Jakarta, Nov 11 (IANS) Seven people were killed when landslides struck Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, a disaster management official said on Sunday. Heavy downpours triggered soils of a 100-metre high hill to slide down in…
By Vishal Gulati Pinjore (Haryana), Nov 11 (IANS) Eight captive-reared critically endangered white-backed vultures are set to take wings early next year for the first time in India since the vulture conservation centre near here…
Shimla, Nov 11 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh might experience rains and snowfall in the next four days, a weather official said here on Sunday. “There are chances of rainfall and snowfall at some…
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 11 (IANS) The minimum temperatures increased across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the weather office forecast rain and snow for the next three days in the state. “There is a likelihood of…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday witnessed ‘very poor’ air quality with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the…
Sao Paulo, Nov 11 (IANS) At least 10 people died and 11 others were injured on Saturday in a mudslide in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, official sources said. According to Rio firefighters,…
San Francisco, Nov 11 (IANS) The wildfire that has been raging through northern California since Thursday, which has killed nine people so far, is considered to be the most destructive in the state’s history, having…
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (IANS) Karnataka’s mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy on Saturday denied involvement in the multi-crore Ponzi scheme and alleged political conspiracy against him by vested interests. “I have no role in the Ponzi…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) With no improvement in the air quality of Delhi-NCR even three days after Diwali, the environment authority on Saturday extended the ban on the entry of trucks, construction and polluting…
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Upping its aggressive stance, Mumbai Congress on Saturday accused Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar of links with the international poaching mafia and sought his arrest and dismissal from the cabinet. The minister…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Even three days after Diwali, pollutants from fireworks, stubble burning and local sources continued showing their effect with Delhi-NCR still suffering “severe” air quality on Saturday. Despite showing some improvement…
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Embarrassing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, its ruling ally Shiv Sena on Saturday termed as a ‘farce’ the inquiry committees set up yesterday to probe the killing of alleged man-eater tigress…
Bengaluru, Nov 10 (IANS) Karnataka’s mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy on Saturday appeared before the state’s Central Crime Branch (CCB) for interrogation in a Ponzi-related case, police said. “Reddy appeared before our investigation officers with…
Guwahati, Nov 10 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced a portable device called the Fog Pass in trains that will help drivers’ visibility during the foggy winter months, an NFR spokesman said on…
Amman, Nov 10 (IANS) At least 11 people have been killed in flash floods unleashed by heavy rain in Jordan and more than 3,700 tourists have been evacuated from the ancient city of Petra. Floods…
Amman, Nov 10 (IANS) Ten people have were killed and hundreds, including tourists, have been evacuated due to flash floods caused by torrential rains in Jordan over the past 24 hours, the government said on…
By Imran Khan Patna, Nov 10 (IANS) Three teams of experts and scientists will from November 18 begin a comprehensive drive to enumerate the endangered Gangetic dolphins along nearly 1,000 km of the river Ganga…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Visibility dropped to 700 metres on Saturday morning as pollution levels remained severe at many places in the city besides a fog envelope, the Met said. The minimum temperature was…
San Francisco, Nov 10 (IANS) Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the Southern California hills have claimed nine lives and forced thousands to flee their homes, including the entire city of Malibu, a sprawling naval…
United Nations, Nov 10 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a reformed, reinvigorated and strengthened multilateral system to deal with today’s global challenges. “Toward that end, we need a stronger commitment to a…