Zac Efron’s encounter with grizzly bear
Los Angeles, Oct 15 (IANS) Actor Zac Efron faced a grizzly bear while hiking in Montana with his younger brother Dylan. “Out of nowhere, (we were like) ‘Okay, that’s a bear. Everybody stop. And we…
Environment
Bees sting four children in Manipur, three die
Imphal, Oct 15 (IANS) Bees stung three children to death in Manipur’s Tamenglong district, police said on Sunday. Four children had gone to a mountain vegetable garden near Taju Keiphun village on Saturday. The eldest,…
California wildfires toll reaches 40
San Francisco, Oct 15 (IANS) The toll from massive wildfires raging across California has increased to 40 with thousands more ordered to evacuate from Santa Rosa city as a new blaze threatened the area, police…
Sunny morning in Delhi
New Delhi Oct 15 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.2 degrees Celsius. “There are no chances of rains and sky to remain clear…
Scientists design ‘camouflaging skin’ inspired by octopus
New York, Oct 15 (IANS) Scientists have found a way to develop a synthetic “camouflaging skin” inspired by studying and modelling the real thing in octopus and cuttlefish. For the octopus and cuttlefish, instantaneously changing…
RSS doesn’t fully agree to cracker ban in Delhi
Bhopal, Oct 14 (IANS) The RSS does not fully agree with the Supreme Court ban on sale of firecrackers in Delhi and National Capital Region this Diwali, a senior leader said on Saturday. “Rashtriya Swayamsevak…
No let-up in Bengaluru rain havoc, 5 more dead
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IANS) Five people, including two women, were killed and a dozen others injured since Friday as heavy monsoon rains continued to pound the city, wreaking havoc and flooding several localities, said a…
Maharashtra seeks Rs 7,180 cr central aid for irrigation projects
Mumbai/New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor C. V. Rao on Saturday sought a financial assistance of Rs 7,180 crore to complete various irrigation projects in 14 districts prone to farmers suicides. He urged the…
Delhi’s air quality worsens, to stay ‘very poor’ for 48 hours
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) With north-westerly winds blowing into Delhi from neighbouring states, air quality in the national capital worsened on Saturday and is set to remain ‘very poor’ over the next 48 hours….
Spike in respiratory patients due to air pollution in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) With the air quality of the national capital and adjoining cities consistently deteriorating, major city hospitals saw a spike in the patients complaining of respiratory issues. According to the medical…
Chill sets in Himachal hills
Shimla, Oct 14 (IANS) Winter chill has set in Himachal Pradesh with Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district registering a low of 4.3 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature in the state, a weather official said on Saturday….
Microsoft builds treehouse offices
Washington State, Oct 14 (IANS) To help its employees gain creativity, focus and happiness, Microsoft has built treehouse workspaces with embedded tech at its Redmond campus that will serve as meeting spaces and a more…
Shraddha takes stand for animals this Diwali
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Actress Shraddha Kapoor has taken a stand favouring the animals in the festive season of Diwali. Shraddha has a pet dog Shylo, and the actress has always expressed her concern for…
Sunny morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout the day,”…
Firecrackers ban: Traders diasspointed, furious about business setback
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) As the Supreme Court on Friday refused to modify its earlier order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the NCR, traders, who were hoping to of restart the…
Italy and allies to press US to rejoin climate pact
Rome, Oct 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy and allied countries will seek to put pressure on the US to rejoin the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement, Premier Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday. “Together with friends we will…
Air pollution intensifies in Delhi-NCR, warning of health risk
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Air pollution intensified in the National Capital and the adjoining cities on Friday, with forecasts warning further worsening of situation in the next 24 hours and warning the very young…
Delhi HC asks Punjab about preventive steps taken for crop burning
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Punjab government about the preventive steps it was taking after news reports that farmers in the state were threatening to burn crop…
Telangana to develop app on urban flooding
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IANS) With heavy rains frequently bringing this tech hub to a halt, the Telangana government with the help of technology firms is developing an application to address the problem of urban flooding,…
Mini marathon for clean air in Delhi on Sunday
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) As part of the ‘Clean Air’ campaign, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan will flag off a mini marathon from India Gate here on Sunday. “With the onset of winter, increased…