Fishy business caught by fraying India-Bangladesh tiesDemand is so high for the herring-like hilsa -- the national fish of Bangladesh and a much-loved delicacy in India's adjoining West Bengal ...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
What happened that Tibetan Plateau's Denisovans became extinct after surviving for more than 100,000 years?A study conducted by archeologists has found that the Tibetan Plateau's Denisovans thrived before Homo sapiens. China's Chang'e-6 returned ...
09 Jul, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
Bring justice to your own people, DidiThe Sandeshkhali incident in West Bengal reveals the failure of the Mamata Banerjee government to take strong action against the perpetrato...
20 Feb, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
UN delegate describes India's 'Namami Gange' mission as 'beacon of hope'The UN 2023 Water Conference - formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decad...
24 Mar, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
China busts $770 million refined oil smuggling ring in massive swoopChina foiled criminals seeking to smuggle nearly 1 million tonnes of refined oil worth 5 billion yuan ($770 million), with officials seizin...
16 Mar, 2021, 08.40 PM IST
Bangladesh braces for massive floods; Brahmaputra flowing 55 cm above danger levelWeather officials in Bangladesh have predicted massive floods in the northwest and southeast portions of the country bordering India, as in...
28 Jun, 2020, 09.16 PM IST
NIA busts terror gang based in Tamil Nadu, conducts searchesThe premier anti-terror agency held searches today in the premises belonging to the three accused persons located here and at Nagappattinam...
13 Jul, 2019, 09.30 PM IST
Indian Navy's daring operation stops vessel from drifting towards International Maritime BorderMV SSL Kolkata was abandoned by its 22-member crew on June 14 off the Sagar Island at the mouth of the Ganges Delta after the fire engulfed...
16 Jun, 2018, 07.38 PM IST
Market Now: PSU bank stocks rise; Andhra Bank up 5%The Nifty PSU Bank index was trading 1.7 per cent up at 3,031 around 11:55 am (IST).
24 Oct, 2017, 11.59 AM IST
Market Now: Nifty Pharma index in the red; Cadila, Sun Pharma top dragsThe Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.16 per cent down at 9,527 around 10:30 am (IST).
24 Oct, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
Market Now: Over 60 stocks hit fresh 52-week highsThe Nifty50 index was trading 31 points up at 10,215, while Sensex was trading 97 points up at 32,603 around 9.50 am (IST).
24 Oct, 2017, 10.09 AM IST
Market Now: Over 10 stocks hit fresh 52-week lows on NSEMarkets saw positive start, tracking positive global cues. Sensex rising over 150 points and Nifty nearing 10,220-mark.
24 Oct, 2017, 10.01 AM IST
Market Now: IB Real Estate, Oberoi Realty drag Nifty Realty index lowerShares of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Bharti Infratel were among the most traded stocks on NSE.
13 Oct, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
Ganga-Bramhaputra Basin mapped in first of its kind studyScientists from India, the UK, France and Bangladesh undertook mapping of the two rivers during 2003 to 2007 from the basins with the help ...
26 May, 2015, 05.36 PM IST
Indian side not affected by Bangladesh oil spill: OfficialsIndia has not been affected by a massive oil spill in the waters of Sundarbans delta on the Bangladesh side, forest department officials sa...
17 Dec, 2014, 01.46 PM IST
- World's largest delta fast disappearing into sea
The world's largest delta, Ganga-Bhagirathi, is slowly disappearing into the sea, finds a study by river expert Kalyan Rudra.
18 Aug, 2012, 08.20 PM IST
- China to send $1 million in aid to Myanmar: Govt
China said on Tuesday it would send $ one million in emergency aid to Myanmar after the southeast Asian nation was devastated by a cyclone ...
06 May, 2008, 09.32 PM IST