PUNE: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a comprehensive rainfall warning of extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall (red and orange alerts) across several states over the next week. Heavy precipitation exceeding 200mm in 24 hours has been forecast for isolated areas in Madhya Pradesh on June 23, with Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and…
JAMMU: Days after Union home minister Amit Shah declared that Indus waters will be taken to Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar through canals within three years, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday opposed sharing such flows with other states.“I will never allow this (divert water from J&K to other states). Let’s use our water for ourselves…
Hindus in US’s Nevada would now be allowed to celebrate Diwali with decoration of religious symbols such as toran and other religious door displays, as Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed a bill, SB 201, into law. The law will come into effect on October 1, while the festival will be celebrated in the same month….
A majority of states have recommended that the Centre increase their share in tax revenue distribution to 50 per cent, Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, said on Wednesday.Currently, states receive 41 per cent of the divisible tax pool, while the remaining 59 per cent is retained by the Centre. Addressing a press…
U’khand CM Dhami speaks with counterparts of rain-hit states in NorthEast, assures help DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a telephonic conversation with the chief ministers of the states of Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh where rain-induced landslides, floods and flash floods have wreaked havoc, resulting in the loss of lives. Dhami spoke…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with other Assam Congress leaders (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the Modi government over the flood situation in the northeastern states, and hoped prime minister Narendra Modi will open the floodgates of his PM CARES Fund, where he claimed…
President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months. The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Several states requested…
Most tsunamis are terrifying, but mega tsunamis are on a whole different scale. These colossal waves can reach unimaginable heights, sometimes over 1,000 feet, and race inland with little to no warning. The triggers? Massive geological events like landslides, volcanic collapses, or powerful earthquakes. Now, as climate change accelerates glacial melt and destabilizes landscapes, the…
US President Donald Trump SAN FRANCISCO: A mix of democratic and republican state attorneys on Friday called on Congress to reject a moratorium on regulating artificial intelligence included in US President Donald Trump’s tax bill.Top attorneys representing 40 states signed a letter urging leaders in Congress to reject the AI regulation moratorium language added to…
FILE – President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order relating to school discipline policies as Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens in the Oval Office of the White House, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) Republican-led states are intensifying a sweeping campaign to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, expanding…