Landfall process of cyclone ‘Amphan’ begins
The landfall process of cyclone ‘Amphan’ commenced at 2.30 pm on Wednesday between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya island in Bangladesh, the Met department said. The landfall process will…
Sensex surges 622 pts; HDFC rallies over 5 pc
Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 622 points on Wednesday, propelled by gains in index-heavyweights HDFC twins and Reliance Industries despite weak cues from global markets. The 30-share index settled 622.44 points…
Chinese bring more boats to lake in Ladakh, Indians a road
Two weeks after Indian and Chinese troops came to blows near Pangong Tso, a lake in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese have stepped up patrols and deployed more boats on the…
Cyclone Amphan live updates: Strong winds, high waves seen in West Bengal’s Digha
Cyclonic storm Amphan over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal intensified to a super cyclone on Monday evening and moved nearly north-northeastwards with a speed of 14 kmph during past…
Rajkot, Indore, Navi Mumbai among Centre’s ‘5-star garbage-free’ cities; Delhi 3-star; check full list
The government Tuesday released a rating of cities for their garbage management, giving the top ‘five-star garbage-free’ tag to six cities including Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur and Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, while saying…
Sonia Gandhi to chair opposition meeting over migrants’ plight on May 20
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will chair the meeting of leaders of opposition parties over the plight of migrant workers and alleged dilution of labour laws. According to report, around 17…
Super cyclone likely to make landfall between West Bengal and Hatiya Islands
Cyclonic storm Amphan over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal intensified to a super cyclone on Monday evening and moved nearly north-northeastwards with a speed of 14 kmph during past…
Operate more special trains to transport migrant workers: MHA directs states, issues revised SOP
The Ministry of Home Ministry on Tuesday issued a revised Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) on the movement of stranded workers by trains and buses from one state to other during…
127 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka; state’s tally rises to 1373
The nationwide tally of Covid-19 cases crossed one lakh mark on Tuesday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and other states, even…
West Bengal to issue notification on modalities of lockdown
The West Bengal government will on Monday evening come out with a notification on the modalities of the fourth phase of the lockdown in the state, a top official said.…