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A car amid debris following an earthquake in Casamicciola on the Italian resort island of Ischia. An earthquake rattled the island at the peak of tourist season Monday night. (Photo: AP)

Bad' weather report: Scientists say earth's fever on steady rise

Scientists monitoring Earth's climate and environment have delivered a cascade of grim news in 2017.

3 Nov 2017 8:07 AM

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

We assure all-round support to all states, says Kiren Rijiju

He said Rs 224 crore was released to West Bengal, Rs 294 crore to Tamil Nadu and Rs 120 crore to Karnataka.

25 July 2018 7:21 PM

Flood make it dangerous to live in some cities of Japan. (Photo: AFP)

800,000 people ordered to evacuate due to heavy rain in Japan

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked residents of the cities to 'take steps to protect their lives'.

3 July 2019 11:05 AM

In a cavernous hall in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, thousands of software professionals and students competed in the kingdoms first-ever hackathon, a coding festival ahead of the worlds largest pilgrimage later this month.

Saudi hackathon seeks high-tech fixes to hajj calamities

Thousands of software professionals and students competed in the kingdom's first-ever hackathon.

5 Aug 2018 5:16 AM

Experts have voiced concern over how soon banks will be recapitalised in the event of a farm loan waiver.

Committee to submit report on loan waiver

The additional chief secretary of the finance department will head this committee.

16 May 2017 9:48 PM