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IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

La Nina influences 2020 as India records above normal rains, harsher winter, reduced heatwave

4:04 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: La Nina seemed to have played a critical role in influencing the country’s weather in 2020 which was a second consecutive year of above normal rainfall with below normal temperatures in the winter and less occurrence of heatwaves. The year also saw formation of five cyclones in the seas along eastern and western […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

India’s foreign policy in 2020 saw recalibration following Chinese misadventure

3:42 pm December 27, 2020

New Delhi: India embarked on a major foreign policy overdrive in 2020, bringing its vision for a rules-based Indo-Pacific as a cornerstone of its diplomacy and displaying a steely resolve to fashion a regional environment conducive to its strategic interests in the face of China’s transgression attempts in eastern Ladakh that caused the most serious […]

Dance historian Sunil Kothari pases away, had tested positive for COVID-19 a month ago

3:14 pm December 27, 2020

New Delhi: Padma Shri dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari passed away Sunday morning at a Delhi hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest a month after testing positive for coronavirus. He was 87. ”He had tested positive for COVID-19 almost a month back and was not in a good condition,” Vidha Lal, a family friend and herself […]

Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

2:39 pm December 26, 2020

New Delhi : Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Saturday. 12:22 p.m. Eight people who recently returned from the UK to Kerala, have tested positive for coronavirus and their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for genomic analysis. […]

INS Kiltan reaches Ho Chi Minh City with 15 tonnes of disaster relief for flood-affected people

10:03 pm December 24, 2020

New Delhi: Indian naval ship (INS) Kiltan reached Nha Rhang port of Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday with 15 tonnes of disaster relief items for the flood-affected people of central Vietnam, stated the Defence ministry. More than 230 people have died in central Vietnam due to floods that have ravaged the region during October […]