New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) With six states, including Assam and Bihar, already reeling under floods, the government on Tuesday warned of moderate floods in 12 other states as the “extreme to very heavy rainfall”…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, severely affecting normal life and paralysing the lifelines –…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Veteran actor Dilip Kumar has expressed his concern and offered prayers for the people of Maharashtra as some cities of the state are under the spell of torrential rains which have…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) With some 200 Indian students of the University of Houston affected by floods in the wake of tropical storm Harvey, the Indian mission in the Texas city on Tuesday shared helpline…
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IANS) After a gap of two weeks, the first goods train chugged through the repaired flood-damaged portion of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Tuesday, rail officials here said. Passenger trains are…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience rainfall and thundershowers following the formation of a low-pressure area during the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday…
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Yet to recuperate from the impact of floods, the northern parts of West Bengal are likely to receive heavy rainfall from August 30, the Met Department said on Tuesday Five districts…
Ranchi, Aug 29 (IANS) A man fought with three bears on Tuesday and managed to save his sister’s life in Gumla district of Jharkhand. According to police, Budhuwa Binjhia, a resident of Pibo village in…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Expressing concern over the situation due to heavy rains in Mumbai and Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people of the state to “stay safe” and take all…
Panaji, Aug 29 (IANS) Seven women, including six minors, who had gone missing on Monday while trekking in the picturesque Chorla area in Western Ghats along the Karnataka-Goa border, were rescued by Karnataka Forest Department…
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Scientists have “re-discovered” the largest specimen of marine reptile Ichthyosaurus on record and found it was pregnant at the time of death. The new specimen is estimated to be between 3…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to find ways to dispose off the banned plastic bags it has seized. Following the NGT on August 10…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra government and civic authorities sounded high alert on Tuesday as torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day, severely…
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed the coastal districts of Karnataka leading to rivers and lakes overflowing, affecting daily life, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Tuesday. Coastal districts of Kodagu, Udupi and…
Dehradun, Aug 29 (IANS) The Badrinath highway in Uttarakhand was blocked on Tuesday following a landslide on the route to Lambagad. Pilgrims were safe but remained stranded, officials said. Work was already underway to remove…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day, severely affecting normal life and also paralysed local train and bus services in the…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that recovery from the catastrophic hurricane Harvey will be “long and slow” since it was “one of the largest disasters America has ever faced”, the media…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) The NASA’s Johnson Space Centre (JSC) in Houston, Texas, remained closed due to floods caused by the catastrophic hurricane Harvey, according to the space agency. But the Mission Control continued operations,…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The US-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Tuesday released a video of three endangered white-winged ducklings, taking their maiden flight in Cambodia. They were born to a bird that was…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The MeT has predicted light rains. “It…