PUNE: Much depends on the course typhoon Rammasun takes in the coming days, though India Meteorological Department officials are concerned that it will affect the monsoon in India. If Rammasun becomes very intense and moves towards Japan, it may weaken the monsoon here further. However, on a brighter note, if the typhoon is less intense and moves more westward, it may even trigger another monsoon spell after around seven days.
PUNE: Much depends on the course typhoon Rammasun takes in the coming days, though India Meteorological Department officials are concerned that it will affect the monsoon in India. If Rammasun becomes very intense and moves towards Japan, it may weaken the monsoon here further. However, on a brighter note, if the typhoon is less intense and moves more westward, it may even trigger another monsoon spell after around seven days.
NEW DELHI: The government's allocation of Rs 200 crore for Sardar Patel's statue as against Rs 150 crore for women's safety may have led to social media outrage but that did not stop TMC and BJP MPs on Wednesday from demanding a similar statue for Swami Vivekananda.
NEW DELHI: The government's allocation of Rs 200 crore for Sardar Patel's statue as against Rs 150 crore for women's safety may have led to social media outrage but that did not stop TMC and BJP MPs on Wednesday from demanding a similar statue for Swami Vivekananda.
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded a rollback of the pre-budget hike in rail fares as well as the proposal to allow FDI in railway projects
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded a rollback of the pre-budget hike in rail fares as well as the proposal to allow FDI in railway projects
NEW DELHI: The Centre and the Tamil Nadu government on Monday sparred over IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram in the Supreme Court with the J Jayalalithaa government accusing her of insubordination and the Centre claiming the right to transfer the officer from the state to the CBI as additional director
NEW DELHI: The Centre and the Tamil Nadu government on Monday sparred over IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram in the Supreme Court with the J Jayalalithaa government accusing her of insubordination and the Centre claiming the right to transfer the officer from the state to the CBI as additional director
NEW DELHI: The Congress demanded a white paper on the BJP government's order to weed out old files, citing some reports that some files related to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination were destroyed.
NEW DELHI: The Congress demanded a white paper on the BJP government's order to weed out old files, citing some reports that some files related to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination were destroyed.
NEW DELHI: For years during Kashmir insurgency, commentators and politicians would never miss a chance to claim that no Indian from outside the Valley was fighting there despite two decades of insurgency that claimed to be a jihad. In fact, it was always pointed out that Indian Muslim community was insulated from the global churnings.
NEW DELHI: For years during Kashmir insurgency, commentators and politicians would never miss a chance to claim that no Indian from outside the Valley was fighting there despite two decades of insurgency that claimed to be a jihad. In fact, it was always pointed out that Indian Muslim community was insulated from the global churnings.
DEHRADUN: Around 2,000 Kedarnath pilgrims are stranded in the 22-km-long Sonprayag-Kedarnath pedestrian track in Rudraprayag district following landslides caused by incessant rain since Saturday, amid fears that the situation might worsen as heavy rainfall is predicted in the region.
DEHRADUN: Around 2,000 Kedarnath pilgrims are stranded in the 22-km-long Sonprayag-Kedarnath pedestrian track in Rudraprayag district following landslides caused by incessant rain since Saturday, amid fears that the situation might worsen as heavy rainfall is predicted in the region.
NEW DELHI: Health minister Harsh Vardhan has said that getting people to quit smoking will not impoverish farmers in tobacco growing regions but will rather help them earn more and free themselves from the clutches of money lenders.
NEW DELHI: Health minister Harsh Vardhan has said that getting people to quit smoking will not impoverish farmers in tobacco growing regions but will rather help them earn more and free themselves from the clutches of money lenders.
NEW DELHI: In a move to push coastal movement of cargo, the shipping ministry has instructed all major ports to have a "green channel clearance" for such cargo on the lines of green channel for passengers at international airports.
NEW DELHI: In a move to push coastal movement of cargo, the shipping ministry has instructed all major ports to have a "green channel clearance" for such cargo on the lines of green channel for passengers at international airports.
