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Govt cites UPA's response, says no concept of national disaster

Government sources on Saturday cited a 2013 reply in Parliament by a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government minister to emphasise that no concept of "national disaster" exists under......

About 25,000 people hit by flash floods: Sikkim CM

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, better known as P S Golay, on Friday said that the Himalayan state has incurred damages worth thousands of crores of rupees in the flash flood. IMAGE:......

Wayanad rescuers fight crippling odds to move over 1,500 to safety

The construction of a Bailey bridge to connect the landslide-hit areas, where several people are believed to be stranded, alongside the deployment of sniffer dogs and over 1,000 rescuers from......

China's Siang power project will impact India, warns Arunachal CM

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday expressed concern over China's proposed mega hydropower project on the upstream of Siang River in Tibet, stating it will have a cascading......

How RSS Plans To Win Vidarbha For BJP

'BJP and RSS may have differences over minor issues but their hearts long for one common aim -- that of A Hindu Rashtra.''And this time to prove this point the RSS has prepared to help BJP win this......

Govt holds meetings to prepare for adverse monsoon, works on action plans

With different agencies showing divergent predictions regarding the southwest monsoon, the central government and states are gearing up to face adversity with various line ministries reportedly......

India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund

UN Ebola mission chief Anthony Banbury (on screen) speaks to members of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on the Ebola crisis at the UN headquarters in New York. Photograph:......

Natural calamities wreak havoc on spices and coffee plantations

Karnataka suffered a crop loss in around 97,365 hectares out of the total bearing area of 2,26,244 hectares of coffee and spices plantations. Floods and landslides in Karnataka and Kerala have......

Aviation ministry caps airfares of special fights at Rs 1,000

Domestic airlines will operate 12 flights from INS Rajali, Indian Navy’s air station near Chennai, to destinations across the country over the next two days, Minister of State for......

Guarantee income, don't give out doles, please: Farmers

Experts point to the need for a shift from culture of relief packages; weather and price insurance needed for farmers At Rajiv Kumar Palania’s living room in Bharna village of Hapur district,......

'41 WORKERS. 17 DAYS. THEY BELIEVED'

‘Work of patience, grit and perseverance’: Indian cricket fraternity reacts to Silkyara tunnel rescue The Indian cricket community expressed joy on social media over the successful......

Dismal Olympics campaign for India's shuttlers!

IMAGE: P V Sindhu, who was unable to progress beyond the pre-quarterfinals, missed the chance to become the first Indian to win three Olympic medals. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters India became so......

Indian football hits new low with shock loss to Afghanistan

IMAGE: Afghanistan's players celebrate winning their FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against India in Guwahati on Tuesday. Photographs: ANI Indian football hit a new low with a gut-wrenching 1-2......

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