
New Delhi: A few thousand people were evacuated to higher ground from parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands on Wednesday following earthquakes in Indonesia, as the islands prepared for tsunami waves up to 3.9 metres high, officials said. Ships in Port Blair were also asked to sail out. "There could be high waves of 1.5 metres at Port Blair and 3.9 metres at Campbell Bay," said Prabhakar Rao, the official...

06:08 PM, Apr 11, 2012

New Delhi: Delhiites witnessed the coldest day of the season on Tuesday with day temperatures remaining below normal but a less-foggy day ensured that operations at the international airport remain largely unaffected. However, weather conditions in the rest of north India forced the delay of over 55 trains coming to Delhi, including the Rajdhanis from Howrah, Patna and Jammu. Twelve trains from New Delhi have been rescheduled. The sky was...

10:09 PM, Dec 20, 2011

Kolkata: A Port Blair-Kolkata Air India flight made a priority landing in Sunday after its wind screen developed cracks shortly before touching down, airport sources said. Air India's flight AI-788 with 59 passengers on board took off from Port Blair on scheduled time at 8.15 am. But shortly before landing at the NSC Bose International Airport, the pilots noticed cracks in the wind screen of the plane, the sources said....

02:21 PM, Sep 18, 2011

New Delhi: The VIP accused in the CWG scam are unlikely to enjoy VIP treatment hereon, after Tihar Jail authorities on Monday admitted that VIP inmates were getting special privileges. "Found former OC chief Suresh Kalmadi having tea and snacks with the jail superitendant at Jail No. 4 where he is lodged. This happened on 30th June," said Tihar Jail DIG Prisons RN Sharma. Nearly a week after reports of...

10:54 PM, Jul 04, 2011

The ship had entered Indian waters illegally. ...

11:29 PM, Aug 16, 2009

Japanese Govt compensated Indian victims of WW II around 44 years ago. ...

12:39 PM, Aug 15, 2008