Pyongyang, Sep 11 (IANS) North Korea called on its people to engage in a rehabilitation campaign in the wake of heavy flooding, media reported on Sunday. The ruling Workers’ Party of Korea has made it…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout…
Dodoma, Sep 11 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and over 200 others injured on Saturday in an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Tanzania, police said. The earthquake jolted regions…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) At a time the Odisha government rejected Andhra Pradesh’s request to conduct a public hearing on the Polavaram project, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the Supreme…
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Claiming that holding of ISL matches under floodlights at the Rabindra Sarobar stadium could cause ecological hazard, a petitioner has moved the National Green Tribunal pleading that the games should not…
Dodoma, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 10 people were reportedly killed and 129 injured after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit northwest Tanzania. The quake was recorded at a depth of 10…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 10 (IANS) Acting on a complaint from a whistle-blower about the plan of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) to transport and kill 84 cattle which tested positive for deadly brucellosis disease…
Bengaluru, Sep 10 (IANS) Karnataka on Saturday filed a special petition in the Supreme Court seeking it modify its order on releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu in view of the distress situation, a…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The national capital experienced a sunny day on Saturday with the maximum temperature at 35.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. Sunday is expected…
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Claiming that holding of ISL matches under floodlights at the Rabindra Sarobar stadium could cause ecological hazard, a petitioner has moved the National Green Tribunal pleading that the games should not…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit off Jhajjar in Haryana on Saturday, the India Meteorological department (IMD) said. The quake occurred at 8.57 p.m. with a depth…
By G.B.S..N.P. Varma A virulent version of the Zika virus that has swept the globe is headed for India, where an older, more benign strain is likely to be quietly residing within some Indians, possibly…
Siliguri, Sep 10 (IANS) Two elephants were electrocuted when they struck a high tension wire in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Saturday, forest officials said. The incident occurred when about 30 elephants entered the Kiranchandra…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, normal for season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout the…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Ahead of a major environment summit to be held next month, the Embassy of France and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on Friday discussed ways to achieve sustainable methods…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Delhi on Friday experienced another humid day with the maximum temperature settling at 35.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. There is no possibility…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri on Friday asked the central government to lift the ban on export of Rhesus monkeys to help the state in getting rid of…
Jammu, Sep 9 (IANS) A woman was attacked and killed by a leopard in Reasi district of Jammu region on Friday, authorities said. Aziza Begum, 55, belonging to Badder village in Reasi district, was attacked…
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said he wants the Indian Coast Guard to extend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission to the seas. Speaking during a commissioning ceremony…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) The key challenge in today’s context is to use digitalisation to link system deliverables to provide integrated solutions to issues of rapid urbanisation, sustainable transportation, water and energy supply and stronger…