- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday (19) sounded an orange alert for Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, and other districts for Wednesday (20) in rain-battered Kerala. Other districts that have been issued with an orange alert include Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts. A yellow alert has…
A BANKRUPTCY court in the United States has rejected a petition of fugitive Indian diamond merchant Nirav Modi and two of his associates seeking dismissal of fraud allegations brought against them by the trustee of three firms they owned indirectly in the past. The charges were made in a court…
INDIA'S efforts in mainstreaming sustainability and reducing carbon footprint should inspire other nations, Amitabh Kant, the chief executive officer of NITI Aayog, the country’s government public-policy think tank, on Tuesday (19) said. He also said that India is the only member of the G20 bloc which is well on track…
INDIAN consumers continue to face challenges as with the cost of fuel and edible oil, the price of onions – a basic ingredient in most Indian food – also head north, thanks to heavy rainfall in the key growing regions of the vegetable. Onions are also known to be a…
AT least 41 people lost their lives while more than a dozen went missing after landslides and flash floods caused by days of heavy rain hit parts of northern India, official sources said on Tuesday (19). In the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand which is prone to natural disasters, 35 people…
AN Indian consortium led by ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) contractually possesses right to take a 30 per cent interest in the Farzad-B gas field development in the Persian Gulf even after Iran decided to award its rights to a local firm, top officials have said. In February last year, National…
LEOPARD attacks in the north-western suburbs of Mumbai, India’s financial capital, like the Aarey Colony are on the rise and there have been eight reported cases of the animal attacking humans in the past one month, sparking an outrage. Round 50 leopards live in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)…
THE spate of killings of civilians, including migrant labourers, in Kashmir has left them in deep fear and while many have sought safety from Jammu and Kashmir Police, scores have decided to leave the state. Indian home minister Amit Shah has chaired a meeting in New Delhi with top police…
ACE India batter KL Rahul on Tuesday (19) said having someone like Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a mentor for the T20 World Cup gives a sense of calmness in the dressing room and he is looking forward to picking the brains of the former India captain on all things related…
AT least 12 people were killed on Tuesday (19) after a cloudburst caused flash floods at Ramgarh in Nainital district of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, official sources said. The latest deaths took the toll from rain-related mishaps in the state to at least 22 since Monday (18) as relentless…
