Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Heavy rains battered Chennai again on Friday evening just as life began to limp to normalcy amid persisting power cuts and food shortages here and three other Tamil Nadu districts where…
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) After one-and-a-half days, rains started to lash Chennai again on Friday evening, causing more worry to residents already suffering from torrential rains and floods. Rains abated on Thursday and the early…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In a bid to curb rising pollution, the Delhi government on Friday decided that odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the capital from January 1,…
Chennai: Navy personnel rescue people from submerged houses in Chennai on Dec.3, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra government announced on on Friday it has despatched two buses to evacuate 150 IIT…
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) Calling India a “strong partner”, the US has said that it stands ready “to assist the people of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as well as the Government of India as they face…
Chennai: People move out from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Life is limping back to normalcy in a few parts of Chennai…
Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, during his visit to flood affected areas in Tamil Nadu on Dec 3, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu…
Chennai: People move out from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Some 1.64 lakh people have been housed in 460 relief camps in…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The world’s richest 10 percent of the people are responsible for around 50 percent of global carbon emissions, said a study by Oxfam. The report, titled ‘Extreme Carbon Inequality: Why…
Chennai: Relief personnel rescue people from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Medicines, food and potable water were majorly in short supply as…
Chennai: People move out from water logged areas after fresh rain lashes Chennai on Dec 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Normal life has been severely impacted in the flood-hit Chennai, but residents…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The heaviest rains in Tamil Nadu in over a century and floods have claimed 269 lives, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, describing the situation as “alarming”. Chennai: People…
New Delhi/Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) All international and domestic flights to and from Chennai have been cancelled and the Chennai International Airport at Meenambakkam has been shut till 12 noon on December 6, the civil…
Chennai: Rains lash Chennai on Dec 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Leading actors of Telugu cinema on Wednesday announced contribution for relief in flood-affected Tamil Nadu with Junior NTR pledging an aid…
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav arrives at the secretariat in Patna on Nov 21, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Dec 2 (IANS) Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav on Wednesday announced that he will…
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) The financial losses from the torrential rains and floods in Tamil Nadu may exceed Rs.15,000 crore, industry lobby body Assocham said on Wednesday. “The financial loss due to record-breaking rainfall in…
Chennai: Rains lash Chennai on Dec 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Steady and continuous rains throughout the night kept people in Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai awake due to concerns over the rising…
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) After some days of respite, a torrential downpour, termed the heaviest in over 100 years, on Tuesday crippled life here, flooding numerous roads, neighbourhoods, train tracks and airport runways and crippling…
Kochi, Nov 23 (IANS) Despite significant advances in the meteorological field, hundreds of fishermen in Kerala still have a thing or two to tell scientists. They rely on their traditional wisdom on weather and sea…
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Tamil Nadu will need Rs.8,481 crore towards flood relief and an immediate release of Rs.2,000 crore. According to her,…