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Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) Families of fishermen and local people protested on Sunday at Jegathapattinam in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district over the Sri Lankan Navy arresting 14 fishermen and seizing their mechanised boats.The fishermen were arrested on Saturday night.K.R. Manikantan,...
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (IANS) Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms in most parts of Kerala has been predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The rain will continue till September 13. The weather department issued yellow alerts in six districts -- Kasargode,...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Surat has emerged as the leading city in India for air quality improvements, followed by Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Agra (Uttar Pradesh). These three cities with population of more than one million, have topped the...
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) The death toll in the building collapse here climbed to eight, with rescuers pulling out three more bodies from the debris, officials said on Sunday. Twenty-eight people were injured when the three-storey building housing godowns and...
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) At least six people have died so far after a building collapsed in Lucknow's Transport Nagar area on Saturday evening, District Magistrate (DM) Suryapal Gangwar confirmed."Earlier, 28 people were evacuated. Now two more people have been...
Paris, Sep 8 (IANS) Para-athlete Navdeep made history in the Paralympic Games when his silver was upgraded to a gold medal in the Men's Javelin throw F41 category with a personal best distance of 47.32 metres here on Saturday, bagging...