Clear, warm day ahead for Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A clear and warm day lies ahead for Delhi Thursday with the maximum temperature likely to be around 36…
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Storm disrupts road, rail, air services in Kolkata
byKolkata, April 17 (IANS) A storm, with maximum wind speed of 116 km per hour, hit Kolkata Wednesday evening disrupting normal life as road,…
Regulate development in Western Ghats, says panel
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Moving away from ecologist Madhav Gadgil’s report calling for declaring the entire Western Ghats ecologically sensitive, a panel headed…
Odisha confirms summer’s first sunstroke death
byBhubaneswar, April 17 (IANS) Authorities Wednesday confirmed this summer’s first sunstroke death in Odisha. The victim was a 65-year-old woman, who died last week…
PM writes to Zardari condoling deaths in quake
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a message to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, has condoled the loss of lives…
Hot day in Delhi, similar weather Thursday
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) It was a hot and clear day in the capital Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling a notch above…
5.8-magnitude quake jolts northeast Japan
byTokyo, April 17 (IANS) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted northeast Japan around 9:03 p.m. local time Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The epicentre…
Politicians, media tycoon accused of Goa violations
byPanaji, April 17 (IANS) Politicians, mining companies, luxury resorts, government agencies as well as a top media tycoon face complaints of violations of the…
Climate change negotiations painfully slow: PM
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Expressing concern over the slow progress of climate change negotiations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the goal of…
CBI team reaches Kaziranga to probe rhino poaching
byGuwahati, April 17 (IANS) A seven-member CBI team has arrived in Assam to probe the poaching of rhinos, an official said Wednesday. The Central…