Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) Icicles formed in a large part of this Himachal Pradesh capital after many years with the minimum temperature remaining below sub-zero on the sixth consecutive day on Thursday. The weathermen forecast…
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) When seeking a mate, chimpanzees get more selective and choose a partner whose genetic makeup most differs from their own, researchers have found. The study showed that chimps can differentiate…
Seoul, Jan 12 (IANS) Two hundred canines have been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm, an Non Government Organisation said on Thursday. The dogs, rescued in Gangwon province where the 2018 Winter Olympics…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Irked over the garbage menace in Delhi due to East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) sanitation workers’ strike, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday pulled up Delhi government, civic bodies…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order for organising the bull taming sport — Jallikattu — during the ensuing Pongal festival. A division bench headed by…
Bangkok, Jan 12 (IANS) Thirty-six people have died and one was reported missing in floods caused by torrential rains in southern Thailand, officials said on Thursday. According to the latest report by the Department of…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The national capital continued to be in the grip of a cold wave on Thursday as the mercury dipped to two degrees Celsius at various places, a weather official said….
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) An elephant was found dead in a West Bengal village on Thursday, a forest department official said. Talking to IANS, Divisional Forest Officer of Rupnarayan Division in Midnapore district, Arnab Sengupta,…
Srinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) This summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir shivered at minus five degrees Celsius on Thursday while Leh in the Ladakh region frozen at minus 17.7 degrees overnight. “Leh town recorded the…
Dehradun, Jan 12 (IANS) Following heavy snowfall in many regions, an intense cold wave in Uttarakhand have forced people to stay indoors as the mercury plummeted below average in most places. According to the regional…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) It was a foggy Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 3.4 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average. “It will be a partly…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian Air Force is operating a special flight between Jammu and Kargil on request of Jammu and Kashmir government to facilitate passage of stranded people, a statement said. “On request…
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Tamil actor Simbu on Wednesday urged people of the state to unite and fight against the ban on ‘Jallikattu’, a popular and ancient bull-taming sport which was banned by Supreme Court…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) In one of the largest catches, third this year, as many as 6,430 endangered soft shell and flap shell turtles were seized in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, officials said. The…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) It’s not just about Delhi. None of the 168 Indian cities monitored comply with the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, Greenpeace said on Wednesday. The study — Airpocalypse — is…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Severe cold conditions will continue in Delhi till Saturday, January 14, the weather office said adding that the minimum temperature on Wednesday was four degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) With temperatures dipping at most places as icy winds swept the plains following heavy snowfall in the hill states over the past five days, cold wave conditions intensified over north…
Shimla, Jan 11 (IANS) The picturesque tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali experienced more snow on Wednesday but the state capital also saw a sunny day after four days of intermittent snowfall. The temperatures remained…
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Severe cold weather continued to affect normal life in Rajasthan on Wednesday with Met Office warning that conditions would become severe and ground frost would occur at isolated places in the…
By Abhishek Waghmare The Tamil Nadu government declared a drought on January 10, after 144 farmers ended their lives between October and December. As many as 106 farmers were reported to have committed suicide in…