Investigators are examining a chain of events high in the Himalayas where one natural hazard seems to have triggered another. Such phenomena are known as 'cascading hazards'
Police and civic officials force entry into TMC leader’s office amid scuffle with supporters, while Banerjee alleges political vendetta and vows legal action
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek, with bilateral trade, energy and fertiliser supplies likely to feature
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal provided a preliminary list of Indian nationals still out of contact as rescue and relief efforts continue in Nepal and Tibet
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approves the VAT cut after PNGRB sought a concessional tax framework to make City Gas Distribution more viable in Ladakh
The Congress MLA questioned the Prime Minister’s role in sports bodies and alleged that those accused of exploiting women continue to receive protection
The Congress MP said he learned about the scale of the disaster only after landing in Kathmandu and backed India’s immediate relief assistance to Nepal
ISRO’s NRSC has mapped the Nepal disaster using satellite imagery, identifying a possible chain from an earthquake in Tibet to glacier collapse and flash flooding
A combination of shifting tectonic plates, unstable slopes, melting glaciers, heavy rain and exposed settlements makes Nepal highly vulnerable to disasters
Over 2 crore undergraduates are enrolled in BA, BSc and BCom courses as think tank warns generic degrees have weak employment links and calls for industry-aligned programmes
India’s biggest urban economies and richest civic bodies reveal a striking mismatch, with Bengaluru punching above its GDP rank and Kolkata falling well behind on municipal finances
From tinted windows and pressure horns to modified silencers and vehicle colours, several alterations can attract enforcement action if they violate prescribed motor vehicle rules
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