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the State House in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-37F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the State House in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-36F

WINDHOEK, JULY 9 (UNI):- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the State House in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday. UNI PHOTO-35F

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM JULY 09 (UNI) Leftist trade unions march towards Kerala Raj bhavan as part of the 24 Hour Nationwide strike on Wednesday-UNI PHOTO-97U

HYDERABAD JULY 9 (UNI) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Finance & Planning, Energy, Batti Vikramarka Mallu, and others during the CII Telangana organized the 7th edition of the CFO Conclave 2025 in Hyderabad on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-96U

HYDERABAD JULY 9 (UNI) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Finance & Planning, Energy, Batti Vikramarka Mallu, addressing CII Telangana organized the 7th edition of the CFO Conclave 2025 in Hyderabad on Wednesday UNI PHOTO-95U