Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) British singer Adele kick-started the 59th annual Grammy Awards by performing her hit track “Hello”. Adele, who is nominated in categories like “Record Of The Year”, “Album Of The Year”…
London, Feb 13 (IANS) A radical scheme to drive the most polluting diesel-engine vehicles off the streets of London was proposed on Sunday by mayor Sadiq Khan. The British capital’s mayor has called on the…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) In view of recurring crises like the recent Cauvery water-related dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, a local think tank formed by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has called on…
By Azera Parveen Rahman Majuli (Assam), Feb 12 (IANS) It’s the world’s biggest river island and the first such in India to be declared a district. Now plans are afoot to declare it the country’s…
London, Feb 12 (IANS) Hundreds of cyclists converged on London’s famous Trafalgar Square to protest over road safety and air pollution. The protest on Saturday was organised by the campaign group ‘Stop Killing Cyclists’ a…
Shillong, Feb 12 (IANS) A mild earthquake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, rocked Meghalaya and its neighbouring states on Sunday, an official said. The tremor was felt at 9.35 a.m with its epicentre located…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. The sunshine improved the visibility…
Wellington, Feb 12 (IANS) More than 200 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand have refloated themselves and have returned to the sea, the media reported on Sunday. Volunteers are using two boats…
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) An endangered Chinese white dolphin died on Friday night, 10 days after mistakenly swimming up a freshwater river in China’s Guangdong province, the media reported. Wildlife experts attempting to rescue the…
By Sahana Ghosh Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) Dancing like a peacock in the rain, leading Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj held audiences here spellbound with his new composition. Soon after, confessing his ardent…
Beijing , Feb 11 (IANS) China will spend 50 billion yuan (about $7.3 billion) on building methane projects in rural areas as the government seeks to increase the use of clean energy. According to a…
Wellington, Feb 11 (IANS) Hundreds of volunteers have helped rescue some 100 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach close to Nelson, on New Zealand’s South Island, according to authorities on Saturday. The rescued…
By Preeti Harit Development brings better facilities, improved lifestyles and economic growth. It also brings us crowding cities, noise and pollution. Villages turn into towns and towns into cities and cities can’t stop expanding. The…
Kathmandu, Feb 11 (IANS) Nepal has recorded a new species of bird from upper Dolpa, the largest district of the mid-western development region. Organising a press meet here on Friday, discovery of a single individual…
Manila, Feb 11 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and 100 others injured after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Philippines’ Surigao city, officials said on Saturday. Surigao Governor Sol Matugas said the quake struck…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) There was shallow fog on Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at eight degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. Visibility at 8.30 a.m….
Jammu/Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley dropped notches below the freezing point on Saturday, weather officials said. Weather is expected to remain dry during the next 48 hours in the state….
Kathmandu, Feb 11 (IANS) Nepal has completed the relocation of 15 wild water buffaloes, aimed at increasing their population, the media reported. As part of the government’s decision to relocate 30 rhinos, 30 wild water…
Manila, Feb 11 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 80 injured after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Philippines’ Surigao city, officials said on Saturday. The tremor struck late Friday night near Surigao city,…
Taipei, Feb 11 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Taiwan on Saturday morning. The epicentre, with a depth of about 20 km, was monitored at 22.85 degrees north latitude and 120.2…