New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Delhi experienced light rains on Saturday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
New Delhi: Preparations for spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival underway in New Delhi on March 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A four-member expert committee set up by…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The national capital experienced light rainfall on Friday evening while the maximum temperature settled at 33.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, said the Met office and predicted…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The three-day World Culture Festival, which began here on Friday after much uncertainty for many days, was the big talking point on micro-blogging site Twitter. “And it’s raining as world…
New Delhi: People at Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival in New Delhi, on March 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Amidst controversy over environmental and security concerns, Sri Sri Ravi…
Manali, March 11 (IANS) Eight trekkers, mostly from Punjab, who were on their way to Chanderkhani peak in the Manali region lost contact due to inclement weather, an official said on Friday, adding that a…
Ahmedabad, March 11 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited’s (NPCIL) atomic power plant at Kakrapar in South Gujarat was shut down on Friday morning following a leak in its Primary Heat Transport System…
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) The Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) also known as “monkey disease” has claimed its seventh victim in the remote sub-district of Sattari. Speaking to reporters, state epidemiologist Utkarsh Betodkar said 66-year-old Jayashri…
New Delhi: The stage for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival being decorated in New Delhi on March 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Heavy rain played spoilsport at Sri Sri…
Bangkok, March 11 (IANS) Thailand’s annual Songkran water festival may run for only three days this year as the country is suffering its worst drought in two decades. According to a proposal which will be…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A green court here on Friday cleared the decks for Sri Sri Ravi Shankars controversial cultural festival and gave his foundation three more weeks to pay Rs.5 crore in damages…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) About 150 explorers from 26 countries, including 17 young Indians, are sailing to Antarctica on Sunday on a 13-day expedition to study the impact of climate change due…
Jakarta, March 11 (IANS) Authorities in western Indonesia on Friday began efforts to fight forest fires, as the dry season begins to set in. On Tuesday, the Sumatran province declared a state of emergency over…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Friday gave three weeks to Art of Living (AoL) to pay environmental compensation of Rs.5 crore for holding World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Friday gave three weeks to Art of Living (AoL) to pay environmental compensation of Rs.5 crore for holding World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Patchy showers on Friday night followed by heavy rains may spoil the Art of Living’s (AoL) World Culture Festival scheduled here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Two leading weather forecast…
Tokyo, March 11 (IANS) Japan on Friday marked the fifth anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal areas of the Tohoku region. At 2.46 p.m. (local time), millions of people will…
New York, March 11 (IANS) A female tourist has been spotted dragging a swan out of a Macedonian lake, taking a selfie with it and leaving it to die, a media report said. In the…
Guwahati: Actress Raveena Tandon during inauguration of a fitness store in Guwahati on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Actress Raveena Tandon has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the safety…
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) The Haryana government on Friday objected to the Punjab government’s move for de-acquisition of land taken to construct the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which has been at the centre of a…