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Melissa strengthens into Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic floo
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US forecasters warned that the slow-moving Melissa is expected to strengthen further and be a major hurricane when making landfall in Jamaica early next week. It should be near or over Cuba by the middle of the week.
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India forex reserves climb to USD 702.28 billion, nearing record high
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 4.5 billion in the week that ended October 17 to USD 702.280 billion, primarily driven by a rise in gold reserves, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement'.
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Delhi police recovers banned cigarettes worth Rs 12 lakh; two held
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to police, the Crime Branch received secret information on Saturday, around 1:10 AM, about a large consignment of prohibited foreign cigarettes being delivered near the bus stop at Palam Dwarka Road in Delhi Cantonment.
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Maritime sector drives India's economic surge as 95% of trade moves throug
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nearly 95 per cent of India's trade by volume and about 70 per cent by value moves through maritime routes, underlining the sector's centrality to India's economy and competitiveness. Data from a government press release highlights that the maritime sector is the backbone of India's global t
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'As the Mind Wishes' : Tibetans' Contemporary Art Exhibition begins in McL
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Khadhok - A Tibetan Artists' Collective initiative has opened its third annual group exhibition, - As the Mind Wishes on Saturday evening near the main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala.
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Kapil Mishra reviews Chhath Puja prep; says "Never claimed Yamuna is clean
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday reviewed the ongoing Chhath Puja preparations at the ghat near the Crown Plaza and Vasudev Ghat, as devotees observed 'Kharna', the second day of the four-day festival.
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Armed robbery accused arrested after shootout near Delhi's Badarpur Flyove
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the police, the accused, Himanshu, son of Shailender Singh and a resident of Sanjay Camp, Dakshin Puri, Delhi, sustained a bullet injury in his right leg during the exchange of fire. He was immediately shifted to Safdarjung Hospital for treatment.
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Surat recycles 1,800 tonnes of firecracker waste generated during Diwali c
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to officials, around 600 tonnes of waste was generated daily in Surat during the three days of Diwali festivities, amounting to nearly 1,800 tonnes of firecracker waste. Despite the high volume, the city's sanitation workers swiftly cleaned up roads and localities, maintaining S
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Arabian Sea depression moves west; Bay of Bengal deep depression to hit An
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Sunday that a depression in the east-central Arabian Sea has progressed nearly westward at a velocity of 7 kilometres per hour over the past six hours. Meanwhile, the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly west-northw
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One dead after landslide buries houses near Adimali in Kerala's Idukki
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The deceased has been identified as Biju, a resident of Laksham Veedu, Adimali.
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Chhath Ghat near Yamuna Bank Metro Station reopened after Delhi BJP chief'
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi Government has given permission to reopen the Chhath Puja Ghat located under the pontoon bridge near the Yamuna Bank Metro Station. The permission was granted after the Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva spoke with officials at the request of many residents of East Delhi belo
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Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children trapped in worst forms of lab
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children face the worst forms of labour, including forced work, sexual exploitation, and armed conflict. Flooding, disease, local conflict, and child marriage worsen the crisis, with some regions seeing up to 90 percent of children working instead of atten
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