Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slammed rumour mongers on Saturday after it came to light that Friday’s reports of a Japanese merchant ship rescuing 60 Kerala fishermen caught in the deep seas,…
Pyongyang, Dec 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale on Saturday rocked North Korea’s Kilju county, close to the site where Pyongyang recently conducted a nuclear test. The tremor occurred at 7.45…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) The rescue operations jointly launched by the Indian Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard after Cyclone Ockhi hit the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, resumed on Saturday with 102…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) It was a misty and cold Saturday morning in the national capital as the minimum temperature dropped to 7.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average. “The sky will remain…
Srinagar, Dec 2 (IANS) Cold wave continued unabated in the valley as Leh town in Ladakh region witnessed the coldest night in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 8.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Neighbouring Kargil town…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) It was a misty and cold Saturday morning in the national capital as the minimum temperature dropped to 7.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average. “The sky will remain…
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) A group of contemporary artists, historians, writers and musicians from the UK and India would undertake a 11-day long journey down the river Hooghly from Murshidabad district to Kolkata from December…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Delhi government to identify the land to install sewage treatment plant (STPs) in Najafgarh area here. The STP at Dichaon Kalan…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Asking the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to clarify its stand on polluting coal-based thermal power plants, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked it to show them even…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) Two fishermen died while 214 others were safely evacuated in rescue operations jointly launched by the Indian Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard in the seas off here on Friday as…
Kanyakumari, Dec 1 (IANS) Heavy rains battered Tamil Nadu’s southern districts on Thursday night and early Friday morning, killing nine people in the last two days and throwing life out of gear in several places….
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the central government on a plea seeking a country-wide ban on possession, sale and bursting of firecrackers, including burning of stubble…
Warsaw, Dec 1 (IANS) Power cuts caused by heavy snowfall in parts of Poland have left some 300,000 homes without electricity, authorities said on Friday. A government spokesperson has assured affected residents that the majority…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) When it comes to tweeting, former US President Barack Obama has some advice for all, including the current President Donald Trump — think hard before you tweet and don’t just…
Kanyakumari, Dec 1 (IANS) Heavy rains battered southern districts of Tamil Nadu and state capital Chennai on Thursday night and early Friday morning, forcing the authorities to order the closure of schools and colleges. Life…
Bengaluru, Dec 1 (IANS) Light to moderate rains were received in the city and across Karnataka on Friday due to cyclone Ockhi which has induced heavy rains in neighbouring Kerala and Tamil Nadu states, the…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Singer Monali Thakur is part of global music video “On Top of The World” that is aimed at creating awareness about clean energy solutions. The singer has joined hands with…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking a country-wide ban on the manufacture, sale and bursting of firecrackers, including burning of stubble by agriculturists. A bench…
By S.N. Tripathi An apple a day keeps the doctor away is passe. Yet, it applies so well to the health of our environment, especially the atmosphere. We keep our body healthy so that it…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) The Indian Navy and Coast Guard have rescued 33 fishermen and have located another 70 following the bad weather conditions that hit Kerala and Tamil Nadu coasts a day ago, a…