Gangtok/Siliguri, Sep 20 (IANS) Six persons were killed, three injured and a number of roads blocked following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Sikkim’s South district on Wednesday, police said. All the fatalities occured…
Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 224 people have died in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that shook central Mexico, the Secretary of the Interior said. Miguel Angel Osorio confirmed 117 people have died in Mexico…
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Mumbai Airport extended closure of all flight operations on the main runway till 2 pm as work on towing out a stranded private airlines aircraft continued amidst ongoing heavy rains,…
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) At 4.64 million square kilometeres, Arctic Sea ice minimum extent in 2017 is the eighth lowest in the consistent long-term satellite record, which began in 1978, analysis of satellite data shows….
By Lenin Babu India has made significant progress in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by UN member-states in 2015 but finances remain an issue, a study of the country’s Voluntary National Review…
Wellington, Sep 20 (IANS) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck a few hundred kilometres off the southern coast of New Zealand on Wednesday, the country’s seismic service said. According to Geonet, the quake hit at 1.43 p.m.,…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “There are no chances of…
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, entire coastal Konkan region and parts of western Maharashtra affecting normal life and hitting flight operations, officials said here on Wednesday. This comes exactly a month after…
Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) The Mexican authorities have raised the number of casualties to 139 after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook the centre of the country, an official said. The emergency services were carrying out…
Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 119 people were killed in a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on Tuesday, officials said. Mayor Miguel Angel Ancera said that 30 people died in the capital…
Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 105 people were killed in a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on Tuesday and the toll is expected to increase, officials said. In Mexico City alone, at…
Mexico City, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 47 people were killed in a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on Tuesday. As many as 42 people were killed in the state of Morelos, Governor…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Troops posted in the Siachen glacier have sent back to the base more than 63 tonne garbage since 2014 — the year “Swachh Bharat Mission” was launched, the Indian Army…
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Torrential rains leading to poor visibility forced cancellation of all flight operations at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here on Tuesday night till 5 p.m. on Wednesday, sources said. The…
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) A SpiceJet aircraft with 183 passengers on board overshot the the runway while landing here and got stuck in the soft mud on Tuesday evening, officials said. There were no casualties…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Delhi recorded a hot day on Tuesday with a maximum temperature of 36.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, though respite is on the way from Thursday, the…
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, the entire coastal Konkan region and parts of western Maharashtra since Tuesday afternoon, affecting normal life, said officials. The downpour came exactly a month after the deluge…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 19 (IANS) India ranked third among the countries that have faced the most natural disasters in the last half century, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday pleading for…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Karnataka can’t have freedom of choice on the use of its share of Cauvery water as it would alter the 2007…
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Ever wondered why some dogs are so friendly with their owners? It’s because of an association with genetic variations in sensitivity for the hormone oxytocin, according to a new study. Since…