Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall may hit Himachal Pradesh from Tuesday. Locals and tourists are advised not to venture to the state’s higher reaches as transportation links may snap after snowfall. An…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu’s popular bull taming sport, was on Sunday held in parts of Tamil Nadu with tens of thousands taking part but two participants were killed at one of the…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Harvard chemist and energy innovator Daniel G. Nocera is a man on a “renewable” mission. The inventor of the artificial leaf and co-creator of its bionic version plans…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu’s bull taming sport, was on Sunday held at Pudukottai and Erode districts and a bullock cart race in Coimbatore, organisers said. But it did not take place in…
Sydney, Jan 22 (IANS) A tsunami alert was issued on Sunday for the Pacific after a powerful undersea earthquake measuring 7.9-magnitude on the Richter scale struck Papua New Guinea. According to the US Geological Survey,…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu’s bull taming sport, will not be held in Alanganallur in Madurai district on Sunday despite a government nod as no preparation has been done, the organisers said. “The…
Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Moderate rain and snowfall started on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir, the weather office announced. “Widespread moderate rain and snowfall is likely to occur in the state up to January 26…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) It was a misty Sunday morning with shallow fog in the national capital, the weather office said. The minimum temperature, which increased to about a degree since Saturday, was recorded…
Shiroda (Goa), Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday promised to ensure punishment for those indicted in the Rs 36,000 crore mining scam in Goa if the AAP came to power in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) Senior Congress party leader Jairam Ramesh said here on Saturday that there was no substitute for the role of political decision making and democratic process where environmental conservation in the country…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) A day after the Central government gave its nod, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday cleared an ordinance to enable the holding of popular bull-taming sport Jallikattu in the state. The…
Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh might experience more rain and snowfall in the coming week, a weather official said here on Saturday. “There are chances of heavy rainfall and snowfall at…
Tianjin, Jan 21 (IANS) North China’s Tianjin Municipality will forbid outdoor burning of straw to reduce air pollution. One of China’s big cities, Tianjin is next to Beijing. From March 1, open air burning of…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) The poop of some of the ancient huge and astonishing creatures that once roamed Australia has indicated that the primary cause of their extinction was humans, not climate change. Led…
Los Angeles, Jan 21 (IANS) No dogs were harmed during the shoot of “A Dog’s Purpose”, says W. Bruce Cameron, co-screenwriter of the film which was made controversial by a leaked video from on set….
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Tamil superstar Vijay paid a secret visit to the Marina beach here to extend support to thousands of young protesters against the ban on Jallikattu, a source said. On Friday night,…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Cold wave continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as minimum temperatures remained several notches below freezing point. “Moderate rain and snowfall is likely to occur under the influence of an…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) At least 30 trains were running late and five cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Saturday morning, a railway official said. The status of the…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) It was a foggy and cold Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 7 degrees Celsius, a notch below the average for this time of…
Rome, Jan 21 (IANS) Rescuers in central Italy have found 10 survivors after an avalanche buried a mountain hotel, the authorities said. Firefighters were able to pull out first a woman and her child, and…