Rains in Chennai again, 325 dead as waters recede
Chennai: Heavy rains battered Chennai again on Friday evening just as life began to limp to normalcy amid persisting power cuts and food shortages here and three other Tamil Nadu districts where floods...
View ArticleDelhi: Idea Cellular launches 3G network in Delhi NCR
New Delhi: Riding on the back of a data network of 2,500 cell sites for 3G and 5,000 modernized towers for 2G, Idea Cellular has commercially launched its 3G network in Delhi NCR, the company said on...
View ArticleIndian animation films receive better response abroad than in India
New Delhi: In its over-100 year old journey, Indian cinema has raised itself to a world class level but animation is a genre that is yet to find acceptability at home, animator and filmmaker Geetanjali...
View ArticleChennai residents worry as dark clouds cover sky
Chennai: Dark clouds in the sky and rain at regular intervals put Chennai residents into worry mode on Saturday morning. “Rumours of surplus water being released are also a cause of serious worry,”...
View ArticleUP: Five killed as high-tension wire falls on bus in UP
Lucknow: Five people were killed, all of a family and more than two dozen others injured when a high tension electricity wire broke and fell on a passenger bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Friday...
View ArticlePunjab: ‘Make in Punjab’ policy on taxation reforms to come up soon
Chandigarh: With a view to boost industrial growth in the State, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister S. Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced formation of a “Make in Punjab” policy within one month. Disclosing...
View ArticleLalu’s daughter Misa wants Modi to apologise
Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti on Saturday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders should apologise to nearly 11 crore people of Bihar for falsely stating...
View ArticleBomb blast injures four in Guwahati: Police
Guwahati: Four persons were injured after a bomb went off at the crowded Fancy Bazar area here on Saturday afternoon, police said. Guwahati Police Commissioner Mukesh Aggarwal told IANS that the...
View ArticleChennai residents suffer drinking water shortage
Chennai: An intermittent light drizzle since the morning on Saturday has added to the worries of Chennai residents who are battling the worst floods in a century amid shortage of drinking water and...
View ArticleThe good, bad and ugly side of Chennai after floods
Chennai: The floods in Chennai and its suburbs which have put millions into misery also showed the good, bad and the ugly sides of people and organisations. On the positive side, several individuals...
View ArticleHaryana: Nearly 100 injured as two trains collide in Haryana
Palwal: Nearly 100 people were injured when two trains collided in Haryana’s Palwal district on Tuesday morning due to foggy conditions, police officials said. Unconfirmed reports said that two people,...
View ArticleInsurers to bear around Rs.1,500 crore loss in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: The catastrophic loss of property and lives due to the floods in Tamil Nadu could cost insurance companies around Rs.1,500 crore though exact estimates will be known only later. “The loss due...
View ArticleRajya Sabha adjourned four times over National Herald case
New Delhi: Amid repeated disruptions by Congress members who trooped near the chairman’s podium and raised slogans, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2.30 p.m. on Friday over the National Herald case....
View ArticleDelhi: No new diesel vehicles would be registered in Delhi: NGT
New Delhi: No new diesel vehicles would be registered in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal said on Friday. It also questioned the Delhi government’s odd-even formula for vehicles to...
View ArticleIndia has to wait for low-cost Windows 10 phones: Top Microsoft executive
New Delhi: For those in India waiting for low-cost Lumia smartphones that come packed with New-Age Windows 10, there is still some time as the company is now focused on re-branding and launching new...
View ArticleJ & K: Season’s first snowfall in Kashmir
Srinagar: Plains in Kashmir Valley received season’s first snowfall on Friday, with the ski resort of Gulmarg recording 22 inches of fresh snowfall. “Plains of the valley, including Srinagar, recorded...
View ArticleDilip Kumar to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan on Sunday
Mumbai: Cinema icon Dilip Kumar will be honoured with the Padma Vibhushan – India’s second highest civilian award – on December 13, two days after his 93rd birthday, his close friend Udaya Tara Nayar...
View ArticleJ & K: Fresh snowfall closes Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Jammu: Fresh snowfall and intermittent rains in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday led to closure of strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Heavy rains and snowfall in upper reaches of the state triggered...
View ArticleDisabled Indian girl wins New Zealand award
Wellington: A 16-year-old girl, born prematurely in India and having a condition called hemiplegia, has won a prestigious award constituted to honour outstanding achievements of New Zealanders with...
View Article11 killed in Cameroon bomb blast
Yaounde: At least 11 people were killed and many others injured in a suicide bomb blast in Cameroon on Friday, a military source said. A 13-year-old girl broke into a house in Kolofata town around 6.00...
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