The rupee continued its downward slide against the US dollar on Thursday, falling to a new record low in opening trade at 70.68 per US […]
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Kerala floods damage 45000 ha of farm fields; Paddy, Banana, Spices among worst hit; Floods due to slaughtering of cows in open: BJP MLA
Floods in Kerala have damaged paddy, banana, spices and other crops in 45,000 hectare of farmland, agriculture secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said on Monday. The […]
Won’t allow Social Media to hurt India’s election process: Govt
India will make efforts to protect its citizens from influence campaigns on social media that could undermine the election process, Union information technology (IT) minister […]
Kerala floods trigger fuel, medicine shortage; more rain forecast
The Indian Air Force and Army relief and rescue teams on Friday started food packet distribution among marooned people in different places in Kerala as […]
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s condition critical, on life support: Delhi AIIMS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday evening after the health of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, […]
IMD predicts heavy rain in Karnataka, Kerala, TN, Himachal over next 48 hours
A fresh surge of the westerly winds will intensify the monsoons in Kerala, Karnataka and the ghat areas of Tamil Nadu over 48 hours , […]
Umar Khalid JNU student leader shot at in New Delhi, escapes unhurt
JNU student leader Umar Khalid escaped unhurt after an unidentified man shot at him in central Delhi on Monday. The incident took place outside the […]
Eight muslim villages renamed in Rajasthan by Vasundhara Raje govt
In a surprising move ahead of the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje led Rajasthan government has decided to rename eight villages, which had Muslim […]
Partition wouldn’t have happened if Jinnah had become PM: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday said Jawaharlal Nehru had a “self-centred attitude” to become India’s first prime minister even though Mahatma Gandhi was […]
Banks collect Rs 5,000 cr from customers in FY18 for not maintaining minimum account balance
As many as 21 public sector banks and three major private sector lenders collected a whopping Rs 5,000 crore from customers for non-maintenance of minimum […]