2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
22 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
US jury begins deliberations on 737 MAX victim suit against BoeingA Chicago jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon in a suit brought against Boeing by family members of a 24-year-old American who per...
14 May, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
India is also tech hub, 4th largest economy: RSS Gen Secy dismisses common American perception about IndiaRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale highlighted India's status as a tech hub and the world's fourth-largest e...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
PM should first release 'blocked' central funds before professing love for Bengal: Abhishek BanerjeeTMC leader Abhishek Banerjee urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 2 lakh crore in central dues to West Bengal before professing...
19 Apr, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Insurers hike premiums for public infra assets by up to 25% in aftermath of Sikkim cloudburstState-owned hydel unit Sikkim Urja lodged an insurance claim of ₹500 crore after unseasonal rains early in October caused the banks of the ...
10 Nov, 2023, 06.38 AM IST
Rajiv Pratap Rudy counters Ravi Shankar Prasad's remark on free telecom servicesSome opposition members said Rudy should be made the minister to improve the state of affairs. He was a minister of state in the previous M...
26 Jun, 2019, 01.42 PM IST
British Virgin Islands claim info on Kochhars destroyed in calamityThe I-T department had sent Letters Rogatory (LRs) to Mauritius, Singapore and BVI.
10 Apr, 2019, 10.02 AM IST
Kerala floods: Insurance claims likely to be upwards of Rs 1000 croreAssessment of claims will take place with situation moving to normal, a senior official of an insurance firm said, adding clear picture wil...
21 Aug, 2018, 04.49 PM IST
Calamities claimed 4,200 lives, damaged Rs 44,000 crore property51.86 million people were affected due to floods and soil erosion by rivers over the last three years with the calamities claiming 4226 liv...
03 Mar, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
TN rains: New India Assurance pegs flood claims at Rs 500 crorePublic sector insurer New India Assurance today said it expects claims of around Rs 500 crore from flood-hit Chennai and other areas.
11 Dec, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
Declare Bihar storm a national calamity, demands CongressThe party submitted a memorandum to the Raj bhavan addressed to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard.
28 Apr, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
Natural calamities cause death of 35 farmers in Uttar Pradesh35 farmers have died due to calamity like lightening, house collapse etc. No suicide cases have been reported so far.
08 Apr, 2015, 04.45 AM IST
Calamities like Hudhud, Nilofar likely to contribute to insurance claims of over Rs 5,000 croreIndustry’s hopes of turning in a profit this year after increasing premiums for retail categories such as automobile and health may not mat...
30 Oct, 2014, 07.08 AM IST
BJP demands 'white paper' on Uttarakhand tragedy from Harish Rawat governmentIn the white paper, the opposition has asked from the government, the details of the conditions prevailing in the state when the disaster s...
13 Jun, 2014, 05.55 PM IST
102 claims related to calamity settled by New India InsuranceNew India Insurance Company has so far settled 102 claims out of a total of 217 related to Uttarakhand calamity by disbursing Rs 2.90 crore...
31 Oct, 2013, 09.27 PM IST
Kerala to strengthen disaster management systemKerala will strengthen its disaster management system to tackle crisis arising from natural calamities and outbreak of epidemics.
04 Jul, 2013, 06.35 PM IST
LIC to open special office in Uttarakhand to settle claimsState-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has decided to open special office in Uttarakhand and relax norms to expeditiously settle life i...
25 Jun, 2013, 07.39 PM IST