New Delhi: Mercury dropped slightly on Friday in most places across North India after Thursday's rains, even as hot and humid conditions persisted elsewhere in the region.
Maximum temperature came do

New Delhi: Heat-stricken people of North India heaved a sigh of relief as heavy to moderate rains lashed many areas this evening, bringing an end to the dry spell.
The rains, preceded by strong winds

Northern states, including Delhi, could face power cuts as three hydro-power plants that together supply about 3,000 MW of electricity to the region have been shut down.

The 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri, 1

At least 13 people lost their lives as heavy rains swept across the Northern region with many rivers rising above the danger mark and inundating several villages.

Incessant rains claimed 10 lives in

An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand in the wee hours on Friday.

The quake occurred at 12:47 AM and was felt in some pa

New Delhi , Oct. 1: Matters of faith were at the core of the Ayodhya title suits though it was purportedly about the disputed land at the town. So it is perhaps no wonder that religious metaphors pred

New Delhi, Oct. 1: A day after the Allahabad High Court’s verdict in the Ayodhya land title suits the Congress initiated an exercise to consolidate its support base among the minority community spread