New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) An awareness campaign to promote the use of bicycles among city dwellers was launched here on Sunday. The initiative – See Your Lung campaign – will involve volunteers pedalling across…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The national capital experienced a hot day on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling three notches above the season’s average at 40.1 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said. It forecast…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Sunday stepped up its attack on the RSS and BJP for trying to sabotage the odd-even…
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday saw a rise in mercury, recording temperatures three to seven degrees above the average. But the Met office forecast rains and thundershowers. “A fresh…
Mumbai: Actress Dia Mirza during the opening show of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016, in Mumbai, on March 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Nature lover, co-founder member of WTI Club Nature and…
Kabul, April 17 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed as heavy rainfall and floods hit Afghanistan’s Badghis province on Saturday night and Sunday morning. “Based on the reports we have received so far, 23…
New Delhi: Traffic Police prosecute driver of a car with even numbered registration plate on Day 1 (Phase 2) of implementation of Delhi Government’s odd-even traffic formula on April 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi,…
Bhopal: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti during a press conference in Bhopal on Feb 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) In continued effort to highlight…
(160416) — KUMAMOTO, April 16, 2016 (Xinhua) — Houses are destroyed by the earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan, April 16, 2016. At least 22 people have been confirmed dead after a 7.3-magnitude…
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) Over the past decade, respective governments in Jharkhand have spent more than Rs.26,000 crore ($4 billion) but, instead of giving respite to the people, the water scenario in…
By Vishal Gulati Kumarhatti (Himachal Pradesh), April 17 (IANS) A 20-million-year old fossilised tree, discovered on the outskirts of Himachal Pradesh’s Kumarhatti town, was saved from destruction, a geologist said on Sunday. The tree fossil…
Santiago, April 17 (IANS) Three million people residing in Chile’s capital Santiago were left without drinking water due to “extreme turbidity” of two rivers that supply water to the city. Because of the problem that…
(160416) — KUMAMOTO, April 16, 2016 (Xinhua) — Buildings are destroyed by the earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan, April 16, 2016. At least 22 people have been confirmed dead after a 7.3-magnitude…
Quito, April 17 (IANS) A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, killing 77 people and injuring nearly 600, the authorities said on Sunday. Vice President Jorge Glas said the quake hit at 6.58 p.m. on…
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) China has come out in support of the odd-even traffic scheme, the second phase of which began on Friday in Delhi with a view to battle pollution. “The traffic situation in…
Quito, April 17 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed as a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador, the media reported on Sunday. The toll from Saturday’s earthquake has risen to 41,…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) It was a warm and cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.8 degrees Celsius, eight notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. “The sky…
Tokyo, April 17 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed in a strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale that struck the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan. The quake on Saturday came after…
Panaji, April 16 (IANS) With several districts of neighbouring Maharashtra reeling under drought, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Saturday rued his state lacks a proper water conservation system but assured his government would put…
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 16 (IANS) The second day of the second…