Boatmen row Shikara on partially frozen Dal Lake as the temperature dips in Srinagar. The surface of the Dal Lake on Monday froze as an intense coldwave gripped the Kashmir valley. The minimum temperature experienced in the city was -7 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature recorded was 7 degrees …...Read More
Dal Lake Freezes As Srinagar Temperature Drops To Minus 7
Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain Critical, "Pray For Him", Says Family
Zakir Hussain, the peerless tabla player and multiple Grammy award winner, is critical and in a US hospital over serious heart-related ailments, his family said on Sunday. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said the artist he has been in a San Francisco hospital for the last two weeks. "My brother is …...Read More
Rupee Settles On Flat Note, Up 1 Paisa At 84.90 Against US Dollar
On Monday, the rupee depreciated 11 paise. The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day higher by 1 paisa at 84.90 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by disappointing trade balance data and weak domestic markets. Forex traders said the rupee is likely …...Read More
16 Hours Too Late: Boy Rescued From Borewell In Madhya Pradesh Dies
Rescued from a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Guna after a 16-hours-long operation, a 10-year-old boy died soon after he was admitted to the hospital. Guna district chief medical and health officer Dr Rajkumar Rishishwar told reporters, ""The child was in the narrow borewell for the entire night in the chilly …...Read More
Congress vs BJP On Amit Shah's Fashion Remark On BR Ambedkar
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke about BR Ambedkar during a debate in Rajya Sabha A massive political row has erupted over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar during his address to Rajya Sabha yesterday. While the Congress has accused Mr Shah of insulting the architect of …...Read More
New Landmark: Tamil Nadu To Get India's 1st Vertical Lift Sea Bridge Soon
India's first vertical lift sea bridge at Pamban in southern Tamil Nadu will be opened in January to restore rail connectivity to Rameswaram island from the country's mainland. The 2.08-km-long bridge, constructed by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), is expected to allow the Indian Railways to operate trains at …...Read More
Historic Space Docking Will Put India In The Big League: ISRO Chief To NDTV
India's space program is set to achieve another milestone with the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) tomorrow 30 at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. In its 62nd Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission, ISRO will attempt the docking and undocking of two satellites in orbit, a feat …...Read More
On CCTV, Chaos During Bihar Exam, Candidates Run With Papers, Tear Them
Candidates disrupt an exam in Bihar over rumours of paper leak CCTV footage of the chaos that unfolded at an exam centre of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Friday shows a large group of people tearing question papers in the storage area and snatching them from candidates who …...Read More
"BJP's Bid To Distract From Ambedkar Row": Rahul Gandhi On Parliament Tussle
Mr Gandhi said Home Minister Amit Shah should apologise and resign. Hitting out at the BJP and clarifying the party's stance on the tussle that took place at the Parliament complex on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the chaos was engineered to distract from Union Home Minister Amit Shah's …...Read More
Over 1,000 Vehicles Stuck Amid Heavy Snowfall In Himachal's Manali
According to officials, around 1,000 vehicles stuck in a long traffic jam between Solang and Atal tunnel. A fresh spell of heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh's Manali on Monday left several vehicles stuck and tourists stranded in their vehicles for hours between Solang and Atal Tunnel, Rohtang. According to officials, …...Read More
