THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The death toll brought on by floods, landslides and bridge collapses in India’s monsoon-hit state of Kerala has risen to 167 as heavy rainfall threatened new areas. Authorities in the southern state, which is home to 33 million people, have placed local agencies on the highest alert level in what has turned out to be Kerala’s worst […]
New Delhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former prime minister who was undergoing treatment at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, breathed his last at 5:05 pm today. Earlier in the day, political leaders cutting across partly lines thronged the hospital to enquire about Vajpayee’s health. Making his second visit to AIIMS in less than 24 hours, […]
New Delhi Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been put on life-support system and his health continues to remain critical, the AIIMS said in a statement on Thursday. BJP stalwart and the three time prime minister, Atal Bihar Vajpayee was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi on June 11 […]
New Delhi Nearly 1400 male passengers were arrested by the Railway Police Force (RPF) this year for travelling in ladies compartments across Northern Railway, a statement from the national transporter said today. The RPF presently escorts 220 trains in the Northern Railway section. This year so far, 61211 people were arrested under different sections of […]
Mumbai Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a society will stagnate without innovation and called for collective efforts to improve the quality of higher education. The IITs have built brand India globally and now, become an “instrument for transformation”. Innovation and enterprise are the foundation of making India a developed nation, Modi said addressing the […]
Munnar 54 tourists, including 22 foreigners, who were stranded at a private resort in the popular tea county of Munnar in Kerala’s Idukki district, have been rescued. The roads leading to the resort were blocked due to landslides as rain continued to pound most parts of state. The army was called in to help the […]
New Delhi A Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmaker today dressed as German dictator Adolf Hitler to the parliament to demand special status category status for Andhra Pradesh. As the TDP leaders protested near the Mahatma Gandhi statue, Naramalli Sivaprasad showed up as Adolf Hitler — his look complete with Nazi uniform, toothbrush moustache and a […]
Thiruvananthapuram At least 20 people were killed rain-related incidents and landslides as heavy showers lashed Kerala on Thursday. Idukki district was the worst-affected with 10 deaths, including five of one family. Speaking to the media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said rains have caused extensive damage to life and properties across the state. “We have […]
Chennai Man Who Never Rested is Now Resting. This is the message on the casket in which Karunanidhi will be laid to rest. These words were picked out by the Kalaignar for his ‘tombstone’ 30 years ago. Known for his love affairs with poetry and literature, the message sums up the Kalaignar’s life as seen […]