Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet on Monday approved setting up of the Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd (OMECL) to tap virgin mining fields and streamline procedures for mineral exploration. The objective of the…
Tokyo, Aug 8 (IANS) Researchers have found that the spontaneous smiles seen in hominoids are also common in Japanese macaques, revealing that the origin of smiles goes back at least 30 million years, when old…
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) The authorities have begun the process of shifting out of Lucknow city 500 factories located in densely populated areas in violation of safety norms, an official said on Monday. The Lucknow…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degrees celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The Met has forecast…
Mexico City, Aug 8 (IANS) The death toll due to tropical storm Earl that battered Mexico over the weekend has risen to 38, authorities said. On Sunday afternoon, the authorities reported at least 28 deaths…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Sunday here as the maximum temperature of the day rose two notches above the season’s average to settled at 36.5 degrees Celsius, the weather…
Shimla, Aug 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, with a quarter of its geographical area under forest cover, has been undertaking measures to expand its green cover in what its forest department calls the country’s mega micro-level…
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and scores went missing as heavy rains lashed Pakistan’s Sindh and Balochistan provinces, the media reported on Sunday. Karachi was badly and at least 14…
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must show in action what he said in words on cow vigilantism. Questioning the prime minister over the delay in…
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) V.R. Vinayraj is not fascinated by the piles of money sitting close to him but is instead mesmerized by nature’s bounty located not far from the bank in…
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Exposure to nature may help reduce levels of violence and aggressive behaviour among inmates in high-security prisons, suggests a new research, adding that even watching nature videos can help them….
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It’s not just the marauding Islamic State which poses a great threat to the heritage sites like Palmyra, but climate change too can wreak havoc in cities…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “There will be a generally cloudy…
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) At least four people – three pilgrims and one pony owner – were killed and eight injured on Saturday morning in a landslide on the track to the hilltop Mata Vaishno…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Rains brought relief from the humidity in Delhi on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 32.8 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met office said. Some…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Rains brought relief from the humidity in Delhi on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 32.8 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met office said. Some…
Shimla, Aug 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh on Saturday continued to experience moderate to heavy rainfall, causing landslides and blockages on highways in some areas, while all the major rivers and their tributaries were in spate,…
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan during a media interaction for success of the film Sultan, in Mumbai, on July 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Additional Advocate General K.L. Thakur on Saturday said…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday launched a survey here to assess and rank cities and towns based on levels of sanitation and efforts made by the urban…
Karachi, Aug 6 (IANS) At least 10 persons died and six others were injured in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Karachi city, which was also hit by massive power outages due to the downpour. According…