BJP doing politics over garbage in Delhi, says AAP
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) of doing politics over garbage in Delhi, at the cost of health and lives of the capital’s…
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Elephant kills Indian tourist in Nepal
Kathmandu, Jan 10 (IANS) An Indian tourist was killed after a wild elephant attacked her inside the Chitwan National Park in Chitwan on Tuesday, police said. The national park is one of the popular destinations…
Solar rooftop 50% cheaper than diesel generator sets
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Recommending the housing societies to replace the diesel generator sets with the rooftop solar power systems, a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds the clean energy option…
After east, north Delhi’s civic staff goes on strike
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A section of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (north-MCD) employees went on strike on Tuesday over non-payment of salaries, an employees union official said. This happened even as East Delhi Municipal…
Angkor Park gets connected with camouflaged mobile towers
Phnom Penh, Jan 10 (IANS) Six mobile phone towers disguised as trees were installed in Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park for improved coverage and internet speed, the media reported on Tuesday. The Apsara Authority, a government…
Changing rainfall pattern linked to Indian Ocean warming
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) The changing rainfall pattern, which is linked to the warming of the Indian Ocean, is the key factor driving changes in groundwater storage in India, says a new study led by…
6.2 magnitude undersea quake hits Philippines
Manila, Jan 10 (IANS) An undersea quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit southeast Philippines on Tuesday, weather officials said. The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 629…
Former Volkswagen official arrested in US
Detroit, Jan 10 (IANS) A former Volkswagen official in the US has been arrested on fraud charges in the diesel emissions probe, the media reported on Tuesday. Oliver Schmidt, who headed Volkswagen’s regulatory compliance office…
Britain braces for snow storms, severe weather warnings issued
London, Jan 10 (IANS) Britain will shiver in an Arctic blast this week with eight inches of snow and temperatures falling as low as minus 10 degree Celsius, the Met office has said. The Met…
21 trains delayed, seven cancelled due to fog
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) At least 21 trains were running late and seven cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Tuesday morning, a railway official said. The status of the…
Jammu records season’s coldest night, valley shivers
Srinagar, Jan 10 (IANS) Jammu city witnessed the season’s coldest night so far as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.7 degrees Celsius, while an intense cold wave continued to grip the Kashmir Valley and the…
Delhi records lowest temperature as cold wave intensifies
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) It was chilly Tuesday morning here, as a cold wave gripped the national capital. The minimum temperature recorded at 5.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average was also…
Obama to Trump: Trends toward clean energy ‘irreversible’
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Outgoing US President Barack Obama on Monday warned President-elect Donald Trump against walking away from a global climate deal, saying that trends toward clean energy are “irreversible” and will help drive…
33 trains cancelled, 41 delayed due to fog
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) At least 41 trains were running late and 33 were cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Monday morning, a railway official said. According to the…
Delhi government says civic strike called off, unions say it’s on
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Confusion prevailed over the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) employees’ strike on Monday with the Delhi government saying the strike has been called off while various sanitation workers’ associations maintaining…
Separated from mother, leopard cub finds new home in Pune centre
Pune, Jan 9 (IANS) Separated from its mother and lost in a sugarcane field in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, a 12-week-old female leopard cub has found a new home at the Leopard Rescue Centre here, an…
Cold wave in North India till January 13
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Warning of a coldwave in the north-western region, the government on Monday said that the minimum temperature is very likely to fall by two to four degrees. “Cold wave at…
Half a dozen rare felines seized in UP from trafficker
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) In a significant catch, five caracals and a leopard cat, both rare and very less sighted members of the cat family, were rescued from trafficker in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district,…
Most roads in Himachal remain shut on third day
Shimla, Jan 9 (IANS) Most of the roads in the interiors of Himachal Pradesh remained closed to traffic for the third consecutive day on Monday after heavy snowfall. However, the Chandigarh-Manali and Chandigarh-Shimla national highways…
MCD sanitation workers dump muck on streets, go on strike
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Not paid their salaries for over two months, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sanitation workers on Monday dumped piles of muck taken out of drains and garbage on city roads…