Rains lash Lucknow
byLucknow, June 7 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Lucknow and nearby districts Friday, considerably bringing down the temperature. The rains started at 3 a.m. and…
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Pleasant morning in Delhi, rain likely
byNew Delhi, June 7 (IANS) It was a cloudy, pleasant Friday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature settling at 25.7 degrees Celsius,…
UAE favours Arab states’ right to safe water
byCairo, June 7 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stressed on the right of Arab states to access safe and clean water as…
Late evening showers cool Agra
byAgra, June 6 (IANS) Late evening showers Thursday brought some relief from the sweltering summer heat for the residents of Agra. “The showers came…
SC to hear pollution board’s plea on Sterlite plant
byNew Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear Friday a plea of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) challenging…
India, Germany sign development cooperation accord
byNew Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India and Germany Thursday signed an umbrella agreement on financial and technical cooperation in the field of energy, environment…
NTPC’s Himachal dam project gets green nod
byNew Delhi: The National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) 800 MW Kol Dam project on the Satluj river in Himachal Pradesh was today given clearance…
Two wounded in bear attack in Himachal
byShimla: Two people were critically wounded today when a bear attacked them in Himachal Pradesh, police said. Banka Ram, 52, and Rajdev, 38, were…
Thunderstorm lashes Chandigarh, mercury dips
byChandigarh: Accompanied by strong winds, a thunderstorm lashed Chandigarh and its surrounding areas in Punjab and Haryana today evening. The rain provided much-needed relief…
Delhi has welcome rain, more expected Friday
byNew Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Denizens of the city were in for a pleasant surprise as rain lashed the city Thursday, bringing a much-needed…