Snowfall in Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Nov 15 (IANS) The hills of Uttarakhand has received snowfall with light rains reported in some parts of the state in the past 24 hours, weather officials said on Thursday It has been snowing…
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Delhi fashion designer found dead
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A fashion designer and her help were found dead in a south Delhi boutique, police said on Thursday, adding three persons have been detained. The deceased, Maya Lakhani, 53, operated…
Cyclone Gaja to cross TN coast Thursday later
Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) Cyclone Gaja centred over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore on Thursday evening or night, the…
President, PM greet Jharkhand on Statehood Day
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended their greetings to the people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day on Thursday. “Greetings to the people of Jharkhand on…
Misty Thursday morning in Delhi, air quality ‘poor’
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, weather office said. The…
KIFF 2018 exhibition reminds of ‘Aparadhi’, first Indian film to use artificial light
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) With an array of film posters, rare photographs and interesting snippets on celluloid stalwarts, an exhibition commemorating the centenary celebration of Bengali cinema is drawing spectators from all generations here. The…
India’s transition to low carbon economy still short: Report
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India’s sectoral policies were still falling short of being consistent with the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement, but the country’s ambitious policy on renewable electricity was a promising sign, a…
Weather likely to improve in J&K
Srinagar, Nov 15 (IANS) After fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, the Met office on Thursday forecast improvement in the weather conditions. “Weather is likely to…
Manali-Narkanda gets season’s 1st snowfall
Shimla, Nov 15 (IANS) There was overnight moderate snowfall in Manali and Narkanda, the season’s first, a Met official said on Thursday as snow continued to elude the Himachal Pradesh capital here. The tourist resort…
Indian, Pakistani origin authors make cut for South Asian lit prize
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Four authors of Indian origin and two of Pakistani, whose novels bring alive a spectrum of themes and emotions relevant in contemporary South Asian life were short-listed on Thursday for the…
Yogi among BJP leaders to ride bikes for support for party
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Senior BJP office-bearers, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will be riding bikes across the state to mobilise support from each of the 80 parliamentary constituencies from Saturday, an official spokesman said…
4,916 children rehabilitated through ‘Khoya Paya’: WCD
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Women and Child Development Ministry on Wednesday said 4,916 children have been rehabilitated through the missing children track portal ‘Khoya Paya’ till November 8. Launched in 2015, the Khoya…
Telangana CM is worth over Rs 20 crore, owns no car
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister and TRS president K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who filed his nomination from Gajwel Assembly constituency on Wednesday, has declared his total assets worth over Rs 20.60 crore, but neither…
Gujarat Govt to shut down PSU mired in corruption charges
Gandhinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) The Gujarat Government ere on Wednesday decided to wind up the Gujarat State Land Corporation, which had been shadowed by corruption for long. Though the state government has refrained from giving…
Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone get married in Italy
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Bollywood stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone on Wednesday tied the knot as per Konkani traditions in a dreamy Lake Como setting in Italy amidst a tight circle of family…
Agarwal named new Ghaziabad police chief
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) In a late night reshuffle on Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred Ghaziabad district police chief Vaibhav Krishna, a home department spokesman said. Krishna has been replaced by Upendra Kumar Agarwal,…
Karnataka mining baron Reddy freed on bail in Ponzi case
Bengaluru, Nov 14 (IANS) Karnataka’s mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy was set free from the city central jail on Wednesday hours after a local court granted him bail in an alleged Ponzi-related bribery case. “The…
Hidden in juice packs, Punjab police recover 4 kg heroin
Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Punjab Police recovered 4-kg of heroin valued at Rs 20 crore in the international market from a woman from Mizoram and her driver accomplice in Khanna district on Wednesday. The recovery…
65-year-old woman jumps off multi-storey building in Kolkata, dies
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) A 65-year-old woman died here after jumping off a multi-storey building with her daughter and granddaughter, police said on Wednesday. While the deceased’s daughter was critically injured in the incident, the…
Telangana Assembly polls: TJS says it will contest for 12 seats
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) In another jolt to the ‘Mahakutami’ (Grand Alliance) of opposition parties in Telangana, TJS on Wednesday announced that it will contest in 12 constituencies in the next month’s assembly elections. Even…