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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasised that all legislatures must establish standards to ensure the quality of their proceedings and debates. Expressing concern about the planned deadlock in the House, Om Birla underscored the need for comprehensive dialogue among all political parties and elected representatives. He also urged the media to give prominence to the viewpoints of elected representatives engaged in factual and substantive discussion ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even after being preventable and treatable, cholera continues as a global health problem with 31 countries reporting outbreaks in 2025, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday. The report showed that despite treatment being available, deaths due to the disease rose by 50 per cent in 2024 compared to 2023. For the second consecutive year, more than 6000 people have died from the disease, while cases rose by 5 per cent. Whil ...Read More >
The centre has already started studies in four disaster-sensitive districts in Himachal Pradesh - Shimla, Dharamshala, Mandi, and Kullu. "The initiative aims to mitigate the impact of climate change and global warming by integrating advanced scientific research, community wisdom and policy-level outreach," said Dr Mahesh Sharma, deputy director of Himalayan Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (HIM-DR³) HPU vice-chancellor professor Mahavir Singh, said, "The main objective of this ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Trade talks between India and the European Union have entered a crucial phase and negotiators are working intensively to meet a year-end deadline for signing the free trade pact, a top European Union Official said on Tuesday. The EU is India's biggest trading partner in goods, with bilateral trade hitting $137.5 billion in the 2023/24 fiscal year, up nearly 90% over the past decade. "We are now maximising our efforts to finalise negotiations by the end of the yea ...Read More >
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday demanding immediate withdrawal of Union govt's decision to exempt mining of atomic, critical, and strategic minerals from public consultation."Public hearings are a mandatory safeguard for ecology, livelihoods and democracy. I urge you to roll back this memorandum and ensure that such important policy decisions are first discussed in Parliament and with the States," Stalin wrote. Voices of opposition against Union ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Between 2020 and mid-2025, over 8 lakh saplings were planted across the city and over 19,904 fully grown trees were axed, largely to make way for development work such as roads and Namma Metro expansion.In 2020-21, the city experienced its most ambitious annual afforestation drive, with 2.6 lakh saplings planted and only 615 trees were felled.There is no record of any plantation drive during the following year, 2021-22, but 425 trees were removed, mostly for branch clearances and limi ...Read More >
The state government has adopted measures like climate-smart building codes, vulnerability assessments in urban master plans, and ecosystem-based adaptation to tackle challenges posed by climate change, he said in a statement issued here. Technology is being integrated with traditional knowledge for early warning systems, slope stabilisation through bio-engineering, and smart water management to ensure water security, he added. Himachal has become the first state in the country to achieve 100 ...Read More >
Delhi is bracing for a spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms on Monday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting a generally cloudy sky throughout the day. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to settle around 32 and 25 degrees Celsius, respectively. The forecast indicates that the wet conditions will continue through the week, with moderate showers until September 2, thunderstorms with rain on September 3, and rain or thundershowers on September 4 and 5. On Sunda ...Read More >
NDRF personnel during a search and rescue operation at a flood-affected area, in Punjab. (Image: @NDRFHQ/X via PTI) India is reeling under the fury of an intense monsoon as torrential rains, cloudbursts, and floods wreak havoc across multiple states. From landslides in Jammu & Kashmir and flash floods in Uttarakhand to record rainfall in Chennai and the worst flooding in Punjab in nearly four decades, the deluge has left behind a trail of destruction, claiming lives, displacing thousands, and c ...Read More >
India and Fiji on Monday strengthened their bilateral relations through several agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka witnessed the exchange of several agreements between India and Fiji at Hyderabad House, covering health, education, mobility, and development cooperation. India and Fiji signed an MoU for designing, constructing, commissioning, operating, and maintaining a super-speciality hospital in ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir have left at least 37 people dead, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 150 people to safety. Following a cloudburst in the region's Chositi village, which triggered floods and landslides, disaster management official Mohammed Irshad estimated that at least 50 people were still missing. India's deputy minister for scie ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir have left at least 37 people dead, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 150 people to safety. Following a cloudburst in the region's Chositi village, which triggered floods and landslides, disaster management official Mohammed Irshad estimated that at least 50 people were still missing. India's deputy minister for scie ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Flash floods triggered by intense monsoon rains have killed at least 34 people in a remote Himalayan village in Indian-administered Kashmir. District Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma confirmed the toll, stating 35 injured individuals were rescued from the disaster-hit Kishtwar district. Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the situation as grim, attributing the devastation to a sudden cloudburst. Local resident Sushil Kumar reported seeing at least 15 bodies brought to a n ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 14 (ANI): After a massive cloudburst on Thursday triggered a flash flood in the Chashoti area of Jammu and Kashmir Kishtwar, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the issue of global warming very seriously as these incidents have become common in hilly areas. Speaking to the media, Abdullah termed the incident very unfortunate. I would like to tell the Prime Minister to take the issue of global warm ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- At least 32 people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a top disaster management official said Thursday. Mohammed Irshad said rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 people to safety. He said initial estimations suggested at least 50 others were still missing. India's deputy minister for science and technology, Jitendra Singh, said the floods wer ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 13: The climate change-driven worst-ever deficient rainfall in Meghalaya has taken a toll on its famed golden-hued heritage crop Lakadong turmeric. Recent studies by the Meghalaya Climate Change Centre identified Laskein as one of the state's 25 blocks where this turmeric farming is facing "high" or "very high" risk from climate pressures. According to the studies, farmers are struggling with extreme weather events such as unpredictable rainfall, poor soil health, and increased ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Delhi-based Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) in Lucknow have joined hands to preserve, interpret and present India's heritage through innovative programmes, fostering awareness nationally and globally, officials said on Wednesday. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between IGNCA and BSIP. It represents the first initiative in India to integrate science and culture on a unified platf ...Read More >
Rescue teams deployed Tuesday to India's Himalayan region after flash floods tore down a mountain valley, appearing to wipe away much of a town, where at least four people were killed. Videos broadcast on Indian media showed a surge of muddy water sweeping away multi-storey apartment blocks in the tourist region of Dharali in Uttarakhand state. Uttarakhand State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said rescue teams had been deployed "on a war footing". Senior local official Prashant Arya said ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Indian army intensified search operations on Wednesday for scores of people missing after deadly flash floods in the Himalayan region. Sniffer dogs, drones, and heavy earth-moving equipment were deployed to locate survivors in the devastated town of Dharali, Uttarakhand. At least four people were confirmed dead, while more than 50 remain unaccounted for after the disaster struck. Torrential monsoon rains continued to hinder rescue efforts, with communication lines severely dama ...Read More >
On International Friendship Day 2025, here's a look at some real-life besties of Bollywood who never fail to shell out major BFF goals! Friendship Day 2025 is finally here, and it's the perfect time to shine a light on the deep and genuine bonds shared by some of Bollywood's most adored stars. While we often focus on their on-screen chemistry, many of them share equally heartwarming friendships off-screen. Here's a look at some real-life besties of Bollywood who redefine friendship goals in the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday sharply criticised the Delhi Police for a controversial reference to Bengali as the "Bangladeshi language," calling it an insult to the language and its speakers. TMC shared a letter from a Delhi Police inspector requesting a translator for what was labeled "Bangladeshi language" in a statement on X. The police official also mentioned the arrest of eight individuals under suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in India. "Is ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. In a social media post on X, Rashtrapati Bhavan wrote, Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Pr ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday cautioned people that if they vote for the ruling Congress party in by-elections, it would stop even the existing welfare schemes. He strongly criticised the Congress party's 20-month rule in Telangana, calling it incompetent, anarchic, and riddled with corruption. Rama Rao was addressing a meeting of party workers from the Jubilee Hills constituency, where the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. In a social media post on X, Rashtrapati Bhavan wrote, "Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan." Also Read | Tejashwi Yadav Asked To Produce His '2nd' Voter ID Card a Day After RJD Leader Claimed His Name 'Missing in Bihar Draft Electoral Roll'. https://x.com/rashtrapatibh ...Read More >
Observing that the situation in Himachal Pradesh has gone from bad to worse, the apex court said climate change is having a "visible and alarming impact" on the state. "We want to impress upon the state government and Union of India that earning revenue is not everything. Revenue cannot be earned at the cost of environment and ecology," a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said. "If things proceed the way they are as on date, the day is not far when the entire state of HP may vani ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has introduced a new WhatsApp service to make it easier for citizens to report issues related to construction and demolition (C&D) waste and garbage lifting. If construction debris is dumped near homes or garbage bins are overflowing in your area, residents can now send a WhatsApp message to 81259 66586. They can also attach photos and share their location directly through the app. There is no need to visit any GHMC office in person. ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan An ...Read More >
Dhanbad: The 45th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, turned into a landmark celebration on Friday with the President Droupadi Murmu, gracing the occasion during the institute's centenary year.Addressing graduating students, the President lauded the legacy and evolution of IIT (ISM), originally established to train professionals in mining and geology, and now recognized as a premier centre for higher education and multidisciplinary research. She n ...Read More >
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