Kerala church says no to Chinese coffins
byThiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) A Kerala church has asked its followers not to use Chinese made coffins, saying they are not environment friendly. “Swarga…
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Mercury soars in Delhi, could cross 45 degrees Celsius
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The mercury is set to cross the 45 degrees Celsius mark in Delhi Monday, the hottest day of the…
Tornadoes tear through central US
byWashington, May 20 (IANS) Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs…
Thousands of Taiwanese protest n-power project
byTaipei, May 20 (IANS) About 10,000 Taiwanese took to the streets here Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island….
DU students petition Sonia Gandhi on four-year course
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Teachers and students of Delhi University Sunday marched towards the residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, demanding the scrapping…
Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further
byNew Delhi: It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures today…
Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more…
Sunday hottest day of season so far, Monday to be worse
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Mercury rose to a blazing 44.6 degrees Celsius – five notches above average – Sunday, making it the hottest…
Hisar sizzles at 46 degrees, as heat sweeps across Punjab, Haryana
byChandigarh: Scorching summer heat sizzled most places in the pllains of Haryana and Punjab today, recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, the Met…
ISC 2013 topper Bhuvanya Vijay puts a stamp on Uttarakhand schools
byDehradun : This capital city of Uttarakhand was known for its quality schools even before this small mountain state was carved out of Uttar…