New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday directed his Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot to visit the people affected by the flood waters of the Yamuna river and ensure arrangements for…
Jakarta, July 30 (IANS) More than 200 hikers are trapped on a mountain on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides which cut off escape routes. They are from France,…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) It was a cloudy Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average, said the Met office. “The…
Yangon, July 30 (IANS) Twenty three bodies have been recovered from a site where 27 people went missing last week after a landslide hit Myanmar’s Kachin state, media reports said on Monday. Search continues for…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Essel Infraprojects (EIL) said on Sunday that it is planning to invest Rs 1,750 crore in phased manner to set up electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping infrastructure in…
New July 29 (IANS) The old Yamuna Bridge, connecting north Delhi to east Delhi, has been shut as the water level of the Yamuna river here rose beyond the danger limit on Sunday. “The order…
Ghaziabad, July 29 (IANS) In the wake of flooding of roads and parking lots, road cave-ins and wall collapse threatening buildings, Ghaziabad authorities has cracked the whip on constructions done in violation of rules and…
Bangkok, July 29 (IANS) An elusive crocodile, spotted in several popular beaches in southern Thailand’s Phuket, was caught on Sunday after 11 days of search. The Phuket government said the female reptile, 2.5 meters in…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) As the Yamuna river continued to flow above the danger mark in Delhi on Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took stock of the ongoing evacuation in low-lying areas. Over…
Patna, July 29 (IANS) A large of part of a road in Patna caved in on Sunday following heavy rains that pounded the state capital round the clock, officials said. The Bailey road, considered the…
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Undeterred by the scorching heat, an eager crowd outside the guardrail encircling the leafy elephant enclosure cranes their necks, hoping to snap photos at the Zhengzhou Zoo in China’s Henan province….
By Kushagra Dixit Mukki (Madhya Pradesh), July 29 (IANS) Mukki zone in the famous Kanha National Park had been known throughout its recorded history to have been ruled by tigresses, rather than tigers. True to…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said festivals like Ganesh Utsav are a great unifier and should be celebrated with enthusiasm, but in an “eco-friendly” way. “Celebrate Ganesh Utsav with…
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday called an emergency meeting at his residence here to take stock of the situation arising from floods in villages around Yamunanagar town following…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Over 1,000 families have been evacuated from the low-lying areas near the Yamuna till Sunday morning as the river continued flowing above the danger mark in Delhi. The level of…
By Sahana Ghosh Manipur, July 29 (IANS/Mongabay) The states iconic Loktak Lake and its floating islands (phumdis), the last natural refuge of the critically endangered Sangai deer, are losing ground to mushrooming agricultural practices and…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A thick blanket of clouds covered Delhi skies on Sunday morning and a weather man here predicted it to be generally a humid day with chances of light rainfall at…
Washington, July 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump declared on Saturday a state of emergency in California and ordered the federal government to provide additional assistance due to the wildfires that since July 23 have…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) As the Yamuna river water hit danger mark, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday held a review meeting with officials concerned on the preparedness to tackle flood-like situation in low-lying…
Hyderabad, July 28 (IANS) Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman on Saturday accepted the green challenge to plant saplings under Haritha Haram, the massive plantation programme of Telangana government. In separate tweets, they acceped…