Rains in China kill 19, thousands evacuated
BEIJING: Heavy rains in China’s southwest have killed at least 19 people and left 20 missing, with tens of thousands of people evacuated due to flooding, state media reported on Monday. The China News Service reported that 12 people had died in the city of Chongqing, three in neighboring... read more »
Arab states mull air strikes on ISIS
PARIS: Several Arab countries have offered to carry out airstrikes against militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, senior US state department officials said on Sunday. The offer was disclosed by American officials traveling with US secretary of state John Kerry, who is approaching the... read more »
Walk or cycle to office for better mental health
According to a new study, people who stopped driving and started walking or cycling to work benefited from an improved well-being.In particular, active commuters felt better able to concentrate and also felt less strain than if they travelled by car.“You might think that things like... read more »
Maharashtra polls: Uddhav rejects BJP’s demand for 135 seats; ties in...
MUMBAI: Further hardening his stand on seat-sharing with the BJP, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said he has rejected the saffron ally’s demand for contesting 135 seats in Maharashtra Assembly polls and hinted at going it alone, saying “everything has an... read more »
Gujarat to get Asia’s first Ballistic Research Centre
India is all set to achieve self-reliance in testing of armoured vehicles, as Asia’s first Ballistic Research Centre will soon be functioning at Gujarat Forensic Science University (GFSU)... read more »
Nalanda University opens on Monday
The Nalanda University (NU) will rise again on Monday as academic classes will begin on its new campus in Bihar’s Rajgir. The resurrection of the ancient university will bring to fruition... read more »
New policy to speed up eco clearances: Javadekar
The Environment Ministry would soon announce a new policy to reduce the time lag for environmental and forest clearances, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said here... read more »
Was rule of law followed in coal blocks allocation: Court asks CBI
A special court on Monday asked the CBI to clarify whether “rule of law” was followed in allocation of coal blocks to top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Hindalco. During the... read more »
Rajnath to Pak: Terror and talks cannot go together
The Home Ministry on Monday dismissed reports that Rajnath Singh has plans to meet his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the SAARC conference in Nepal later this month. The Home Minister’s... read more »
