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…
Environment
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…
Rajasthan to relocate villages for tiger corridor
byJaipur, April 17 (IANS) Rajasthan will relocate over two dozen villages to develop a biosphere reserve corridor that will connect three sanctuaries to ensure…
India to double renewable energy capacity by 2017: PM
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India recognises the importance of evolving a low carbon strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth and will double renewable…
State symbols of Bihar – sparrow, marigold, peepal
byPatna, April 17 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet has declared sparrow as the state animal, marigold as the state flower and peepal as the state…