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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11: The death toll in the monsoon fury in Kerala rose to 59 on Sunday with two bodies being recovered while there was a slight let up in the rains in some regions in the state, officials said. According to official sources, one body each was recovered this morning from Kozhikode and Alapuzha districts, which are among the badly hit by the torrential rains since last week

Kashmir, Aug 11: Social activist and Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey was put under house arrest on Sunday after he announced a dharna to protest against the scrapping of Article 370 and the shut down in Jammu and Kashmir. The protest 'Stand for Kashmir' was to be held on Sunday evening at the GPO Park. "All of a sudden, police in four vans arrived at our house in the morning and told us that

Malappuram, Aug 11: The death toll in the landslide at Kerala's Kavalappara, Nilambur areas in Malappuram district has risen to 9. These areas were submerged due to incessant rain resulting in a massive landslide on August 8. Today, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the death toll has gone up to 60 in the state. On Saturday, Vijayan said all arrangements have been done to conduct

New Delhi, Aug 11: When the names of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Mukul Wasnik and Jyotiraditya Scindia were proposed at the sub-group discussions, very few hands came up in agreement. Worried at the prospect of a split in the party ranks, the Congress fell back on Sonia Gandhi to lead the party, and she was chosen as the party's interim Congress President. After day-long deliberations

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10: The India Meteorological Dept (IMD) has on Saturday issued Red and Orange alerts for eight and six districts, respectively, in Kerala for today. Red alert has been issued for Ernakulam, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad and Kasargod districts, while the Orange alert is for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam and

Jammu, Aug 10: Prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 were lifted in five districts and curfew was relaxed in Doda and Kishtwar districts, paving the way for resumption of normal activities that were badly hit after special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated, officials said on Saturday. All schools and colleges reopened in five districts of the Jammu region, besides increase in

Mumbai, Aug 9: NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika were prevented from leaving the country at the Mumbai airport on Friday. The two have return tickets to India for August 16, but were stopped from travelling abroad over alleged corruption cases filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) two years ago. Labelling the cases as "fake", the company said the Roys have been fully

New Delhi, Aug 8: A Muslim party on Friday objected in the Supreme Court five-days-a-week hearing of the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in Ayodhya, saying it will "not be able to assist" the court if the hearing is "rushed through". The submission was made by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who is appearing for a Muslim party, when the Supreme Court commenced

Kozhikode, Aug 9: Even as the furious downpour continued in Kerala and caused landslides and widespread flooding since Thursday, Meteorological Department issued a red alert in nine districts of the state on Friday. Red alert has been issued in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. The alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Alapuzha is Orange

Wayanad, Aug 9: The heavy landslide that occured at Poothumala area near Meppadi in this district of Kerala has literally washed away a village in and around the hillock even as 30 to 40 people feared trapped underneath the soil. According to the officials and media crew who reached the spot by early this morning felt that about 100 acres is said to have been shaved off in the heavy landslide that