Global warming sees Bangladesh river destroying villages
byDhaka, June 16 (IANS) It is time for Mohammed Qader of Bahuka village in Sirajganj district to move again. For the seventh time in…
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Heavy rains cripple Mumbai
byMumbai, June 16 (IANS) Heavy rains over two days have crippled suburban trains and hit life in Mumbai Sunday, officials said. Many low-lying areas…
Caution: Eating Goan frog legs could cause cancer
byPanaji, June 16 (IANS) Smoking cigarettes is not the only way to contract cancer. If one believes the Goa Forest Department, eating frog meat…
Cool Sunday morning in Delhi, rain expected
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) It was a cool morning in the capital Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.7 degrees Celsius –…
Shaping the country’s future tiger saviours
bySawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), June 16 (IANS) Miles away from their classrooms, playstations and social networking sites, a group of teenaged students from eight cities…
Early morning showers cool Agra
byAgra, June 16 (IANS) Light showers in the early hours of Sunday came as a welcome relief for Agra residents, who had been experiencing…
Heavy showers in north India as monsoon advances
byNew Delhi: Parts of north India, including Delhi, received heavy showers Saturday as the southwest monsoon advanced further into central and northern India, the…
Heavy showers in northern India as monsoon advances
byNew Delhi: Parts of northern India received heavy showers Friday as the southwest monsoon advanced further into central and northern India, the India Meteorological Department…
Pleasant Saturday in Delhi, light rain expected
byNew Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Pleasant weather will prevail this weekend with cloudy skies and spells of rain and thundershowers, a weather official said,…
Pre-monsoon showers cool Punjab, Haryana
byChandigarh: Pre-monsoon showers continued in most parts of Punjab and Chandigarh and parts of Haryana today, bringing down the temperature considerably. Chandigarh had a maximum…