Nine dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across UkraineTragedy unfolded as Russian air raids targeted significant Ukrainian urban centers such as Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, resulting in at least...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
'If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out': Democratic Republic of Congo conflict-displacedDorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in th...
29 May, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Lack of access to water, shelter at Delhi govt hospitals amid heatwave: ReportA recent audit highlights critical shortcomings in Delhi's heatwave relief for vulnerable populations. Homeless individuals and patient att...
29 May, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front linesA fragile ceasefire in Lebanon has faltered. Israel's military campaign is expanding, forcing thousands of civilians from their homes. Evac...
28 May, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
With ice cream and giant fans, Hajj pilgrims battle searing heatTo avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque ...
25 May, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
Quote of the day by Mother Teresa: 'When you don't have anything, then you have...' - Saint Teresa of Calcutta explains why true happiness often begins when people stop chasing material thingsQuote of the day by Mother Teresa: Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poor, sick, and homeless through compassion and selfless s...
11 May, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Delhi rolls out heatwave action plan; work breaks from 1–4 pm for outdoor labourers, ORS for students, water points across cityDelhi heatwave: Delhi is facing a severe heatwave. The government has launched a comprehensive plan to protect citizens. Labourers will get...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Gurjeet Singh Khalsa brought down from 400-foot BSNL tower in Patiala after 560 days protestActivist Gurjeet Singh Khalsa ended his 560-day protest atop a 400-foot BSNL tower after the Punjab government enacted a new anti-sacrilege...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Why Delhi practised war-like air raid sirens, blackouts & evacuations across 17 locations. Here’s what the drill was aboutEast Delhi conducted a two-day civil defence exercise across 17 locations, simulating air raids, blackouts, and evacuations to test emergen...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Delhi govt preparing cold wave action plan to protect vulnerable sectionsThe draft action plan emphasises establishing a standard operating procedure (SOP) for minimising the impact on health of high risk groups ...
12 Nov, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
Soaked in rain, bitten by mosquitoes, robbed in sleep: Attendants suffer as shelter remains ‘unlivable’ at one of Hyderabad’s top hospitalsAt Hyderabad's Niloufer Hospital, patient attendants endure harsh conditions, sleeping in the open due to the designated shelter's deplorab...
16 Jun, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
As cold wave conditions grips Delhi, people look to night shelters for respiteDelhi's shelter homes provided refuge to many as temperatures plummeted to single digits. Residents received blankets, beds, meals, and med...
15 Dec, 2024, 07.50 AM IST
Israel offers Hamas week-long ceasefire as part of new hostage dealIsrael has reportedly proposed a one-week ceasefire in Gaza to Hamas, offering the release of 40 hostages, which include women, the elderly...
20 Dec, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Largest aid convoy enters Gaza since October 7It said 200 trucks were dispatched to the Rafah crossing and 137 reached the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), where they were offl...
25 Nov, 2023, 07.33 AM IST
Delhi BJP asks LG to improve condition of night sheltersIn his letter to Jung, Delhi BJP leader Satish Upadhyay said, "During the tenure of Congress and AAP governments and after that the bureauc...
20 Nov, 2014, 09.16 PM IST
Lack of shelter forces AIIMS patients to stay in toilets, pavementsPaucity of beds in AIIMS & lack of affordable accommodation facilities forced many outstation patients & their families to seek refuge in a...
01 Jan, 2014, 10.08 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh's disaster management is in shambles, says CAGCyclones and floods in the last decade caused an estimated loss of Rs 44,765 crore to the state and killed 1,021 people.
26 Jun, 2013, 10.10 PM IST