India

Chennai, Dec 2: As many as 3,500 people, including 1,500 passengers, were stranded this morning at the Chennai international airport, which has been closed for operations till next morning following flooding of the runway. Airports Authority of India (AAI) said all the stranded passengers are being moved out of the airport, but did not reveal the exact number of those evacuated so far. A NOTAM

Chennai, Dec 2: Life today came to a grinding halt in Chennai and its suburbs following the unprecedented deluge, with scores of stranded citizens making their way through waist-deep water with all modes of transport and communication falling prey to the rain fury. While the Army and Air Force were involved in rescue work and distribution of food packets at suburban Tambaram and Oorapakkam, ships

Chennai, Dec 2: Rain-ravaged Chennai was today crawling with air and road traffic severely hit as Army, Navy and NDRF teams stepped up rescue operations in worst-hit localities of the city that is also witnessing power outages. The non-stop torrential rains pounding the city since last night showed some let up in the morning but the inundated streets left commuters stranded. In view of the water

Ahmedabad, Nov 2: In what could be a setback to the ruling BJP in crucial civic polls in Gujarat, the Congress is leading in district and taluka panchayats even as the saffron party is ahead in corporations and municipalities, as initial counting trends start pouring in from across the state. The BJP had held almost all the local bodies earlier in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Chennai, Dec 2: Steady and continuous rains throughout the night kept people in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai awake due to concerns over the rising water levels, residents said. "Water came into ourAPARTMENT and we had to shift to our neighbour's house on the first floor," Revathi Vasan, resident of west Mambalam, told IANS on Wednesday. Another family living on the ground floor has also shifted

New Delhi, Dec 1: Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the Government on the issue of intolerance telling it not to learn the "wrong lessons" from Pakistan and pleaded that it should listen to the people who have been "disturbed" over recent incidents. "People like Narayana Murthy, Raghuram Rajan and P M Bhargava are among the many protesting... They are disturbed like millions of

New Delhi, Dec 1: BJP MPs were today asked to avoid making provocative statements amid the debate in Parliament over the issue of intolerance where controversial comments by some party leaders, including ministers, have come in handy for the opposition in its attack on the government. In the first parliamentary party meeting during the Winter session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah

Mumbai, Dec 1: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today kept the key policy rate unchanged but affirmed the central bank's commitment to ease it as and when room is available, saying inflation is likely to perform better than expected. Accordingly, the repo rate at which the Reserve Bank lends to the system will continue at 6.75 per cent. The cash reserve ratio (CRR) or the amount of deposits banks park

New Delhi, Nov 30: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking a direction to CBI to register a case against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly declaring himself as a British national before company law authorities there. A bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy questioned the "authenticity of the document" attached with the PIL and the manner in

New Delhi, Nov 30: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Sunday busted an Pakistan-sponsored espionage racket and arrested a Border Security Force (BSF) head constable for supplying classified documents to Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) through an agent. The police have also arrested the ISI agent and are conducting raids to nab other associates. “The suspects have been identified as Kafaitullah