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Man-made floods in Bengal; DVC should consult state govt, says...

Man-made flood is happening. This needs to be stopped. State should be taken on board,â€ he said.

3 Aug 2018 5:52 AM IST

From a cats fashion show to one lucky dog who survived the Greek wildfires, here are animals who were in news. (Photos: AP)

Dog saves life of master, family from landslip in Kerala

They soon heard a thunderous noise and ran out of their house, only to find to their horror their dwelling unit...

12 Aug 2018 7:17 PM IST

People clean up debris caused by Typhoon Mangkhut outside a housing estate on the waterfront in Hong Kong on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong begins massive clean-up after Typhoon Mangkhut chaos

The death toll in the Philippines, where the main island of Luzon was mauled with fierce winds and rain, rose to 65...

17 Sept 2018 1:06 PM IST

Several rivers in the region are in a spate and low-lying areas have been flooded owing to the extremely heavy rains, they said. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal flood situation improves

Shops and markets are slowly opening and people are trying to resume normal life.

21 Aug 2017 3:07 AM IST

Avoid rally venue, say traffic cops

Avoid rally venue, say traffic cops

In the wake of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally in the city, the Delhi traffic police issued...

29 Sept 2013 11:14 AM IST

Young learners of Calcutta Rowing Club practice on their boat at Rabindra Sarobar Lake in Kolkata on Saturday morning. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal: Floods in control but toll rises to 55

The floods hit over 52 lakh people in North Bengal's Cooch Behar, South Dinajpur, North Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar...

20 Aug 2017 3:02 AM IST

Manmohan Singh to hold first meeting with Nawaz Sharif

Manmohan Singh to hold first meeting with Nawaz Sharif

New York: After receiving US backing on the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...

28 Sept 2013 7:00 PM IST

Several rivers in the region are in a spate and low-lying areas have been flooded owing to the extremely heavy rains, they said. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal: Heavy rain likely in several districts

Isolated heavy rain is likely over the districts of East Midnapore, West Midnapore, North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah,...

18 Aug 2017 3:53 AM IST

Throughout the northwestern area more than 650 houses were destroyed and damaged, hundreds of hectares of crops lost and roads broken, authorities said. (Photo: AFP)

Vietnam: 26 killed, 15 missing in flood, landslide

Last year, around 235 people were reported dead and missing due to flooding and bad weather in Vietnam.

7 Aug 2017 1:49 PM IST

Students and teachers in a flood-hit Dhubri district school unfurl the tricolour on Tuesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Braving fierce floods, Assam celebrates Independence Day

Seven militant outfits had given a boycott call.

16 Aug 2017 1:17 AM IST

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Climate change means more rain but less water in rural rivers: study

Researchers point out that city infrastructure is struggling to cope with the harsher downpours.

15 Aug 2017 5:21 PM IST

Heavy rainfall has lashed Nepal for the past four days, swelling several Himalayan rivers beyond the danger mark and causing flooding and landslides at many places in the country. (Photo: AP)

Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 78

The monsoon havoc which started on Friday has affected 27 districts spanning from the eastern, central to the western...

14 Aug 2017 5:06 PM IST