
Thousands feared dead in U'khand, rescue efforts intensified
Dehradun : Amid fears of thousands left dead in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, relief and rescue operations were intensified today with eight additional IAF choppers pressed into service to evacuate stranded people in Kedarnath which has suffered massive damage in flash floods and cloudbursts. The State Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre has said that casualties in the affected
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Thiruvananthapuram: Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar Wednesday said that all stakeholders would be taken into confidence regarding the operations of a sea plane service in the state's picturesque backwaters. 'I assure the assembly that we will not...

Jammu: A civilian was injured as Pakistani troops Wednesday violated the ceasefire and fired across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after an infiltration bid was foiled by the Indian Army, a defence official said. Defence...

Lima : At least 30 people were killed Wednesday when a passenger bus fell off 100 metres into a ravine in Peru's Chanchamayo province, Xinhua reported. The bus, with 54 passengers on board, was heading to Satipon town from capital Lima during pre-dawn...

Cardiff : India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Wednesday that Sri Lanka were a dangerous side and it was not possible to focus only on their two frontline batsmen ' Mahela Jayawardene or a Kumar Sangakkara' during the semi-final of the ICC Champions...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday said a new project to improve the power transmission in the state will be implemented with the financial assistance of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). She also requested JICA...

Rome: Indian author Gurcharan Das will lead a debate in Rome next month on his country and its relations with Italy, inspired by his recent book 'India Grows at Night'. Harvard-educated Das will kick off the debate July 1 at Rome's ancient Temple...

New Delhi : Delhi University (DU) received around 1.5 lakh offline admission forms while its online registration tripled compared to last year as the admission process to its four year undergraduate programme ended Wednesday. Dean, Students Welfare,...

Washington: Scientists have hit upon a novel drug that attacks the tuberculosis bacteria, a finding that could prove to be an effective tool in treating the dreaded disease, says a study. The researchers at the New Jersey Medical School of University...

London/Mumbai : Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with major ramifications on the international banking system, an official said. By the court verdict, the British...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala-headquartered Mind Media Innovations Pvt. Ltd has developed a new smartphone app on baby care to help young parents with baby rearing tips. The app 'Baby Blossoms' has been developed for Android platform. It keeps parents...

London : Indian-born Amol Rajan has been appointed editor of the London morning daily The Independent, making him Fleet Street's first non-white editor, the newspaper reported Monday. Rajan, 29, was previously the daily's comment editor. Oliver...
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World's Governments commit to invest in biodiversity - Sangeetha Rajeesh At the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity 11th Conference of Parties 2012 meet that... |
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