News from India
Jaipur, Aug 28 (IANS) Rajasthan has witnessed an exceptionally heavy monsoon this year, recording 528.60 mm of rainfall so far, which is 53.33 per cent more than the normal average.… Continue reading Rajasthan sees record rainfall, over 53 pc above seasonal average
Jammu, Aug 28 (IANS) Thirty-five bodies have been recovered so far in the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine route landslide tragedy as floods wreaked havoc in the Jammu division of J&K.… Continue reading Vaishno Devi landslide tragedy: 35 bodies recovered; floods wreak havoc in Jammu division
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IANS) The flood situation in Kamareddy and Medak districts of Telangana remained grim on Thursday as heavy rain continued to lash the region. Very heavy rain since… Continue reading Flood situation in Telangana’s Kamareddy, Medak remains grim
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A fresh wave of bomb threat emails has hit the national capital, with around 20 colleges, including Jesus and Mary College in Chanakyapuri, receiving threatening… Continue reading 20 Delhi colleges receive bomb threats, search Ops underway
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) Authorities in the Nilgiris are moving to capture a leopard that has been repeatedly sighted inside Ooty town in Tamil Nadu over the last two months.… Continue reading TN forest department plans to trap, capture leopard straying into Ooty town
Srinagar, Aug 28 (IANS) Two terrorists were killed on Thursday as the Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Gurez sector of Jammu and… Continue reading Two terrorists killed, infiltration attempt foiled in J&K’s Uri
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) Students of government arts, science, and engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu will soon have the chance to study overseas for a semester, with the state government… Continue reading TN govt to sponsor semester abroad for college students
Jammu, Aug 28 (IANS) As heavy rainfall continues to batter Jammu and Kashmir, all educational institutions across the Union Territory will remain closed on Thursday. Education Minister Sakina Itoo announced… Continue reading Educational institutions across J&K to remain shut today as torrential rainfall continues
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Fourteen people, including a mother and daughter, lost their lives, and one person was critically injured after a portion of an unauthorised four-storey building collapsed on… Continue reading Death toll in Maharashtra’s Virar building collapse climbs to 14, rescue ops continue
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Guwahati on Thursday for a two-day visit, during which he will attend the Assam BJP’s core committee meeting… Continue reading Amit Shah to begin two-day visit to Assam, to attend the BJP core committee meet
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) In a major operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered 2.7 kg of heroin from a house in Bikaner’s Khajuwala area on Wednesday. The… Continue reading BSF seizes heroin worth Rs 10 crore in Bikaner, Punjab smuggler held
Bhopal, Aug 27 (IANS) As the ruling BJP launched a scathing attack on Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari for his alleged ‘anti-women’ remarks, the former state Cabinet minister defended… Continue reading Amid backlash, Jitu Patwari firm on his ‘alcohol consumption’ remark; BJP escalates attack
