Maritime crisis looms as two tankers stranded off Mumbai
byMumbai, June 15 (IANS) Two huge oil tankers stranded off the Mumbai coast could pose serious risks of marine accidents and ecological problems, a…
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Monsoon hits Himachal, 10 days in advance
byShimla: The southwest monsoon reached Himachal Pradesh today, with most of the the hill state experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall, the meteorological office here said….
Sri Sri voices concern over Ganga pollution
byBangalore, June 15 (IANS) Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Saturday voiced concern over the pollution in the Ganga when Uttar Pradesh…
Mumbai gets special cancer centre for women
byMumbai, June 15 (IANS) Maharashtra’s first integrated centre for cancer to cater exclusively to women was launched here Saturday. The privately-run B. Nanavati Hospital…
Warning against landslides on Srinagar-Jammu highway
bySrinagar: The weather office issued an advisory today asking travellers on the Srinagar-Jammu and Srinagar-Leh highways to guard against possible landslides triggered by heavy rains….
IGNOU starts MBA programme in banking, finance
byNew Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will offer a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in banking and finance…
Maoists blow up school in Bihar
byPatna, June 15 (IANS) Maoists blasted a state-run middle school in Bihar’s Jamui district early Saturday, police said. More than 50 armed guerrillas blew…
Breakthrough in breast cancer surgery without disfigurement
byChicago, June 15 (IANS) Serious tissue damage and disfigurement are a major fallout of most cancer therapies, but the one for breast cancer in…
Bankers embark on bike expedition to tackle blindness
byMumbai, June 15 (IANS) Ten staffers of Standard Chartered Bank have embarked on a unique 4,000-km-long journey on motorcycles to mark a decade of…
Pleasant morning in Delhi, rain expected
byNew Delhi, June 15 (IANS) It was a pleasant morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 26.4 degrees Celsius, two…