Chennai/New Delhi, Life in the Tamil Nadu capital was crippled on Wednesday as fresh downpour worsened an already disastrous flood situation, posing danger to thousands of people in low-lying areas. The financial loss may exceed Rs.15,000 crore, an industry lobby body said, as weather forecasting agencies predicted heavy rain to continue for at least the […]
New Delhi, The union health ministry on Tuesday said there was nothing to worry about after a two-year-old child from Delhi was diagnosed with a rare vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (VDPV2) in the first week of November. The case was detected in Harsh Vihar area in Shahdara. “One should not be worried about the […]
New Delhi, Asserting that there is a need for the telecom service operators to ramp up networks to improve service quality, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said he does not wish to be known as “call drop minister”. “I regret to say very frankly it took a lot of nudging on my part […]
New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday thanked Anna Hazare for supporting the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, saying he will “surely” implement the changes proposed by the social activist. “Anna ji, thank you for your support and blessings. We will surely implement your suggestions,” Kejriwal tweeted, quoting a news report regarding Hazare’s support […]
New Delhi, Delhi’s air quality has dipped to dangerous levels, but no advisories have as yet been issued by the government. On Tuesday evening, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the capital was at a “very poor” level, touching the 356 mark. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) defines an AQI between levels 0-50 as […]
Ahmedabad, President Pranab Mukherjee here on Tuesday exhorted people to go strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission but ensure the society was first cleansed from within as evinced by Mahatma Gandhi through his life. “The real dirt of India lies not in our streets, but in our minds and in our unwillingness […]
New Delhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government won’t allow intolerance at any cost and urged intellectuals who have returned their awards to take them back, as Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of silence over remarks justifying intolerance by some of his colleagues. Rajnath Singh, who wound […]
Chennai, Double Oscar-winning composer A.R Rahman is all set to enthrall his fans with live performances here and in Coimbatore early next year. In a statement, Noise and Grains Entertainment revealed that Rahman will perform in the city on January 16 and in Coimbatore exactly a week later. “It will be a pure Tamil concert,” […]
Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a brief meeting with Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif as world leaders converged here for the Conference of Parties (CoP) climate summit that got underway. “PM @narendramodi meets PM Nawaz Sharif at COP 21 in Paris,” external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted along with a picture of […]
New Delhi, A purported comment by Home Minister Rajnath Singh that India had got “a Hindu ruler after 800 years” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered turmoil in the Lok Sabha on Monday. As the opposition and treasury benches debated over “intolerance”, the house was adjourned thrice after CPI-M leader Mohammed Salim quoted Singh as […]