New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Trade and industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday hosted an inter-school play competition to kick-start the Swachh Paryavaran campaign in which 20 schools of Delhi-NCR participated….
Thekkady (Kerala), Nov 28 (IANS) Two AIADMK legislators from Tamil Nadu and their supporters held an “elephant puja” here Monday for the overall well being of their party chief and Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha, presently convalescing…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday again ordered the Union Heavy Industry Ministry to quickly frame a scrapping policy while directing the Delhi government to identify land pockets to…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) At a time when the debate around pollution and environmental degradation is at its peak, an upcoming photo exhibition titled “Habitat Photosphere” will take a look at the issue through…
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for acknowledging his contribution to ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ (Clean India Mission). Modi on Sunday shared an audio file on Twitter, where he…
Srinagar, Nov 28 (IANS) Clear night skies in Jammu and Kashmir dipped the minimum temperatures by two degrees below normal on Monday. The thin frozen crust on the water bodies foretold a bitter winter ahead….
Kathmandu, Nov 28 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on Richer scale shook Nepal around 5.20 a.m. on Monday, an official of National Siesmological Centre said. The tremors were also felt in north-east India. The…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) It was a clear Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees above the season average. “The sky was clear in the morning. Haze…
Kathmandu, Nov 28 (IANS) A moderate earthquake of 5.6 magnitude jolted capital city Kathmandu and the rest of other parts of Nepal at 5.20 a.m. local time on Monday, forcing people to rush out of…
Agra, Nov 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Centre of messing up the Indian economy and causing hardships to farmers, labourers and traders by demonetising Rs 500 and Rs…
Indore, Nov 27 (IANS) A tiger broke out of its cage at the zoo here on Sunday evening, spreading panic among the large crowd present, and was still at large, officials said. However, all the…
New York, Nov 27 (IANS) A group of US engineers has developed two types of transgenic grass species that can eliminate toxic compounds widely used in explosives which contaminate the air around military bases and…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Nov 27 (IANS) Manipur is developing an exclusive pony sanctuary at Heingang near the state capital as part of measures to protect the unique polo ponies found only in the state,…
Shimla, Nov 27 (IANS) More than 80 per cent of wheat sowing has been completed in Himachal Pradesh in the Rabi season, but the prolonged dry spell for almost two months is causing anxiety among…
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.6 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average. “The sky was clear in the morning. Haze…
Jerusalem, Nov 27 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to thank him for sending firefighting teams and trucks to help Israel put out fires. A statement released by the…
Beijing, Nov 27 (IANS) China’s national observatory on Sunday issued a yellow alert for typhoon Tokage that will bring gales to some southern coastal regions. Tokage, this year’s 25th typhoon, was on the central part…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Slamming the three BJP-ruled municipal corporations in Delhi for their alleged failure to keep the metropolis clean and pollution-free, the AAP said on Saturday that the people “will not tolerate…
Rabat, Nov 26 (IANS/MAP) The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), hosted in Marrakesh, has reinforced confidence in Morocco, said President of Peru-Morocco parliamentary friendship group, Roland…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Noted author Ruskin Bond was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Times Lit Fest here on Saturday for his outstanding contribution in the field of literature. Bond, moments after…