The overall flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Monday with major rivers in spate. Around 1.5 million people have been affected by the deluge in 11 north Bihar districts, where floods have claimed 52 lives so far, official sources said.
All of a sudden, in the space of some weeks, the nation seems to be running up a deficit on its cultural capital.
At least a dozen rallies are expected to follow in the coming days, party sources said.
Harris, an appointed at-large delegate from California to the convention, said, "I was very proud to be one of the first elected in California to endorse Barack Obama. I supported him for the US Senate and he supported me in my race to become the first Indian-American district attorney in the country."
A decision on this could be taken before Christmas, which might not necessarily result in a formal announcement as that could be delayed till the next year, people familiar with her thinking process said.
'Women were the victims because it was a ladies night.' 'Whichever club you go to in Mumbai it has the same entry, same exit points except for very few which is very rare.'
After his daring and successful attempt with Julie, director Deepak Shivdasani makes a comeback after four years with Mr White And Mr Black, starring Arshad Warsi and Suniel Shetty.
Chandigarh-born Sri Srinivasan, Neal Katyal and California Attorney General Kamala Harris are the three Indian-Americans who could be Supreme Court judges.
There have been more than 49,000 fire incidents in Mumbai in the last one decade, killing over 600 people, the Maharashtra government had told the assembly in November 2018.
Indians celebrated the second International Day of Yoga on Tuesday at different parts of the country.
The Journalists Forum Assam on Tuesday appealed to the people of the northeast region to defy the call given by militant outfits prohibiting them from celebrating Independence Day on August 15.
Dinesh Thakur pays homage to playwright Vijay Tendulkar.
The Congress president has resigned from more than 10 posts she has been holding.
The graphics claimed that the Congress was the "top job creator" in the country.
Rohan Gajjar and Purav Raja advanced to the doubles second round of the USD 10,000 ITF tennis event after registering a comfortable straight sets victory at the CLTA stadium on Monday. The third-seeded pair beat Vijayant Malik and Yannick Nelord 6-4, 6-2 in the first round match.
Kumaraswamy made the stunning claim that the BJP offered the MLAs of his party Rs 100 crore and ministerial berths.
Waterlogging was reported from several areas in Patna city following incessant rains during the past 48 hours.
From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.
Fadnavis paid tribute at his official residence 'Varsha' to the revered artist.
All the remaining four players lost their second round matches in the qualifying event of the Chennai Open.
'There is no meritocracy or at least there is none that is visible and transparent.' 'The Congress has two opportunities to change this,' says Aakar Patel.
Resto-bar owner V R Dayashankar who went absconding after the incident was later arrested.
The Iraq war veteran has become the first-ever Hindu to be running for the presidency in the US.
The bill, however, has to be passed by the Senate, wherein the Republicans enjoy a majority, before it can be signed into law by the US President Donald Trump.
The Janata Dal-Secular leader also said that he may move the confidence of motion on May 24.
The director-producer was suffering from blood cancer for the past few months, his nephew Rono Mukherjee said.
He is in Poona Hospital and is said to be in good condition.
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B V Wanchoo on Friday resigned as Governor of Goa as government went about finalising its plans for replacing the Governors appointed during the previous UPA regime.
Some 1,100 years ago, Uthiramerur had an election system similar to what India has today.
The duo posted their sixth win and entered the quarter-finals in the Bombay Gymkhana All India Ladies Open Snooker Tournament 2004.
Vidya Balan gets candid about her films but dodges question on censor board!
'Somewhere in the midst of the three milestones of 1881, 1984 and 1999 are the clues that provide the answer to the troubling corrosion of Karnataka politics: The disappearance of values, the criminalisation of politics, and the complete collapse of ideology,' says Krishna Prasad, former editor-in-chief, Outlook.
He will call for 'an end to the politics of resistance and retribution', a senior aide said.
The cartoonist fraternity of the country on Monday mourned the death of R K Laxman calling him the 'original god of cartooning' and an 'institution'.
Top seed Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the ONGC-ITF Masters tennis tournament losing both his singles as well as doubles matches.
In a quarter-final between two qualifiers, Kirtane held his nerve to beat the United States' Nima Roshan in the ITF Satellite tournament.
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