Jakarta, Aug 8 (IANS) The death toll from Sunday’s devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok climbed to 347 on Wednesday as rescuers continued searching through the rubble, still hoping to find survivors, the…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the government for advising the court to show “restraint” while making adverse remarks against governance. The apex court said that it was at…
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) A series of loud explosions followed by a massive fire were reported at a refinery of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) at Chembur in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai. At…
By Madhur Singh Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IndiaSpend/IANS) With less than four years left to meet its target of installing 40,000 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar power capacity by 2022, India has installed just about 2,538…
Jakarta, Aug 8 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Wednesday raised to 131 the death toll in the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that shook the island of Lombok, where thousands still await food, water and shelter. The spokesperson for…
By Manju Menon, Ashutosh Dikshit, Rajeev Suri, Kanchi Kohli The new “redevelopment” projects for Delhi sanctioned by the central government threaten to test the ecological limits of the city. The projects propose to increase the…
Mathura, Aug 8 (IANS) Ahead of the Naag Panchmi festival next week, Forest Department officials have seized 21 snakes from snake charmers in the Sri Krishna Janam Bhoomi area here in the past two days….
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Ahead of World Elephant Day August 12, actress Richa Chadha has urged People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to ask India’s railway ministry to implement safety measures to prevent…
Shimla, Aug 8 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday temporarily halted the Kinner Kailash pilgrimage, dedicated to Lord Shiva’s 79-foot vertical rock Shiva Lingam. “The yatra has been stopped indefinitely due to continuous heavy…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning here on Wednesday with scattered showers at a few places. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, according to the…
Gandhinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) Even as the monsoons are half way through the season, the Gujarat government on Tuesday expressed its worries about the deficient rains which have left the state water-starved and feared that…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A three-day expo, showcasing India’s latest technologies in the water and waste water management sector, will be held here from August 23. The 15th edition of ‘Everything About Water Expo…
Tanjung (Indonesia), Aug 7 (IANS) The death toll in the 6.9 magnitude Indonesia earthquake climbed to 105 on Tuesday while rescue teams continued to search for survivors under the rubble. The earthquake shook Lombok Island…
By Mayank Aggarwal New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS/Mongabay) Will environmental issues finally bask in the electoral limelight? If events across some of the major Indian cities in the past few years are to go by,…
Shimla, Aug 7 (IANS) Heavy rains continued in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with hundreds stranded across the state due to landslides and snapped road links. The government has ordered closure of all primary and senior…
Ranchi, Aug 7 (IANS) Three elephants were killed after being hit by a train in an area bordering Jharkhand and West Bengal on Tuesday, a railway official said. The elephants were crossing the rail tracks…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) A day-long transport strike and incessant rains paralysed normal life in several parts of Odisha on Tuesday. Passengers and commuters suffered inconvenience due to the strike called by the All India…
Seoul, Aug 7 (IANS) The South Korean government announced on Tuesday that it will reduce household electricity bills to help families bear the burden of increased power usage as the result of an unprecedented heatwave….
Kozhikode (Kerala) Aug 7 (IANS) As part of efforts to make Indian airports disaster-ready and become national trainers, 14 airport operations experts from across the country have gathered in the city to learn and also…
San Francisco, Aug 7 (IANS) Catastrophic wildfires continue to ravage California, as one blaze nearly doubled in size over the last three days, making it the largest in the US state’s history, according to authorities….