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11:10 AM
Typhoon Hagibis in Japan claims 67 lives

The death toll due to Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has risen to 67 here on Tuesday.National broadcaster NHK said 67 people were known to have died after Typhoon Hagibis swept across central and eastern Japan.

01:51 PM
Australia to invest $680 million in dams for drought-stricken region

Australia will invest A$1 billion ($678.70 million) to revamp water infrastructure in rural and regional communities in the drought-stricken New South Wales.

10:24 AM
Japan's Hagibis typhoon: Death toll rises to 14, 16 missing

The number of people killed in Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has increased to 14 while 16 people remained missing on Sunday.

04:53 PM
Japan evacuates more than 600,000 people as Typhoon Hagibis approaches

Japan has advised more than 600,000 people to evacuate as it prepares to face the Typhoon Hagibis.

11:28 AM
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surges through September

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped for the fifth straight month in September compared with last year, with destruction up 93% in the first nine months of the year, according to preliminary government data published on Friday.

10:23 AM
Leading by example, Narendra Modi puts out video of plogging to spread message of cleanliness

Ahead of his second round of informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to plogging at a beach here on Saturday morning and called on people to "ensure our public places are clean and tidy."

09:55 AM
Delhi's air quality plunges to 'poor' category

Smog and dust can be observed in parts of Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad on Saturday, as air quality in a number of areas fell to the 'poor' category.

04:36 PM
Super typhoon approaches Japan, some World Cup rugby canceled

A super typhoon bore down on Japan on Thursday forcing the cancellation of two rugby World Cup matches and some transport, and threatening to disrupt Japan’s Formula One Grand Prix race this weekend.

01:19 PM
Saturn is the solar system's 'moon king,' with 20 more spotted

Saturn is now being recognized as the “moon king” of our solar system, with astronomers spotting 20 more of them orbiting the giant ringed planet, bringing its total count to 82 - three more than Jupiter.

11:14 AM
Don't cut anymore trees, says SC on Mumbai's Aarey

The Supreme Court on Monday restrained authorities from cutting anymore trees in Mumbai's Aarey to set up a Metro car shed.

05:52 PM
Prakash Javadekar: Reduction in repo rate to benefit people, industry

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday that the government has asked banks to transmit accruing benefits to loan borrowers.

05:07 PM
Mumbai: 29 arrested in connection with Aarey Colony protest

Twenty-nine people, including six women, were arrested on Saturday in connection with the protest against the cutting of trees in Aarey Colony.

11:33 AM
Mumbai: Section 144 imposed in Aarey Colony following protests over tree cutting

Police imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Aarey Colony and surrounding areas on Saturday, banning unlawful assembly, following strong protests by activists against the felling of trees in the green zone for a Metro car shed, an off

05:31 PM
7 killed as Typhoon Mitag hits South Korea

Atleast seven people were killed as powerful Typhoon Mitag made landfall in South Korea. Island

03:28 PM
UP: Heavy rain lead to water-logging in several parts of Prayagraj

Incessant rain in the region has led to waterlogging in many parts of the city, with people wading through clogged water in order to continue with their day to day tasks.

09:56 AM
MP: Six dead, 19 injured after bus falls into river in Raisen

Around six persons, including a two-year-old child were killed and 19 others were injured after a bus fell into a river in Raisen district last night, police said.

03:09 PM
Rain stops play during India's opening Test against SA

Rain stopped play in the opening Test between India and South Africa here on Wednesday.

12:26 PM
IMD: East MP, Chhattisgarh to receive heavy rainfall today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are likely to receive heavy rainfall today.

12:15 PM
Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC meeting to review flood situation in Bihar

A meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), chaired by the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba was held on Tuesday to review the prevailing flood situation in Bihar.

02:25 PM
UP: Low-lying areas near Triveni Sangam partially submerged in rainwater

Several residential buildings in the vicinity of Triveni Sangam have partially submerged due to rise in the water level of river Ganga and Yamuna.

12:01 PM
Caught in the act: a black hole rips apart an unfortunate star

Scientists have captured a view of a colossal black hole violently ripping apart a doomed star, illustrating a extraordinary and chaotic cosmic event from beginning to end for the first time using NASA’s planet-hunting telescope.

10:03 AM
Bihar: Death toll due to incessant rains, flood rises to 29

The death toll due to incessant rainfall and flood in different areas of the state has risen to 29, officials said on Monday.

03:41 PM
Bihar: Wall collapses in Bhagalpur, 3 dead

Three people died on Sunday after a wall collapsed following heavy rains in the region.

11:16 AM
Drought-hit Australian towns prepare for 'unimaginable' water crisis

The little town of Guyra in eastern Australia lies next to a freshwater lagoon just half a day’s drive from Sydney, but its drinking water is due to run dry in 400 days’ time.