Everything you need to know about Upper Aliyar Dam: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Upper Aliyar Dam: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shillong, May 15 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne Wednesday reviewed the security scenario with his station commanders in the Eastern Air Command.
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed in northwest Pakistan's tribal area of Upper Orakzai during security operations while 22 suspects were held during search operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Geo News reported Sunday.
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) A guerrilla was killed in a gunfight between security forces and militants in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Friday, police said.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 30 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday rubbished media reports about a Tamil Nadu government employee acting as a spy in the state secretariat and passing on vital documents on the water sharing dispute between the two states.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Upper arm lifts - a surgical procedure to remove excess fat from under the arm - have soared by more than 4,000 percent in the US over the last decade, with 15,000 operations performed last year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
London, April 29 (ANI): Researchers working under the Joint International Turtle Genomes Consortium have completed the genome sequencing of soft-shell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
Thiruvananthapuram, April 29 (ANI): The Governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu have agreed to sharing water under the Parambikulam-Aliyar River Pact after thrashing out details at a meeting held here over the weekend.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday after the opposition refused to allow the Upper House to function.
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Four children in Pakistan's northwest tribal region have died while 20 others have fallen ill due to a measles epidemic, a media report said Saturday.
Islamabad, April 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistani authorities on Thursday said that rescue operations are being sped up in areas affected by the Tuesday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the country' s southwestern province of Balochistan near the country's border with Iran.
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and over 300 injured in a powerful earthquake that rattled Pakistan Tuesday, an official with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) told Xinhua Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) The liaison committee of the ruling Congress-led UDF Monday directed the Kerala government to initiate both long and short term measures to see that water is conserved for agricultural use.
Nairobi, April 10 (IANS) The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) is building a rotating museum and a Hall of Fame here to commemorate the achievements of its Olympic heroes.
New York, April 4 (ANI): Madonna's 16-year-old daughter, Lourdes Leon, has been dating 'Showtime' star Timothee Chalamet.
Islamabad, Mar. 11 (ANI): A Pakistan Army Captain and two soldiers have been reportedly killed, whereas two others were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Upper Orakzai tribal region.
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Schools, colleges and many government offices in Washington metro area were closed as a massive snow storm nicknamed "snowquester" by punsters hit the American capital after setting snowfall records in Chicago.
Washington, Feb. 22 (ANI): Times Square has been ranked as the happiest spot in the Big Apple.
New York, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) A 29-year-old man has been indicted for stealing Spanish artist Salvador Dali's "Cartel de Don Juan Tenorio" from a New York gallery last year, authorities said.
Sydney, Feb 11 (ANI): Nigeria has won the Africa Cup of Nations title after 19 years by defeating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the finals of the football championship.
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said his government is considering taking legal steps against Tamil Nadu for not honouring the Parambikulam-Aliyar river pact.
Rawalpindi, Jan 29 (ANI): Low caste Hindus, who bury their dead, unlike the upper caste Hindus who cremate them, have requested municipal officials in Rawalpindi to provide land for the burial of their dead.
United Nations, Jan 25 (IANS) A free veterinary camp was conducted by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan's (UNMISS) Indian battalion in the Upper Nile state capital Malakal, the authorities said here.
London, Jan. 14 (ANI): A couple from North Yorkshire, who tumbled over a wall and down a steep bank while getting "amorous," sparked a major rescue by the emergency services.
Bhopal, Jan. 13 (ANI): Arushi India, an organization that works for the benefit of specially-abled people, organised a unique car rally here on Sunday, where visually impaired navigators guided the drivers with the assistance of Braille maps.
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) A 31-year-old woman suspected of shoving an Indian immigrant in front of a subway train has been charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime after she told the police that she hated Hindus and Muslims since 9/11.
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) The police have announced a $12,000 reward as it searched for a heavyset woman in her 20s who allegedly shoved an Indian man to his death in front of a train on a New York City subway platform.
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Police are searching for a heavyset woman in her 20s, wearing a ski jacket and sneakers, who allegedly shoved an Indian man to his death in front of a train on a New York City subway platform.
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Police in New York are searching for a woman who allegedly shoved an Indian immigrant man to his death in front of a train on a New York City subway platform.
New Delhi, Dec.17 (ANI): Members of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament, on Monday unanimously approved the passage of a bill seeking to provide a quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions in government jobs.
New York, Dec 17(ANI): A pair of fossils believed to be that of a saber-toothed cat has been discovered in the hills north of Las Vegas.
Mexico City, Dec 17 (IASN/EFE) An electoral court has buried a time capsule containing more than 80 documents and other items that will not be opened until 2087 in an effort to give future citizens an understanding of today's democracy.
Washington, December 11 (ANI): Researchers believe the oldest-known representations of a pharaoh are carved on rocks near the Nile River in southern Egypt.
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will shoot his ambitious project "Paani" in Singapore.
New Delhi, Dec. 6 (ANI): Friday's voting pattern in the Rajya Sabha over the issue of allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail appeared clear on Thursday itself, with the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Karunanidhi-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) set to back the UPA Government, and the Mulayam Singh-led Samajwadi Party (SP) announcing that it would abstain from voting.
New York, December 3 (ANI): Am octaganerian from America alleges that he's been left with "serious visual impairment" after taking Viagra.
New York, Nov. 30 (ANI): Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez chose to indulge in arcade games in Times Square and miss out on a dinner organized by the 'Baby' hitmaker's family at Philippe on the Upper East Side, after his sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.
Washington, Nov. 26 (ANI): An investigation has been launched after it emerged that confidential police records, including documents about failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's motorcade, were used as confetti at the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.
New York, Nov. 10 (ANI): Al Pacino was caught in the company of an attractive blonde dining at A.G. Kitchen on the Upper West Side last weekend.
London, Nov. 2 (ANI): A Malaysian criminal has avoided deportation from the UK after claiming that it breached her human rights because she would be stigmatised in her homeland for her offences.
London, Oct 31 (ANI): Neanderthals learned how to make jewellery and sophisticated tools from the ancestors of modern humans, a new study suggests.
Los Angeles, Oct 30 (IANS) Pop star Madonna has bought her daughter Lourdes an apartment for her 16th birthday. She decided the property would be a perfect gift for her daughter to show her how much she trusts her.
Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) A pooja was performed for Snopa Alex's upcoming women-oriented film "Vilappilsala" that shows how city-waste is being dumped in villages and spreading diseases.
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) The toll in a US drone attack in Pakistan Thursday rose to 16.
Rajasthan RPSC Third (3rd) Grade Teacher result 2006 result has been declared. Formerly various writ petitions were filed against the recruitment for the post of more than 686 women.
Kerala TET (KTET) result 2012 has been declared. Previously the Education Department of Kerala had conducted the first teacher eligibility test for the state.
Washington, October 5 (ANI): Harvard and Max Planck Institute scientists have estimated the date when Neanderthals and modern Europeans last shared ancestors to explain why Neanderthals are most closely related to people outside Africa.
Melbourne, Sept 27 (ANI): An Upper West Side restaurant owned by Lady Gaga's parents Joe and Cynthia Germanotta's has been panned by a food critic, who has given the eatery only 1 star.
Guwahati, Sep 25 (IANS) One person was killed as a bomb went off at Umrangsho in Assam's Dima Hasao district early Tuesday, hours after an explosion in Sivsagar town, police said.
Washington, September 21 (ANI): Humans from the Upper Palaeolithic Age recycled their stone artefacts to be put to other uses, a new study has revealed.
Madrid, Sep 21 (IANS) Humans recycled their stone artefacts even as early as 13,000 years ago, according to a finding based on the discovery of burnt artefacts in the Moli del Salt site in Tarragona, Spain.
New Delhi, Aug 23(ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti visited the homes of several lawmakers here on Thursday to garner support for the clean the River Ganges campaign.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): Irate government officials protested at Jantar Mantar here on Tuesday against the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill to provide reservation in job promotions for those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
London, August 11 (ANI): Google Earth satellite imagery survey may have revealed two possible pyramid complexes in Egypt.
Sonwal (Upper Assam), Aug.10 (ANI): A young weaver from Assam's Majuli Island is not only keeping traditional Assamese designs alive, but also popularising them across the country.
Washington, August 10 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, who have been living apart for the past few weeks, recently reunited in North Carolina to celebrate his 41st birthday.
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Two Pakistani soldiers were killed Thursday when millitants across the Afghan border attacked a check post with automatic weapons.
London, Aug. 8(ANI): Australia's Sports Minister, Kate Lundy, has accepted defeat in a bet with her British counterpart, Hugh Robertson, and said she would row along with the Olympic course in Team GB kit.
Washington, July 31(ANI): A new international study led by the University of Colorado Boulder pushes back onset date of South Africa's Later Stone Age by more than 20,000 years.
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Indian American antique smuggler Subash Kapoor has claimed that he made more than 11 million dollars by selling statues and other items, looted from India's temples through his Upper East Side business in the past decade.
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Jessica Biel has revealed that she wants to open a restaurant just like her fiance Justin Timberlake.
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): The Zardari Government continues to be involved in a long running feud with the Judiciary led by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry. It is a battle of more than just egos but also a battle for survival for the President as the Chief Justice continues his relentless campaign.
Los Angeles, July 27 (IANS) Actress Jessica Biel wants to follow in the footsteps of her fiance Justin Timberlake by opening a restaurant, focussed on bakery items.
London, July 24 (ANI): Lady Gaga has fueled the speculation of boyfriend Taylor Kinney meeting her dad after the duo was spotted leaving her father's Italian restaurant.
Washington, July 24 (ANI): An Indian-American ex-school principal in the United States has been convicted for having sex with a 13-year-old student about a decade ago.
Gurgaon, July 23 (IANS) A 'mahapanchayat' of more than 70 villages Monday demanded a CBI probe into the violence at the Maruti-Suzuki factory in Manesar and said it supported the car company's management.
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) At least 26 people, including six children and a polio eradication worker with the World Health Organisation (WHO), were killed in separate attacks launched by militants across Pakistan.
Washington, July 21 (ANI): The NYC apartment where President Barack Obama lived while attending Columbia University in the 1980s has hit the market this week.
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) Three people were killed Saturday when the van they were travelling in was blown up in Pakistan's northwest, a media report said.
New York, July 15 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes has reportedly enrolled daughter Suri in an all-girl's Catholic school here, while Tom Curise is not sure when will he see his child again.
London, July 14 (ANI): Katie Holmes is said to have enrolled her daughter Suri into an all-girls Catholic school in New York, which was once attended by Lady Gaga.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday expressed deep grief over the passing away of wrestler-actor Dara Singh and said he had been an inspiration and icon to many generations in the country.
Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) A roadside bomb ripped through a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 20 others.
Islamabad, July 2 (ANI): Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) the spokesman Mullah Mansoor has reportedly been killed in a clash with security forces in the Upper Dir district.
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Pakistan has told the United Nations Security Council that it has acted with restraint to a recent cross-border attack by the Taliban that killed 17 Pakistani soldiers, but warned against recurrence of such provocations from the Afghan side.
Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): The U.S. has offered Pakistan to conduct a joint military offensive against the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) along the Pak-Afghan border, in a move indicating that the two estranged allies have sought to cooperate in specific areas despite worsening ties.
Kabul, June 28 (ANI): The Taliban has released a video, which they say shows the heads of Pakistani soldiers who they captured in a cross-border raid from Afghanistan and beheaded.
Islamabad, June 27 (ANI): The United States has urged for increased cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan within the trilateral group involving NATO to deal with terrorist issues, following Islamabad's strong protest over the killing of 13 Pakistani troops in cross-border militant attacks in the Dir area.
Kabul, June 26 (ANI): Seven Pakistani soldiers have been beheaded by Taliban militants close to the Afghan border, according to a report.
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Pakistan Monday protested to Afghanistan a cross-border attack by militants on a checkpost that killed six Pakistani soldiers.
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Pakistan Monday protested to the Afghan government over a cross-border attack by militants on a checkpost that killed six Pakistani soldiers.
Islamabad, June 25 (ANI): Adviser to the prime minister on interior affairs, Rehman Malik has expressed his grievances to Afghanistan over the recent Afghan militant attack on Pakistani security personnel in the Upper Dir area.
London, June 24 (ANI): A blistering new biography has revealed Barack Obama's relationships with well-educated ex-girlfriends including Genevieve Cook and Alexandra McNear.
London, June 23 (ANI): Robert Pattinson, who was looking to break away from the film franchise 'Twilight' and graduate from being a boy vampire to a leading man, is being called RIP-Patz as both his movies post-Twilight have flopped badly.
London, June 23 (ANI): Robert Pattinson, who was looking to break away from the film franchise 'Twilight' and graduate from being a boy vampire to a leading man, is having trouble in his career as both his movies post-Twilight have flopped badly.
New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): It is not a question that can be answered straight away. The fact is that our founding fathers spent a lot of time studying what would be best democratic governance system for India. That they finally opted for British parliamentary democracy was perhaps also influenced by the fact that most of them had admiration for the manner in which the system had emerged in the United Kingdom.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Giant volcanic eruptions in Nicaragua over the past 70,000 years could have injected enough gases into the atmosphere to temporarily thin the ozone layer, say meteorologists.
New York, June 11 (ANI):"Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker and series creator Darren Star will be competing against each other as they host separate fund-raisers for President Obama in New York on Thursday night.
Guwahati, June 10 (IANS) A devastating fire Sunday morning partially damaged a historical building dating back to the British era in Upper Assam's Jorhat town.
New York, June 9 (ANI): One of Robert De Niro's Upper West Side apartments caught fire on Friday afternoon, and the cause has been found to be a clothing dryer malfunction.
New York, June 7 (ANI): New York women are snapping up all the bondage tools and toys that Christian Grey introduces to "unexplored" young heroine Anastasia in the book 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
Washington, June 7 (ANI): The reconstruction of 27 complete human limb bones found in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) has helped scientists to determine the height of the human species Homo heidelbergensis, who inhabited Europe during the Middle Pleistocene era.
New York, June 6 (ANI): Kristen Stewart, who used to be more at home in a pair of jeans and a tatty T-shirt, has transformed into a glammed-up socialite on the new cover of Vanity Fair.
Islamabad, June 5 (ANI): Following the Supreme Court's decision to suspend Rehman Malik's membership in the Senate, the Pakistan government promptly decided to appoint him as the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nitin Gadkari on Monday congratulated cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on his taking oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Washington, June 4 (ANI): Ted Gibson, a celebrity hairstylist who appears weekly on TLC makeover show 'What Not to Wear', already has the most expensive haircuts in the world with 950 dollars a pop.
Noida/New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Monday congratulated cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on becoming member of the Rajya Sabha and expressed the hope that the batting maestro would raise his voice for a strong Lokpal Bill in Parliament.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who took oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Monday, said he looked at it as a great honour, and would like to use the opportunity of being a member of the Upper House of Parliament to contribute in a meaningful manner not only for cricket, but also for other sports.
New York, May 31 (IANS) Indian peacekeepers have treated over 15,000 animals in conflict-hit South Sudan since 2011, the head of its veterinary unit said.
Dharamsala, May 25 (IANS) The first Tibetan national women's football team is all set to keep its date with the ball.
London, May 24 (ANI): Sales of hit erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has surpassed 10million, making it one of the fastest and best-selling series of all time.
