Tokyo, July 10 (IANS) The death toll from devastating floods resulting from torrential rains that pounded Japan has increased to 122, with 27 others reported missing, authorities said on Tuesday. The rains that started on…
Shimla, July 10 (IANS) Authorities in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday advised locals and tourists not to travel towards the higher reaches as there were chances of heavy rainfall across the state in the next three…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) After a young woman was killed on Monday in a bison attack, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane demanded the tranquilisation and relocation of a herd of Indian bison or ‘gaur’ in…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Petroleum Ministry for not complying with its order, asking whether it considers itself to be “God” or a “super government”, and also imposing…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) After a dry spell for some days, the national capital is likely to receive good rainfall from July 11 for three days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. “Delhi…
Bangkok, July 9 (IANS) Four more boys were rescued on Monday by divers from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, where 12 of them and their soccer coach have been trapped for more than two…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter Mumbai, its surroundings and large parts of Maharashtra for the third consecutive day on Monday, hitting normal life and disrupting rail and road traffic, an official…
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Extremely heavy rainfall measuring up to 28 cm in certain parts returned to lash coastal and south Karnataka districts, disrupting normal life after a brief lull last week, the weather office…
Tokyo, July 9 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday cancelled his trip to Europe and the Middle East to attend to the search and rescue operations underway in the country pummeled by torrential…
By Neha Jain Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS/Mongabay) As more and more elephant habitats are falling under the ever-growing influence of humans, elephants are often coming into contact with people, whether they are passing through human-inhabited…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday demanded tranquilisation and relocation of a herd of bisons which gored two women to death in Sattari sub-district in the past two months. “It…
Tokyo, July 9 (IANS) The death toll from devastating floods resulting from torrential rains pounding Japan has increased to 104, with 56 others reported missing, authorities said on Monday. The rains since July 5, especially…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to batter Mumbai, its surroundings and large parts of Maharashtra for the third consecutive day, hitting normal life, disrupting rail and road traffic here on Monday, an official…
New Delhi July 9 (IANS) It was a cloudy sky in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Tokyo, July 9 (IANS) The death toll from the devastating floods after record rains pounded Japan has increased to 85, with two million others forced to evacuate from their homes, authorities said on Monday. At…
Jerusalem, July 9 (IANS) Regular citizens and NGOs will have the right to sue polluting companies in civil courts, according to a new bill proposal approved by the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation. The Israeli…
Tokyo, July 8 (IANS) Rescue and search operations continued in Japan on Sunday to locate over 40 people who were reported missing after floods and landslides caused by torrential rains hit the country which have…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) It was a clear and sunny morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “The sky…
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The Telangana government will spend Rs 55,000 crore on development programmes in Hyderabad and other cities and towns in the state over next three years, announced Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) One person was killed and normal life disrupted in many areas on Saturday as, for the second time this week, torrential rains lashed the Mumbai suburbs, and adjoining districts of Thane,…