India third worst-hit country by natural disasters: Antonio GuterresHe said that the US, followed by China, India, the Philippines and Indonesia, have experienced the most disasters since 1995 - more than 1,...
19 Sep, 2017, 11.10 PM IST
170 Indians evacuated from hurricane-hit Sint MaartenExternal Affair Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had said in a tweet late last night that 110 Indians and Indian-origin evacuees were br...
13 Sep, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
How forecasters got Irma damage so wrongThe state escaped the worst because Irma’s powerful eye shifted westward, away from the biggest population center of sprawling Miami-Dade C...
13 Sep, 2017, 09.26 AM IST
Rupee slips further by 11 paise to 64.04 against dollarForeign capital outflows also had an impact on the rupee trading against the dollar, a forex dealer said.
12 Sep, 2017, 08.36 PM IST
Gold, silver down in morning tradeMCX Gold was down 0.31 per cent, or Rs 94, at Rs 29,839 per 10 gram around 10.35 am .
12 Sep, 2017, 11.03 AM IST
Rupee off 1-month high, drops 15 paise to 63.93The rupee traded under pressure in view of strengthening US dollar.
11 Sep, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
Donald Trump and White House can't handle Twitter! Wrong Irma video gets tweetedThe White House social media director, Dan Scavino, had tweeted a wrong video of the flooded Miami airport.
11 Sep, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
Gold gets a festive lift, tops Rs 31,000-markIncreased local buying fulled by the festive season demand drove gold prices, but a weak overseas trend acted as an overhang.
11 Sep, 2017, 03.25 PM IST
Hurricane Harvey: Beyonce, George Clooney and Oprah to take part in telethon for victimsThe star-studded fundraiser will be live streamed on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter on September 12.
11 Sep, 2017, 12.01 PM IST
Indian-Americans open homes as hurricane Irma makes landfallSewa International, one of the Indian-American organisations carrying out relief and rescue work, provided shelter to more than 300 familie...
11 Sep, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Hurricane Irma slams into Florida, 3 deadStorm surges pushed by a high tide were forecast to be as high as 15 feet (4.6 metres) for low-lying area along the state's southwest coast...
10 Sep, 2017, 10.34 PM IST
Irma regains Category 4 force; Indian missions set up helplineAround 120,000 Indian-Americans reside across Florida while thousands of them live in the now-dangerous zones of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and...
10 Sep, 2017, 04.02 PM IST
6.3 million told to evacuate from Florida ahead of Irma landfallAn additional 700,000 million people were told to get moving since Friday after state officials said 5.6 million people were under evacuati...
10 Sep, 2017, 12.33 AM IST
All Indians safe following Irma landfall: Sushma SwarajIrma -- which has killed at least 19 people and devastated thousands of homes in the Caribbean -- made landfall late yesterday on the Camag...
10 Sep, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Indian Embassy in US sets up helpline ahead of Irma landfall"We are keeping sort of minute to minute watch on developments. We have set up hotlines. We are in touch with community leaders in Florida ...
09 Sep, 2017, 11.05 PM IST
MEA says in touch with Indians hit by Hurricane IrmaThe ministry's spokesman Raveesh Kumar said the Indian missions in the four countries were in touch with local government officials to prov...
09 Sep, 2017, 02.25 PM IST
Gold rallies to hit 11-month high of Rs 31,350Trading at a 10-month high of Rs 31,350 per ten gram, the metal witnessed the biggest one-day surge this year.
08 Sep, 2017, 04.24 PM IST