Thiruvantparam,3/8: Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan said on Monday that as the state intensified rescue and relief operations amid continuing heavy rain, the death toll in rain-related incidents across the state has risen to 15.After reviewing the flood situation in the state with top officials, the CM as of 9 am on Monday said…
New Delhi, 3/8: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking appropriate directions for the timely release of its due share of Cauvery water from Karnataka. Acting on the advice of senior advocates, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay instructed the filing of the petition after Karnataka allegedly failed to release water on…
Patna, 3/8: Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor on Monday widened his lead over BJP’s Neeraj Kumar Sinha to 6,011 votes in the Bankipur Assembly byelection as the counting progressed in Bihar. While political strategist-turned-politician Kishor bagged 20,059 votes, Sinha got 14,048 votes and RJD’s Rekha Gupta stood third with 3,983 votes after 10 rounds…
Glasgow, 3/8: The Glasgow Commonwealth Games concluded with Scotland handing over the flag and baton to India, who will host the centenary edition, on Sunday. The 2030 Games is scheduled in Ahmedabad, with the Scottish officials handing over the CWG flag and baton to Indian representatives — Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, IOA president PT…
New Delhi, 3/8:Former MP and chief of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Singh on Monday was acquitted by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in the sexual harassment case filed by multiple women wrestlers. The court also acquitted another accused, suspended assistant secretary of WFI, Vinod Tomar
New Delhi, 2/8: A major scuffle broke out at Independent MP Pappu Yadav’s residence, when a man threw a shoe at him while he was addressing a press conference in Delhi, on Sunday. This incident comes a day after an FIR was registered against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and MPs Pappu…
Belgrade, 2/8: Two firefighting helicopters collided while fighting wildfires west of Athens on Sunday. A search and rescue operation for the crews is under way in the Psatha area, Greece’s fire department said.
New Delhi, 2/8: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh on Sunday said a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow has assured the Indian contingent that it will correct a map of India displayed on its premises after boxer Lovlina Borgohain pointed out that the Northeast was missing from it.Singh said there was “no confrontation”…
New Delhi, 2/8: Since SAARC’s founding years, the smaller states of South Asia have generally adopted three strategies to deal with India. Some of them (Pakistan) have strategically collaborated with extra-regional powers such as China Others (Bhutan) have developed positive collaboration with India and have regarded it as a regional power offering enormous opportunities. Bangladesh,…
Thiruvananthapuram, 2/8: At least seven persons, including three children, were killed and many injured in rain-related calamities in various parts of Kerala since Friday night.Minor landslides were reported in various parts of Idukki and Kottayam, while many areas of Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Malappuram were flooded.
