Pyongyang, April 19 (IANS) North Korean foreign Minister Ri Su-yong on Tuesday left for the UN headquarters in New York to join the signing ceremony of Paris climate agreement. The report said Ri led a…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged youth organisations to contribute to the efforts made for water conservation and cleanliness in the country. Modi said that massive effort would be made…
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai inspects trail of implementation of odd-even formula begins in New Delhi on Dec 31, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai…
Imphal April 19 (IANS) Rain and thunderstorm, as forecast by the weather office, hit most of the northeastern states from early Tuesday. At several places tin-roofed houses, shops and other facilities were flattened by the…
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday extended school holidays till April 26 due to the prevailing heat wave conditions in the state. Earlier, the state government had announced closure of schools till…
Kuala Lumpur, April 19 (IANS) Activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) rights group on Tuesday staged a protest outside a store of Italian luxury fashion brand Prada in Malaysia’s capital…
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Suzlon Energy on Tuesday announced the acquisition of five solar energy companies to implement various renewable energy projects across India. “Suzlon Energy has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has…
Washington, April 19 (IANS) Texas state Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in nine counties of the state due to heavy rainfall. Abbott addressed the media in Austin on Monday, which was…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday termed as “bizarre” the media reports that pollution levels in the national capital had spiked despite the odd-even traffic scheme. “Bizarre conclusions by…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) It was a cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Online cab service providers Uber and Ola on Monday suspended their surge pricing after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal threatened “strict action”…
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) The Humane Society International and Blue Cross of Hyderabad on Monday launched training for 112 government veterinarians from Andhra Pradesh for spay/neuter surgery of dogs. The 112 veterinarians have been divided…
New Delhi: World Culture Festival organised by the Spiritual Leader and Founder of the “Art of Living Foundation“ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar underway on the banks of Yamuna in New Delhi on March 12, 2016….
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The second phase of Delhi’s odd-even traffic scheme was a success on its first full working day on Monday, the city government said. BJP parliamentarian Vijay Goel, who flouted it…
Bhopal, April 18 (IANS) As many as 12 tigers have died in the past 11 months in two national parks in Madhya Pradesh, forest department officials said on Monday. Among the dead, seven were hunted…
New Delhi: Civil Defence volunteers stand on Delhi streets with placards urging people to follow odd-even traffic formula on April 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Delhi’s air quality showed good improvement…
Women cover their faces to avoid direct contact with sun on a hot day. (File Photo: IANS) Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) The heat wave continued to cripple Odisha as the mercury rose over 40 degrees…
Shillong, April 18 (IANS) Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, who is also a wildlife activist, on Monday asked China to stop poaching of wild animals in India’s northeastern states. “Wildlife is dwindling in the northeastern states….
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) The Australian government, under criticism from environmental scientists for neglecting the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef, faced fresh appeals to rescue the world heritage site. “For heaven’s sake, take it…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday said cabs found charging more than the prescribed fare during the ongoing odd-even traffic scheme will be impounded. “We want cab services to run in…