New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said….
Jammu, July 19 (IANS) A fresh batch of 2,617 pilgrims left Jammu on Thursday for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 81 vehicles for the…
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Bodies of two of the 19 missing fishermen were found in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday by rescuers, an official said. Efforts were on to fish out the two corpses,…
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) Incessant heavy downpour continued on Wednesday in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, taking the death toll in the state to 32, officials said. “A total of 4,020 people have been relocated to safer…
Ghaziabad, July 18 (IANS) A waterbody in Ghaziabad gave way to a banquet hall and its original size was substantially reduced by influential politicians who took over the area, a group of BJP leaders alleged…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) The death toll in Kerala in the heaviest rains in five years and floods has touched 16, with unabated rains badly affecting life in the central districts of Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday directed the Delhi pollution board to strictly implement the ban on Chinese ‘manjha’ (kite string) in the city during the upcoming festive season….
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Chairing Delhi’s first “Green Budget” review meeting on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the work of installing solar panels, promoting clean fuel and planting 30 lakh trees in…
New Delhi,, July 18 (IANS) City electricity distribution company (discom) BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL), supplying to central and east Delhi, on Wednesday said it has signed a power sale agreement with the Solar Energy…
London, July 18 (IANS) People who continue with their regular physical activities may have reduced risk of first and recurrent heart attack even in the areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, a new study…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) PETA India has called on e-commerce sites — OLX and Quikr — to end the sale of live animals, saying this kind of trade treats them as unfeeling commodities and…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) Unabated rains over the past few days have badly affected normal life in Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Idukki districts in Kerala. At least 14 people have died in the past 10…
Manila, July 18 (IANS) Normal life was hit in the Philippines as heavy rains induced by Tropical Storm Henry continued to pound the country on Wednesday. Residents in Manila were trying their best to stay…
London, July 18 (IANS) Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter — the “Meghalayan Age” — the onset of which was marked…
Guatemala, July 18 (IANS) The death toll in the Fuego volcano eruption has climbed to 121, after five more victims were identified, Guatemala’s National Coordination for Disaster Reduction said on Wednesday. The Civil Protection authority…
Yangon, July 18 (IANS) An earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, was felt in Myanmar’s Sagaing region on Wednesday, a Meteorology and Hydrology Department release said. No damages have been reported so far. The…
Dehradun, July 18 (IANS) The Yamunotri-leg of the annual Char Dhaam pilgrimage has been halted due to heavy rains that continue to batter many parts of Uttarakhand for the last three days, an official said…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha has become the face and voice of the Save the Elephants campaign by animal rights organisation PETA. An international organisation, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, with the…
London, July 18 (IANS) Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter — the “Meghalayan Age” — the onset of which was marked…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said….