India

Ernakulam, Dec 2: The coastal areas of Ernakulam district in Kerala on Saturday faced the wrath of raging sea in the wake of cyclone Ockhi. Nearly 2,700 people from 718 families were evacuated to seven shelters spread over five villages in Kochi taluk as on Saturday afternoon. The first casualty in connection with the natural calamity was also reported from the district as 42-year-old Rexon was

Mumbai, Dec 2: An Air India flight to Ahmedabad was delayed by nearly seven hours due to non-availability of pilot, after which agitated passengers created ruckus at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here today. The flight -- AI 031 -- was scheduled to depart for Ahmedabad from Mumbai at 0135 hours but left at 0820 hours after a delay of nearly seven hours, a source at the airport said

Chennai, Dec 2: The Tamil Nadu government has said it will soon seek central funds for the damage caused by Cyclone Ockhi in the southern parts of the state, with Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts being the worst hit. This was conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Chief Minister K Palaniswami during a telephone conversation between the two leaders last night, a state government release

London, Dec 2: India has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation under a category that represents nations with the largest interests in international sea borne trade. India was re-elected to the body under Category B at an assembly of the organisation at its headquarters here yesterday. Indian High Commissioner to the UK Y K Sinha represented India at the assembly

Bengaluru Dec 2: State BJP president B S Yeddyurappa on Friday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should realise that the Congress' days are numbered, following the saffron party's victory in the local body elections in Uttar Pradesh. "The writing on the wall is clear and unambiguous. BJP's political ideological opponents, especially our Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, must realise that the days of the

Surat, Dec 1: A day after Rahul Gandhi broke his silence on Somnath Temple controversy and termed his family as devotee of Lord Shiva, the Congress party launched an attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief and said that Amit Shah calls himself Hindu, but he is a Jain. "Amit Shah calls himself a Hindu, but he is a Jain. As far as Rahul Gandhi is concerned, Shiv Bhakti is being practiced in his

New Delhi, Dec 1: Continuing his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today asked him why public money was "squandered" in purchasing power at higher rates from private companies. Asking the third question in the series "a question a day", Gandhi asked Modi why the coffers of four private firms were filled between 2002-2016 by buying power of Rs 62,549

Lucknow, Dec 1: The ruling BJP today established early gains in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls as counting of votes was in progress for all the 652 urban local bodies. For the mayoral elections, the saffron party forged ahead on almost all the 16 seats from where trends were available after an hour of counting. BJP's mayor candidates were leading in Meerut, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Ghaziabad and

New Delhi, Dec 1: The Centre has initiated moves to withdraw its controversial May 23 notification banning sale of cattle for slaughter in livestock markets and will bring an amended version specifying dos and don'ts intended to prevent cruelty to animals and address safety and hygiene issues. The environment ministry has written to the law ministry seeking its view on withdrawal of the

Chennai, Dec 1: Heavy rainfalls and winds battered Kanyakumari and have killed four people on Thursday. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority has asked civic bodies to be ready for rescue operations. Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy, who reviewed the preparations taken up in the wake of the cyclone alert at the state secretariat, dispatched senior IAS officials and state ministers to