To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming summer, the European Commission (EC) has launched the first fleet of firefighting aircraft under the new rescEU system to …
EU establishes firefighting fleet for next forest fire season Read More
In a major relief to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Barrackpore candidate, Arjun Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed his arrest till May 28 in all the cases allegedly slapped …
C stays BJP candidate’s arrest till May 28 Read More
Omani novelist Jokha Alharthi has won the Man Booker International prize for her novel Celestial Bodies. Alharthi shares the £50,000 ($63,000) prize with her translator, American academic Marilyn Booth. Celestial …
Omani novelist Jokha Alharthi gets Man Booker Read More
By Sameet Panda The extremely sever cyclonic storm “Fani” made landfall near Puri on May 3 wreaking havoc in the life, livelihood and infrastructure in the region. At least 64 …
Faster restoration and reconstruction work is needed for people in Satapada ruined by Cyclone Fani Read More
By D.N. Singh After the counting on Thursday India shall be deprived of a big soap opera which had kept the 1.30 crore Indians intensely entertained. That will be over …
A kind of civil war waged over EVMs on the earth, must be an amusing stuff even for extra-terrestrials! Read More
A female teacher was allegedly set ablaze by several youths after tying her hands and legs in the Mohana town of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on …
Female teacher burnt alive in UP’s Siddharthnagar Read More
The Council of the European Union (EU) has adopted the ambitious measures proposed by the European Commission (EC) to tackle marine litter coming from the 10 single-use plastic products most …
EU Council welcomes final adoption of new rules on single-use plastics Read More
In a tragic incident five members of a family including two children were killed and two others critically injured near Jaring forest in Kalahandi district in the wee hours today. …
Five members of a family die in a road accident Read More
Samikhsya Bureau The Centre has asked all State Governments and Union Territories to step up their preparedness by advance planning and deployment of human, physical and financial resources ahead of …
After ‘Fani’ scars, centre asks states for better preparedness ahead of Monsoon Read More
Arraigned by the Directorate of Enforcement in a case under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law and businessman Robert Vadra, on Tuesday, sought …
Money laundering case arraigned Vadra seeks permission to go abroad: Next hearing on Friday Read More