Water availability in 91 major reservoirs down to 26%

New Delhi (IANS) Total water availability in 91 major reservoirs in the country has reduced to 26 per cent of their actual storage capacity, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.

The total live storage capacity of these 91…

Bay of Bengal depression to turn into cyclonic storm

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the depression over the East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining the southeast Bay of Bengal lay centered at about 1,440 km southeast of Chennai.

According…

Now, Google Assistant to read stories to your baby

New Delhi (IANS) There is good news for parents. If you are not particularly good at reading bedtime stories to your kids, just ask the Google Assistant on your phone to do so and you will be able to hear the famous tales from the Panchatantra…

SC stays panel proceedings in Jayalalithaa's death

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission probing the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai in 2016.

The hospital group had moved…

Maoists blow up BJP election office in Palamau

Ranchi (IANS) Maoists on Friday blew up a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election office in Jharkhand's Palamau district, police said.

The office is located near a bus stand in Hariharganj. The polling for the Palamau Lok Sabha seat will…

Trump aims for major nuclear deal with Russia, China

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump is aiming for a grand nuclear deal with Russia and China, that he sees as a potential signature foreign policy achievement, the media reported on Friday.

Administration officials told CNN that…

People want Modi government once again: PM

Varanasi (IANS) A day after his massive roadshow in this Uttar Pradesh temple city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a rally of booth workers, calling each one a Narendra Modi -- instilling in them confidence that the nation once more…

Tribunal stays EC suspension of Karnataka IAS officer

Bengaluru (IANS) The Bengaluru Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Thursday stayed the suspension of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin by the Election Commission (EC) for inspecting the helicopter of Prime Minister Narendra…

Key info on SL attacks revealed by arrested suspects

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lankan security authorities have extracted vital information from the terror suspects arrested in connection with Easter Sunday bombings, the media reported on Friday.

A person arrested in Dambulla has been identified as…

Lanka blast suspect had links with IS module in India

New Delhi (IANS) Zahran Hashim, a radical Tamil-speaking cleric who is believed to have masterminded the Sri Lanka blasts which left over 350 people dead and around 500 injured on Easter Sunday, was in "direct and regular" touch with…