Oppn will work together to defeat extremely corrupt BJP: Rahul after meeting Naidu

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November 1, 2018

New Delhi, Nov 1: Opposition parties would work together to defeat the extremely corrupt BJP, said Congress president Rahul Gandhi on November 1 in the presence of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

The parties would work to ensure an end to the ''attack on democratic institutions'', Mr. Gandhi said after a meeting with Mr. Naidu, who is trying to unite Opposition parties to take on the BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Mr. Gandhi said Opposition parties would work together on most important issues, including unemployment and ''corruption'' in the Rafale fighter jet deal.

“It is very clear that corruption is taking place. Institutions that can investigate are being attacked... A proper inquiry on what all happened, where the money went and who did corruption... that is what I am pushing very aggressively. Nation wants to know this,” he said.

Mr. Naidu said he was in discussion with all political parties. “We will meet on a common platform and chalk out strategies.”

Responding to a question, he said, “You are interested in candidates, we are interested in the nation.”

Congress, TDP announce seat-sharing pact for Telangana

Mr. Naidu’s meeting with Mr. Gandhi comes as the Congress and TDP announced a seat-sharing agreement for the December 7 Assembly elections in Telangana.

As per the agreement, the Congress has decided to contest 95 seats and allotted 14 seats to the TDP and the remaining 10 to the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and the Communist Party of India. President of the Telangana unit of the Congress Uttam Kumar Reddy announced the decision in New Delhi on November 1. The Congress’ central election committee discussed the list of candidates sent by the party’s State unit.

Mr. Reddy said the candidates would be announced on November 8 or 9.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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