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Villagers wade through a flooded area in Murkata village east of Guwahati, Assam. (Photo: AP)

Flood fury: Bihar seeks Rs 7,636 crore assistance from Centre

The team, for assessment of damage caused by floods, would be headed by Mukesh Mittal, joint secretary in Union Ministry...

11 Sep 2017 12:56 PM GMT

Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday not only blamed rats for causing the devastating floods in the state, but also held the Congress party and Lalu Prasad Yadavs government responsible for the same. (Photo: PTI)

Bihar floods to be blamed on Cong, Lalu and rats: Sushil Kumar Modi

The Oppn did not approve of the statement and claimed that the Bihar govt is only trying to hide its failure with such...

2 Sep 2017 8:06 AM GMT

Heavy rains on Tuesday brought Mumbai to a halt flooding vast areas of the city, people were stranded for hours as train services were halted and water levels kept creeping up. (Photo: AP)

PM's USD 87 bn river-linking scheme to begin amid floods across India

The plan entails linking nearly 60 rivers, including Ganges, which govt hopes will cut farmers' dependence on fickle...

1 Sep 2017 5:59 AM GMT

The incident took place in the morning when Choubey was greeting people and media persons and a man, not identified yet, hurled ink at the minister as he turned away. (Photo: ANI)

Ink thrown at Union Minister Ashwini Choubey in Patna, he says media...

In a face-saving measure, the minister, however, refused to acknowledge that he was the target.

15 Oct 2019 8:14 AM GMT

Singh said: Girirajji, if you are so fond of apologising, then you should do that to the people of Bihar for not doing anything for them ever despite being a Central minister. Your image is that of a leader who only originates controversial comments. (Photo: ANI)

'Giriraj should apologise to people of Bihar for not working': JDU

The JDU spokesperson was reacting on Bihar NDA's apology as people of the state could not celebrate Durga Puja due to...

6 Oct 2019 11:06 AM GMT

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar addressing a press conference in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

JD(U) hits back at Union Minister Giriraj Singh after Patna floods...

Stung by Singh's latest salvo, leaders of the JD(U) headed by Kumar came out with a barrage of attacks against Singh and...

6 Oct 2019 4:18 AM GMT

On Thursday, he was spotted in Haryanas Rewari, where he had gone to accompany his brother-in-law Chiranjeevi Rao as he filed his nomination as a Congress candidate. (Photo: Screengrab)

Missing again from Patna, Tejashwi cheers for sister's husband in...

Tejashwi Yadav, son of jailed RJD chief Lalu Yadav and leader of the opposition, has once again been missing in action.

4 Oct 2019 4:26 AM GMT

The relentless rains that took place between September 27 and 30 have left parts of the state in a dire condition with the death toll touching 55. (Photo: PTI)

Bihar: Orange alert today as death toll due to floods rises to 55

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Patna, Vaishali and Khagaria districts.

3 Oct 2019 4:00 AM GMT

The thunderstorm accompanied with lightning is likely to occur over Uttarakhand, Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam, the IMD stated in its All India Weather Warning Bulletin. (Photo: ANI)

Tamil Nadu, Kerala to receive heavy rainfall today: IMD

IMD also predicted that Rayalaseema region of Andhra, Rajasthan and Bihar are also likely to witness heavy downpour...

3 Oct 2019 3:36 AM GMT

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar takes a survey of the flood-hit areas, in Patna, Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Is water in some parts of Patna the only problem we have? asks Nitish...

Calling the floods a natural calamity, Kumar said heavy rain and droughts were realities.

2 Oct 2019 6:19 AM GMT

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) workers rescue people from flood-affected area of Bahadurpur following heavy monsoon rainfall, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Flooded cities the new normal

Urban hubs are the worst sufferers in waterlogged infrastructure.

1 Oct 2019 7:48 PM GMT

Residents ride a municipality earth-mover through a flooded street following heavy rains in Patna on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Toll due to Bihar floods rises to 28

NDRF officials rescue deputy CM Sushil Modi stranded in house since Saturday.

30 Sep 2019 8:47 PM GMT