Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said the recent agitation against the ban on Jallikattu, the popular and ancient bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu, is nothing but a symbol of discontent and…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Jan 24 (IANS) Elephants at a rescue and conservation centre here have been provided with special jumbo-sized woollen jackets to protect them from the biting cold. The centre is run by…
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Heavy fog across the UK forced cancellations of 100 more flights from London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday. The Met Office has issued a yellow “be aware” fog weather warning for most…
Tokyo, Jan 24 (IANS) A powerful snowstorm in Japan on Tuesday trapped hundreds of vehicles in massive traffic snarls which lasted for over 20 hours and required army assistance to clear. In Tottori, the snow…
Jammu/Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Light snowfall in the plains and moderate to heavy in the higher reaches occurred on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir, the weather office said, adding more rain and snow is likely…
Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) Life is back to normalcy on Tuesday here and in other parts of Tamil Nadu a day after the violence by supporters of Jallikattu-the bull taming sport. “The area is calm…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) It was a foggy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 10 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. The sky would remain…
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Tuesday due to snowfall. The closure followed fresh snowfall in Patnitop and Bannihal, officials said.
Agra, Jan 23 (IANS) An eight-foot-long Indian Rock Python was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit from the Gangajal Water Supply Project site, near Babarpur Forest at Sikandra in Agra. The reptile was…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Monday passed a law legalizing Jallikattu, the bull taming sport, hours after a police crackdown on young protesters at the Marina beach here triggered widespread…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry on Monday challenged the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stating that it does not have jurisdiction to quash its notification exempting certain construction projects from obtaining the…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) It was a clear and warm day on Monday as the maximum temperature settled at 24.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, with the weatherman predicting a partly…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Monday passed a law legalizing Jallikattu, the bull taming sport, hours after a police crackdown on young protesters at the Marina beach here triggered widespread…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Researchers from India and Britain have partnered for a project that may help tackle health problems associated with air pollution in Delhi. In the project — ASAP-Delhi: An Integrated Study…
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Monday passed a law legalising the conduct of Jallikattu – the popular bull taming sport – in the state which was banned by the Supreme Court in 2014….
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) American solar solutions provider NEXTracker announced on Monday that it is partnering with India’s CleanMax Solar to supply a 30 MW solar tracker system to a project in Tamil Nadu….
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday passed a bill that replaces an ordinance and legalizes Jallikattu, the bull taming sport, in the state. The bill replaced the ordinance that was promulgated…
Geneva, Jan 23 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said it was on maximum alert for the rapid spread of bird flu cases across the world. Since last November, more than 40 countries…
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Monday urged the people of Tamil Nadu to maintain peace after a police crackdown on Jallikattu protests triggered violence. “I appeal to the people…
Wellington, Jan 23 (IANS) A powerful “weather bomb” hit New Zealand, cutting off rural towns, flooding major roads and dumping snow on to bare alpine ski fields at what should be the height of the…