Dehradun, Aug 30 (IANS) The priest of the Gangnani Garmkund temple, who was trapped under the debris during a landslide on Gangotri highway on Tuesday morning, has been saved, an official said. At least 65…
Dehradun, Aug 30 (IANS) More than five dozen people were stranded and the priest of a famous temple was trapped under debris in Gangotri after heavy rains triggered a landslide in the region on Tuesday…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) It was a pleasant and cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average so far. “The sky will be…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Heavy monsoon showers on Monday led to waterlogging in many areas and massive traffic jams across the national capital, leading to people stuck for long hours on the roads. Traffic…
Gurgaon, Aug 29 (IANS) Gurgaon battled slow traffic movement for hours after heavy rain on Monday afternoon brought the millennium city to a standstill again, even as city police chief Sandeep Khirwar supervised the traffic…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave on Monday said that Indian agriculture scientists are capable enough for meeting the demands of farmers. His statement came as some farmers associations have urged…
Leh, Aug 29 (IANS) Aiming to save rivers and the water streams from pollution due to absence of sewerage system, Union Ministers Harshvardhan and Narendra Singh Tomar along with over 25 religious heads belonging to…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in New Delhi on a wet Monday evening and there were reports that his cavalcade got stuck in a traffic jam on a…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has urged the Odisha government to take urgent steps to save the population of tigers in the state. In a letter to…
Gurgaon, Aug 29 (IANS) After one and a half hours of heavy rain on Monday afternoon, Gurgaon came to a standstill again. Following water-logging in several parts of the city similar to what happened on…
Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) A 12 feet long python caused panic on the Agra-Mathura highway on Monday. The giant reptile, weighing around 23.5 kg, was finally taken away by a team of wildlife experts. It…
Seoul, Aug 29 (IANS) Volkswagen Korea on Monday said it would not take legal action against a decision by the South Korean government to ban sales and revoke the certificates of 80 of its models…
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) The Chinese government offered a draft environment tax law to the legislature for a first reading on Monday, taking the country a step closer to a national tax on pollutants from…
Nay Pyi Daw, Aug 29 (IANS) The number of ancient temples damaged in the archaeological complex of Bagan in Myanmar in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 397, according to authorities on…
Tokyo, Aug 29 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Monday issued warnings of intense rainfall, winds and waves as a powerful typhoon is set to hit the country on Tuesday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA),…
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) China’s top legislature on Monday reviewed a draft amendment to the Marine Environment Protection Law, imposing more severe penalties for pollution. The draft, submitted by the State Council to the National…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Chandigarh’s famous landmark, the Sukhna Lake, is fighting for survival. With weeds having spread over more than half of the man-made water body and the water level dropping…
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) NASA’s Juno, the spacecraft on a Jupiter mission, has successfully completed its first of 36 orbital flybys, coming closer to the giant planet than any man-made object before it. The time…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) It was a pleasant and cloudy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, which is the season’s average so far. “The sky will be generally…
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) China’s top legislature started to convene its bi-monthly session on Monday, reviewing the proposal to review and ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change and other matters. The session will also…