Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary IslandsSpanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. The vessel is expected to...
08 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
A cruise ship is waiting for help after three people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreakA cruise ship faces a health crisis off Cape Verde after three passengers died and others fell seriously ill from suspected hantavirus. The...
05 May, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Purnima Shrestha of Nepal breaks the record by climbing Mount Everest three times in two weeksNepali photojournalist Purnima Shrestha achieves record-breaking feat by summiting Mount Everest thrice in one climbing season, making hist...
25 May, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Eight people killed in firecracker unit blast in Tamil Nadu, CM announces relief"I am deeply saddened over the news of the death of eight people in an unexpected explosion at a private fireworks factory in Pazhayapettai...
29 Jul, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Scaling heights: Norwegian woman & Sherpa guide become world's fastest to climb 14 tallest peaksA Norwegian climber and her sherpa guide have set the record for the fastest time to scale all peaks above 8,000 metres. Kristin Harila and...
28 Jul, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
Kami Rita Sherpa creates new record, climbs Mt Everest for the 25th timeSherpa had undertaken the mission of fixing climbing ropes ahead of the climbing season.
08 May, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Tamil Nadu government signs MoUs for Rs 10,000 crore new investments, jobs creationThe cumulative investment envisaged in the projects will create 13,507 jobs across the state in solar cells, data centres and industrial pa...
20 Jul, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
PCI members to call for an emergency meeting on J&K, government starts work on filling up vacanciesRight now, there are seven vacant seats in the 28-member council, five of which are supposed to be filled by parliamentarians.
30 Aug, 2019, 09.05 AM IST
In 2013, CBI's appeal was on brink of dismissalThe appeal was drafted on October 1, 2010, and sent for finalisation to the solicitor general.
20 Apr, 2017, 06.34 PM IST
Home ministry teams to resolve issues related to long-term visa faced by Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladeshi citizensA meeting was taken in this regard on Tuesday by additional secretary (foreigners) in the home ministry B K Prasad with representatives of ...
24 Dec, 2014, 11.53 AM IST
Home Ministry teams to visit select districts for LTV, citizenship issuesRajnath Singh had set up the Task Force to monitor and expedite processing of citizenship and LTV applications on September 5 last.
23 Dec, 2014, 08.37 PM IST
- Maximum rail projects for Bengal during Mamata rule
During the past three years, Railways sanctioned the maximum number of projects to Eastern Railway which mostly covers the state of W Benga...
07 Mar, 2013, 07.39 PM IST
Odisha to seek Rs 3,050 crore in rail budgetA panel of the Odisha Assembly prepares a memorandum to demand Rs 3,050 crore for developing rail infrastructure in the state in 2013 rail ...
25 Jan, 2013, 06.17 PM IST
- Sheila unhappy with pace of CP redevelopment project
Sheila Dikshit pulled up the contractor for the delay and asked it to speed up the work which was supposed to be completed before the Commo...
21 Jun, 2012, 09.18 PM IST
- Arunachal seeks sanction for infrastructure projects
Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has sought sanction for eight major projects to address infrastructural issues in Arunachal Pradesh from the v...
14 Feb, 2011, 02.10 PM IST
- Omar criticises Centre on J&K policy, says he is no puppet
New Delhi rubbishes Abdullah's claims that he was not consulted.
07 Oct, 2010, 04.05 AM IST
- Maran writes to Antony, Reddy for more mobile towers
Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran has sought the interventions of his cabinet colleagues, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy and...
10 Dec, 2006, 11.15 AM IST