Parts of south coastal Andhra got heavy rains on Monday under the impact of severe cyclone Vardha which crossed the Tamil Nadu coast. The rains accompanied by strong winds lashed Nellore and Prakasam districts in south coastal Andhra besides Chittoor district in Rayalaseema region, officials said. In Nellore town, low-lying areas and roads were inundated […]
Sri Lankan parliament will have a three-day debate in January on the proposals for a new Constitution, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella said on Monday. Sri Lanka sponsored the resolution adopted by the UNHRC in September last year to work out a political solution to the country’s Tamil issue, Xinhua news agency reported. The […]
The Indian Navy, Coast Guard and NDRF are all geared up to undertake relief and rescue operations as cyclone Vardah made a landfall near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, official sources said on Monday. Naval ships Shivalik and Kadmatt sailed out from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh early Monday morning to Chennai to augment relief efforts in […]
A part of cyclone Vardah hit the Tamil Nadu coast on Monday afternoon, with winds touching 90 kmph and killing two people, while the central part of it is the process of crossing, authorities said. The cyclone hit the coast about 10 km north of Chennai. The Tamil Nadu government said two persons had lost […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished President Pranab Mukherjee on his 81st birthday saying the country is “proud to have a well-read and knowledgeable president who puts the country’s interest above everything”. “Birthday wishes to Rashtrapati Ji. His tremendous experience and wisdom has benefited the nation greatly. I pray for his long and healthy […]
Higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received light snowfall while rains in the plains broke the over five month long dry spell in the valley on Sunday. “There has been light rainfall in the plains while hills received light snowfall during the night (Saturday night),” a Met department official said. “Gulmarg recorded 1.4 mm snowfall […]
The CBI recovered Rs 70 lakh in new currency near Hyderabad during raids on relatives of a postal official who was earlier arrested for allegedly being involved in fraudulent exchange of new currency notes, police said on Saturday. The cash, all in new notes of Rs 2,000, was seized on Friday during raids in Ibrahimpatnam […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday said the decision to ban old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes was taken to strengthen the hands of the nation’s poor. Addressing ing a farmers’ rally in Deesa town of Banaskantha district, Modi said the “honest have been looted” for 70 years and that he stood with the […]
Denying any rift or fight for the powerful post of General Secretary, Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Saturday said the party will soon elect someone to the post. “The reports about some persons mobilising support for themselves to claim the General Secretary post are all baseless rumours,” AIADMK spokesperson C. Ponnaiyan told the media here. […]
It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. At least 101 trains were delayed and 11 cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India, railway officials said. “At least 18 trains were rescheduled,” a Northern […]