Foggy Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) It was a foggy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy in the day with…
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African, French leaders open summit on peace, climate, economy
Bamako (Mali), Jan 15 (IANS) African and French leaders kicked off a summit here, focusing on key issues including peace and security, climate and economy. The 27th Africa-France Summit was held under the theme of…
Tamil filmdom supports Trisha over Jallikattu row
Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) Tamil actors such as Kamal Haasan, Arvind Swami and Radikaa Sarath Kumar have extended their support to actress Trisha Krishnan, who faced the heat of angry protesters for endorsing animal rights…
Delhi sees season’s coldest morning, rain likely on Sunday
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The biting cold weather strengthened its grip on the national capital which saw its coldest morning on Saturday, with the mercury dipping to 3.2 degrees Celsius — the lowest of…
Cold wave unabated over north India; more rain, snow predicted
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Cold wave conditions continued to prevail over most of north India on Saturday with weather department officials predicting more rain and snow over the region in the next 48 hours…
One dead in elephant attack in Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A 33-year-old man died in an elephant attack in West Bengal on Saturday, a forest department official said. “The incident happened at around 6.30 a.m. on Saturday at Golokdrima village in…
Beijing to spend billions to tackle air pollution
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) Beijing will spend more than 18 billion yuan ($2 billion) to fight air pollution in 2017, officials said on Saturday. Beijing aims to control the annual average density of PM 2.5…
Northeast India reeling under cold wave
Agartala/Aizawl, Jan 14 (IANS) The entire northeastern region on Saturday reeled under a severe cold wave with the lowest temperature hovering between 3 and 8 degrees Celsius, weather officials said. Tripura on Saturday recorded the…
Rajasthan continues to reel under cold wave
Jaipur, Jan 14 (IANS) Rajasthan continued to reel under cold wave on Saturday, with the minimum temperature dipping at many places. Alwar district recorded a minimum of 1.4 degrees Celsius, while in Mount Abu it…
4 killed in Karachi rain
Karachi, Jan 14 (IANS) At least four people were killed in rain-related incidents when Pakistan’s port city of Karachi received its first winter showers that brought down the temperature by 3 degrees Celsius, according to…
Chill grips North India, mercury continues to dip
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Nine deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh as a severe cold wave gripped northern India on Saturday with Himachal Pradesh’s Keylong and Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil registering minus 13.9 and…
Himachal shivers, more snow in store
Shimla, Jan 14 (IANS) An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Saturday with Manali at a biting minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, a day after the state saw a long sunny…
Hundreds take dip in Himachal rivers on Makar Sankranti
Shimla, Jan 14 (IANS) Hundreds of devotees braced the cold across Himachal Pradesh on Saturday and took dips in rivers to mark the holy day of ‘Makar Sankranti’. Large numbers of devotees were seen congregating…
9 die as cold wave intensifies in UP
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) Nine deaths were reported from some parts of Uttar Pradesh since Friday as cold wave conditions intensified, an official said on Saturday. The weatherman has predicted harsher weather in the next…
Cold wave tightens grip over J&K
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) Intense cold wave condition continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the minimum temperature here dipped further to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, recording the season’s coldest night so far. According…
Chill grips Delhi on Saturday morning, mercury dips to 3.2 degrees C
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The national capital continues to be in the grip of a cold wave as on Saturday it recorded the lowest temperature of the season with the mercury dipping to 3.2…
‘US car emissions standards remain unchanged through 2025’
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarth on Friday announced that the current stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks are appropriate and…
Cold continues to bite north India
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) If it was cold on Thursday, it was a shade warmer on Friday in parts of north India, though the entire region still continued to reel under cold wave conditions….
Delhi continues to shiver, respite likely from Sunday
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Cold weather conditions persisted in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recording a slight rise at 4.3 degrees Celsius as compared to 3.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday….
Icy storm lashes France, Germany
Paris, Jan 13 (IANS) An icy storm lashed parts of western Europe, causing power cuts and disrupting rail services. According to the BBC, in France power cuts affected more than 237,000 homes as the storm…