Overburdening of hills with construction coupled with saturation of soil and seepage seem to be responsible for landslides in Shimla city, said Principal Scientific Officer, Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) S S Randhawa.
Afghanistan have appointed former Pakistan players Younis Khan and Umar Gul as batting and bowling consultants respectively for their training camp in the United Arab Emirates, the country's cricket board said.
The Indian women's team continued its embarrassing batting show
Police insisted that there was no clash with the protesters and that the cops at the site were facilitating the protesters and ensuring a peaceful gathering.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday grilled arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee who were arrested in connection with the school jobs scam, sources said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday unveiled its manifesto for the West Bengal elections, promising to build a 'Sonar Bangla' by providing employment, strengthening social security schemes and vowing to clear the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in the first cabinet meeting of the new government.
Yahya provides constant support to all Lashkar operations in India. Infiltration from Bangladesh is a major cause for concern.
More than Indian exporters, it is Indian business families based in Sri Lanka and Hong Kong which have exploited the Bangladesh advantage
Changing a state's name requires constitutional amendment and it is done after taking into consideration all relevant factors, he said.
The ISI alone has not adopted the ULFA. The collateral adopter is the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence of Bangladesh.
'The Congress don't have the zeal to fight the BJP. The party is so bogged down by infighting that it hardly has time or energy to build an opposition. The UPA does not exist'
Salam Azad, who lives in New Delhi since his book 'Bhanga Math' ('Shattered Dream') was banned in Bangladesh in 2004, says he is being persecuted by fundamentalists in his country.
Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim termed the criticism of their average performance in longer format unfair.
The series has many flashbacks, detailed and pointless backstories, too much information and needless characters so the unlikely romance is lost underneath the frenzy, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The Congress quickly hit back accusing TMC of being a 'stooge of BJP' and challenged it to prove its credentials on a 'pan India' platform.
Media reports said junior energy minister A K M Mosharraf Hossain had accepted a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser Cygnus from Niko Resources in return for delaying a multimillion dollar compensation claim.
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza believes playing a fearless brand of one-day cricket has brought about a 'significant change' in his team's fortunes.
'Success at last', 'Tigers over the moon', screamed the dailies of Bangladesh's conquest of India.
The prime minister said that Netaji is the biggest source of inspiration for the dream of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (Self-reliant India) and 'Sonar Bangla' (Golden Bengal).
The situation had led to a blame game between the Border Security Force and its counterpart -- Border Guards Bangladesh -- with the two sides accusing each other of pushing them into their territories.
Stubborn rearguard action enabled Bangladesh end the first day of the second Test on 264 for nine.
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
Senior BJP leader and former state president of the party, Rahul Sinha, told PTI on Monday that all trains have either left from or would be leaving for their destinations in a few hours' time.
The situation in Manipur remained tense on Sunday, after mobile internet services were suspended across the state and prohibitory orders imposed in some areas in the wake of an indefinite 'economic blockade' on two national highways called by an influential student' body over more autonomy for the hill districts, officials said.
'I will meet him on October 24th'
Rain prevented a result at Oval during the ICC Champions Trophy match, in London, on Monday.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Wednesday's must-win second ODI against Bangladesh?
Kishor, whose team I-PAC is working in planning TMC's election campaign, in his latest tweet said that one of the key battles for democracy in the country will be fought in the West Bengal.
The announcement was made by SPTI President, international networks group, Andy Kaplan. Bengali films and telefilms and is available in West Bengal, Tripura and some parts of Assam and Orissa.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
"Two BSF constables got surrounded and were badly hurt (by the miscreants). It was then that they opened fire in self-defence. They fired a few rounds in the air. Later it was found that two persons on that side of the border had died in the firing," BSF Additional Director General Y B Khurania said.
Instead of feeling her desperation, despair or extreme acts stemming from a mother's primal need to protect her brood, what comes through is hollow theatrics, feels Sukanya Verma.
Banerjee, addressing a rally in Siliguri following her protest march over LPG price hike, said the prime minister made many "empty" promises over the years, and people no longer trust him.
Hossain was extradited from India. He had fled the country to evade the trial. He was the mastermind of the murder of seven persons.
According to media reports, uncapped Shiran Fernando tested positive, along with fellow pace bowler Isuru Udana and bowling coach Chaminda Vaas.
The Congress has already announced 40 per cent reservation for women candidates in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls.
The rotation policy followed by the BCCI and the travel route for the visiting team forced the BCCI to schedule the first match of the tour in Delhi
By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price. A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable.
Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world.
Neo Sports on a sticky wicket as big players stay away.
