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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Jal Manthan, a national conference to brain-storm new ideas to resolve water-related issues in the country, will be held here on January 13, authorities said on Monday. The third edition…
Istanbul, Jan 9 (IANS) Turkish Airlines on Monday cancelled over 200 flights following heavy snowfall in Istanbul, authorities said. The national flag carrier announced the cancellation of 227 scheduled domestic and international flights from its…
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Monday urged the central government to promulgate an ordinance enabling the conduct of Jallikattu or bull taming sport during the ensuing Pongal festival. In…
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of Volkswagen car owners in the UK are seeking compensation from the German automobile manufacturer following the emissions rigging scandal. Lawyers, headed by the firm Harcus Sinclair, are applying for…